{"id":54254,"date":"2020-08-04T16:17:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T16:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=54254"},"modified":"2020-08-04T16:17:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T16:17:25","slug":"current-affairs-august-042020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-august-042020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] August 04,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs August 04,2020. 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;\">Pakistan issues its new political map<\/span>. In a major development, Pakistan on Tuesday issued its new political map incorporating occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project to start commercial operations from 25th October 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Families of PIA plane crash victims will now get Rs10mn each. Families of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) <span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">plane crash victims will now get Rs 10 million each instead of Rs 5 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Pakistan considering reopening of tourist spots, wedding halls and restaurants.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">India&#8217;s Modi to lay Hindu temple foundations at site of Babri Masjid.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>India imposes curfew in parts of occupied Kashmir ahead of Article 370 revocation anniversary<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan face tricky tour of England.<\/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<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Pakistan reported 4<strong>32 new cases<\/strong> and 15<strong>\u00a0deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>11,026 tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours\u00a0<em>(P.S this data was last updated on August 4 at 9:30am PKT).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>KP reported its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/live-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkiudjd-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596641140346000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBRkLVayF7_bdKhIx0kGD0s1RAsw\">lowest single day rise\u00a0<\/a>in cases since April 7.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Journalist\u2019s death sparks protests<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>On July 23, two gunmen shot journalist, Anwar Jan, while he drove his motorbike home in Barkhan, a town in Balochistan. Thousands of people recently protested in his hometown to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/aug\/03\/killing-pakistani-anti-corruption-journalist-protests-anwar-jan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkiudjd-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596641140346000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGyhIN6x501L4cmtg8OYCmheOf1ig\">demand justice<\/a>. The protests spread on the ground and online with the hashtag #JusticeforAnwarJan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>Jan was known for exposing corruption. According to Reporters Without Borders (RWB), Jan was killed because he kept the public informed about allegedly corrupt practices by local officials. Jan\u2019s family accused regional Food and Welfare Minister, Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran, of ordering the shooting after Jan reported on the local leader\u2019s alleged involvement in political corruption. Jan&#8217;s\u00a0family thinks Khetran\u2019s bodyguards carried out the attack. In response, Khetran said he didn\u2019t have anything to do with Jan\u2019s killing, and denied the accusations against him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Looking ahead:\u00a0<\/strong>Police are still investigating. Jan\u2019s family claimed that\u00a0authorities aren\u2019t doing much to help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan is reportedly one of the worst countries in the world for journalists. In the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/ranking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkiudjd-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596641140346000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFKHUij9yyIP6CM1rz_RIv8jHbkiQ\">Reporters Without Borders 2020 World Press Freedom Index<\/a>, Pakistan ranked 145th out of 180 countries. At least seven journalists were reportedly killed in Pakistan last year. Balochistan is particularly dangerous, since local reporters often confront violence, and foreign journalists are harassed or barred from doing their jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Pakistan\u2019s new special assistant on health<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1572390\/pm-imran-appoints-dr-faisal-sultan-as-new-sapm-on-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkiudjd-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596641140346000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHzxsrMWCei7QylBmNvEDIDha_iTw\">appointed<\/a>\u00a0Dr. Faisal Sultan as his Special Assistant on National Health Services. Dr. Sultan will hold a federal minister status. He is also replacing Dr. Zafar Mirza who recently resigned due to negative comments about the role of special assistants, and criticism against the govt. Like Dr. Mirza, Dr. Sultan will take the lead on Pakistan\u2019s COVID-19 response strategy. Dr. Sultan is a consultant physician on medicine and infectious diseases. He is also the Chief Executive Officer at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, (i.e. PM Khan\u2019s charity hospital). As for Dr. Mirza, the govt recognized his national COVID-19 response efforts and thanked him.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>Keep calm and mediate<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>That is what PM Khan is trying to do while mediating between Saudi Arabia and Iran. In an interview with\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/08\/pakistan-pm-khan-mediation-prevented-saudi-iran-escalation-200803145257171.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkiudjd-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596641140346000&amp;usg=AFQjCNERVpRGc151G0Zw61OgcfdYbqFFXg\">Al Jazeera<\/a><\/em>, he said mediation efforts are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2020-08-03\/pakistan-says-mediation-between-saudi-and-iran-going-slowly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkiudjd-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596641140346000&amp;usg=AFQjCNERK2zJGIMBvtVIWVRhIJnnEojKDA\">progressing slowly<\/a>.\u00a0He also said Pakistan is doing its best to prevent a military confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Iran. He believes Pakistan has played a key role in defusing tension between both countries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong>The US asked PM Khan to facilitate talks between Saudi\u00a0Arabia and Iran following attacks on a Saudi oil processing facility. The US blamed the attack on Iran. Long story short, Saudi Arabia and Iran are on bad terms, and they\u2019re both sleeping with one eye open.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>39.871.61\u00a0<\/strong>after rising\u00a0<strong>613.17<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>points<\/strong>\u00a0as of August 3,\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs August 04,2020. 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