{"id":61293,"date":"2020-11-03T19:32:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T19:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=61293"},"modified":"2020-11-03T19:33:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T19:33:58","slug":"current-affairs-november-032020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-november-032020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] November 03,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for FPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs November 03,2020 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;\">Karachi\u2019s public transportation worst in the world: report.<\/span> International magazine Bloomberg on Tuesday declared Karachi\u2019s public transportation worst in the world.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">22-year-old accidentally shoots himself while recording TikTok video in Lahore.<\/span> In yet another shocking incident, a 22-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself while shooting a video for the highly popular video-sharing social networking platform TikTok<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Indian Diplomat Summoned over Ceasefire Violations.<\/span> A senior Indian diplomat was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to register Pakistan\u2019s strong protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation Forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on03rd November 2020, resulting in serious injuries to an innocent civilian.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">President of Bosnia To Reach Pakistan tomorrow.<\/span> Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina Sefik Dzaferovic will arrive in Pakistan on two-day official visit on 4-5 November 2020 on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PM Announces Energy Relief Package For Industrial Sector.<\/span> Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced a comprehensive package to provide electricity to industries at reduced rates.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Civilian Injured In Unprovoked Indian Firing along LoC.<\/span> Indian forces once again resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Bagsar Sector along Line of Control (LoC) targeting civil population today.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan, ADB Sign $2m Grant Agreement For COVID-19 Emergency Response.<\/span> Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a two million dollars grant agreement for the COVID-19 Emergency Response.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">COAS Bajwa Visits FWO Headquarters.<\/span> Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressing satisfaction over the progress made by Frontier Works Organization, has directed to ensure timely completion of projects of national importance.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson announces retirement.<\/span> Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson announced his retirement from all forms of the game on Monday.<\/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<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Pakistan reported<strong>\u00a01,167\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a014\u00a0deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>27,984\u00a0tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on November 3\u00a0at 7:22am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Pakistan condemns attack on Kabul University<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/11\/2\/gunshots-fired-inside-kabul-university-officials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGUQJBDoavGGIVLi3JEBF9JXc_mMA\">Gunmen stormed Kabul University<\/a>\u00a0in Afghanistan. They\u00a0killed at least\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/02\/world\/asia\/kabul-university-attack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJZP31OPpRvZIMv2buesehZRoh6w\">19 people<\/a>\u00a0and wounded more than a dozen. Most of the people killed were students. A suicide bomber blew himself up inside the campus. Then, two gunmen started firing. The attack started while\u00a0govt officials were arriving for an Iranian book fair on campus,\u00a0which was supposed to host around 40 Iranian publishers.\u00a0Iranian Ambassador Bahador Aminian,\u00a0and cultural attache Mojtaba Noroozi, were scheduled to inaugurate the fair. The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (i.e. ISIL, ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack. Pakistan&#8217;s Foreign Office\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForeignOfficePk\/status\/1323257871124045826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHCQNltXnOBsgR97iMw7Yswh4_vxw\">issued a statement<\/a>\u00a0condemning the attack. Pakistani Nobel Laureate and education advocate,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Malala\/status\/1323322778838310913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-c\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFVSzS0ae6vqMNvraGILamXv6q9yw\">Malala Yousafzai<\/a>, said the attack is &#8220;heartbreaking&#8221; and called on leaders to protect students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Backstory:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Armed groups, including ISIL, have attacked educational institutions in Afghanistan over the years. Last month, ISIL fighters carried out a suicide bombing at an education center in\u00a0Dashte Barchi, a Shia majority neighborhood, and killed 24 students.\u00a0Last year,\u00a0a bomb outside Kabul University&#8217;s campus gate killed eight\u00a0people. In 2016, gunmen attacked the American University in Kabul and killed 13 people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Punjab&#8217;s <span class=\"il\">new<\/span> Special Assistant on Information<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0special assistant in town, at a provincial level, and her name is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1588224\/fayyaz-chohan-removed-as-punjab-info-minister-firdous-to-make-comeback-as-cms-assistant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-q\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtCuK6guPDvXnEQTjzb5U-DY7l7g\">Firdous Ashiq Awan<\/a>. She used to be Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting, until\u00a0retired Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa replaced her\u00a0<em>(P.S. he resigned last month btw)<\/em>.\u00a0Now, Awan\u00a0will serve as Special Assistant to the\u00a0Chief Minister (CM) on Information in Punjab. At the same time, Fayyaz Chohan was removed as Punjab&#8217;s Information Minister, a development\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2270774\/fayyaz-chohan-removed-as-punjab-information-minister-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-a\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEz4JM6sxOo5SIkSlmiJ-U9_tz_XA\">he didn&#8217;t see coming<\/a>\u00a0until Awan announced her\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0role.