Pakistan Current Affairs 30th November 2018 for NTS PPSC CSS OTS PTS Govt Jobs
Today’s important Pakistan Current Affairs 30th November 2018.
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Finance Minister Asad Umar announces Rs2 decrease in petrol, diesel prices. Trying to pass benefit onto consumers, says finance minister.
US dollar hits all-time high at Rs144 intraday in interbank market. Asad Umar says devaluation was imminent due to flawed policies of the previous PML-N govt as dollar closes at Rs137.70
‘1,470 displaced traders in Karachi being given alternative shops’. Mayor Wasim Akhtar says remaining 2,105 affected shopkeepers will be accommodated in the second phase of rehabilitation.
Over 300 policemen deployed along border with Balochistan after Chinese consulate attack. 63 posts have been set up in Jacobabad, Kashmore and Qambar.
China halts activities of baby gene-editing scientist. Health commission orders investigation into He Jiankui’s experiment, which was condemned by the scientific community.
Canada sanctions 17 Saudis over Khashoggi murder. Ottawa continues to call for “a transparent and rigorous accounting of the circumstances” surrounding his murder.
FBR finds 20,000 wealthy non-filers. Prime minister urges the FBR to widen the tax net, linking low tax collection to rising inflation.
Number of HIV patients in Balochistan tops 5,000. Around 71 prisoners incarcerated in different jails had been found to be infected with HIV/Aids, says an official.
Georgia elects first woman president. The French-born former diplomat has taken 59.52 per cent of the second-round vote.
Mystery persists over size of land possessed by Bahria Town. SC asks Sindh advocate general to determine whether the builder has committed contempt of court.
China donates Rs6m more to families of policemen martyred in consulate attack. Consul General Wang Yu distributes Rs6 million among the heirs of deceased at a ceremony in Karachi.
Donald Trump scraps G20 meet with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine crisis. “I look forward to a meaningful Summit again as soon as this situation is resolved,” says the US president.
Bangladesh to send cricketers to Pakistan after safety assurances. Bangladesh squad being sent for Emerging Teams Asia Cup starting December 6 is the first to visit Pakistan since 2015.
Lawsuit opens in Germany against textile company over deadly Baldia factory fire. The four plaintiffs, a survivor and three relatives, are seeking €30,000 each in damages from the clothing company.
Govt still hopeful New Delhi’s response will change after elections, PM tells Indian media. “It’s not in Pakistan’s interest to let its soil be used for terrorism,” PM Khan says.