{"id":55633,"date":"2020-08-20T02:12:37","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T02:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=55633"},"modified":"2020-08-20T02:12:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T02:12:37","slug":"current-affairs-august-192020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-august-192020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] August 19,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for Entry Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs August 19,2020 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>&#8216;<span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Palestinians consider Pakistan our second homeland<\/span>&#8216;: Embassy thanks PM Imran for &#8216;strong response&#8217; on Israel<\/li>\n<li>Two Groups Clash Claims <span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Six People Lives In Haripur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Roof collapse kills two, injures five in Lahore\u2019s Harbanspura town<\/li>\n<li>Punjab launches \u2018Baldiaonline\u2019 app to connect local govt, masses. The Punjab government has continued its efforts to facilitate masses through modern digital technology and recently launched \u2018Baldiaonline\u2019 android app for connecting citizens with the local government department<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Punjab seeks suspension of cellular services on 9, 10 Muharram.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Saudi Arabia says no Israel deal without Palestinian peace<\/span>. Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it will not follow the United Arab Emirates (UAE)<\/li>\n<li>Indian troops martyr one Kashmiri youngster in IOK<\/li>\n<li>Today in history: Rashid Minhas remembered on his martyrdom anniversary<\/li>\n<li>Gold price declines by Rs2,600 in the domestic market<\/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;\">\u00a0<strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Pakistan reported\u00a0<strong>613 <span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>13 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>17,612 tests<\/strong> in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on August 19 at 9:41am).<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan\u2019s drug regulator said \u2018yes\u2019 to the country\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/reuters\/2020\/08\/18\/world\/asia\/18reuters-health-coronavirus-vaccine-pakistan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qujidik-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597974539122000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7TcsJgDj-IwjBtuCfk6kqcvQKIA\">first Phase 3 clinical trial<\/a>\u00a0for a potential COVID-19 vaccine, which is being developed by China\u2019s CanSino Biologics (CanSino) and the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology. A target group of 10,000 participants will take part in the trial, which is scheduled to begin next month. The govt-<span class=\"il\">run<\/span>\u00a0National Institute of Health (NIH) will lead the trial, along with pharmaceutical company AJM, CanSino\u2019s local representative. Last month, CanSino said it\u2019s in talks to launch Phase 3 trials in Saudi Arabia, Russia, Brazil, and Chile as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>The ruling govt&#8217;s two-year report card<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has officially completed two years in power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>PTI made a lot of promises in its 2018 election manifesto. A local tracker published by\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/nayapakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qujidik-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597974539123000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE9IefMO3D3cs97zcQcmKwIZ_ku1A\">Dawn<\/a><\/em>\u00a0shows what the party has achieved so far:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One promise complete:\u00a0<\/strong>Built a special task force to recover national wealth stashed in offshore tax havens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Six promises not started:<\/strong>\u00a0Up till now, PTI hasn\u2019t started\u00a0its \u2018adopt a madrassa program,\u2019 which gives businesses tax benefits for adopting and upgrading madrassas while offering apprenticeships to graduating students. PTI also hasn\u2019t started to\u00a0allocate\u00a0housing units to people with disabilities, give\u00a0parliament authority to ratify all international treaties, establish\u00a0quotas for women in local govts and public boards, crack\u00a0down on Karachi\u2019s water mafia, establish\u00a0separate juvenile detention centers, and establish\u00a0separate prisons for women.<\/li>\n<li><strong>39 promises in progress, and five partially complete.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>A majority of PTI\u2019s promised reforms are still in progress. Pakistan\u2019s next general election is scheduled for 2023, so PTI has approximately three more years to fulfill the promises in its election manifesto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Digital banking for overseas Pakistanis<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The govt is providing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/2020\/08\/17\/govt-to-provide-digital-banking-to-overseas-pakistanis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qujidik-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597974539123000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHaAoSy4EXBoijUIHQItyNjlTYDQ\">digital banking facility<\/a>\u00a0to overseas Pakistanis. This is supposed to make banking easier for Pakistanis living abroad. Basically, overseas Pakistanis can make direct payments and investments in the country, which is something the Pakistani diaspora has demanded for a while. Overseas Pakistanis will be able to buy residential and commercial property through direct transactions. Plus, overseas Pakistanis can open a Pakistani rupee or foreign currency account, and withdraw their investment without any prior notice. This initiative is reportedly\u00a0a great investment opportunity for the Pakistani community living abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>A\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span> merger, and not the business kind<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also called, the Pakistan Taliban, announced a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/08\/pakistan-taliban-reunites-splinter-groups-200818045511938.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-qujidik-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597974539123000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFE9BTYGnFQdXU-4YxZCQ8twoqCzw\">merger<\/a>\u00a0with two splinter groups, Jamat-ul-Ahrar (JUA) and Hizb-ul Ahrar (HUA). This happened days after the army said anti-militant operations against armed groups have been successful. According to army spokesperson, Major General Babar Iftikhar, more than 18,000 terrorists have been killed since 2017. TTP is an armed Sunni group which has broken into many divisions. The US also marked TTP as a designated foreign terrorist organization. Over the past few years, US drone strikes killed several TTP leaders, leaving the group in disarray. Several TTP members reportedly took shelter in Afghanistan or fled to urban Pakistan. However, TTP\u2019s reunion with JuA and HuA could set the stage for more splinter groups to unite.<\/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>40,184.01\u00a0<\/strong>after rising\u00a0<strong>61.51<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>points<\/strong>\u00a0as of August 18,\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/quiz-gk-pakistan-current-affairs-quiz-17-august-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Quiz] GK &amp; Pakistan Current Affairs Quiz 17 August 2020<\/a><\/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 19,2020 with download link available in pdf. 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