{"id":54844,"date":"2020-08-10T19:35:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T19:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=54844"},"modified":"2020-08-10T19:37:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T19:37:42","slug":"current-affairs-august-102020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-august-102020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] August 10,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs August 10,2020 with download link available in pdf. 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;\">Lebanon government resigns amid outrage over Beirut blast<\/span>. Lebanon\u2019s prime minister announced his government\u2019s resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated the capital and stirred public outrage was the result of endemic corruption.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Bill Gates lauds Pakistan\u2019s \u2018unmatched\u2019 success against coronavirus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">One killed, three injured in Hub attack on passenger van<\/span>. A man was killed and three others injured after unidentified men opened fire on a passenger van in Balochistan\u2019s Hub on Monday, police said.<\/li>\n<li>PLA fighter jets cross \u2018middle line\u2019 of Taiwan Straits an hour before US official\u2019s meeting with Tsa.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Manager Auqaf suspended over \u2018illegal video shoot\u2019 at Wazir Khan Mosque<\/span>. A manager of the Auqaf department has been suspended over allowing an illegal video shoot of a song, played by renowned actors Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed at the historic Wazir Khan Mosque.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">At least five killed, several injured in Chaman blast<\/span>. At least five people have been killed and 10 others sustained injuries when a blast ripped through the Chaman\u2019s Mall Road area on Monday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold dips Rs900 per tola in domestic market<\/span>.. After scaling new peaks, gold prices fell by Rs900 to Rs129,000 per tola in the domestic market on Monday<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan to reach Southampton on Monday for second England Test.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Spotlight by\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsrun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The NewsRun<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Pakistan reported<strong> 539 <span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0cases<\/strong> and 15<strong>\u00a0deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>23,390 tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours\u00a0<em>(P.S. this data was last updated on August 10 at 10:31am).\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Punjab is witnessing\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1573026\/sudden-surge-in-punjab-coronavirus-cases-after-eid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkkktul-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597169916636000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEYffIcfMToNA_yJ3wAQagVAssmHA\">sudden surge<\/a>\u00a0in COVID-19 cases after Eid ul Azha. Virus cases dropped below 100 over the past week, and recently jumped to around 300. Some medical experts don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a big deal and called this &#8220;a routine surge.&#8221; However, others are worried about a second wave of infections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> <\/span><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Heavy rains sweep Pakistan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Around 50 people have been killed across Pakistan after three days of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/08\/50-killed-days-monsoon-rain-pakistan-200809081427731.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkkktul-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597169916637000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHqj3pbk2tmCq1k-Xr8JYh3Wub9vA\">heavy monsoon rain and flooding<\/a>. According to Pakistan&#8217;s National Disaster Management Authority, 19 people died in rain-related incidents in KP, 12 in Sindh, eight in Punjab,\u00a0and 10 in Gilgit-Baltistan. Local media reports in Balochistan claimed that eight people were killed due to rain and flooding. A main canal in Sindh flooded and swept through villages.\u00a0The military said it rescued 100+ people in Sindh&#8217;s Dadu district. Sewage also flooded streets in Karachi. This isn&#8217;t the first time Pakistan has struggled to cope with heavy rainfall that comes with the annual monsoon season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Pakistani filmmaker bags Emmy nomination<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Academy Award winning filmmaker, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, has done it again! This time, her short documentary film,\u00a0<em>Freedom Fighters<\/em>, received an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.somethinghaute.com\/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-maheen-sadiqs-freedom-fighters-nominated-for-emmy-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkkktul-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597169916637000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG9W84e6cu-xOrWjb-yn607-M_pRg\">Emmy Award nomination<\/a>\u00a0for &#8216;Best Feature Story in a\u00a0<span class=\"il\">News<\/span>\u00a0Magazine.&#8217; The film, produced by Obaid&#8217;s SOC Films and co-directed by Maheen Sadiq,\u00a0is dedicated to Pakistan&#8217;s brave female fighters who fearlessly help their neighbours, community and country.\u00a0<em>Freedom Fighters<\/em>\u00a0brings together stories of three women &#8211; a former child bride, a police officer, and a labor crusader &#8211; who are fighting for equality and justice. Winners for the 41st Annual\u00a0<span class=\"il\">News<\/span>\u00a0and Documentary Emmy Awards will be announced on September 21. Good luck team Obaid-Sadiq!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>When you don&#8217;t do all the reading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>Have you ever gone to class hoping the teacher doesn&#8217;t call on you because you haven&#8217;t done all the reading?\u00a0No one is judging you, most of us have been there. Similarly, Punjab legislators are backtracking on a bill they voted for, because they reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1573159\/punjab-legislators-regret-voting-for-tahaffuz-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkkktul-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597169916637000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGPjXZZNSraIExmPgj7XLJ4nudT_A\">didn&#8217;t read the full document<\/a>\u00a0before voting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>Punjab Assembly members unanimously passed the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweekpakistan.com\/punjab-unanimously-passes-bill-to-protect-islam\/#:~:text=Under%20it%2C%20anyone%20found%20desecrating,500%2C000%20fine.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qkkktul-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597169916637000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmQ_q_oUOf8F6PrWVFMnRxwq0oYw\">Tahaffuz Bunyad-i-Islam<\/a>\u00a0(i.e. protect the foundation of Islam) bill two weeks ago.\u00a0The bill basically prohibits the printing and publishing of material considered &#8216;objectionable.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><em>Here is what the term &#8216;objectionable&#8217; entails:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whoever\u00a0desecrates, 1) any prophet, 2) any of the four divine books, or 3) the family and companions of Islam&#8217;s Prophet, will get a five-year jail term, and a PKR 500,000 fine. The same punishment applies to those who glorify terrorists and promote sectarianism.<\/li>\n<li>Any book or material that has pictures of suicide bombers or terrorists, unless law enforcement agencies need this content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Under the law, the\u00a0Directorate General of Public Relations (DGPR)\u00a0has the power to:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inspect any printing press, publishing house, or bookstore.<\/li>\n<li>Block\u00a0the import, printing or publishing of a book that is &#8220;prejudicial to national interest, culture, religious and sectarian\u00a0harmony.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Confiscate books with objectionable content before or after printing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>The bill received widespread criticism for fueling hatred against minorities, increasing state censorship, and attacking intellectual independence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Looking ahead:\u00a0<\/strong>The same lawmakers who passed the bill are now saying &#8216;wait a second.&#8217; They\u00a0apparently didn&#8217;t know what they were voting for, and claimed they were &#8220;kept in the dark&#8221; when the document was put to vote.\u00a0Now, they want to recall the bill and review it\u00a0with a committee of clerics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:<\/strong>\u00a0Punjab&#8217;s\u00a0law minister called out lawmakers\u00a0for not being prepared, saying it was their job to thoroughly read each bill before voting for or against it.<\/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>40,029.69\u00a0<\/strong>after dropping\u00a0<strong>136.43<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>points<\/strong>\u00a0as of August 7,\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 August 10,2020 with download link available in pdf. 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