{"id":62020,"date":"2020-11-13T20:07:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T20:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=62020"},"modified":"2020-11-17T18:08:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T18:08:14","slug":"current-affairs-november-132020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-november-132020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] November 13,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs November 13,2020 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=\"CcY9Rk5u2Mg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Current Affairs 13 November 2020 top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC test Preparation\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CcY9Rk5u2Mg?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;\">Indian shelling martyrs four civilians, one soldier in Kashmir: ISPR.<\/span> Four civilians and a Pakistani soldier were martyred after Indian border forces targeted civilian population in various area of Pakistan-Administered Kashmir along the Line of Control, the military\u2019s media wing said Friday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan health, education officials to discuss closing schools Monday.<\/span> Officials of the health and education ministries will discuss shutting down educational institutions in Pakistan on Monday, the PM\u2019s aide on health, Dr Faisal Sultan, said.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Kashmore gang-rape: Main suspect shot dead by accomplice.<\/span> The main suspect in the Kashmore gang-rape case has been shot dead, the police announced on Friday night.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">FO Rejects Gratuitous Remarks By India Regarding Minorities In Pakistan.<\/span> Pakistan has categorically rejected the gratuitous remarks by the Spokesperson of Indian Ministry of External Affairs regarding the state of minorities in Pakistan as well as baseless oft-repeated allegations regarding terrorism.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Fuel prices likely to go down in Pakistan: sources.<\/span> The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Friday recommended the federal government to lower fuel prices in the country by upto Rs 3 per litre<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan and Saudi Arabia become part of seven-nation digital cooperation organization.<\/span> Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have become part of a seven-nation digital cooperation organization on Friday<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Biden cements victory by winning Arizona, but Trump still refuses to concede.<\/span> President-elect Joe Biden cemented his US electoral victory by capturing the battleground state of Arizona late on Thursday, but the official transition to his administration remains stalled as President Donald Trump refuses to accept defeat.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold prices increase by Rs800 per tola in domestic market.<\/span> The per tola gold price witnessed an increase of Rs800 to Rs112,550 in the domestic market on Friday<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PSL 2020 Eliminator preview: Qalandars, Zalmi to battle for survival.<\/span> Fifth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is set to resume after a gap of 230 days with the playoffs on Saturday.<\/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>\u00a02,304\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>37<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a036,923\u00a0tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on November 13\u00a0at 7:00am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_7586172888856395243size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Islamic State behind Jeddah cemetery attack<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>Remember the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/11\/11\/saudi-arabia-4-wounded-in-bomb-blast-at-wwi-memorial-in-jeddah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761697000&amp;usg=AOvVaw286fV9lW8A_p4vx4JNXxru\">explosion<\/a>\u00a0at a cemetery\u00a0in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia?\u00a0The blast took place during an international World War I\u00a0(WWI) commemoration ceremony.\u00a0Representatives and foreign diplomats from several countries attended\u00a0the event, which was held at a non-Muslim cemetery.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2271928\/pakistan-condemns-jeddah-cemetery-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761697000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3X94G8InRGVrNpBoTpVbwO\">Pakistan<\/a>\u00a0is amongst some of the countries that condemned the attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>Someone finally said &#8216;I did it.&#8217; The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/saudi-blast-islamic-state-int\/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-jeddah-attack-idUSKBN27S2G5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761697000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Ge-gQ2f71z2P247CTV4kT\">Islamic State<\/a>\u00a0militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, which wounded several people. The militant organization didn&#8217;t give any proof to back up its claim, but did report that its soldiers hid a homemade bomb in the cemetery on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>They were reportedly trying to target the French\u00a0consul general who was at the ceremony. The attack was their way of protesting against France&#8217;s resolve to publish\u00a0cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>The Islamic State is likely referring to a statement French President Emmanuel Macron made a few weeks ago. He said\u00a0France would\u00a0not &#8220;give up&#8221; the caricatures\u00a0during a memorial service for\u00a0history teacher, Samuel Paty. Paty\u00a0was beheaded in a Paris suburb on October 16\u00a0after\u00a0showing the same caricatures to his students during a\u00a0discussion about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/french-officials-identify-chechen-man-as-suspect-in-teacher-beheading-11602938009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761697000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1tb-2XvvwgmLC11K5IaUni\">limits of free speech<\/a>.\u00a0The suspected assailant was an 18-year-old Russian national of Chechen origin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Muslims around the world\u00a0have been protesting against France, claiming that its govt is defending the right to publish the controversial cartoons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Cleric who officiated Arzoo Raja&#8217;s marriage gets bail<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Qazi Abdul Rasool, the cleric who reportedly officiated Arzoo Raja&#8217;s marriage, has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1590018\/karachi-court-grants-pre-arrest-bail-to-cleric-accused-of-solemnising-marriage-of-underage-girl-arzoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761697000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2JclBJjaaHvo9a4UiUblR9\">received pre-arrest\u00a0bail<\/a>\u00a0until November 16.