Today’s top Pakistan current affairs 18th 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.
One Liner
- Pakistan sees 30 percent surge in mental illnesses during coronavirus ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has seen a 30 percent spike in mental illnesses caused by the coronavirus in recent months, recent surveys and health specialists said.
- Imran Khan Appreciates Putin’s Stance Against Islamophobia. In phone conversation, Pakistan’s prime minister assures Russian president Islamabad is committed to Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Project.
- PTI foreign funding case: No part of scrutiny committee report should be kept confidential, says ECP chief. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday directed authorities to make public the entire report of the scrutiny committee constituted to audit the foreign funds of the ruling PTI.
- IHC orders reinstating Tariq Banuri as HEC chairman. Dr Banuri was removed from office unceremoniously by PTI govt through an amendment to HEC ordinance.
- Court issues Punjab chief secretary’s arrest warrants. A civil court in Lahore has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Punjab Chief Secretary for non-compliance with a court order, Daily Times reported.
- Food commodities worth $2.482 billion exported in 6 months ISLAMABAD, Jan 18 (APP):Food group exports from the country during the first-half of current fiscal year increased by 22.28% as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year.
- Karachi cop kills himself to avoid arrest for murder: police A policeman committed suicide by shooting himself to avoid arrest after law enforcers identified him as the main suspect in the recent killing of a man during a robbery at Karachi’s Kashmir Road, police said on Tuesday.
- US condemns deadly Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi that killed Pakistan national DUBAI: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group attacked the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in what it said was an operation using missiles and drones, setting off explosions in fuel trucks that killed three people, including a Pakistan national, and causing a fire near the airport of Abu Dhabi, capital of the region’s commercial and tourism hub.
Spotlight by Prepistan
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- 24-hour recap: Pakistan Reports 781 Critical Coronavirus Cases in 24 Hours. Confirmed infections of COVID-19 reach 1,328,487, against 1,263,486 recoveries and 29,019 deaths, leaving 10,009 active cases.
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