{"id":57831,"date":"2020-09-15T16:48:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T16:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=57831"},"modified":"2020-09-15T16:48:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T16:48:40","slug":"current-affairs-september-152020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-september-152020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] September 15,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs September 15,2020 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;\">Motorway Rape Suspect Handed Over To Police On Physical remand.<\/span> The session court in Lahore handed over suspect Shafqat, who had confessed to raping a woman in front of her children on the motorway near Gujjarpura, in police custody on six-day physical remand.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Another Suspect In Motorway Rape Incident Transferred To Lahore.<\/span> Police have arrested another suspect in the Lahore motorway gang-rape case during a raid in Chichawatni and has been shifted to Lahore.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Marwah rape-murder<\/span>: 2 suspects remanded in police custody, one set free<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PAF training aircraft crashes in Rawalpindi, no causalities reported.<\/span> A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) training aircraft crashed in Rawalpindi\u2019s Pindi Ghaip area during a routine flight, said PAF spokesperson in a statement on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Indian Objection to Display of Pakistan\u2019s New Political Map Rejected by SCO.<\/span> The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Tuesday rejected India\u2019s objection to the display of Pakistan\u2019s new political map which was clearly visible in the background during Dr Moeed Yusuf\u2019s participation in a meeting that took place a day earlier.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Cabinet approves cancellation of licenses of 22 more pilots<\/span>, initiate criminal proceedings. The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the cancellation of 22 more pilot licenses based on the licenses having been obtained through \u2018fake computer-based\u2019 examinations.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">British Airways announces direct flights from Lahore to London.<\/span> British Airways announced on Tuesday that it will begin flying direct flights from Lahore to London four days a week.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Teenager dies after falling from school stairs in Karachi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold prices increase by Rs650 per tola in domestic market.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>PCB Prepares COVID-19 SOPs for Pakistan-Zimbabwe Series<\/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>\u00a0404\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>6\u00a0deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>27,277\u00a0tests<\/strong> in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on September 15 at 8:47am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2263964\/school-bells-set-to-ring-for-first-time-in-six-months\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-alhjluk-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600273597583000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF2wscXO1Z53biFZ3qz79UTZO-eLw\">back-to-school time<\/a>\u00a0for students in Pakistan. Educational institutions will reopen in three phases starting today after more than six months. Schools couldn\u2019t issue annual exams either. Some private and public universities started online classes, which were hard for students who struggled with load-shedding and limited internet access. Private schools also launched online classes. PM Khan said it was the govt\u2019s priority, and the nation\u2019s responsibility, to make sure students could go to school safely. Schools are reopening due to a reported drop in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0COVID-19 cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Some back-to-school safety measures: Children have to wear masks, wash their hands regularly, and stay home if they&#8217;re\u00a0sick. Teachers need to maintain social distancing between children. The school needs to be notified ASAP if a child tests positive for COVID-19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>PM Khan recommends severe punishment for rapists<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?<\/strong>\u00a0During an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1579669\/rapists-should-be-publicly-hanged-or-chemically-castrated-pm-imran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-alhjluk-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600273597583000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHygl98LaH1jDmyiM2MJZfRYBli2g\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with journalist Moeed Pirzada, on 92\u00a0<span class=\"il\">News<\/span>, PM Khan said rapists should be publicly hanged. He also proposed surgical or chemical castration, a punishment\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ab-tc.com\/countries-where-castration-is-a-punishment-for-rapists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-alhjluk-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600273597583000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGLJ1fDUOsBys3GZJUnGpkRm29nog\">other countries<\/a>\u00a0reportedly use against rapists (i.e. chemical castration involves using a drug to reduce testosterone levels and affect sex drive).