Today’s top Pakistan current affairs August 13, 2020 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
- PM Imran Khan launches Ehsaas Nashonuma program. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday launched country’s first-ever Ehsaas Nashonuma program, aimed at preventing stunting in children
- SC asks govt to recover Rs400bn GIDC dues. The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the federal government to recover about Rs400 billion Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) dues from consumers in 24 instalments but blocked further collection thereafter.
- Israel And United Arab Emirates To Establish Full Diplomatic Ties
- Lebanon parliament approves state of emergency until Aug 21
- Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over LoC violations. The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register Pakistan’s strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on 12th August
- Rupee records appreciation against US dollar. The Pakistani rupee appreciated by Rs0.14 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank market on Thursday
- Pakistan Breaks Guinness Record For Making World’s Largest Balloon Flag.
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- Pakistan reported 753 new cases and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 20,631 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on August 13 at 9:31am).
2. Women journalists under attack on social media
What’s going on? A group of Pakistani women journalists and commentators issued a joint statement seeking protection against “vicious attacks” on social media. According to the statement, women with differing viewpoints, and those whose reports have been critical of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) govt, are the ones being targeted.
The details: The joint statement is pointing fingers at govt officials for instigating online attacks, which are amplified by a swarm of Twitter accounts that declare their affiliation with the ruling party. The statement also claims that a coordinated campaign is trying to discredit, frighten, and intimidate women working in Pakistan’s media space. These women have reportedly been called “peddlers of fake news,” and “enemy of the people,” while being accused of taking bribes. They are allegedly coming across gender-based slurs and threats of sexual/physical violence on their social media timelines as well.
The statement ordered the govt to:
- Stop its members from targeting women in the media.
- Send a cease and desist message to party members, followers and supporters so they refrain from directly or indirectly targeting women journalists and commentators.
- Take action against people within the govt who are behind these attacks.
The statement also called on the Standing Committees on Human Rights of parliament to take notice and hold the govt accountable.
The bottom line: The statement is trying to drive home this key point – women in media are targeted for both their work and gender. As a result, it is becoming harder for them to do their jobs, share information, and engage freely.
3. Alleged cyber-attack by Indian intelligence
According to Pakistan’s army, Pakistani intelligence agencies identified a major cyber attack by Indian intelligence agencies. The cyber attack allegedly targeted personal mobiles and tech gadgets belonging to govt officials and military personnel. This just goes to show that you shouldn’t write confidential or top secret info in text messages! Indian hackers are allegedly ramping up hacking attempts on Pakistani websites as well, particularly sites affiliated with the govt and financial institutions. Anyhow, govt departments and institutions have been advised to keep an eye out for lapses in cyber security measures.
4. Bend it like football star, Abiha Haider
Abiha Haider made her debut in the Pakistan women’s national football team in 2010, when she was just 13-and-a-half years old. Recently, at the age of 24, she was included in a list of ‘30 Most Powerful Muslim Women in Sports.’ Haider, who is originally from Pakistan, grew up playing football and didn’t have many role models. Now, she wants young people, parents and families to look up to her so they realize football is safe for girls. Luckily, Haider’s family supported her, even though her extended family was not very encouraging. Haider also took her final law exams at the University of London and is waiting for her results. The next item on her bucket list is establishing a football academy for underprivileged girls. Haider, you are goals
MARKET RECAP
The benchmark KSE-100 index closed at 40,473.18 after dropping 85.97 points as of August 12, 2020.
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