{"id":62231,"date":"2020-11-17T20:05:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T20:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=62231"},"modified":"2020-11-19T04:20:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T04:20:04","slug":"current-affairs-november-172020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-fpsc-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-november-172020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-fpsc-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] November 17,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for FPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs November 17,2020 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=\"CMde279dUYg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Current Affairs 17 November 2020 top Pakistan Current Affairs for FPSC test Preparation\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CMde279dUYg?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;\">Cabinet Approves Ending Import Duty On Medicines Used In Treatment Of Coronavirus.<\/span> Federal cabinet on Tuesday approved to end import duty on medicines related to treatment of global pandemic coronavirus.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan Decides Advance Booking Of Coronavirus Vaccine.<\/span> Pakistan has decided an advance booking of vaccine for the global pandemic coronavirus while Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the measure.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">FO Rejects Media Reports Regarding Pressure On Pakistan To Recognize Israel.<\/span> Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri has rejected media reports as fabrication regarding pressure on Pakistan to recognize Israel.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">No winter vacations in educational institutions this year: Saeed Ghani.<\/span> Provincial Education Minister Saeed Ghani on Tuesday said that there will be no winter vacations in educational institutions this year in the Sindh province<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Govt to introduce electronic voting system in Pakistan, announces PM Khan.<\/span> Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday announced to introduce electronic voting system to ensure fair and transparent polls in the country.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Balochistan decides three-month closure of educational institutions.<\/span> Balochistan government has decided closure of educational institutions from December 1 and three-month closure in cold areas of the province<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold rates fall in domestic market.<\/span> The per tola gold price on Tuesday once again registered a decline in the domestic market after some gain a day before<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Karachi Kings Outclass Qalandars To Lift PSL Trophy.<\/span> Karachi Kings dominated with the bat and ball as they defeated Lahore Qalandars by five wickets on Tuesday to lift the trophy of the fifth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).<\/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>\u00a02,050\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a033 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>29,378<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on November 16\u00a0at 8:34am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan announced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1590712\/time-to-act-as-a-nation-pm-imran-announces-new-restrictions-on-public-events-urges-sops-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-atlklo-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605721866935000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3X2fLi9woXryFDuGXF1gz8\"><span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0restrictions<\/a>\u00a0on public events. He urged people\u00a0to step up and comply with COVID-19 prevention guidelines. He said his ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will cancel its rallies across the country. He also said wedding events can only be held in open areas, and will\u00a0be restricted to 300 people. Plus, everyone at a\u00a0wedding has to wear a mask. Overall, he didn&#8217;t propose a sweeping nationwide shutdown. Restaurants and factories will remain open, but they have been told to follow safety guidelines, and ensure social distancing. There&#8217;s no final decision on schools yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Sindh&#8217;s Chief Minister, Murad Ali Shah,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1590694\/sindh-cm-murad-ali-shah-goes-into-isolation-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-atlklo-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605721866935000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3sxSDb7yztf1w6ggTzNQCy\">has COVID-19<\/a>. So far, he has a mild fever, and is isolating himself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>There&#8217;s a potential\u00a0<span class=\"il\">new<\/span>\u00a0vaccine\u00a0everyone is talking about. Early data reportedly shows that Moderna&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/16\/health\/Covid-moderna-vaccine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-atlklo-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605721866935000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3KcH8ANtlhzsodrdLH4UXu\">94.5% effective<\/a>. The drugmaker, Moderna,\u00a0is the second company to report preliminary results. Now, Moderna and\u00a0Pfizer are leading the global race to come up with a COVID-19 vaccine.\u00a0Moderna and\u00a0Pfizer are both requesting emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. However, it will still be a while until a vaccine is widely available to the public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-5281652178802715377size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Govt convinces TLP to end anti-France protest<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>More than\u00a01,000\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1590705\/govt-succeeds-in-convincing-tlp-leaders-to-end-protest-after-lengthy-negotiations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-atlklo-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605721866935000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3-_cWps87Xml5Kt7bwxAUT\">protestors<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0hardline religious political party,\u00a0Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP),\u00a0blocked a major highway in Islamabad (i.e. the Faizabad interchange), on Monday. They were\u00a0protesting against published caricatures of\u00a0Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) in France.