{"id":63689,"date":"2020-12-08T18:25:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T18:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=63689"},"modified":"2020-12-08T18:25:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T18:25:08","slug":"current-affairs-december-082020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-december-082020-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] December 08,2020 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for Entry Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs December 08,2020 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;\">Two killed, 14 injured in bus-truck collision in Jhelum.<\/span> Two people were killed and 14 injured after a bus collided with a truck on GT Road in Jhelum on Tuesday morning.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Businessman Siraj Qasim Teli passes away in Dubai.<\/span> Former president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Siraj Kassam Teli passed away in Dubai on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Coronavirus Claimed More 89 Lives In The Country.<\/span> The deadly coronavirus has turned worrisome as it claimed more 89 lives in the country in the last 24 hours.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Everest \u2018grows\u2019 as China, Nepal agree new height.<\/span> The highest point on Earth got a bit higher Tuesday as China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for Mount Everest after decades of debate.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Global Air Quality Index Ranks Karachi\u2019s Air Most Polluted.<\/span> The port city ranked the worst on a global Air Quality Index on Tuesday morning, placing atop the world\u2019s most polluted cities.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Five Bodies Recovered From Different Parts Of Balochistan.<\/span> As many as five bodies have recovered from different parts of the province while all were shot dead.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold prices edge up in domestic market.<\/span> The per tola gold price witnessed an increase of Rs1,300 to Rs111,300 in the domestic market on Tuesday<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistani rupee weakens against US dollar.<\/span> The Pakistani rupee ended weaker against the United States (US) dollar in the interbank market on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Australia beat India in third T20I to avoid clean sweep.<\/span> Australia registered a 12-run win over India in the dead rubber third T20I in Sydney on Tuesday.<\/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><strong>24-hour count:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan reported<strong>\u00a02,885 new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a089 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>33,610\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on December 8\u00a0at 7:35am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Medics suspended after oxygen shortage:\u00a0<\/strong>A hospital director is among seven officials\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/12\/7\/pakistan-suspends-staff-after-oxygen-shortage-kills-patients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEvIsYoJwgYnfum7FdrlsjS-69d5w\">suspended<\/a>\u00a0at a Peshawar hospital. This happened a day after at least seven COVID-19 patients died due to an oxygen shortage. According to Khyber Teaching Hospital spokesman, Farhad Khan, the patients died when a\u00a0vendor in Rawalpindi, who supplies\u00a0the hospital with oxygen cylinders,\u00a0didn&#8217;t arrive on time. However, preliminary reports claim the oxygen shortage went &#8220;unnoticed, unsupervised and unchecked.&#8221; There was apparently no back up oxygen supply either. Authorities will conduct another inquiry over the next few days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Govt is looking into a vaccine:\u00a0<\/strong>Health authorities in Pakistan are negotiating with China, Russia and some other countries to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1594527\/govt-in-talks-with-china-russia-to-get-vaccines-says-dr-faisal-sultan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGar5VBLkNBsTYxql9dD0yusxy2Og\">obtain COVID-19 vaccines<\/a>. Russia started distributing its\u00a0Sputnik V COVID-19 shot nationwide. Provincial govts in China are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/wireStory\/china-prepares-large-scale-rollout-covid-19-vaccines-74565366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFCuL4G_X_0OONC9BjbrCuhOhwkVw\">ordering<\/a>\u00a0experimental, locally made COVID-19 vaccines. However, health officials haven&#8217;t confirmed how well they work, or how they&#8217;ll reach the country&#8217;s 1.4 billion people. Around 1 million+\u00a0health\u00a0care workers and high risk people\u00a0in China have already received experimental\u00a0vaccines\u00a0for emergency use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"m_-3875402015112488312layout m_-3875402015112488312one-col m_-3875402015112488312fixed-width m_-3875402015112488312stack\">\n<div class=\"m_-3875402015112488312layout__inner\">\n<div class=\"m_-3875402015112488312column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-3875402015112488312size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. The &#8216;Love Jihad&#8217; Law in India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?<\/strong>\u00a0Over the past two weeks, police in the northern Indian\u00a0state of\u00a0Uttar Pradesh (UP)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/jgqga3\/10-arrested-for-interfaith-relationships-under-indias-love-jihad-law-uttar-pradesh-anti-conversion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNESZLQz0XRtamM706CFLReN7j3EiA\">arrested 10 Muslim men<\/a>\u00a0under an anti-conversion law. According to four senior police officials, the\u00a010 Muslim men were arrested after parents accused them of abducting their daughters. These men were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/india-religion-crime-idUSKBN28H0ZV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBi8QcDhls2jMNnDO6Br2bekE7FQ\">allegedly<\/a>\u00a0coercing the women to change their religion after getting married.