{"id":61463,"date":"2020-11-06T19:48:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T19:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=61463"},"modified":"2020-11-07T16:33:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T16:33:14","slug":"current-affairs-november-062020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-november-062020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] November 06,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs November 06,2020 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<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"EU4z-Nlr-mY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Current Affairs 06 November 2020 top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC test Preparation\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EU4z-Nlr-mY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/prepistan.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>One Liner<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">CPEC will change Pakistan\u2019s destiny: Asim Saleem Bajwa.<\/span> Chairman China Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that CPEC will change the destiny of Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">\u2018Pakistan lost an iconic sportsman\u2019: COAS on demise of hockey legend Abdul Rashid.<\/span> Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday expressed heartfelt grief on the demise of hockey legend Abdul Rashid Junior.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Biden close to White House victory as he builds leads in Pennsylvania, Georgia.<\/span> Democrat Joe Biden expanded his narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia on Friday, putting him on the verge of winning the White House three days after polls closed.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan reprimands Indian army chief for remarks wrought with \u2018RSS-BJP mindset\u2019.<\/span> Foreign Office of Pakistan in its rebuttal for \u201cirresponsible and gratuitous remarks\u201d about the country condemned Indian defense staff chief General Bipin Rawat<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Over 100 tons of imported sugar arrived in Karachi: Hammad Azhar.<\/span> Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar on Friday said imported sugar will reduce the prices of the commodity by 15 to 20 rupees per kilogram in the domestic market.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">ECC Approves Minimum Support Price for Wheat Rs. 1650 per 40 kg.<\/span> Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet at Cabinet Division in Islamabad today.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PIA records losses of Rs40 billion in nine months.<\/span> PIA has reported a loss of Rs39.85 billion during the first nine month of the 2020 calendar year.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold prices up by Rs1,350 per tola in domestic market.<\/span> The per tola gold price witnessed an increase of Rs1,350 per tola in the domestic market on Friday<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistani rupee continues to strengthen against US dollar.<\/span> The Pakistani rupee continued to strengthen against the United States (US) dollar on Friday as it appreciated by Rs0.37 in the inter-bank 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<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>\u00a01,376\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>30<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a035,745 tests<\/strong> in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on November 6 at 7:14 am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training decided\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2271138\/educational-institutions-to-remain-open-despite-surge-in-covid-19-cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-j\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333885000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFyH1t81kcLQXCote9NOUPSN1fonQ\">not to close educational institutions<\/a>, even though COVID-19 cases are rising across the country. During a meeting, Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mehmood and provincial education ministers agreed to keep schools open. They also talked about winter vacation, and whether to move the academic year from April to August. They want to revisit their discussion about reducing winter holidays and extending the school year, which is why they&#8217;ve planned another meeting for the first week of December.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-8936680900482272963size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Does the US have a <span class=\"il\">new<\/span> president-elect yet?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>Soooo, still no winner in the US presidential election.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/election\/2020\/results\/president?iid=politics_election_bop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-EaNTTQEi5aPEkBaICU2ZKH2TfQ\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a>\u00a0has not projected a winner in\u00a0five battleground states, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada, because they&#8217;re\u00a0still too close to call. There&#8217;s no confirmation\u00a0from Alaska either, which historically leans towards republicans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>How are those numbers looking?\u00a0<\/strong>As of\u00a0<strong>November 6, 12:28 am EST,<\/strong>\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>\u00a0is showing\u00a0that democratic nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, has 253 electoral votes, and republican nominee, President Donald Trump, has 213 electoral votes. They each need 270 to win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The argument against counting more votes:\u00a0<\/strong>President Trump, his family members, and his campaign are suggesting fraud, and accusing Democrats of stealing the election. They&#8217;re suspicious about the delayed results and vote-counting process. Yesterday, President Trump&#8217;s campaign released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/11\/05\/931699984\/trump-launches-broad-legal-gambit-paired-with-public-doubt-raising-on-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEm7ZpfXqBiE45ieO7drWRmfRUNig\">statement<\/a>,\u00a0saying he\u00a0would have won by now if people were counting &#8220;legal votes,&#8221; not the &#8220;illegal and late votes.