{"id":66084,"date":"2021-01-11T18:07:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T18:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=66084"},"modified":"2021-01-11T18:07:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T18:07:36","slug":"current-affairs-january-11-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-january-11-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] January 11, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs January 11, 2021 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;\">The response of messaging app Signal to tweet \u201cdump WhatsApp\u201d goes viral.<\/span> WhatsApp\u2019s new policy update has raised security concerns and a number of social media users are criticizing the facebook-owned app.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">A five-day nationwide polio vaccination drive begins today.<\/span> A five-day polio immunization drive has commenced across Pakistan today during which over 40.1 million children will be administered oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) to prevent children from the crippling disease<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Dr. Aafia refused to meet Pakistan\u2019s consul general, IHC told.<\/span> The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was informed on Monday that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui declined to meet Pakistan\u2019s consul general in Houston when he visited the prison where she is detained to seek her consent for filing a mercy petition before the US Department of Justice.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Indonesia hopes to retrieve black boxes of a crashed jet from the Java Sea.<\/span> Indonesian divers on Monday will try to retrieve the data recorders of a Sriwijaya Air jet that plunged into the sea two days ago with 62 people on board minutes after takeoff from Jakarta\u2019s main airport.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Over 20m lost livelihood due to lockdowns in Pakistan: a survey.<\/span> More than 20 million people lost their livelihood due to lockdowns imposed to halt the spread of Covid-19, a survey conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">A judicial inquiry in Osama Satti murder suggests trial under the anti-terrorism act.<\/span> A judicial inquiry into the murder of an Islamabad youngster, Osama Satti, has pointed the blame on concerned SP and DSP in the case for showing negligence, besides also suggesting a trial against five ATS personnel under the anti-terrorism act<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Sindh govt decides issuance of Benazir Bhutto Mazdoor Cards.<\/span> The Sindh government has decided to commence issuance of Benazir Bhutto Mazdoor Cards in order to provide essential facilities and grants to the industrial laborers<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">No organized terrorist infrastructure exists in Pakistan today: DG ISPR.<\/span> Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar has said that no organized terrorist infrastructure exists in Pakistan today as the country fought successfully against the internal and external security challenges<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Rupee weakens against dollar.<\/span> The Pakistani rupee weakened against the United States (US) dollar as it depreciated by Rs0.22 against the greenback on the first trading day of the week.<\/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<ul>\n<li><strong>24-hour count:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan reported<strong>\u00a01,877\u00a0new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>32\u00a0deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>34,524\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on January 11\u00a0at 8:17am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-2392423318773924737size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Blackout<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>There was a countrywide blackout in Pakistan on Saturday night. As of yesterday evening, electricity has reportedly been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1600603\/power-restored-in-most-parts-of-the-country-after-major-breakdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-addykik-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1610460533750000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHffydvMy-RNP6JUIdNlt6kwKx_bQ\">restored<\/a>\u00a0in most cities and towns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>The blackout affected urban areas like Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Multan, as well as smaller towns and cities. There was reportedly a breakdown in Pakistan&#8217;s national power grid. Pakistan&#8217;s Power Minister, Omar Ayub Khan, said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/01\/10\/asia\/pakistan-power-hnk-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-addykik-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1610460533750000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG21AtmOiwY5VLH13mwPZSaQdgldQ\">a sudden drop<\/a>\u00a0in the power transmission system&#8217;s frequency caused the widespread blackout.\u00a0In an initial report, the Ministry of Energy said there was a fault at the Guddu\u00a0Thermal Power Plant in Sindh, which caused power plants across the country to shut down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:<\/strong> There were apparently no immediate reports about disrupted power supplies at hospitals, which are supposed to rely on back-up generators. All major airports in the country reportedly\u00a0have back up generators as well. The spokesperson for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA),\u00a0Abdullah Khan, said all flight operations remained functional. However, the blackout did cause internet outages. People rushed to gas stations to buy petrol for their home generators (i.e. those who can afford to keep petrol-run generators at home).