{"id":54183,"date":"2020-08-04T04:11:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T04:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=54183"},"modified":"2020-08-04T04:11:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T04:11:34","slug":"current-affairs-august-032020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-august-032020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] August 03,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for FPSC Test Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs August 03,2020. 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 top lawyers to assist IHC in Indian spy case<\/span>. The Islam\u00adabad High Court (IHC) on Monday appointed leading lawyers as amici curiae in Indian spy Kulbhushan Jad\u00adhav case and asked Attorney General for Pakistan Khalid Jawed Khan to once again seek response from the Indian government and the spy regarding appointment of counsel for his defence.<\/li>\n<li>Efforts still under way for mediation between Iran, Saudi Arabia: PM<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PIA terminates five more pilots over \u2018bogus licences\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Pakistan asks UK to hand over Shehbaz\u2019s son-in-law: sources<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan Post issues special postage stamp to mark \u2018Yaum-e-Istehsal\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Punjab\u2019s strategy to curb coronavirus proves successful: CM Buzdar<\/li>\n<li>FM Qureshi, Khattak, visit LoC to express solidarity with Kashmiris.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Imran Ghazali appointed GM of govt\u2019s digital media wing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Dr Faisal Sultan appointed as SAPM on Health.<\/span><\/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>553 cases<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a06 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>14,003 tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours\u00a0<em>(P.S. these numbers were last updated on August 2 at 2:33pm PKT)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sindh recorded\u00a0<strong>less than 200 cases<\/strong>\u00a0for the first time since April 19.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Faisal Mahmood, a professor at the Aga Khan University teaching hospital, said more people coming to his clinic are having<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/why-youthful-conservative-pakistan-is-a-coronavirus-bright-spot-11596297600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkitrid-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596559374268000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEqJHG6wgCcqfjNCbUbcp4LZvXoVQ\">\u00a0problems recovering<\/a>\u00a0from the virus, instead of\u00a0those who are currently infected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Thousands gather to support a killer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>Right-wing\u00a0Islamists came together in Peshawar\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/0c56e99942b1395b5d5a4ab3d0facca5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkitrid-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596559374268000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGVM_FdkSluDAo1OnXP4eOjOlqA8w\">support a man who shot a U.S. citizen on trial<\/a>\u00a0for blasphemy. Demonstrators\u00a0praised\u00a0the assailant for defending his religion, and called for his immediate release from jail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>Tahir Naseem was accused of blasphemy after claiming to be a\u00a0prophet. Faisal Khan\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-qkitrid-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596559374268000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFQP6BNq4V_tM9FRikeU34ZwcWksQ\">shot him<\/a>\u00a0in a Peshawar courtroom during his trial hearing. Khan claimed he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/u-s-urges-pakistan-act-after-american-charged-blasphemy-shot-n1235435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkitrid-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596559374268000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGD1lGa9JsWfpNlFzj56HDJ2YoTew\">saw\u00a0Prophet Muhammad in a dream<\/a>\u00a0the night before.\u00a0It&#8217;s unclear how Khan managed to enter the courtroom and get past security with a weapon. Naseem died before he could be taken to a hospital, and Khan was taken into custody. According to the U.S. State Department, Naseem initially lived in Illinois and was an American citizen. Naseem\u00a0was reportedly in touch with a student at an Islamic school in Pakistan\u00a0via Facebook and told him he was a messiah sent by God. Later on, Naseem met the student in Peshawar, and was arrested afterwards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Even though Pakistani authorities haven&#8217;t formally executed anyone under the country&#8217;s blasphemy laws, several accused people are on death row.\u00a0In Pakistan, any attempt to even amend the blasphemy law triggers severe backlash. Also, a mere allegation of blasphemy can be life threatening since mobs and vigilantes lash out against whoever is\u00a0accused.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>The content banning merry-go-round<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>First, Pakistan&#8217;s Telecom Authority (PTA) banned online game, PlayerUnknown&#8217;s Battlegrounds (PUBG), after receiving complaints about the game being too addictive, a waste of time,\u00a0and harmful to the physical and psychological health of children. Then, the Islamabad High Court (IHC)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1570877\/ihc-directs-pta-to-immediately-remove-ban-on-pubg#:~:text=The%20Islamabad%20High%20Court%20(IHC,issued%20by%20Justice%20Amir%20Farooq.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkitrid-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596559374268000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGBJPpPVLIJEGQtFaSVPDvcXmMt7A\">told PTA to lift\u00a0the ban<\/a>\u00a0on PUBG, but the PTA said &#8216;nope.&#8217; However, on July 30, the PTA suddenly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTAofficialpk\/status\/1288831995422752768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkitrid-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596559374268000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGXbSipXww-r0Oz1zMtmToy6YDn4A\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0that it&#8217;s unbanning the game following positive engagement with PUBG. PUBG representatives reportedly welcomed PTA&#8217;s feedback regarding control mechanisms for the gaming platform. In related news, PTA also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTAofficialpk\/status\/1288846479914938373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkitrid-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596559374268000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF6yCgcXMllwZH5zFe3p8vebQIoPw\">unbanned Bigo<\/a>\u00a0after the live-streaming platform&#8217;s management made a commitment to moderate immoral and indecent content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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>39,258.44\u00a0<\/strong>after rising\u00a0<strong>422.17<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>points<\/strong>\u00a0as of July 30,\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs August 03,2020. 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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