&#8221; President\u00a0Trump reiterated these claims during a press briefing at the White House. President Trump doesn&#8217;t think votes should be counted after election day. At the moment, there is no verified evidence of voting irregularities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The argument for counting more votes:<\/strong>\u00a0Others\u00a0claim that counting all votes isn&#8217;t fraud. Mail-in ballot rules vary depending on the state. Many\u00a0states require mail-in ballots to be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2020-election\/map-states-accept-mailed-ballots-after-election-day-n1246044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF8Z2ApVwfzggjIKEm9J7pKpIn7rA\">received by election day<\/a>\u00a0(i.e. November 3). However, some states\u00a0will still count mail-in ballots that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2020\/10\/30\/fact-check-some-mail-ballots-arriving-post-election-day-count\/6075311002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGoKK_JBLVwQFS5iuR4DBwg9FJUDw\">arrive a few days after election day<\/a>, which means these votes aren&#8217;t &#8220;illegal.&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/11\/04\/politics\/donald-trump-joe-biden-2020-election-results\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcJvycQDoqHmjl71WSYHq2hoE42g\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and<em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsHour\/status\/1324421146029281283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHIfZXUzcym-E4wbJYsQAN9no2Syg\">PBS\u00a0NewsHour\u00a0<\/a><\/em>are\u00a0saying it&#8217;s normal to not know the results of this year&#8217;s election yet, due to excess mail-in votes that are taking longer to count. COVID-19 changed the way people vote, resulting in a surge of mail-in votes and early voting.\u00a0Most of the remaining votes are mail-in votes, and democrats are reportedly more inclined\u00a0to vote that way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Trump campaign is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2020\/11\/05\/us\/trump-biden#the-trump-team-loses-court-cases-in-georgia-and-michigan-but-gets-a-small-win-in-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpQKJIZhdi5TK_c2_dB4znSMBZgA\">dishing out lawsuits<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Michigan and Pennsylvania:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>President Trump&#8217;s campaign sued to stop mail-in ballots from being counted in these states, insisting the campaign should get &#8220;meaningful&#8221; access to review the vote-counting process. The Michigan lawsuit got a thumbs down &#8211; republican observers were already allowed to watch the process, just in limited numbers due to social distancing guidelines. A judge in Pennsylvania budged a bit and told Philadelphia election officials to let republican observers watch the vote count from six feet away, instead of the original 20 feet distance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Georgia:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>President Trump&#8217;s\u00a0campaign\u00a0sued\u00a0Chatham County in\u00a0Georgia\u00a0to make sure\u00a0ballots weren&#8217;t accepted after the\u00a07 pm deadline. However, this lawsuit didn&#8217;t come through either.\u00a0A\u00a0judge said there wasn&#8217;t any evidence of Chatham County receiving\u00a0late ballots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A feeling of dejavu:\u00a0<\/strong>Some Pakistanis are\u00a0drawing comparisons between elections\u00a0in\u00a0Pakistan, and the current US presidential election. For example, Pakistani actress\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2271116\/mehwish-hayat-compares-us-presidential-race-with-pakistani-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHdQImkJ07vIFn45d0Qxx-EyqFIOA\">Mehwish Hayat<\/a>\u00a0said: &#8220;Seems we are not the only ones who have a monopoly on &#8216;interesting&#8217; elections.&#8221; Also, in his press briefing at the White House yesterday, President Trump claimed the election is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/11\/05\/politics\/donald-trump-election-2020\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGkS1uNkOrKMySVqCGBdw2Y1uOVEQ\">&#8220;rigged&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0against him.\u00a0Rigging allegations are common in Pakistan&#8217;s elections. For example, Pakistan&#8217;s opposition parties regularly allege\u00a0that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/10\/16\/thousands-gather-for-anti-government-protest-in-pakistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH-FEmw6YWRo-jCX7GXd8Ctl3Rb3A\">widespread rigging<\/a>\u00a0in the 2018 election brought Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan into power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>This is a razor-thin election, which could take longer. On top of that, President Trump thinks he&#8217;s being cheated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Arzoo Raja&#8217;s underage marriage case is still ongoing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During a hearing on Thursday, the Sindh High\u00a0Court (SHC) ordered the health secretary to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1588780\/underage-marriage-shc-orders-constitution-of-medical-board-to-determine-arzoos-age\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajimll-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGbfG1sKlX2Qv8RpWvVlnoMxVDUiQ\">figure out\u00a0Arzoo Raja&#8217;s real age<\/a>. Raja is a Christian girl who was allegedly abducted, forcibly married and forcibly converted to Islam. Her parents claim she is 13-years-old. Her\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a044-year old Muslim husband, Ali Azhar, said she&#8217;s 18-years-old. While speaking in court, Raja reportedly said she willingly got married and wasn&#8217;t kidnapped.\u00a0Jibran Nasir, who is on her family&#8217;s legal team, asked the court to let Raja record her statement in private. However, Sindh&#8217;s advocate general said if she&#8217;s actually a minor, she isn&#8217;t\u00a0even old enough to record a statement. The next hearing is on November 9.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Raja&#8217;s parents reported their daughter had gone missing from their home in Karachi. Police said she married Azhar, and\u00a0\u201cwillingly\u201d converted to Islam. According to the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act, the minimum age of marriage is 18. At first,\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-ajimll-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF8UsgTiYso4OfkfWW7hx_StFkxZQ\">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-ajimll-iluykthdp-c\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604776333886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmXNFy1GhIUVOPEpclIpMXnhSB3Q\">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). Later on, the SHC ordered police to\u00a0temporarily place Raja\u00a0in a shelter home while the case plays out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs November 06,2020 with download link available in pdf. 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