{"id":58537,"date":"2020-09-24T18:45:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=58537"},"modified":"2020-09-24T18:45:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:45:29","slug":"current-affairs-september-242020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-september-242020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] September 24,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for Entry Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs September 24,2020 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;\">President Alvi promulgates Anti-Money Laundering Amendment Act 2020.<\/span> President Dr Arif Alvi has promulgated the Anti-Money Laundering Amendment Act, 2020 and the new law has been implemented with immediate effect in Pakistan<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Elections in Gilgit-Baltistan on November 15: ECP<\/span>. The Election Commission of Pakistan announced Wednesday that general elections in the country\u2019s Gilgit-Baltistan region will be held on November 15, 2020.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan\u2019s CAA can\u2019t issue pilots\u2019 licences anymore.<\/span> The International Civil Aviation Organisation has informed Pakistan\u2019s CAA that it is no longer allowed to issue licences to pilots, crew or engineers.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Foreign delegation to visit LoC today to get briefing over Indian ceasefire violations<\/span><\/li>\n<li>HEC Announces Fully-Funded Overseas Scholarships. Higher Education Commission (HEC) has invited applications from all over Pakistan, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), for fully-funded overseas scholarships for MS\/MPhil and Ph.D. for Spring and Fall 2021.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">NEPRA increases power tariff by Rs1.62 per unit<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Bangladesh Christian Association demands end to persecution against Pak Christians<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold falls by Rs1,200 per tola in domestic market<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Australian cricket legend Dean Jones passes away in Mumbai<\/span><\/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<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Pakistan reported<strong> 799 <span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>5 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>33,744\u00a0tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on September 23\u00a0at 7:27am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>On September 15, the govt allowed schools to reopen across the country in phases.\u00a0<strong>Grades 9-10,<\/strong>\u00a0plus colleges and universities, opened during phase one.\u00a0<strong>Grades 6-8\u00a0<\/strong>resumed classes yesterday, during phase two.\u00a0<strong>Pre-primary and primary classes\u00a0<\/strong>are scheduled to resume on September 30, which will be phase three.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Violence against women rages on<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>A couple of weeks ago, nationwide protests broke out after\u00a0two 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-anckl-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601033194861000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHm8cise0ENrQKnGMmJq2Y_HbaYiA\">raped a woman at gunpoint<\/a>\u00a0while she was traveling from Lahore to Gujranwala on the motorway. Since then, more cases of sexual assault and violence against women have emerged, relentlessly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Clifton abduction and rape:\u00a0<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaa.tv\/news\/2020\/09\/clifton-kidnapping-and-rape-karachi-police-raid-apartment-in-dha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-anckl-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601033194861000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGsHX4AykibpVyZI6VTjs0egWNO9Q\">Samaa.tv<\/a><\/em>\u00a0reported that a 22-year-old woman standing near\u00a0a mall in Karachi\u2019s Clifton area was waiting for a car when two men pulled up in a double cabin vehicle and kidnapped her. She said they took her to an apartment, where there was also a third man, and raped her on Monday night.\u00a0In what\u00a0appears to be a\u00a0reference to the same case,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2265337\/cops-make-headway-in-clifton-abduction-rape-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-anckl-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601033194861000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH1BesO2gWl9WClxddC9P2wSL1LzQ\">Express Tribune<\/a><\/em>\u00a0reported that police identified the suspects, but haven\u2019t arrested them yet. A police official suggested this might not be a kidnapping case, since the woman apparently got into the suspect\u2019s car willingly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>More about Clifton:\u00a0<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1581072\/woman-kidnapped-raped-in-clifton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-anckl-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601033194862000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFq_4vdUueZIT8RRggoNGbXoOzaiA\">Dawn<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>also reported that a woman was kidnapped and raped in Clifton on Monday night. She was waiting near the mausoleum of Abdullah Shah Ghazi. That\u2019s when two men traveling in a Vigo reportedly kidnapped her, took her to their apartment in Clifton, and raped her. It is unclear if there are conflicting reports about a single rape incident in Clifton, or if there were two separate incidents since some of the details vary. For example, <em>Dawn<\/em>\u00a0said the woman was leaving after finishing work at a Clifton market, while\u00a0<em>Samaa.tv\u00a0<\/em>said the woman went to the mall to eat with a friend, before the alleged kidnapping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Suspected honor-killing:\u00a0<\/strong>This also happened.\u00a0A nine-year-old boy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/309343-9-year-old-allegedly-shoots-paternal-aunt-dead-for-marriage-of-choice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-anckl-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601033194862000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFqn7fU-d3nQDC3GLbkCWSMju9f_Q\">shot and killed<\/a>\u00a0his paternal aunt, Kanwal Parveen. Parveen\u2019s marriage to someone of her choice reportedly upset her family, and they haven\u2019t been on good terms. On September 14, Parveen\u2019s family invited her to celebrate the birth of her nephew at their home, when her other nephew shot her. Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the boy and two other suspects who allegedly coerced him to carry out the killing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Violence and sexual assault cases against women are piling up in an environment\u00a0where activists are demanding protection for women, structural reform, and stronger law enforcement so perpetrators are held accountable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Saudi Arabia to resume Umrah soon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia plans to allow pilgrims inside the country to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/9\/23\/saudi-arabia-to-lift-ban-on-mecca-pilgrimage-amid-virus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-anckl-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601033194862000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHw8jhdUuDeCHqYVSuxXMC9iX2WtA\">perform the annual Umrah pilgrimage<\/a>\u00a0starting on October 4, after a seven-month pause to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In March, Saudi Arabia declared a \u201cfreeze\u201d on Umrah, an Islamic pilgrimage that people can undertake any time of the year. However, capacity for the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet\u2019s Mosque in Medina will be limited to 30% starting off, and gradually increase to 100% in November, when pilgrims from specific countries considered \u201csafe\u201d to perform Umrah will also be allowed. A mobile app will control entry to these sites. Worshippers will be required to wear face masks and practice social distancing.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Backstory:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Religious tourism is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/saudi-arabia-to-resume-religious-tourism-in-bid-to-revive-economy-11600866299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-anckl-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601033194862000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGufFpNQJhmHR_jnzBkW6_aNpzQDQ\">major source of revenue<\/a>\u00a0for Saudi Arabia, which is why the country is trying to reduce limitations on visits to the two holy sites. Plus, there has reportedly been a decline in COVID-19 infections for three months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>When military leaders meet up with politicians<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Pakistan army\u2019s media wing reported that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Mohammad Zubair, recently had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1581232\/dg-ispr-says-pml-ns-zubair-met-coas-twice-to-discuss-maryam-nawaz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-anckl-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601033194862000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGGsR_y8kdEiFc426XMRnnZ8j3BgQ\">two meetings<\/a> with Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief, Lt General Faiz Hameed, was reportedly at both meetings as well.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>The alleged meetings:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Army spokesperson, Maj General Babar Iftikhar, claimed that Zubair talked about PML-N Supremo and former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, and Sharif\u2019s daughter, Maryam, during these meetings. Iftikhar didn\u2019t clarify what exactly they discussed regarding Sharif and Maryam. However, according to Iftikhar, Bajwa drove this point home: whatever legal issues Sharif and Maryam are dealing with will be solved in court, while political issues will be solved in parliament.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Zubair\u2019s response:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Zubair claimed that he has personally known Bajwa for 40+ years, so there is nothing unusual about their meetings. Zubair insisted that he never approached Bajwa while PML-N was in a tough spot, or to talk about issues regarding Sharif. Zubair said he was simply briefing Bajwa on the economy and governance issues \u2018as a friend.\u2019 Zubair also clarified that ISI Chief Hameed wasn\u2019t present during the first meeting, but came to the second meeting, even though he didn\u2019t ask for Hameed to be there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>5.<\/strong> <strong>Pakistani actor receives Best Actor Award at Harlem International Film Festival<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Veteran Pakistani actor, Khalid Ahmad,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/images.dawn.com\/news\/1185817\/khalid-ahmad-bags-best-actor-at-harlem-international-film-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-anckl-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601033194862000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEvZ0XPR7Ttf3zMSsnrQlJjTp9Pww\">won<\/a>\u00a0Best Actor at the Harlem International Film Festival in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">New<\/span>\u00a0York for his role in the movie,\u00a0<em>Intezaar<\/em>\u00a0(i.e. waiting). The film\u2019s director,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CFbxmJ9Fz5R\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-anckl-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601033194862000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6u5ttWvuota-8tM7azOJ0ApmXVg\">Sakina Samo<\/a>, was over the moon when she made the announcement on Instagram. While talking about his award, Ahmed said: \u201c&#8230;this is the first acting award I\u2019ve ever received in my whole life. I&#8217;ve\u00a0never received a single award in Pakistan, so getting an international award is a great feeling.\u201d The film will be available in Pakistan soon. You can watch the trailer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_B6JyLlYXqE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-anckl-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601033194862000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFsA0ybk9Ph4SsOnn1qt2p5Mf4WrQ\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\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>41,876.26\u00a0<\/strong>after rising\u00a0<strong>47.35\u00a0points<\/strong>\u00a0(+<strong>0.11%)<\/strong>\u00a0as of September 23,\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/quiz-gk-pakistan-current-affairs-quiz-22-september-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Quiz] GK &amp; Pakistan Current Affairs Quiz 22 September 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs September 24,2020 with download link available in pdf. 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