[Current Affairs] 15th January, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation

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Today’s top Pakistan current affairs 15th January 2021 with download link available in pdf. These are the latest breaking news about Pakistan which will be helpful for aspirants in test preparation of current affairs, Pakistan affairs, General knowledge for NTS, PPSC, CSS, FPSC, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, OTS, PTS, and other Govt Jobs, exams & MDCAT, ECAT Entry test preparation.

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  • Prices of petroleum products likely to increase by upto Rs 6/litre ISLAMABAD: Prices of petroleum products are likely to witness upto Rs6 per litre hike during the next fortnight of ongoing January 2022 and petroleum division has received the working/suggestions of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) in this regard.
  • Sindh decides to keep schools open, declares masks mandatory at public places and weddings. The Sindh government on Saturday decided that schools across the province will remain open even as the Omicron-driven fifth wave of Covid-19 spreads at an alarming rate.
  • Will schools be closed? NCOC to review COVID-19 situation on Jan 17. NCOC asks education, health ministers to decide new SOPs; forum to engage especially with Sindh to battle coronavirus.
  • Govt to disburse Rs 50 bln to youth under business loans scheme this year ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to PM on Youth Affairs Usman Dar on Saturday said that 2022 would be celebrated as a year of youth in which Kamyab Jawan Programm targets would be achieved to make them self-reliant.
  • National Security policy is apolitical: Moeed Yusuf LAHORE, Jan 15 (APP):National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr Moeed Yusuf said on Saturday that National Security Policy (NSP) was a non-political document and the political leadership of the country should accept it in the larger national interest.
  • Noor Mukadam’s father testifies in court, demands capital punishment for Zahir Jaffer
    Shaukat Ali Mukadam, the father of slain Noor Mukadam, recorded in an Islamabad court on Saturday his statement in the murder case of his daughter and demanded capital punishment for Zahir Jaffer — the primary accused.
  • Supreme Court backlog reaches crisis levels ISLAMABAD: The backlog of Supreme Court cases reached crisis levels in 2021 after the apex judicial forum registered a significant surge in outstanding cases number of which increased from 51,387 in June to 51,766 in December.
  • Colourless skies as Basant ban continues
    LAHORE: Traders in Lahore have urged authorities to revive Basant, the annual kite-flying festival celebrated with the advent of spring.

 

Spotlight by Prepistan

 

1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN

  • 24-hour recap: Pakistan Reports 609 Critical Coronavirus Cases in 24 Hours. Confirmed infections of COVID-19 reach 1,307,174, against 1,259,253 recoveries and 28,974 deaths, leaving 10,009 active cases.

 

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