Today’s Important Current Affair Pakistan 17 February 2019 – Daily Current Affairs 2018-2019 Online

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  • ‘This is a great day’: PM Khan welcomes Saudi crown prince to Pakistan PM Khan requests MBS to look into issues of Pakistani labourers, prisoners in Saudi Arabia.
  • Official Indian broadcaster for PSL suspends coverage after Pulwama attack: report D-sport is yet to release an official statement on the matter.
  • Crown prince’s visit a ‘manifestation of the strength’ of Pak-Saudi ties: PM Khan Prime minister says crown prince’s visit will strengthen Riyadh’s diplomatic support, reinforce Pak-Saudi relations.
  • Fear grips Muslims living in occupied Kashmir after Pulwama attack A complete shutdown is being observed in Indian-occupied Kashmir against the “harassment, attacking” of citizens.
  • Latest bomb disposal technology revives Rawalpindi’s Civil Defence Rs2.5m control room can be turned into combined control and report centre in war time.
  • PIA denies plans to reduce flights to Chitral amid criticism from tour operators The Alpine Club of Pakistan also expresses support for the tour operators association.
  • Siraj opposes social media restrictions The govt wants to take away the people’s right of expression through such measures, Haq says.
  • Punjab to fully implement right to info act The provincial govt asks all departments to appoint Chief Public Information Officers by Feb 28.
  • Pall of toxic air hangs over Karachi Prevention of pollution involves planting more trees, regularly servicing cars, not littering etc.
  • Patients run out of patience as doctors refuse to end strike Thousands refused treatment by striking doctors in govt-run hospitals in Karachi, other cities of Sindh.
  • Trump emergency declaration faces fights in the courts The American Civil Liberties Union announces to sue less than an hour after the release of text of Trump’s declaration.
  • IS’s ‘caliphate’ on brink of defeat in Syria A commander says the SDF has cornered the remaining militants in a neighbourhood of Baghouz.
  • Trump exempts hundreds of companies from steel tariff The waivers from the import tax show how pliable his protectionist policies can be.
  • Oil imports surge to $8.7bn in seven months The data for July-January period suggests trade deficit is on a declining trend.
  • NAB chief intervenes in case against archaeologist, vows justice Justice Iqbal asks director general of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter of NAB to produce Dr Samad before him.
  • Shahbaz spends time with family, meets Nawaz Zardari congratulates PML-N chief over his release
  • Sidhu sacked from ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ over remarks about Kashmir attack Sidhu had questioned whether an entire nation can be blamed for the act of a handful of people.
  • Nawaz asks SC to reject JIT report in Pakpattan land case Reply submitted in court highlights Auqaf administrator’s proposal for return of summary to CM office.
  • Islamabad rolls out red carpet for Saudi crown prince today Tight security arrangements put in place in Islamabad, Rawalpindi.
  • Emphatic victory for Lahore as Karachi defeated by 22 runs Haris Rauf brings glory to the Qalandars with a 4-wicket haul; also crowned man of the match.
  • Saudi crown prince arrives in Pakistan amid fanfare, received by PM Khan on red carpet Prince Mohammad driven to PM House by Imran Khan; receives guard of honour.
  • District admin announces holiday in Islamabad tomorrow Monday declared a holiday to reduce possible inconvenience to public caused by Saudi crown prince’s visit.
  • Poliovirus detected in sewage from 10 cities The presence of the virus is confirmed in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar and other cities.
  • Nationalist forces vow to foil plot to foment ethnic violence in Sindh Shahi Syed meets Jalal, Palijo in the backdrop of Karachi, Naudero murders.
  • Illegal dumping of coal spreads to parts of Malir district Companies not dumping coal in designated sites to cut costs.
  • Pulwama explosives obtained locally, says Indian commander NYT claims India’s options for putting diplomatic pressure on Pakistan limited, as are options for military response.
  • Iran summons Pakistani envoy over attack on Revolutionary Guards Tehran expects govt, army to “seriously confront the terrorist groups active on its border with Iran”.
  • Thousands attend funeral of Iranian guards killed in blast Khamenei says spies of some regional and trans-regional countries are involved in attack.
  • Disarmament efforts must include China, says Merkel Merkel’s call to launch a fresh push for disarmament and to include China meets with a brisk rebuff from Beijing.
  • Marx’s grave vandalised again, with red paint Pictures posted on Twitter by the cemetery show the marble gravestone daubed with political slogans.
  • Half these experts believe Lahore Qalandars could win PSL 2019. What do you think? Reps from Geo, ARY, Express and other networks say who would win, who would almost win and who’d remain winless.

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