\u00a0They also lashed\u00a0out at\u00a0French President Emmanuel Macron due to his\u00a0controversial comments about Islam. On Sunday, several TLP workers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/11\/16\/anti-france-protesters-block-highway-in-pakistani-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-atlklo-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605721866935000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2nBE3E31Y3lRejGwOVx9BN\">violently clashed<\/a>\u00a0with police who were stopping them from entering Islamabad. There were reportedly injuries on both sides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong>\u00a0Security personnel were deployed to guard government buildings in Islamabad. Residents in Islamabad and Rawalpindi had to deal with disrupted traffic\u00a0and blocked cell service. Schools and shops around Faizabad were also\u00a0closed.\u00a0There were concerns that protestors would get violent and charge the French embassy. Here were\u00a0the protestors&#8217; demands:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recall Pakistan&#8217;s ambassador from\u00a0France (P.S. even though Pakistan\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/315340-pakistan-has-no-ambassador-in-france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-atlklo-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605721866935000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0VsPOVjjIZ2w8wOhkIBrXU\">doesn&#8217;t have an ambassador in France<\/a>\u00a0at the moment).<\/li>\n<li>Tell\u00a0the French ambassador in Pakistan, Marc Barety, to leave asap.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>On PM Khan&#8217;s orders,\u00a0Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Noorul Haq Qadri, led the negotiation process.\u00a0TLP&#8217;s protest started on Sunday and lasted until Monday night. TLP Chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi hasn&#8217;t officially announced the end of the protest, but he&#8217;s expected to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>Last month, after the\u00a0beheading of French history teacher, Samuel Paty, President Macron said\u00a0\u201cSamuel Paty was killed because Islamists want our future and because they know that with quiet heroes like him, they will never have it.&#8221; Paty\u00a0was killed after showing caricatures of\u00a0Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) 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-atlklo-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605721866935000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1BLENAicAjRCCCssqfdlCG\">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>TLP claimed that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1590747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-atlklo-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605721866935000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1sIUFFtPNRIawZ-iGP5v63\">govt accepted all of its demands<\/a>. According to the\u00a0agreement TLP described,\u00a0the govt will touch base with Parliament regarding French Ambassador Barety&#8217;s expulsion, and will not appoint an ambassador in France. Plus, the govt will apparently release arrested TLP workers as well, and not register cases against TLP leaders or workers. Even though the govt hasn&#8217;t officially or openly confirmed the agreement, the interior ministry did\u00a0issue\u00a0a notification to immediately release whoever was arrested over the past two days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Award for capturing prime rape suspect<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Remember Kashmore&#8217;s Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI),\u00a0Mohammad Bux Buriro? Him and his family hatched a plan to capture a prime suspect in a\u00a0rape case, and recover a five-year-old girl who was being held hostage.\u00a0The plan looked like something out of a crime\/detective show. In a ceremony, the Sindh inspector general of police announced a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1590721\/kashmore-asi-family-awarded-rs2m-for-exemplary-initiative-in-arresting-rape-suspect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-atlklo-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605721866936000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1unmFp1sHS5s1ckrqDRr4m\">cash reward<\/a>\u00a0of PKR 2 million for ASI Buriro and his family for helping nab the suspect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The arrested prime suspect, Rafiq Malik, 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-atlklo-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1605721866936000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2TUNIM9w6AWisBFFu3cd41\">confessed<\/a>\u00a0that he raped the woman and her minor daughter. After the woman met\u00a0Malak in Kashmore, Sindh\u00a0to follow up on a job prospect, she claimed that he raped her, and then gave her to another man who also raped her.\u00a0The woman also said Malak held her daughter hostage, and would only let her child\u00a0go in exchange for another woman.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>The trap:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0In order to lure the suspect into a trap, ASI\u00a0Buriro asked his wife to talk to the suspect\u00a0on the phone. Later, his daughter, along with the young girl&#8217;s mother, waited in a park where Malak was supposed to meet them. The police were also waiting there, and caught Malak when he arrived. He led the police to a cattle pen where he was keeping the young girl.<\/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<strong>\u00a040,504.75\u00a0<\/strong>after dropping\u00a0<strong>64.60\u00a0points<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(-0.16%)<\/strong>\u00a0as of November 16,\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<\/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 17,2020 with download link available in pdf. 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