{"id":53856,"date":"2020-07-29T21:01:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T21:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=53856"},"modified":"2020-07-29T21:04:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T21:04:34","slug":"current-affairs-july-29-2020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-exam-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-july-29-2020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-exam-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] July 29, 2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for FPSC Exam Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs July 29, 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 NTS, PPSC, CSS, FPSC, <\/strong><strong>KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, OTS, PTS, and other Govt Jobs, exams &amp; MDCAT, ECAT 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;\">Three civilians injured in Indian firing from across LoC: ISPR<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Pakistan Lodges Strong Protest With India Over Ceasefire Violations.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Parents of 38,000 children refuse polio vaccination in Karachi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Dr Zafar Mirza Steps Down From His Post<\/span>. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza has resigned from his post.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Tania Aidrus Resigns From Digital Pakistan<\/span>. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Digital Pakistan Tania Aidrus announced on Wednesday that she was resigning from her post.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Iran Frees 14 Pakistani Inmates<\/span>. Iran has handed over 14 Pakistani prisoners languishing in its jail to Pakistan under an agreement signed between the two countries in 2014.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PTCL Closes Phone Lines Of Edhi<\/span>. Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) has closed all the phone numbers of the Edhi foundation.<\/li>\n<li>Umar Akmal\u2019s Ban Reduced to 18 Months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Spotlight by\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsrun.com\/\">The NewsRun<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>\u00a01. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Pakistan reported\u00a0<strong>936\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>23 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>19,610 tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Since July 2, the number of active COVID-19 cases has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/pakistan-pm-khan-warns-eid-al-adha-coronavirus-spike-200728075119744.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGC78XAaD2T48Lg4DL2MvhAvrYhbA\">decreased<\/a>. There is also a surge in recoveries.<\/li>\n<li>The infection rate has reportedly slowed down in Pakistan over the past few weeks. However, the country is at risk of confronting<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-07-28\/pakistan-warned-of-fresh-virus-threat-as-millions-travel-for-eid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFlRueQutPqPDtRg1mv1jCUdHr_Ew\">\u00a0another wave of COVID-19 cases<\/a>\u00a0during the upcoming Eid ul Azha holidays if people travel to their hometowns, mingle with family, and participate in religious gatherings. Don\u2019t forget Muharram processions.<\/li>\n<li>A drop in COVID-19 testing could also explain the decrease in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0infections. Pakistan is reportedly not testing incoming travelers anymore, and has one of the lowest testing rates in the world. There is a chance\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0COVID-19 cases are<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-07-28\/pakistan-warned-of-fresh-virus-threat-as-millions-travel-for-eid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEkCePrsErFNDQJ6SohIURa4gImvg\">\u00a0not being reported<\/a>. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza, explained that testing rates are lower because fewer patients are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/pakistan-pm-khan-warns-eid-al-adha-coronavirus-spike-200728075119744.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGiaLud8BWZURX6n-zxneTyg2AeDw\">seeking treatment or tests at hospitals<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. <\/strong><strong>Pakistan Telecom Authority side steps court order<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>The state-owned PTA blocked online game, PUBG. The PTA received multiple complaints about the game being addictive, a waste of time, and detrimental for the physical and psychological health of children. However, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered PTA to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/299535-ihc-orders-pta-to-lift-pubg-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFlvDIEuZKGrA7LZQ2ly_yhN2IeXg\">unblock PUBG<\/a>\u00a0after hearing petitions filed against the ban. Despite the IHC\u2019s order, the PTA is still\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1571533\/ban-on-pubg-to-remain-in-interest-of-public-order-pta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHCQLTyoc6nmhEhLP8WHeXyppcglA\">pushing forward with its ban<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong>\u00a0The PTA issued a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTAofficialpk\/status\/1287734383009574915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEF0hsf3ML4fagDVBeDUVmPxkjQjQ\">press release<\/a>\u00a0explaining why it will continue to block the game. The PTA approached PUBG\u2019s management to discuss key concerns. However, PUBG reportedly hasn\u2019t responded yet. According to the PTA, the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) gives it the jurisdiction to block online content for the sake of public order, decency, or morality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>The PTA claims to be acting in the public interest. However, a swarm of social media users are speaking out against the ban with this hashtag:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23pubgkholoimrankhan&amp;src=typeahead_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHOAb4iQmNCGgn-SHgIK6ZuJxaFKQ\">#PUBGKholoImranKhan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <\/span><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Clashing over accountability laws<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0legislation proposals came up, such as changes to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1571614\/govt-opposition-at-loggerheads-over-fatf-nab-legislations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF33nlgXnjHi5lMp4V969tmcCBcfg\">National Accountability Ordinance (NAO)<\/a>. The opposition and govt reached a pleasant consensus, and lived happily ever after (obviously kidding). Opposition leaders actually staged a walk-out. The opposition drafted 35 amendments to the NAO bill, but the govt said \u2018not happening.\u2019 Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said the opposition\u2019s suggested changes will make the accountability process meaningless. According to Qureshi, the opposition\u2019s proposals include:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Asking the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to only take up corruption cases that involve PKR 1 billion+.<\/li>\n<li>Telling NAB to lay off cases reported before November 1999, and only take notice of cases reported in the last five years.<\/li>\n<li>Ending NAB\u2019s power to pursue cases of willful default and loan write-offs. Willful default is when someone refuses to perform an obligation they were ordered to complete. Loan write-offs happen when lenders give up on being paid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The opposition couldn\u2019t stomach the govt\u2019s amendments to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/300186-opposition-walks-out-pti-bills-nab-fatf-amendments-frightening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHPaOs7bno9F_JYLTTV418eCZvHGQ\">Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA)<\/a>\u00a0either. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former PM, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, claimed the amendment is frightening and has the potential to turn Pakistan into a \u201chorrible dictatorship.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>3\/ What to read:\u00a0<\/strong>This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2020\/07\/28\/fair-lovely-skin-whitening-pitfalls-performative-allyship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNED29cWMfHU5DK_MM4hMKsvZu3pWg\"><em>Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0op-ed<\/a>\u00a0written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ban.fair.and.lovely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjjujd-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596141440572000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEtYEnxmtbz7o5-b9D5P5bTfcPrkA\">@ban.fair.and.lovely<\/a>\u00a0(i.e Anum Chandani, Marvi Ahmed, and Hira Hashmi) a Pakistani-led initiative that is pushing to ban Unilever\u2019s skin whitening product, Fair &amp; Lovely. Even though Unilever recently dropped the whitening\u00a0reference and renamed its\u00a0product, Glow &amp; Lovely, Chandani, Ahmed and Hashmi don&#8217;t think a name-change is enough. In the past, Unilever rebranded Fair &amp; Lovely in Ghana to &#8216;Even &amp; Lovely&#8217;, but apparently kept the same ingredients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>MARKET RECAP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The benchmark KSE-100 index closed at\u00a0<strong>38,627.27\u00a0<\/strong>after rising\u00a0<strong>406.11<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>points<\/strong>\u00a0as of July 28,\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs July 29, 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 NTS, PPSC, CSS, FPSC, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, OTS, PTS, and other Govt Jobs, exams &amp; MDCAT, ECAT Entry test preparation. 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