{"id":59347,"date":"2020-10-05T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T15:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=59347"},"modified":"2020-10-05T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T15:20:11","slug":"current-affairs-october-052020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-october-052020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] October 05,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for FPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs October 05,2020 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;\">Dr Waqar Masood appointed SAPM on Revenue.<\/span> Dr. Waqar Masood Khan has been appointed as Special Assistant of the Prime Minister for Revenue.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PM Imran Turns 68 Today. Prime Minister Imran Khan has turned 68 today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Crackdown continues against Karachi businesses violating SOPs<\/span> as COVID-19 cases surge.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Azerbaijan wants Turkey part of future Caucasus peace process.<\/span> Azerbaijan\u2019s President Ilham Aliyev said in an interview Monday on the Turkish state broadcaster that Turkey must be involved in the peace process for the Nagorno-Karabakh region after a potential future ceasefire.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Bird strike incidents: CAA to deploy bird shooters near airports.<\/span> In a bid to control birds\u2019 activity around airports of Pakistan, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has decided to hire the services of bird shooters<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Flour prices hiked up to Rs2 per kilogram in Lahore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Cotton price increases to Rs9,500 per maund.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Quaid-i-Azam University postpones affiliate college exams. Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad has postponed exams for its BA, BSc and BComm programmes at affiliated colleges.<\/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> 644 <span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0cases<\/strong> and 4<strong>\u00a0deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>33,725\u00a0tests<\/strong> in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on October 05 at 8:54am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Restaurants and wedding halls in Pakistan are reportedly becoming\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/global-health\/science-and-disease\/restaurants-marriage-halls-emerge-coronavirus-hot-spots-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aqile-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601996345218000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGRXWMOmyB9l0LRyaKu57XbD89Okg\">COVID-19 hotspots<\/a>\u00a0after reopening. These were among the last venues to reopen after lockdowns. Restaurants opened in August, and wedding halls opened last month. Doctors are worried about rising infections in parts of Sindh, especially Karachi. Karachi has already started sealing specific neighborhoods with virus clusters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>PM Khan urged people to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1583189\/winter-is-coming-pm-imran-urges-people-to-wear-face-masks-in-public-to-avoid-covid-19-second-wave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aqile-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601996345218000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFUgnzhbz3WDGHw925fyGnIDSQI1w\">wear face masks<\/a>\u00a0in public to avoid a surge in COVID-19 cases. He is worried about a second wave now that we&#8217;re\u00a0heading into winter. PM Khan is suggesting that spikes in COVID-19 cases\u00a0are seasonal, but it&#8217;s still unclear if\u00a0infection rates peak when it&#8217;s\u00a0cold\u00a0and drop\u00a0when it&#8217;s warm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>PM Khan wishes President Trump a speedy recovery<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>President<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Trump&#8217;s health became headline\u00a0<span class=\"il\">news<\/span>\u00a0on October 2, when he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1311892190680014849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aqile-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601996345218000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEa6TQp5vkCWyXgTcTVQAlKMTJJUQ\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0about testing positive for COVID-19. His tweet showed up close to 1am EST on Friday. His wife, First Lady Melania Trump, also has the virus. PM Khan wished President Trump and the First Lady\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImranKhanPTI\/status\/1311919067964506112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aqile-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601996345219000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEe3shS04LoXAmSXEVPWiQcQq5k9w\">a speedy recovery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong>\u00a016 hours after announcing he had tested positive, President Trump was airlifted via a helicopter\u00a0to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>Here are some recent developments regarding President Trump&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/04\/politics\/donald-trump-coronavirus-alternate-reality\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aqile-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601996345219000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFhTP3WjNucRIJeppMgTEGZTlW89g\">health status<\/a>. His doctors are reportedly raising more questions and giving fewer answers:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>President Trump is being given a five-day course of the anti-viral drug,\u00a0<strong>remdesivir<\/strong>, which has shortened the recovery time for some COVID-19 patients. He has also been given the steroid,\u00a0<strong>dexamethasone<\/strong>, which is considered standard care for someone who needs oxygen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>On Saturday October 3, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said\u00a0President Trump\u00a0<strong>had a fever on Friday morning<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>his oxygen level dropped rapidly<\/strong>. However, he added that the President made &#8220;unbelievable improvements&#8221; since then.