{"id":52708,"date":"2020-07-17T17:28:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T17:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=52708"},"modified":"2020-07-18T11:32:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T11:32:14","slug":"current-affairs-17-july-2020-pakistan-top-current-affairs-for-entry-test-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-17-july-2020-pakistan-top-current-affairs-for-entry-test-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] 17 July 2020 Pakistan Top Current Affairs for Entry Test Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 17th July 2020. These are the latest breaking news about Pakistan which will be helpful for aspirants in test preparation of current affairs, Pakistan affairs, General knowledge for MDCAT, ECAT, NTS, PPSC, CSS, FPSC, <\/strong><strong>KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, OTS, PTS, and other Govt Jobs, exams &amp; Entry test preparation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>One Liner<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Ehsaas programme being enhanced from Rs144bn to Rs203bn<\/span>. Emergency cash programme will facilitate 17 million families.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan welcomes the UN decision to place TTP chief on the sanctions list.<\/span> Foreign Office says TTP continues to operate from outside Pakistan borders with support from &#8220;third-country facilitators&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan offers India consular access to Jadhav for the third time:<\/span> Foreign Office. Pakistan has offered to give consular access without the presence of a security guard, FO spokesperson says.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Top Jordanian court dissolves Muslim Brotherhood branch.<\/span> The Muslim Brotherhood, founded in Egypt in 1928, is a pan-Islamic movement with both charitable and political arms.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Textile exports decline 6pc to $12.5bn.<\/span> The pace of fall in textile exports slowed down in the last two months owing to a recovery in international orders.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Crime rate in capital decreased by 29pc<\/span>. PTI government has ensured that at least 1,950 out of the capital\u2019s 2,000 Safe City cameras remained functional.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">US, Pakistan sign accord on child abduction.<\/span> According to US National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, nearly 800,000 children are reported missing each year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsrun.com\"><strong>NewsRun Spotlights<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-8076665983836822481size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><strong>1\/ The black hole of Pak-India relations<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>Pak-India relations are like a black hole, because there is no end in sight for the quarrel between both countries. The latest clash is over former Indian Naval Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>In 2016<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Jadhav\u00a0was arrested in Balochistan\u00a0and convicted of espionage by a Pakistani military court a year later. India said &#8216;not so fast&#8217; and looped in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ICJ ordered Pakistan to halt Jadhav&#8217;s execution, and requested consular access for India. The ICJ also asked Pakistan\u00a0to review Jadhav&#8217;s\u00a0death penalty. However,\u00a0Jadhav\u00a0is still in the custody of Pakistan&#8217;s military.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong>\u00a0Yesterday, India claimed its diplomats protested and left a meeting with Jadhav. According to the Indian diplomats, Pakistan wasn&#8217;t honoring its agreement to allow &#8220;unimpeded&#8221; consular access to Jadhav. Indian officials also said they couldn&#8217;t\u00a0obtain Jadhav&#8217;s written consent to arrange legal representation, which is needed for a review of his case. Pakistan&#8217;s Foreign Office shot back and said Indian officials had &#8220;unimpeded&#8221; and &#8220;uninterrupted&#8221; access to Jadhav. This was the second meeting between Jadhav and Indian officials since the ICJ&#8217;s ruling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Looking ahead:\u00a0<\/strong>India&#8217;s consular officers basically wanted to speak with Jadhav freely without Pakistani officials breathing down their necks. Pakistan is ready to give India another consular meeting with Jadhav, this time without security officials present.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Both countries are spinning this story in their favor. On one end,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2255166\/indian-officials-left-without-hearing-jadhav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qhhirid-tiiitlsdk-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1595092367045000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHWzCSe7zQtHqvm34_OSkwGlx9iiw\">Pakistan&#8217;s Foreign Minister<\/a>, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said,\u00a0&#8220;the Indian officials&#8217; reluctance to meet\u00a0Jadhav exposed their malice,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">New<\/span>\u00a0Delhi never wanted access in the first place.&#8221; On the other hand,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/diplomacy\/india-says-jadhav-was-under-stress-pakistan-didnt-allow-unimpeded-consular-access\/462594\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qhhirid-tiiitlsdk-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1595092367045000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFHGskQDuQX75MTgCmhXSmAb7FC5A\">India&#8217;s Ministry of External Affairs<\/a>\u00a0said Pakistan&#8217;s approach continues to be &#8220;obstructive and insincere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>2\/ Pumping <span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0life into CPEC:\u00a0<\/strong>Over the past month, Pakistan and China have signed\u00a0deals for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/ajimpact\/china-deals-signal-belt-road-revival-pakistan-200716022012664.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qhhirid-tiiitlsdk-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1595092367045000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFkfVjpZXQ8iegpWysRvD5sGYogvw\">projects worth $11 billion<\/a>. The projects include two hydroelectric dams, and a railway upgrade. The railway revamp is part of an ambitious plan to connect Pakistan and China by rail.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong>These projects are for the\u00a0China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China&#8217;s\u00a0large scale infrastructure initiative in Pakistan. CPEC is a part of China&#8217;s broader Belt and Road Initiative,\u00a0 an economic development project that will create\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0trade corridors across Asia, Europe and Africa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delays:\u00a0<\/strong>Last year, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan&#8217;s govt\u00a0appointed retired General, Asim Saleem Bajwa, to oversee the CPEC projects. The infrastructure projects and investments reportedly slowed down under PM Khan&#8217;s govt.\u00a0However, Bajwa said &#8216;false, CPEC hasn&#8217;t slacked, projects have picked up, and we&#8217;ve done a lot of ground work to launch phase two.&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>3\/ Pakistani\u00a0pilots in the clear:\u00a0<\/strong>A few pilots from Pakistan working for foreign airlines managed to navigate\u00a0some air pockets (sorry, we had to). You may recall the fake pilot licenses scandal.\u00a0Pakistan&#8217;s Aviation Minister revealed that\u00a0around 260 pilots in Pakistan have illegitimate licenses and are not qualified to fly.\u00a0At least 150 of these pilots\u00a0work\u00a0for national airline carrier, PIA.\u00a0Since then, airlines in 10 countries demanded proof to make sure 176 Pakistani pilot licenses were valid.\u00a0Yesterday, Pakistani authorities said they\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/most-licences-valid-for-pakistan-pilots-working-abroad-regulator-01594911606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qhhirid-tiiitlsdk-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1595092367045000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEyvQe55QVTgUwQd147GBh25PnX4Q\">confirmed<\/a>\u00a0166 out of 176 credentials for pilots working with foreign airlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Affairs Quiz:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/gk-pakistan-current-affairs-quiz-16-july-2020\/\">[Quiz] GK &amp; Pakistan Current Affairs Quiz 16 July 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 17th July 2020. 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