{"id":66889,"date":"2021-01-22T17:07:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T17:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=66889"},"modified":"2021-01-22T17:07:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T17:07:48","slug":"current-affairs-january-22-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-january-22-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] January 22, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for Entry Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs January 22, 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;\">Rs25.5 billion approved for Karachi\u2019s K-IV water supply project.<\/span> The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved Rs25.5 billion for the Greater Karachi Water Supply project, also known as the K-IV.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Government issues ordinance to extend PM\u2019s construction package.<\/span> President Arif Alvi has issued an amending ordinance for the construction sector to extend the amnesty scheme for another six months. The FBR will not be inquiring about sources of income from builders and investors till June 30.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Indian fire injures 18-year-old girl in Kashmir: ISPR.<\/span> An eighteen-year-old girl was injured after Indian border forces resorted to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control on Friday, the Pakistani military said.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan advises the Taliban, Afghan government to accept \u2018change\u2019 in Afghanistan.<\/span> Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi advised on Friday Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to talk to the Taliban and their sympathizers and convince them to give up violence.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">China\u2019s CanSino to give Pakistan 20m coronavirus vaccine doses.<\/span> Chinese vaccine maker CanSino Biologics has offered 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan, Bloomberg reported Friday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">CAA issues new SOPs for international flight crews.<\/span> The Civil Aviation Authority has issued new SOPs for international flight crews entering Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan Strongly Condemns Twin Suicide Blasts In Baghdad.<\/span> Pakistan has strongly condemned twin suicide blasts in Baghdad, which resulted in loss of 32 precious human lives and injuries to several others.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Examinations will be held this year at any cost: Saeed Ghani.<\/span> Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani on Friday has said that examinations will be held at any cost this year and no student will be promoted to the next class without clearing the assessment process<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PTA Blocks Ahmadiyya Website Making False Claims About Islam.<\/span> Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked the website \u2018www.trueislam.com\u2019 for viewership in the country.<\/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>\u00a01,745\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>47<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a035,839\u00a0tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on January 22\u00a0at 7:50am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>China&#8217;s gift to Pakistan:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1602757\/china-to-gift-05m-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-to-pakistan-by-jan-31-qureshi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775660000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEfta75efyhGjs_oaNiaoO3-UcGdA\">500,000 doses<\/a>\u00a0of a COVID-19 vaccine by January 31. This will be the\u00a0SinoPharm vaccine, which Pakistan&#8217;s\u00a0Drug Regulatory Authority approved for emergency use on Monday. However, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan will definitely need more vaccine doses, at least 1.1 million,\u00a0in the near future. In response, China&#8217;s foreign minister said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/pakistan-coronavirus-vaccine\/pakistan-china-to-gift-half-million-doses-of-sinopharm-vaccine-idUSL4N2JW308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775660000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFOX27yQdq2PfhcnzbZXGTM9XmfnQ\">&#8216;don&#8217;t worry, we got you.&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0The Beijing Institute of Biological Products, which is a subsidiary of state-owned conglomerate SinoPharm, developed the vaccine. According to the company&#8217;s preliminary data, final-stage trials showed the SinoPharm vaccine to be 79.3% effective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pakistan&#8217;s vaccination goals:\u00a0<\/strong>The country hopes to vaccinate at least\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/pakistan-coronavirus-vaccine\/pakistan-china-to-gift-half-million-doses-of-sinopharm-vaccine-idUSL4N2JW308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775660000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFHxTjuBthm7BQcVA1TVOonsC3jmA\">70%<\/a>\u00a0of its adult population\u00a0to achieve herd immunity. Herd immunity is when most of a population is immune to an infectious disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-4287182872852250269size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. US declares China&#8217;s treatment of Uighurs &#8220;genocide&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>During their\u00a0final days in\u00a0office, the administration of former Republican President, Donald Trump, left a doozy of a message for China. The State Department accused China of committing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/19\/us\/politics\/trump-china-xinjiang.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775661000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHg5d8k45WoZ_ys2cPZIKTqfc1ruA\">&#8220;genocide&#8221; and &#8220;crimes against humanity&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0through its oppression of Uighur Muslims, and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities\u00a0in the\u00a0Xinjiang region.\u00a0Former US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, accused Chinese officials of engaging in the &#8220;forced assimilation and eventual erasure of a vulnerable ethnic and religious minority group.\u201d Pompeo also said,\u00a0\u201cI believe this genocide is ongoing, and that we are witnessing the systematic attempt to destroy Uighurs by the Chinese party-state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>In return, China\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/jan\/20\/china-sanctions-trump-officials-mike-pompeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775661000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEk_Jm2SjJ8YArCsuB3BZVOgjT2Zw\">imposed sanctions<\/a>\u00a0on Pompeo and more than a dozen Trump administration officials for interfering in China&#8217;s internal affairs, disrupting\u00a0US-China relations, offending the Chinese people, and hurting\u00a0China&#8217;s interests.