{"id":53959,"date":"2020-07-30T20:25:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T20:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=53959"},"modified":"2020-07-30T20:28:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T20:28:02","slug":"current-affairs-july-30-2020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-exam-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-july-30-2020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-exam-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] July 30, 2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for FPSC Exam Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs July 30, 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;\">Two women hit by Eid special train near Tarnol: spokesperson<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Petrol crisis: LHC orders federal govt to submit commission\u2019s probe report on August 20<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PIA announces to partially restore flight operations for UK. <\/span>According to details, the national flag carrier has hired planes from European companies along with foreign pilots to facilitate the passengers.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan Army summoned in Karachi to deal with urban flooding situation: ISPR<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">SBP foreign reserves decline by US$146 mn after successive increase<\/span><\/li>\n<li>British Airways announces to resume flight operations for Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li>US provides 100 ventilators to Pakistan to combat virus.<\/li>\n<li>PTA Decides to Unban PUBG in Pakistan.<\/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<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Pakistan reported\u00a0<strong>1,063 new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>27 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a021,256 tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Man shot dead in court<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>Tahir Ahmed Naseem was accused of blasphemy after claiming to be a prophet. He was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/man-shot-dead-blasphemy-pakistan-courtroom-200729105816314.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtsmzWL8KZAW_VCEeePOy0m9yQUQ\">shot six t<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/man-shot-dead-blasphemy-pakistan-courtroom-200729105816314.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtsmzWL8KZAW_VCEeePOy0m9yQUQ\">imes<\/a>\u00a0in a courtroom during his trial hearing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>Naseem was shot dead in Peshawar\u2019s district court. Police arrested the attacker at the scene, who admitted to killing Naseem for\u00a0committing blasphemy. Naseem has been in police custody since 2018, when a madrassa student from Peshawar filed a blasphemy case against him. Naseem was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8711026.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFFt7wdaSEr_Db1HZgI1iHi-xShuw\">Ahm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/8711026.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFFt7wdaSEr_Db1HZgI1iHi-xShuw\">adi<\/a>, but he reportedly left the sect and claimed to be a prophet himself. An Ahmadi community leader suggested Naseem was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-53582578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEcEX27JbHQrWOfZlywRWYKCdhuMw\">mentally ill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan&#8217;s blasphemy laws punish\u00a0anyone who insults Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Even though blasphemy is legally punishable by death, the state hasn\u2019t formally executed anyone under Pakistan\u2019s blasphemy laws. However, people accused of blasphemy have been killed during extrajudicial murders and angry mob violence.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Dear boss, I quit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan&#8217;s\u00a0special assistants (SAPMs)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1571794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfpHbiFpakxJ2M15X82PTkePXQbw\">resigned<\/a>\u00a0yesterday. Special Assistant to the PM on Digital Pakistan, Tania Aidrus, and Special Assistant to the PM on Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza, announced their resignations on Twitter. PM Khan has reportedly accepted their resignations.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tania Aidrus:\u00a0<\/strong>In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taidrus\/status\/1288405086151094274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEPae7By-35qcQ-cC69ezDb0FreCg\">tweet<\/a>, she said the outcry against her dual nationality is overshadowing the purpose of Digital Pakistan. She cited the greater public interest as her reason for resigning. Aidrus left a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailytimes.com.pk\/514417\/tania-aidrus-quits-google-executive-job-to-lead-digital-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFLB38aAKoDfJAOTQTVs5nhgFIq_Q\">swanky job at Google<\/a>\u00a0to spearhead PM Khan\u2019s Digital Pakistan initiative. However, according to\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/profit.pakistantoday.com.pk\/2020\/07\/29\/tania-aidrus-was-sacked-did-not-resign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF_LJWhuYprxAaDxH9QB7lEAKQsLw\">Profit by Pakistan Today<\/a><\/em>, Aidrus was told to resign.\u00a0<em>Profit<\/em>\u00a0claimed there is more to her resignation, such as rumored difficulties between Aidrus and Shabahat Ali Shah, CEO of the National Information Technology Board.\u00a0<em>Profit<\/em>\u00a0also mentioned her board membership at the Digital Pakistan Foundation (DPF), a company registered as a separate entity.\u00a0<em>Profit<\/em>\u00a0said her role in DPF raised concerns about a conflict of interest with the govt\u2019s Digital Pakistan initiative.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Zafar Mirza:\u00a0<\/strong>In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zfrmrza\/status\/1288424442301997057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKoqDqd78ELcpYR14RYW3hU2bCtw\">tweet<\/a>, Dr. Mirza said he left the World Health Organization (WHO) and came to Pakistan on a personal invitation from PM Khan. He was leading Pakistan\u2019s COVID-19 response, and is happy about the declining number of cases. Dr. Mirza said he resigned due to criticism against SAPMs and the govt. The Supreme Court gave Dr. Mirza\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1571794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEIFGxRiF2E7mdDrYbPQY1YG1n6Wg\">flak<\/a>\u00a0for allegedly botching Pakistan\u2019s COVID-19 strategy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>Pretty please with sugar on top<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/money.yahoo.com\/pakistan-import-300-000-tonnes-154728614.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkjkthd-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596225817232000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGZuCEXI0hAx0u5qvRo4A02jMJQFA\">importing<\/a>\u00a0300,000 metric tonnes of sugar in order to address a shortage in production. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) gave the final go-ahead to importers. Pakistan, which was previously exporting sugar, started facing a shortage when production fell below demand in 2019\/20. Sugar prices have also gone up in the last few months, touching PKR 90 per KG. According to an investigation report, which PM Khan\u2019s govt made public, some sugar mill owners\u00a0made a hefty profit after allegedly falsifying\u00a0production costs to claim subsidies, under-reporting stocks, and exploiting farmers.<\/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>38,836.27\u00a0<\/strong>after rising\u00a0<strong>209.00<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>points<\/strong>\u00a0as of July 29,\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs July 30, 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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