Today’s important Pakistan Current Affairs 16th 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.
One Liner
- FM Qureshi in UAE to attend Sir Bani Yas Forum. The forum will be attended by various foreign ministers; issues related to Middle East to be discussed.
- 9 officials of public sector companies refuse to return excess salaries: NAB DG tells SC. In a report, NAB says 45 officials have agreed to return the excess amount they received in salaries.
- Julian Assange charged in US: WikiLeaks. The exact nature of the charges against Assange was not immediately known.
- Police team sent to Peshawar in SP’s murder investigation. Police consider adding terror, murder charges to case for Dawar’s abduction; militant outfit may be nominated in FIR.
- Taliban kill 30 policemen in Farah province. The attacks have been so relentless that authorities no longer regularly provide casualty figures.
- Stage set for DHA Cup, Pakistan Open in Karachi next week. US$18,000 has been allocated for the men’s event while US$5,500 will be disbursed among the women players.
- Two SECP commissioners appointed. BMA Capital CEO Farrukh H Sabzwari and SECP Executive Director Amir A Khan are the new appointees.
- Moody’s warns of rising external financing risks. The agency expects the country’s external vulnerability indicator (EVI) ratio to rise to 153 per cent in 2019.
- PIA, Steel Mills, Railways not to be privatised. Cabinet meeting decides PM would unveil the 100-day achievements of the government before the nation on Nov 29.
- Nawaz denies transaction with Qatari prince. By the time the court rose, Nawaz had responded to 89 of the 151 questions in his testimony.
- PTI-backed Waleed Iqbal and Seemi Ezdi get elected to Senate from Punjab. Iqbal grabs the general seat by securing 184 votes, while Ezdi secures the reserved seat by obtaining 183 votes.
- Pakistani security forces recover 5 abducted Iranian guards. 12 Iranian border guards were abducted allegedly by Jaish al-Adl last month from Lulakdan area near the Pak-Iran border.