{"id":1,"date":"2018-08-04T11:33:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T11:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=1"},"modified":"2018-09-20T08:34:58","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T08:34:58","slug":"todays-important-current-affairs-13th-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/todays-important-current-affairs-13th-august-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Important Current Affairs 13th August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>One Liner<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PTI nominates Balochistan MNA Qasim Suri for deputy speaker post<\/li>\n<li>King Salman congratulates Imran on victory<\/li>\n<li>PML-N nominates Hamza Shehbaz as Punjab CM<\/li>\n<li>Chinese police chief calls on General Bajwa<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan reiterates &#8216;strong support&#8217; for Turkey after US sanctions<\/li>\n<li>Pop Pakistani Singer Nazia Hassan death anniversary is going to observe today.<\/li>\n<li>England Defeats India in Lords Tst by 159 Runs.<\/li>\n<li>Pakistani Mountaineer Komal Aziz Conquest Sputnik Peak.<\/li>\n<li>Sirilanka defeats Southafrica 5th ODI by 6 Wickets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pakistan releases 30 Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Pakistan on August 13, 2018 released 30 Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture. The prisoners, including 27 fishermen, were handed over to Indian officials at Wagah border.<br \/>\n\u2022 The decision to release the prisoners was a humanitarian gesture to mark the nation\u2019s Independence Day on August 14.<\/p>\n<p><strong>North and South Korea agree to hold their third summit in Pyongyang<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 North and South Korea have agreed to hold their third summit in Pyongyang, in September 2018.<br \/>\n\u2022 The agreement was reached during the high-level talks that were held August 13, 2018 in the de-militarised zone that divides the peninsula.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iran unveils new short-range ballistic missile<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Iran&#8217;s Defence Minister unveiled the next generation of Tehran&#8217;s Fateh Mobin short-range ballistic missile on August 13, 2018.<br \/>\n\u2022 The minister, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, described the new version of the Fateh Mobin as 100-percent domestically made, agile, stealth, tactical and precision-guided.<br \/>\n\u2022 Iran&#8217;s missile programme is a major bone of contention with world powers, particularly the United States, but is seen as vital by Iran to its defensive posture in a troubled region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>US to create Space Force by 2020<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The US Defence Department will create a Space Force as the sixth branch of the military by 2020, Vice President Mike Pence announced.<br \/>\n\u2022 Advancements in space technology made it clear that space is the new battlefield for the 21st Century, Pence said.<br \/>\n\u2022 Pence also announced plans to establish the US Space Command and the Space Development Agency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lionel Messi named Barcelona\u2019s captain<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Lionel Messi will replace Andr\u00e9s Iniesta as Barcelona\u2019s captain for the new season, after the latter ended his 22-year stint at the Spanish club.<br \/>\n\u2022 Messi, who already leads his national team, has previously led Barcelona in Iniesta\u2019s absence.<br \/>\n\u2022 Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentine national team.<\/p>\n<div><strong>5 Caspian Sea states sign landmark convention<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The leaders of the five countries bordering the\u00a0Caspian Sea signed a landmark deal on the legal status of the\u00a0sea.<\/li>\n<li>The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan signed the agreement on the status of the inland sea.<\/li>\n<li>The agreement was made to settle a long-lasting dispute on whether the Caspian is a sea or a lake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Liner PTI nominates Balochistan MNA Qasim Suri for deputy speaker post King Salman congratulates Imran on victory PML-N nominates Hamza Shehbaz as Punjab CM Chinese police chief calls on General Bajwa Pakistan reiterates &#8216;strong support&#8217; for Turkey after US sanctions Pop Pakistani Singer Nazia Hassan death anniversary is going to observe today. 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