[Current Affairs] September 07,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for Entry Test Preparation

What’s going on? State-owned Pakistan Television (PTV) talk show host, Shaheena Shaheen, was shot at her home in Turbat, Balochistan. She was also the editor of a local magazine. Two men reportedly dropped Shaheen off at the hospital in critical condition. The men left while the doctors tried to save her.

The details: Shaheen’s family suspects her husband is behind the murder. She reportedly had a court marriage six months ago and was living with her husband. According to lawyer, women’s rights activist, and founder of Digital Rights Foundation, Nighat Dad, Shaheen is the second woman journalist to be killed in Pakistan within the last 10 months. Police are carrying out raids to find and arrest Shaheen’s husband.

The bottom line: Pakistan is considered to be a dangerous country for journalists. Reporters Without Borders ranked Pakistan 145th out of 180 countries in its 2020 World Press Freedom Index. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 61 Pakistani journalists have been killed in connection with their work since 1992.

• The transformation plan will tackle: The water supply, encroachments on nullahs (i.e. the Sindh govt will reportedly resettle displaced people elsewhere), the sewerage system, solid waste disposal, and roads/transportation. The plan will bring implementation under one provincial coordination committee for the sake of staying organized and making sure implementation efforts aren’t scattered. The committee will basically bring various stakeholders together so they can operate from one platform.

• Backstory: Record-breaking monsoon rains in Karachi drew national attention to the city’s weak drainage and sewerage system. Heavy rain accumulated on streets, damaged infrastructure, caused long-lasting power outages, and killed at least a dozen people.