{"id":67329,"date":"2021-01-28T00:07:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T00:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=67329"},"modified":"2021-01-28T00:07:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T00:07:33","slug":"current-affairs-january-27-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-january-27-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] January 27, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for Entry Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs January 27, 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;\">Govt To Provide Free of Cost COVID Vaccine To General Public: Dr Sultan.<\/span> Prime Minister\u2019s Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan says the government will provide COVID19 vaccine free of cost to general public.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan to begin COVID-19 vaccination drive next week: Asad Umar.<\/span> Federal Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar announced on Wednesday that Pakistan will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive next week, starting with front-line health workers.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PIA decides it will fight for Roosevelt Hotel in Reko Diq case.<\/span> The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has Wednesday announced it will be contesting to save its New York\u2019s Roosevelt Hotel which is being evaluated by a British Virgin Islands (BVI) court to settle the Reko Diq case as it was mortgaged against the deal<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">NCOC decides reopening universities across country.<\/span> The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to reopen varsities across the country from February 1 which was shut due to the spread of COVID-19 during its second wave<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">HEC allows universities to conduct online exams based on their capacity.<\/span> Taking notice of concerns raised by students of some universities that their exams should be conducted online, Higher Education Commission(HEC) has allowed universities to conduct exams, either on-campus or online based on their capacity<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Punjab government reimposes ban on basant.<\/span> The Punjab government has reimposed its ban on basant celebrations across the province and initiated action against businesses involved in the purchase and sale of kites.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Peshawar University to hold all exams online.<\/span> Peshawar University has decided to hold its fall semester exams online this year<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">KP govt decides to start second shift in schools.<\/span> In an effort to bring the maximum number of children to schools, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Wednesday decided to start a second shift in public sector educational institutions across the province<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan Secure First Innings Lead of 88 Runs Against SA.<\/span> Pakistan were 308 for eight \u2014 a lead of 88 \u2014 at close of play Wednesday on the second day of the opening Test against South Africa in Karachi.<\/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>\u00a01,583\u00a0new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>74\u00a0deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a041,285\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on January 27 at 8:14am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-2929009006908288527size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Protests against in-person exams<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?<\/strong>\u00a0On Monday, university students\u00a0gathered outside\u00a0the University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Lahore to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1603562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahtbdy-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611874824435000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjgTgisFLnp-tC4NO0QNQtgpxNbA\">protest<\/a>\u00a0against in-person\u00a0exams. According to the\u00a0Progressive Students&#8217; Collective (PSC), police arrested its Lahore president,\u00a0Zubair Siddiqui, who was leading the protest. Later on, PSC tweeted that Siddiqui and some other students were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PSCollective_\/status\/1353681322699534336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1353681322699534336%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1603562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahtbdy-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611874824435000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEs_bv9wMkz427zHau5sn0MB_GKeg\">&#8220;critically injured&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0after the Punjab police baton-charged them. Siddiqui\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PSCollective_\/status\/1353721403737047042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahtbdy-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611874824435000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFP6ejwdgUhoAuGJzIFnFacBSc-qg\">returned\u00a0to the protest<\/a>\u00a0after\u00a0reportedly being taken to the ICU.\u00a0Students continued protesting despite reports about the police pushing back hard.\u00a0Police denied the baton-charging allegations, and claimed they didn&#8217;t arrest anyone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong>\u00a0Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood\u00a0said it&#8217;s up to universities to decide where and how to conduct exams. However, Mahmood said he&#8217;ll ask the Higher Education Commission\u00a0to consult with\u00a0vice chancellors at\u00a0universities\u00a0to see if online exams are doable\u00a0considering the unique circumstances this year. He\u00a0said universities should make sure they have the technical capacity to conduct online exams for all students. He also raised concerns about online exam systems being &#8220;misused,&#8221; (i.e. it sounds like he&#8217;s worried about students cheating).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:<\/strong>\u00a0Student protests have been going on for the past week, mostly in Lahore.\u00a0Universities conducted online classes after campuses were closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Students think exams should be online, since their classes were also online. Students are feeling unprepared\u00a0for in-person exams, especially since some universities didn&#8217;t even complete the full syllabus for different online courses. On Friday, several students from various public and private universities\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1603009\/students-call-for-exams-cancellation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ahtbdy-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611874824435000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGAQWUTJAClXXXDZEzmR8vSCf_Rog\">protested outside the Governor&#8217;s House<\/a>\u00a0to demand the cancelation of in-person\u00a0exams.\u00a0According to protesting students,\u00a0private universities also\u00a0charged massive fees without completing their syllabus online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Students are worried about failing their in-person exams after being stuck with low-quality online classes due to COVID-19.<\/p>\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 January 27, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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