Today’s important Pakistan Current Affairs 17 November 2018. These are top news which will be helpful for aspirants in preparation of NTS, PPSC, CSS, FPSC, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, OTS, PTS and All other Govt Jobs & exams.
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- PM Khan to meet UAE royalty during day-long visit tomorrow. “Matters of bilateral, regional and global interest will be discussed” in the meeting between the PM and UAE prince: FO.
- SP Tahir Dawar’s brother rejects JIT, calls for investigation at ‘international level’. “Due to the nature of this case, an international JIT should be formed,” says Ahmedud Din Dawar.
- SC orders Anwar Majeed, Hussain Lawai to be transferred out of Karachi. “These are very influential people; they cannot be investigated in Sindh,” says CJP while hearing money laundering case.
- Foreign Minister Qureshi calls on UAE counterpart in Abu Dhabi. FM Qureshi is in the UAE to participate in the 9th Sir Bani Yas Forum.
- CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi murder: reports. Saudi Arabia quickly dismisses the reported CIA findings.
- We have lost one-fourth of storage capacity of our dams: Wapda chief.“The live water storage capacity that was 16.26 MAF in 1976 has decreased to 13.68 MAF.”
- Names of Taji Khokhar, son added to Fourth Schedule. Khokhars used henchmen to illegally occupy land, influence locals, interior ministry official says
- US votes against UN censure of Israel over Golan. US Ambassador Nikki Haley calls the resolution “useless” and “plainly biased against Israel”.
- India in semis, NZ beat Pakistan in ICC Women’s World T20. Jess Watkin and Amelia Kerr claim three wickets apiece as New Zealand score a comprehensive 54-run win over Pakistan.
- China wants trade deal, says Trump. Trump is due to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping late this month in Buenos Aires.
- UK business backs May’s Brexit deal but plans for the worst. The political turmoil is roiling markets, putting sterling through its worst day since 2016 on Thursday.
- US spent $113m in Pakistan during 2018: report. A report shows that between Oct 1, 2017 and Sept 30, 2018 the department spent $8.7 billion on its principal activities.
- NAB move to get Hamza, Salman on ECL. The brothers are facing a NAB inquiry into the Ramzan Sugar Mills case.