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>PM Khan said he was shocked when police told him that sex crimes in Pakistan are on the rise. He claimed that vulgarity is causing an increase in sexual crimes: \u201cwhen you increase vulgarity in society, two things happen &#8211; sex crimes increase, and the family system breaks down.\u201d He also regrets that Pakistan doesn\u2019t have a registry of sex offenders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Rape is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/09\/israel-ties-bind-giving-gulf-arab-states-200911162339159.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-alhjluk-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600273597583000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHoozhdVWkeEVtREmBhlsij2LFsAQ\">rarely reported<\/a>\u00a0in Pakistan. The rape conviction rate in Pakistan can be as low as 2%. The conviction rate is apparently even lower in cases where minors are raped. Conviction rates are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/one-suspect-arrested-in-pakistan-highway-gang-rape-case-01600092005?tesla=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-alhjluk-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600273597583000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFf6SyOwpfSUDkUQtYJoV70LLgHgw\">reportedly low<\/a> for reasons like social stigmas, the misogynistic attitudes of police officials, lapses in the collection of forensic evidence, and sloppy prosecutorial practices. The question is, how can you punish rapists if\u00a0rape cases aren\u2019t being reported?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>An arrest and confession in the motorway rape case<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Punjab police arrested another suspect in the motorway rape case.\u00a0The suspect, Shafqat Ali, reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1579659\/suspect-in-lahore-motorway-gang-rape-case-arrested-confesses-to-crime-cm-buzdar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-alhjluk-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600273597583000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGwWEJCnbwqWOF6SX_D5-6OilF7SQ\">confessed<\/a>\u00a0to the crime as well. Ali\u2019s DNA reportedly matched samples from the crime scene. Police are still trying to arrest the primary suspect, Abid Ali, who was reportedly involved in a previous rape case as well. According to the police, another suspect, Waqarul Hassan, gave them info about Shafqat Ali. Hassan and his brother-in-law Abbas, who is also a suspect, denied their involvement in the rape incident.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Two robbers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1578937\/12-suspects-arrested-in-lahore-motorway-gang-rape-punjab-govt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-alhjluk-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600273597583000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTW8v5tIG_C7B5GqGw5ie0_gfGlg\">raped<\/a>\u00a0a woman in her early 30s at gunpoint on the motorway last week. Her car ran out of fuel while she was travelling from Lahore to Gujranwala with her children. Two armed men took her and her children to a nearby field at gunpoint and gang-raped her. The robbers also snatched her cash, jewellery and other valuables.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The protests:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) in Lahore, Muhammad Umar Sheikh, questioned why she left the house late at night, drove alone with her kids, didn&#8217;t check the petrol in her car, and didn&#8217;t take a route called GT road that is more populated. A few days after protesters accused him of victim-blaming and called for his resignation, he reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweekpakistan.com\/lahore-ccpo-apologizes-for-any-misunderstanding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-alhjluk-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600273597583000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF50yUCSrEDKqbUQUW0ZxxRF88qcA\">apologized<\/a>: &#8220;I did not mean anything wrong&#8230;if any misunderstanding was caused because of me, then I apologize.&#8221; Protesters across the country are also demanding justice, accountability, safety for women, and structural reform to end patriarchal violence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>Signs of business momentum in Pakistan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s business activity is reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-09-13\/pakistan-s-economy-shows-momentum-as-virus-cases-taper-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-alhjluk-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600273597583000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHKUQHI0GwFClsw80ZjXB83ta0nA\">picking up speed<\/a>\u00a0after eased lockdown measures. Concerns about\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0COVID-19 cases are also fading away. Growing sales for cement, fuel and cars apparently indicate that the economy is waking up. Manufacturing output also improved, and is expected to be stronger in the October-to-December quarter due to a potential increase in worldwide demand.<\/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>42,531.31\u00a0<\/strong>after rising +<strong>0.64%<\/strong>\u00a0as of September 14,\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0<strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/quiz-gk-pakistan-current-affairs-quiz-12-september-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Quiz] GK &amp; Pakistan Current Affairs Quiz 12 September 2020<\/a><\/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 September 15,2020 with download link available in pdf. 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