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong>\u00a0The law keeps a check on forced or fraudulent religious conversions.\u00a0A couple belonging to different religions has to touch base with the district administration two months before their marriage, and only get married when the administration says\u00a0&#8216;go-ahead.&#8217; Under the law, authorities are especially suspicious of &#8220;love Jihad,&#8221; or\u00a0Muslim men tricking Hindu women into love or marriage for the purpose of converting their religion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>For example, on December 2, police arrested 21-year-old Owais Ahmed, who was accused of pressuring a Hindu girl to convert and marry him. The girl&#8217;s parents filed a\u00a0complaint against Ahmed. However, Ahmed&#8217;s father, Mohammad Rafiq,\u00a0denied\u00a0these accusations. In response to past allegations of Ahmed kidnapping\u00a0the girl, Rafiq said she went back home after leaving willingly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Looking ahead:\u00a0<\/strong>Prime Minister (PM)\u00a0Narendra Modi\u2019s Hindu nationalist\u00a0Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) heads the UP state govt. UP introduced the law on November 24. At least\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/india-religion-crime-idUSKBN28H0ZV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFNCB9EKCvB96zVIeN2ji_R-iqA0w\">four other Indian states,<\/a>\u00a0Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka and Assam, are planning to roll out similar anti-conversion laws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan&#8217;s govt\u00a0hasn&#8217;t directly commented on the anti-conversion law (yet), but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2275020\/indian-police-arrest-10-men-under-controversial-love-jihad-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGPGYzk83Rasr8TgVGWdrhzpHHg0A\">local mainstream media<\/a>\u00a0is covering the recent arrests of 10 Muslim men.\u00a0Kavita Krishnan, leader of the All India Progressive Women&#8217;s Association, slammed the\u00a0law for attacking Muslims, and the autonomy of women. The law has faced criticism for targeting consensual interfaith relationships as well. Other critics have called the law\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/india-religion-crime-idUSKBN28H0ZV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEzPaC6qFkqaQQhKAwZoMpORXtjgA\">&#8220;Islamophobic,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0even though it doesn&#8217;t specifically name any religion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Christian woman killed in Rawalpindi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is a jumble of conflicting information about this case right now. Reporting by\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.org\/2020\/12\/06\/christian-woman-pakistan-killed-refusing-marriage-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGzrLa8OJIKIEWr-53DC6CcDTmzEA\">Persecution.org<\/a>\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/pakistan-christian-woman-killed-marriage-conversion-islam.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGyFWEpWQUUCk3d9iDY9cvYmrp84Q\">The Christian Post<\/a>\u00a0is poles apart from\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2274850\/christian-girl-killed-for-rejecting-marriage-proposal-of-muslim-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755912000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEXGiiUs3Sc0BjcanC__W4WrC7ESQ\">The Express Tribune<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Persecution.org and\u00a0The Christian post:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>A\u00a024-year-old Christian woman named Sonia was reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.org\/2020\/12\/06\/christian-woman-pakistan-killed-refusing-marriage-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-aiyjlhl-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1607535755913000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF5nt8277fz6zh4Ing7Wi3onW465w\">shot and killed<\/a>\u00a0after she refused to marry a\u00a0Muslim man and convert to Islam. Sonia was from Rawalpindi, Pakistan.\u00a0A\u00a0Muslim man named Muhammad Shehzad reportedly shot her.\u00a0According to Sonia&#8217;s family, Shehzad had been harassing Sonia for the past six months, and even tried forcing her into a physical relationship. However, Sonia refused because of their different faiths. Eventually, Shehzad said\u00a0Sonia should marry him and convert to Islam. Shehzad&#8217;s mom went to Sonia&#8217;s house to convey Shehzad&#8217;s marriage proposal, but Sonia&#8217;s family said no.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The Express Tribune:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>This mainstream Pakistani news outlet\u00a0is focusing more on the rejected marriage proposal, and less on the religious conversion allegations. Sonia was reportedly traveling with a guy named Faizan\u00a0on a highway in Rawalpindi when Shehzad shot her. Shehzad&#8217;s mother discussed her son&#8217;s proposal with Sonia&#8217;s parents, but they said no because Sonia was set to marry Faizan.\u00a0<em>The Express Tribune<\/em>\u00a0also reported that police arrested Faizan, though the reason\u00a0for his arrest\u00a0is\u00a0unclear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Now what?<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>The outlets we mentioned are at least on the same page about one thing: Police are searching for the prime suspect, Shehzad.<\/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>\u00a042,115.31\u00a0<\/strong>after dropping\u00a0<strong>91.69\u00a0points (-0.22%)<\/strong>\u00a0as of December 7,\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs December 08,2020 with download link available in pdf. 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