Today’s important Pakistan Current Affairs 2018-11-07 13:52:06 2018. These are top news which will be helpful for aspirants in preparation of NTS, PPSC, CSS, FPSC, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, OTS, PTS and All other Govt Jobs & exams.
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- Aasia Bibi’s name cannot be put on ECL without her being proven guilty: Shehryar Afridi. Afridi says rumours about Aasia leaving the country are false, government is providing her and family security.
- Saudi didn’t ask Pakistan to become a part of Yemen war in exchange for financial package: Qureshi. “We have received an unconditional package from Saudi Arabia. No conditions have been imposed,” says minister.
- Pakistan Steel Mills to not be privatised, decides ECC. Ministry of production directed to come up with proposal to resolve issues surrounding PSM on permanent basis.
- Khattak elected chairperson of committee to probe election rigging. Sub-committee formed to make recommendations regarding the probe’s ToRs.
- SC indicts MNA Aamir Liaquat for contempt of court. Liaquat pleads not guilty to charges.
- Americans elect Muslim women to Congress for the first time. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are the first Muslim women to represent Americans in the US House of Representatives.
- NAB returns Rs169m to 1,474 victims of Double Shah scam. A NAB official seeking anonymity, questions the government’s move to change the NAB rules.
- More than 200 mass graves of IS victims found. The United Nations has previously said that almost 33,000 civilians were killed by the group in Iraq.
- US Iran sanctions aimed at upsetting global balance: Erdogan. Erdogan’s comments come after his Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned that isolating Iran was “dangerous”.
- ‘Impossible’ to say if Brexit deal can be reached this month or next: Fox. Fox says it is more important to get the right agreement than the quickest one.
- 1,395 firms registered. Around 73pc companies are registered as private limited and 25pc as single-member companies.
- Govt needs to import 0.1m tonnes of urea to avoid shortage. The ministry decides to seek help from provincial governments for fertiliser control.
- PIA not to carry Markhor emblem, says spokesperson. A PIA spokesperson says the national flag carrier will honour the Supreme Court’s order.
- IDEAS 2018 to feature culture show, sports festival. The biennial event, with ‘arms for peace’ as its motto, will be held from Nov 27 to Nov 30.
- TLP chief visits families of workers killed during sit-in. “Rizvi also visited a hospital on Stadium Road where workers injured in the incident were being treated.”
- Study identifies relationship between smog and rice residue burning in Punjab. “The study will be instrumental in helping reduce the contribution of the agriculture sector in the formation of smog.”