{"id":47398,"date":"2020-04-18T13:28:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T13:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=47398"},"modified":"2020-04-18T13:28:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T13:28:53","slug":"17-april-2020-current-affair-pakistan-for-competitive-exams-daily-current-affairs-2020-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/17-april-2020-current-affair-pakistan-for-competitive-exams-daily-current-affairs-2020-online\/","title":{"rendered":"17 April 2020 Current Affair Pakistan for Competitive Exams \u2013 Daily Current Affairs 2020 Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Download PDF file of today\u2019s important Pakistan Current Affairs 17 April 2020. These are top latest breaking news about pakistan which will be helpful for\u00a0 aspirants in test preparation of current affairs, pakistan affairs mcqs for GK, NTS, PPSC, CSS, FPSC, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, OTS, PTS and All other Govt Jobs &amp; exams.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>One Liner<\/h4>\n<div class=\"flex\">\n<div class=\"flex__item sm:w-11\/12 w-full\">\n<div class=\"tabs__content px-0\">\n<div id=\"all\" class=\"tabs__pane active\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"pakistan\" class=\"tabs__pane\">\n<article class=\"box story mb-2 border-b border-b-grey-default border-b-solid pb-2\" data-id=\"1549701\" data-layout=\"story\">\n<div class=\" social--top social--left\">\n<div class=\"social social--comment social--tiny float-left hidden lg:block mb-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>&#8216;<span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">I am a cancer survivor with low immunity<\/span>&#8216;: Shehbaz excuses himself from NAB appearance NAB had summoned Shehbaz in a money laundering case and sought the details of his properties.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">SC creates 11-member ad hoc committee to run PMDC<\/span> PMDC employees&#8217; contempt of court petition against govt discarded.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Record 23 deaths reported in 24 hours<\/span> Experts fear number of Covid-19 cases will further increase due to lockdown relaxation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Imran emphasises need for reliable data to tackle Covid-19<\/span> PM concerned after reports that Edhi Welfare Trust has received 300 bodies over 15 days.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Imran&#8217;s plea for debt relief benefited developing world during time of crisis<\/span>: FM Qureshi Says Sindh CM Murad Shah is the first person PM Imran listens to during NCC meetings.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">FO blasts Indian army chief for &#8216;irresponsible, false&#8217; allegations against Pakistan<\/span> Indian army chief had accused Pakistan of &#8220;exporting terror while India helped its citizens&#8221; during coronavirus crisis.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Hafeez assures businesses of comprehensive relief package<\/span> The govt is trying its best to resolve the liquidity crunch, says the finance adviser.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Passengers isolated in hotels to pay for expenses<\/span> Those unable to afford will be shifted to govt facilities such as quarantine centre at Haji camp.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">AJK lifts restrictions on prayers in mosques<\/span> IT minister Dr Mustafa Bashir Abbasi says prayer leaders, religious scholars will have to ensure precautionary measures.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">First batch of Pakistanis stranded in India returns<\/span> Pakistani High Commission in India says it is in contact with the Indian authorities to bring another 145 citizens.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Punjab CM for action against lockdown violators<\/span> Emphasises need for industries allowed to resume work to follow SOPs.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">&#8216;Premature&#8217; to say all deaths taking place due to Covid-19<\/span>: Zafar Mirza SAPM reveals country has nearly 1 million testing kits, will conduct 20,000 tests per day by month&#8217;s end.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Doctors, paramedics among 12 PIC employees found positive for Covid-19<\/span> The samples of 250 people have sent for lab tests and their reports are awaited.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">\u2018Only half of Pakistanis aware of common risk factors of Covid-19\u2019<\/span> Majority of residents in rural areas believe mosquito bites to be a cause for Covid-19, study reveals.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Balochistan CM orders 5,000 Covid-19 tests daily in Quetta<\/span> Tests to also start in Jaffarabad district.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gilgit-Baltistan minister quits over failure to get lockdown eased<\/span> Accuses local bureaucracy of humiliating GB representatives by failing to implement their decisions.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Populous Peshawar, Mardan hit hard by coronavirus<\/span> There has been a steady increase in the number of cases in KP each week, acknowledges provincial health minister.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Financing human development in the time of coronavirus<\/span> No one really knows how the impact of the pandemic will play out on the economic, social and power dynamics.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Rs13 billion allocated for daily-wage workers in KP<\/span> Imposing a lockdown and ensuring social distancing is meant for public safety, says CM Mahmood Khan.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Dollar falls to Rs163.58 in interbank as rupee makes sharp recovery<\/span> Gains attributed to $1.3 billion aid from the IMF to address economic fallout from Covid-19, G-20 debt relief programme.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Shares soar at PSX as benchmark KSE-100 rises 6pc on SBP rate cut<\/span>, IMF aid Trading was halted for an hour at 10:50am on steep gains.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan welcomes G-20 decision to suspend debt servicing for 76 countries<\/span> Qureshi calls it Islamabad\u2019s diplomatic achievement.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">IMF okays over $1.3bn aid to help Pakistan<\/span> The disbursement will enable country to meet urgent balance of payments needs stemming from outbreak of Covid-19.<\/li>\n<li>Export of textile masks, sanitisers allowed The ban on exporting N95 and surgical masks will remain intact, says PM&#8217;s aide Abdul Razak Dawood.<\/li>\n<li>Rs50bn income tax refunds to be released next week &#8220;<span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">We will clear all income tax refunds<\/span>,&#8221; says senior official.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Stocks rise on partial easing of lockdown<\/span> The index oscillated between the intraday high and low by 205 and 226 points.<\/li>\n<li>SBP slashes policy rate by 200 bps to 9pc in third such move in a month Decision was taken &#8220;<span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">in light of reduction in growth and inflation expectations<\/span>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Chinese epicentre Wuhan raises number of virus dead by 1,290 Wuhan&#8217;s revised death toll of 3,869 is the highest in China.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Europe still in eye of the storm, says WHO Positive signs in Spain and Italy<\/span> overshadowed by sustained or increased levels of infections in other countries.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">US has three times more patients than any other country<\/span> The country also has four times as many deaths as China.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Chartered flights to take stranded UK citizens home from next week<\/span> Qureshi says PIA to enter bidding process for operation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">60 Rohingya died aboard vessel drifting for weeks<\/span>, say survivors Captain of the fish trawler, carrying 500 men, also died.<\/li>\n<li>NCA gets new name as PCB rings changes in coaching setup Facility to now be called National High Performance Centre.<\/li>\n<li>Ramiz continues to bat for young guns &#8220;Pakistan will have to give younger players a chance in limited-overs game to prepare a strong future outfit.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"box story mb-2 border-b border-b-grey-default border-b-solid pb-2\" data-id=\"1549845\" data-layout=\"story\">\n<figure class=\"media media--left media--fill sm:w-1\/3 w-full media--no-margin-bottom \"><\/figure>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sport\" class=\"tabs__pane\">\n<article class=\"box story mb-2 border-b border-b-grey-default border-b-solid pb-2\" data-id=\"1547923\" data-layout=\"story\">\n<div class=\" social--top social--left\">\n<div class=\"social social--comment social--tiny float-left hidden lg:block mb-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad py-4 block sm:hidden my-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"js-ad clearfix\" style=\"max-width: 320px; 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