\u00a0Raja\u00a0is a 13 or 14 year old Christian girl\u00a0who was allegedly abducted, forcibly married, and forcibly\u00a0converted to Islam.\u00a0In his bail application,\u00a0Rasool denied being involved in anything illegal. According to Rasool, Raja and her purported 44-year-old Muslim husband came to him on October 13 to contract a marriage. He claimed that Raja produced a verified\u00a0affidavit, which said she was a teenager getting married willingly. Rasool also said Raja had a certificate confirming she &#8220;embraced&#8221;\u00a0Islam. Rasool is arguing that any potential arrest will be based on a false case against him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Backstory:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>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. Raja&#8217;s\u00a0case is currently underway in the Sindh High Court (SHC).\u00a0However, the SHC already acknowledged that she&#8217;s a minor\u00a0after asking a medical board to confirm her age.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>4. Assault in Kashmore, Sindh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prime suspect,\u00a0Rafiq Malak, was arrested for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1590001\/rape-of-woman-minor-daughter-in-sindhs-kashmore-causes-outrage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761697000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2x_qQoXdv5z9wDval_dgBz\">allegedly raping<\/a>\u00a0a woman and her minor daughter.\u00a0Police haven&#8217;t caught his accomplices yet.\u00a0The woman came across Malak at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) in Karachi. He promised to get her a job at Kashmore Toll Plaza.\u00a0After the woman met\u00a0Malak at his residence to follow up on the job, she claimed that he raped her, and then gave her to another man who also raped her. The woman also said Malak held her five-year-old daughter hostage, and would only let her child\u00a0go in exchange for another woman. The young daughter told police\u00a0she was &#8220;criminally assaulted.&#8221;\u00a0Malak reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2272026\/one-arrested-as-outrage-over-gang-rape-of-woman-her-daughter-in-kashmore-grows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761697000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1YWhV6BA9EeL2Igc8ShU8Y\">confessed<\/a>\u00a0that he raped the woman and her daughter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Conflicting reports:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>There are conflicting reports about how Malak was captured, and how many other suspects are still on the loose.\u00a0According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1590001\/rape-of-woman-minor-daughter-in-sindhs-kashmore-causes-outrage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761697000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26eC3UMYwe-sFZWIFqQLqd\"><em>Dawn<\/em><\/a>,<em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Kashmore police found a way to lure the suspect to them by using the assistant sub-inspector&#8217;s (ASI) wife as a decoy. The ASI&#8217;s wife\u00a0talked to Malak on the phone. Then the ASI&#8217;s daughter apparently got\u00a0involved, and\u00a0met Malak\u00a0at a park where the police were\u00a0waiting. However,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2272026\/one-arrested-as-outrage-over-gang-rape-of-woman-her-daughter-in-kashmore-grows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761698000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2i3ga3UEgS2e-7EHOaK0QO\">The Express Tribune<\/a><\/em>\u00a0reported that police raided Malak&#8217;s residence where they found three people, and two escaped.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>5. Peshawar High Court Chief Justice dies of COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice, Waqar Seth, passed away after contracting COVID-19. The 59-year-old tested positive for the virus on October 22. Political leaders and army officials shared their condolences on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Does Justice Seth&#8217;s name ring a bell? In 2019, he led a special court in Islamabad, which ruled that\u00a0former President and retired General, Pervez Musharraf, was guilty of committing high treason. The special court sentenced Musharraf to death in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1522774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-c\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761698000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hqVm8hLGXldlOF7jMxZKL\">the treason case<\/a>. Musharraf was accused of treason for suspending the constitution when he imposed a state of emergency in November 2007.\u00a0Justice Seth wrote this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blog\/order-from-chaos\/2019\/12\/19\/why-pakistans-former-ruler-musharraf-was-sentenced-to-death-and-what-it-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-q\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761698000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0sT-qfyZiVN45d2yV3jX-_\">graphic paragraph<\/a>\u00a0in the judgement against Musharraf.\u00a0Law Minister Farogh Naseem\u00a0accused Justice Seth of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-pakistan-law-musharraf\/pakistan-courts-hang-him-in-streets-rider-to-musharraf-death-sentence-sparks-fury-idUSKBN1YN0HK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-a\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761698000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2J_Q54lFBmu0YUsqRDcETj\">violating judicial conduct<\/a>. Legal experts also claimed\u00a0Justice Seth&#8217;s\u00a0instructions were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-pakistan-law-musharraf\/pakistan-courts-hang-him-in-streets-rider-to-musharraf-death-sentence-sparks-fury-idUSKBN1YN0HK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ajuldlt-iluykthdp-f\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605382761698000&amp;usg=AOvVaw37eDlNhI4o3bF-XCqUq_xt\">unconstitutional<\/a>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 13,2020 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-62020","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\/62020","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=62020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62020\/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=62020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}