\u00a0The Chinese govt\u00a0called\u00a0the latest &#8220;genocide&#8221; declaration a\u00a0&#8220;lie,&#8221; and said it&#8217;s\u00a0only trying to fight &#8220;terrorism and extremism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:<\/strong>\u00a0Last year, Democratic President\u00a0Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign team also said China&#8217;s actions amounted to &#8220;genocide.&#8221; Biden&#8217;s new nominee for secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, agrees with the genocide declaration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>Chinese officials have allegedly carried out forced sterilizations and family separations to suppress Uighurs. According to media reports, China has detained\u00a0hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and placed\u00a0them in forced labor camps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong>\u00a0During a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rlU3D_0yRq0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775661000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHVuMlkIoVRcFeDMV7jP1Q0NAuO9g\">virtual event<\/a>\u00a0yesterday, Pakistan&#8217;s national security advisor and special assistant to the prime minister (PM),\u00a0Moeed Yusuf, appeared\u00a0to deflect a question on the Uighur\u00a0subject. He immediately brought up\u00a0India&#8217;s alleged human rights violations in Kashmir and said, &#8216;if we&#8217;re going to talk about human rights, let&#8217;s support\u00a0the cause of human rights across the board.&#8217; He then said\u00a0Pakistan and China have a &#8220;special relationship,&#8221; where there\u00a0is &#8220;total transparency,&#8221; and every conversation they want to have, even if there&#8217;s an issue, happens &#8220;in confidence.&#8221;\u00a0In other words,\u00a0China and Pakistan &#8220;have\u00a0channels to discuss everything,&#8221; and &#8220;resolve issues&#8221;\u00a0even if whatever they&#8217;re talking about isn&#8217;t made public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>While\u00a0PM\u00a0Imran Khan\u00a0is trying to be a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/imran-khan-pakistan-wont-criticize-china-on-uighurs-2020-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775661000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHwhPHFEqtzxSrs7k2ELTRckUE_8w\">champion<\/a>\u00a0for Muslims around the world, there&#8217;s still no\u00a0clear answer on how Pakistan feels about\u00a0reported human rights abuses against\u00a0Muslim minorities in China. Since Pakistan and China have the ultimate bromance, it sounds like Pakistan is choosing to keep its views (if any) private. China has come to Pakistan&#8217;s financial\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/pakistan-china-saudi-arabia\/pakistan-returns-1-bln-of-saudi-arabias-soft-loan-officials-say-idUSL8N2IW3N2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775661000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFZjkdlJjBs1lmxciZdHesML8i2zQ\">&#8220;rescue&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0in the past via loans. Don&#8217;t forget China&#8217;s $60 billion infrastructure investment in Pakistan for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).\u00a0Plus, as we mentioned above, China is even gifting\u00a0Pakistan COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. What people are talking about<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two women who introduced themselves as\u00a0Uzma and Dia own\u00a0a cafe called Cannoli\u00a0in Islamabad. They&#8217;re\u00a0getting tons of social media backlash. In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/__Dragunov\/status\/1351962839150448642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775661000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEy67wGEfcAKbcVkkFEiYhtpVJjYw\">this video<\/a>,\u00a0they can be seen talking to their cafe&#8217;s manager, Owais, who has worked with them for nine years. Critics are accusing the women of being &#8220;condescending,&#8221; &#8220;elitist,&#8221; and &#8220;shameful&#8221;\u00a0since they appear to be mocking Owais&#8217; spoken English. Cannoli\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKTbXb3h4A-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775661000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEbDUR4swX6JTQ8uoT0yQ98gHpM7g\">posted an apology<\/a>, saying so many people have &#8220;misconstrued our banter with a team member&#8230;if anyone was hurt or offended we apologize.&#8221; However, some people don&#8217;t think the apology is good enough, since &#8220;banter&#8221; or &#8220;gup shup&#8221; shouldn&#8217;t be\u00a0an excuse for disrespectful behavior.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23BoycottCannoli&amp;src=trend_click&amp;vertical=trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775661000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHS6ObOCTnwaSkVuLZ7FLiSJvUsWA\">#BoycottCannoli<\/a>\u00a0is trending on Twitter. Now,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKTMrPTBttW\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775661000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHqmjEooWmnLEWKUZwpxmWzuUhncA\">Cannoli Lahore<\/a>\u00a0is saying &#8216;please don&#8217;t cancel us, the Cannoli Islamabad owners are different, we are a separately owned franchise.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4. Nepali team makes history after climbing K2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A 10-member Nepali climbing team became the first to scale K2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/1\/20\/nepali-climbers-overcame-treacherous-conditions-to-make-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahrurky-iluykthdp-c\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611410775661000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHNMDpDxW0wpxJ8SclwlOlv3vYvIA\">in the winter season<\/a>. K2, which is in Pakistan, is the second-highest mountain in the world. They reportedly persevered through hurricane-level winds and freezing temperatures (i.e. minus 65 degrees Celsius\/minus 85 degrees Fahrenheit). Just thinking about this is making us feel cold! The climbers sang Nepal&#8217;s national anthem when they reached the top. Pakistan&#8217;s northern area is home to some of the world&#8217;s tallest mountains, including K2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs January 22, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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