Today’s top Pakistan current affairs 17th February 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.
One Liner
- Pakistan sees a small increase in daily Covid-19 cases ISLAMABAD: The nation reported 2,870 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, up from 2,465 on Wednesday, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said Thursday.
- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates meets PM Imran on his first-ever visit to Pakistan. Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates met Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday during his first-ever visit to Pakistan.
- In the first-ever Pakistan visit, Bill Gates lauds a polio-eradication campaign. Gates holds one-on-one meetings with PM; attends NCOC session; president civil confers award on him.
- PM launches portal to address scholarships plaints, ensure meritocracy ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan launched an online portal to register complaints pertaining to educational scholarships, something he believed would ensure meritocracy and transparency, and uplift the students through ambition and drive.
- Fawad rejects opposition criticism on petroleum price hike ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said the opposition is criticizing the government over increasing petroleum prices.
- ECP to Conduct First Phase of Local Body Polls in Punjab on May 29. The first phase of local government elections focused on 17 districts, primarily in southern Punjab.
- Khamenei rejects ‘absurd’ claims Iran wants the atomic bomb. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed as “absurd” claims his country wants to acquire atomic weapons, in remarks on Thursday amid signs of a breakthrough in nuclear talks.
- Russian parliament passes a bill on recognition of self-proclaimed Donbas “republics”. Russia’s State Duma, the lower house of parliament, gave the green light to a bill on Tuesday recognizing the.
Spotlight by Prepistan
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- 24-hour recap: Pakistan Reports 1,588 Critical Coronavirus Cases in 24 Hours. Confirmed infections of COVID-19 reach 1,488,958, against 1,383,725 recoveries and 29,828 deaths.
