Today’s important Pakistan Current Affairs 27 November 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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- Indian PM Modi to be invited to attend Saarc summit: Foreign Office. Policies now made on basis of citizens’ wishes, claims FO spokesperson.
- Foreign Office lodges protest with Bangladesh over burglary at Pak High Commission in Dhaka. Burglars broke into the consular section of the High Commission and stole computers, says FO statement.
- Pakistan defeat New Zealand by an innings and 16 runs in 2nd Test. Yasir Shah claims 14 wickets in one Test match after picking up five more in second innings.
- Navjot Singh Sidhu arrives in Lahore for Kartarpur ceremony. Says he has brought a message of love and peace.
- Uber fined nearly $1.2 million by Dutch, UK over data breach. UK official says Uber took no steps “to inform anyone affected by the breach, or to offer help and support”.
- No gas loadshedding during winter, decides ECC. RLNG will be used to cover up gas shortage.
- Pakistani-born US woman pleads guilty to bitcoin fraud to help IS. Zoobia Shahnaz admits her role in defrauding financial institutions to wire money to militant group.
- First transgender person issued a driving license in Islamabad. Laila Ali had been driving her car without a licence for a decade and was issued one by the inspector general of police
- Nasa’s probe lands safely on Mars, sends picture. Minutes after the landing, JPL controllers receive a fuzzy photograph of the probe’s new surroundings on Martian soil.
- IS attack on Kurdish forces leaves 200 dead in Syria. The fighting was at its most intense on Friday and Saturday but more bodies were recovered on Sunday.
- Saudis to execute Rs2bn Mansehra water scheme. MPA Babar Saleem Swati says CM to inaugurate work soon.
- England sweep series despite brave Sri Lanka resistance. The tourists wrap up a 42-run victory shortly after tea on the fourth day of the third and final Test on Monday.
- Stocks lose 98 points in choppy session. Traded volume increases by 10pc over the previous session to 135 million shares.
- Sui gas to be provided without discrimination: minister. The SNGPL will provide 600,000 new gas connections this year.
- Hotels, railway station to be built for Sikh pilgrims in Kartarpur. Minister says government has offered land in Kartarpur, Nankana Sahib and Narowal to Sikhs’ organisations.
- Punjab approves system for online registration of disabled, SC told. Punjab government increases job quota for people with disability from 2pc to 3pc.
- CII meets today to discuss triple talaq issue. The council has been working on the subject since January as many of its members want amendments to relevant laws.
- Pakistan believes in peace beyond borders: Imran. PM witnesses border fencing, announces welfare packages for tribal districts during his first visit to Waziristan after.
- Qatar Airways to expand Iran flights despite US sanctions. The carrier will begin twice-weekly flights to Isfahan in Feb 2019 and increase existing services to Shiraz and Tehran.
- First gene-edited babies claimed in China. Chinese scientist says he altered DNAs so that babies can resist possible future infection with HIV.