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>On Saturday,\u00a0President Trump&#8217;s physician, Navy Cmdr Dr. Sean Conley, released a memo stating that the President had\u00a0<strong>made progress, but isn&#8217;t out of the woods yet<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>On Saturday,\u00a0President Trump\u00a0<strong>tweeted a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1312525833505058816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aqile-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601996345219000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGSshhJ6G59DYCfBYrFePs4Q8vV-w\">video<\/a>\u00a0of himself from Walter Reed<\/strong>. Even though the President seemed to be breathing and talking normally in the video, details about how severe his symptoms have been are unclear. The White House also released photos of him working from the hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>During a second medical briefing on Sunday October 4, Dr. Conley\u00a0reportedly\u00a0<strong>failed to answer basic questions about President Trump&#8217;s\u00a0condition<\/strong>. For example, Dr. Conley didn&#8217;t specify how much the President&#8217;s blood oxygen level\u00a0actually dropped. He also didn&#8217;t provide\u00a0details on what X-rays or CT scans have shown, or whether the President&#8217;s\u00a0lungs have been damaged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>During the second medical briefing, Dr. Conley admitted that he didn&#8217;t mention alarming drops in President Trump&#8217;s\u00a0oxygen levels<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>during a previous\u00a0<span class=\"il\">news<\/span>\u00a0conference on Saturday,\u00a0because he wanted to &#8220;reflect the upbeat attitude&#8221; that the team and the President\u00a0had about his condition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>During the second medical briefing, Dr. Conley admitted (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/elections\/2020\/10\/04\/trump-covid-live-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aqile-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601996345219000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFLsdjW9NQuEf9JSCaC0FEcC1Lx0A\">for the first\u00a0time<\/a>)\u00a0that\u00a0<strong>President Trump was given supplemental oxygen\u00a0on Friday\u00a0<\/strong>at the White House, and had a high fever. He also said\u00a0<strong>the President&#8217;s\u00a0oxygen levels dropped on Saturday<\/strong>, but wasn&#8217;t sure if he was given a second round of supplemental oxygen. &#8220;I&#8217;d have to check with the nursing staff,&#8221; he said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Overall, Dr. Conley\u00a0said President Trump is<strong>\u00a0doing well and responding to treatment<\/strong>.\u00a0They&#8217;re hoping he&#8217;ll\u00a0be discharged on Monday (i.e. today).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>A COVID-19 outbreak at the White House likely began at President Trump&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/03\/politics\/coronavirus-outbreak-supreme-court-ceremony-capitol-hill\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aqile-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601996345219000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEOrfee-FNprrnAT1nJOMX2RD3mIg\">Rose Garden event<\/a>\u00a0on September 26, where he announced his nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Top White House aides and allies, cabinet members, and Republican lawmakers were there. Most of the guests\u00a0were not wearing masks or practicing social distancing. At least seven event attendees, including President Trump and the First Lady,\u00a0tested positive for the virus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>President Trump tested positive after downplaying the severity\u00a0of the virus, which has killed more than 207,000 people in the US.\u00a0He is taking a break\u00a0from the campaign trail for an unspecified amount of time, less than a month before the Presidential Election on November 3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>TV channels\u00a0banned from airing motorway rape\u00a0<span class=\"il\">news<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Investigating Officer, Zulfiqar Cheema, filed an application with\u00a0the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC)\u00a0in Lahore to request\u00a0a ban on media coverage of the motorway rape case. According to Cheema, media coverage has been reckless, and\u00a0would\u00a0&#8220;damage&#8221; collected evidence, though he doesn&#8217;t specify how exactly. He also said media reports are\u00a0hindering\u00a0the prime suspect&#8217;s arrest.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>The ATC&#8217;s response:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0The court said &#8216;done&#8217; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1582930\/pemra-stops-tv-channels-from-airing-motorway-rape-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aqile-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601996345219000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEsYWvp_tRwBgDnGG3wB7ak0FEGpA\">ordered<\/a>\u00a0the Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA) to take action. The presiding\u00a0ATC\u00a0judge believes media coverage could undermine evidence the prosecution tries\u00a0to collect from an upcoming identification parade (i.e.\u00a0a line of people who stand next to each other while someone tries to identify\u00a0the person who\u00a0committed a crime). The ATC judge also claimed that media coverage will disgrace\u00a0the<strong>\u00a0&#8220;victim&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>&#8220;his&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>family,\u00a0since the offence is related to sex (P.S.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>we are directly quoting the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reema_omer\/status\/1312016335606558723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aqile-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601996345219000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH-3tyJ9bKqO41AJBJpv16oVZo_og\">court&#8217;s order<\/a>.\u00a0It&#8217;s unclear if it meant to say &#8220;his,&#8221; or if that was a typo and should\u00a0have said &#8220;her,&#8221; since the person who survived\u00a0rape\u00a0in this case was a woman).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>PEMRA&#8217;s notification:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>After the court&#8217;s order,\u00a0PEMRA ordered satellite TV channels (i.e.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">news<\/span>\u00a0and current affairs) to stop airing content about\u00a0the motorway rape case going forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Public response:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0People on social media are accusing PEMRA of censoring\u00a0<span class=\"il\">news<\/span>\u00a0about the motorway rape case. Others\u00a0claim\u00a0the media has been careful about protecting the survivor&#8217;s identity, so concerns about anyone being &#8220;disgraced&#8221; are uncalled for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Last month, 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-aqile-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1601996345219000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3WKp4v3kPIp215Y2iUDPJOEDwyw\">raped a woman at gunpoint on the\u00a0motorway<\/a>. She was traveling from Lahore to Gujranwala with her children. Her car ran out of fuel while she was crossing the toll plaza on the Lahore-Sialkot\u00a0motorway. Capital City Police Officer in Lahore,\u00a0Umar Sheikh,\u00a0suggested that her own actions got her into trouble. He 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 more populated\u00a0route called GT road.<\/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>40,070.83\u00a0<\/strong>after dropping\u00a0<strong>606.09\u00a0points (-1.49%)<\/strong>\u00a0as of October 2,\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Read More:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/quiz-gk-pakistan-current-affairs-quiz-30-september-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Quiz] GK &amp; Pakistan Current Affairs Quiz 30 September 2020<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex\">\n<div class=\"flex__item sm:w-11\/12 w-full\">\n<div class=\"tabs__content px-0\">\n<div id=\"all\" class=\"tabs__pane active\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs October 05,2020 with download link available in pdf. 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