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Power breakdowns are pretty common in Pakistan.\u00a0An\u00a0investigation\u00a0<wbr \/>into what caused the power breakdown is still ongoing.\u00a0As far as we know, it wasn&#8217;t because terrorists attacked power transmission lines\u00a0(i.e.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/827139\/parts-of-punjab-sindh-balochistan-left-without-power-after-guddu-transmission-line-trips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-addykik-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1610460533750000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFqmW3o2g1E20wsy_TJqJyA3P5d6Q\">this article<\/a> from January 2015 was making rounds on WhatsApp, and some people who didn&#8217;t check the date on the article believed\u00a0a terrorist attack caused the power outage).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. PM Khan visits Hazara mourners<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>PM Khan spoke to a delegation of the Shiite Hazara community in Quetta on Saturday afternoon. He also visited relatives of the coal miners who were murdered last Sunday. PM Khan<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/pakistani-shiites-end-protests-hold-funeral-11-miners-75148219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-addykik-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1610460533750000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFA_jC8wBEcadTpeLEpnzN3QQBQEA\">\u00a0flew to Quetta<\/a>\u00a0hours after the Hazara community ended their six-day sit-in. Protestors agreed to bury the bodies after talks with govt negotiators.\u00a0Hazara protestors, including women and children, refused to bury their dead until PM Khan spoke to them in person. In response to this demand, PM Khan said he would only visit after the protestors buried the bodies. He also said, &#8220;&#8230;you cannot blackmail the PM of any country like this.&#8221; He got a lot of criticism for calling the mourners blackmailers. PM Khan tried to clarify his &#8220;blackmail&#8221; comment, saying that making his visit a &#8220;condition&#8221; set the wrong precedent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The Islamic State (IS) militant group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/pakistani-shiites-end-protests-hold-funeral-11-miners-75148219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-addykik-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1610460533750000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHNVyPPdaCZLoXHDEvH8fesrKaJg\">claimed responsibility<\/a>\u00a0for executing\u00a011 coal miners from the minority Hazara community. The IS militants abducted, then shot and killed the miners in Balochistan&#8217;s Mach area. The miners were blindfolded, with their hands tied behind their backs. Authorities have been raiding militant hideouts to\u00a0track down the killers. Members of the Hazara community organized a\u00a0sit-in protest to highlight their plight. Violent attacks against\u00a0Shiites and other religious minorities are a continuous problem in Pakistan. PM Khan\u00a0claimed that India is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1600800\/india-backing-is-to-spread-unrest-in-pakistan-pm-imran-on-hazara-killings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-addykik-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1610460533750000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHetNSHnco9m8g7p5CNm2hBeSiDhw\">backing IS militants<\/a>\u00a0to &#8220;spread unrest&#8221; in Pakistan, and that Pakistan&#8217;s security agencies agree. He even alleged that India instructed IS militants to attack the Hazara coal miners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4. Three sentenced to death for blasphemy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in\u00a0Islamabad\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/1\/8\/pakistan-court-sentences-three-to-death-for-blasphemy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-addykik-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1610460533750000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHmZohfisCk0WjgX-F4eSsKofFLYg\">sentenced three men\u00a0to death<\/a>\u00a0for allegedly committing blasphemy.\u00a0Rana Nouman,\u00a0Abdul Waheed and\u00a0Nasir Ahmad were accused of sharing insulting social media posts about\u00a0Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).\u00a0A college professor at Islamabad Model College, Anwaar Ahmed, was also sentenced to 10\u00a0years in prison for allegedly giving a blasphemous lecture. The four\u00a0men were arrested in 2017, and they pleaded &#8220;not guilty.&#8221; They have the option to file appeals in a higher court to overturn their conviction, or ask the president for mercy.\u00a0This is reportedly the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1600504\/in-a-first-three-get-death-for-cyberspace-blasphemy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-addykik-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1610460533750000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH_l6Q0g622y2NXJDrJc6KU4iGLzQ\">first case<\/a>\u00a0where people have gotten a death sentence for sharing blasphemous content on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>According to the US Commission for International Religious Freedom, dozens of people are on death row under Pakistan&#8217;s blasphemy laws, while others are\u00a0serving\u00a0life imprisonment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs January 11, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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