\u00a0Chohan is known to be a loud and unfiltered speaker. At first, Chohan\u00a0was serving as both Information Minister and Colonies Minister in Punjab. Now, he&#8217;s\u00a0only in charge of the colonies portfolio. Punjab Chief Minister (CM), Usman Buzdar, re-shuffled other key officials in his provincial administration as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>This isn&#8217;t the first time Chohan has left his position as Punjab&#8217;s Information Minister. In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1467789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-f\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNERnAM3dnyZQDhQMGSG34CXH9KvOA\">March 2019<\/a>, he resigned after making controversial comments about the Hindu community.\u00a0The Punjab CM&#8217;s spokesperson said Chohan submitted his resignation. However, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) official Twitter page said he was removed. Chohan was reinstated as Punjab&#8217;s Information Minister a few months later in December.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-5278610374968830911size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4. Christian girl recovered in child marriage case<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>Human rights groups are protesting against the alleged abduction, forced marriage and forced conversion of\u00a0Arzoo Raja, a 13-year-old Pakistani-Christian girl.\u00a0Activist,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MohammadJibranNasir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEMyVOUV6veRwo_NA2iyEUSUUL7aA\">Jibran Nasir<\/a>, is helping Raja&#8217;s parents fight the case. Yesterday, Nasir\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHE3NLun7eT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH85GTS3nbKVySqMuMPD2G995eIrw\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that the Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered police to\u00a0recover Raja, bring her to court on November 5, and admit her to a shelter in the meantime.\u00a0Later on, Nasir\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MJibranNasir\/status\/1323298670402510849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHaQB9xmzc03i4skcCuPeCgGLMuCw\">reported<\/a>\u00a0that police have found\u00a0Raja and are taking her to a shelter home. Police also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1588201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE98MWIP39CCXIjxafI2vuy1yraNA\">arrested<\/a>\u00a0Ali Azhar, the\u00a044-year-old Muslim\u00a0man\u00a0who allegedly abducted and married Raja.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>On October 13, Raja&#8217;s parents reported their daughter had gone missing from their family home in Karachi. Two days later, police said she married Azhar, and\u00a0\u201cwillingly\u201d converted to Islam. Azhar shared a marriage certificate, which stated Raja was 18-years-old. Raja&#8217;s parents\u00a0challenged the validity of the marriage by producing\u00a0her birth certificate, which shows she is\u00a013.\u00a0The Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act states that\u00a0the minimum age of marriage is 18. However, on October 27,\u00a0the SHC cited\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/pakistan-catholics-protest-after-abduction-forced-marriage-of-13-year-old-arzoo-raja-67188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEQOG2LpEG6d-r8dhd9byZKLG1-Zw\">Sharia<\/a>\u00a0law and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.org\/2020\/10\/29\/pakistani-court-validates-marriage-christian-teen-44-year-old-muslim-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHaQngk0HVnqCk8Xr_kXdkPHTmY7A\">ruled in favor of the\u00a0marriage<\/a>\u00a0(i.e. under this interpretation of Sharia law, a child can apparently be married after her first menstrual period).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>Two of Azhar&#8217;s brothers and a friend were detained for their involvement\u00a0in the alleged abduction. According to their defense counsel,\u00a0Raja told the SHC she converted and married Azhar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1587815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNENifhw_JzpGZOWoPirzxKemV9rOw\">without any fear or pressure<\/a>. The three suspects were released on bail later. The SHC initially told police to not arrest Azhar either.\u00a0Raja&#8217;s father asked a Judicial Magistrate to at least move his daughter to a shelter home so she isn&#8217;t in her supposed husband&#8217;s custody. However, the magistrate said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1588069\/familys-plea-to-send-13-year-old-girl-to-shelter-home-dismissed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHRo518FgdePK-FgiFql0NTqv_0Jw\">&#8216;not necessary&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0since\u00a0the SHC already told the police to look after Raja.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Looking ahead:\u00a0<\/strong>Sindh govt spokesperson,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/murtazawahab1\/status\/1323126651438485504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUDKTt4SykNpl7HSC4MdpAs2LPYw\">Murtaza Wahab<\/a>, said\u00a0the SHC ordered police to find\u00a0Raja after receiving an application from the provincial Sindh govt.\u00a0Nasir\u00a0hopes the SHC will return Raja\u00a0to her parents after the next hearing. The court also ordered a medical test to confirm Raja&#8217;s age.\u00a0Going forward, the hearing will explore Raja&#8217;s\u00a0real age, whether she was forcibly converted, and whether her marriage to Azhar is legal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Nasir thinks there is a lot to learn from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MJibranNasir\/status\/1323179808839344135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajjlrdl-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604516845433000&amp;usg=AFQjCNETG4eoraTw1cAVSnOs4ZCRWClDug\">&#8220;injustices&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0committed in this case.\u00a0He also keeps reminding people to read the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act, which he believes\u00a0is not being enforced properly.<\/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>39,112.18\u00a0<\/strong>after dropping\u00a0<strong>775.82\u00a0points<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(-1.94%)<\/strong>\u00a0as of October Nov 2,\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/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 November 03,2020 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, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, OTS, PTS, and other Govt Jobs, exams &amp; MDCAT, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-61293","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-current-affairs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}