{"id":68299,"date":"2021-02-11T03:43:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T03:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=68299"},"modified":"2021-02-11T03:43:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T03:43:38","slug":"current-affairs-february-10-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-february-10-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] February 10, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs February 10, 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;\">OGRA Hikes Gas Prices For SSGC Consumers.<\/span> The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Wednesday approved hike up to 2 percent in gas prices for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) consumers.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Turkey Announces Moon Mission.<\/span> Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed a 10-year space program on Tuesday. It includes ambitious plans such as sending Turkish astronauts to the moon.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Government Employees Protest For Salary Hike Intensified in Islamabad.<\/span> Islamabad Police on Wednesday fired tear gas at protesting government employees when they were heading towards the Parliament House located on the Constitution Avenue.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Magnitude 7.7 earthquake generates tsunami in South Pacific.<\/span> A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a tsunami that threatened island nations in the region.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">\u20185G services to be launched in Pakistan in December 2022\u2019.<\/span> Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque said that 5G services will be launched in Pakistan in December 2022.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan strongly condemns drone attacks on Saudi airport.<\/span> Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned Houthi militants\u2019 drone attacks on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Multinational Maritime Exercise Aman-2021 To Begin In Karachi From Tomorrow.<\/span> The seventh edition of the multinational maritime exercise Aman-2021 is commencing in Karachi and in the Pakistani waters from Thursday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">T20 Series Between Pakistan and South Africa Begins Tomorrow.<\/span> The Twenty20 International (T20I) series between Pakistan and South Africa is all set to begin on Thursday (tomorrow) as the Green Shirts are determined to down the Proteas in the shortest format after sweeping them in Tests.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Mohammad Rizwan, Hasan Ali make progress in ICC Test rankings.<\/span> Star fast-bowler Hasan Ali and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan are amongst the Pakistan players who have improved their positions in the recently announced ICC Test rankings.<\/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>\u00a01,072\u00a0new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>62\u00a0deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a031,713\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on February 10\u00a0at 8:51am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pakistan approves another vaccine:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-pakistan-vaccine\/pakistan-approves-russias-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-for-emergency-use-idUSKBN2A90WE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413006000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpmJUIP3jyype0XYX6EkVd00KNCg\">approved<\/a>\u00a0Russia&#8217;s Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. This is the third vaccine Pakistan has approved for emergency use, following China&#8217;s SinoPharm and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The Russian vaccine is administered in two shots, three weeks apart.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-3714679604023642017size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Pakistan seeking debt relief from China<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Did you see this coming?\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan plans to ask China for some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-09\/pakistan-to-seek-debt-relief-from-china-belt-and-road-loan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmQjeI9jkVh5QSOscB5uVDH6pIGg\">debt relief<\/a>. China has financed power projects in Pakistan over the past eight years. However, Pakistan is expected to pay back\u00a0these loans, which is why it hopes China will\u00a0ease debt repayment terms. This debt is linked to a dozen power projects.\u00a0The power plants were supposed to help Pakistan solve its electricity shortages. However, the rising cost of these power plants is making Pakistan nervous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong>\u00a0China is building power plants in Pakistan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). CPEC is a collection of projects that connect China to the Gwadar Port in Pakistan.\u00a0China has invested a whopping $60 billion in CPEC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>CPEC is a part of China&#8217;s overarching\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/what-is-belt-and-road-china-infrastructure-project-2018-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFfYbUiZxkx1LNUsm0MbweioMrddQ\">Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)<\/a>, a massive trade and infrastructure project that is supposed to stretch from East Asia to Europe.\u00a0The project\u00a0involves partnering with countries around the world to build things like shipping lanes, railroads, airport, energy pipelines, and highways.\u00a0However, this isn&#8217;t charity work. Host countries are using loans from China to build new infrastructure.\u00a0BRI supporters claim China is trying to strengthen global economic ties and\u00a0invest in emerging markets. On the other hand, some analysts believe China is using the BRI to expand its power and influence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Something to know:\u00a0<\/strong>Some\u00a0countries participating in China&#8217;s BRI\u00a0are complaining about rising levels of debt, since infrastructure upgrades require a lot of funding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>The key question is, can Pakistan afford these Chinese-backed\u00a0power plants, because they&#8217;re not donations\u00a0after all?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Provincial law minister resigns over leaked video<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member, and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Law Minister, Sultan Muhammad\u00a0Khan, resigned over his alleged appearance in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTIofficial\/status\/1359130903457517569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG0AkSkU6kfBvBt5_QL2dLvuQ2PWg\">video<\/a>\u00a0from 2018.\u00a0According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1606398\/kp-law-minister-sultan-khan-resigns-over-appearance-in-leaked-horse-trading-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGYTAZ0Sv1gEIRCS--nQJerx5vdYw\"><em>Dawn<\/em><\/a>, the leaked video shows some parliamentarians with stacks of cash before the 2018 Senate elections. The blurry video\u00a0shows\u00a0clips of people either sitting near or counting a pile of brick-shaped objects\u00a0wrapped in paper. While commenting on the video,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImranKhanPTI\/status\/1359139572412743684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1359139572412743684%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1606398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHj1Iar6ysH6c43Ng6giuqV0vpRPw\">Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan<\/a>\u00a0said it shows &#8220;the shameful way politicians buy and sell votes in the Senate.&#8221;\u00a0Planning Minister\u00a0Asad Umar\u00a0claimed\u00a0the people\u00a0in the video are KP provincial assembly members &#8220;taking money to sell their vote.&#8221; Some unanswered questions: Who recorded the video, who leaked the video, and why did it suddenly emerge nearly three years later?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>In related news:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>PM Khan&#8217;s PTI govt\u00a0is pushing for an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImranKhanPTI\/status\/1359139572412743684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1359139572412743684%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1606398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFoBJ7H9eNuB1D2ySnyfdgknBW89Q\">open ballot system<\/a>\u00a0in this year&#8217;s Senate election. This is a method\u00a0in which\u00a0people vote openly, and not in secret. While the govt\u00a0thinks an open ballot system\u00a0will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/333879-senate-polls-pml-n-ppp-promoting-horse-trading-by-insisting-on-secret-ballot-says-qureshi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFjqW3wsUXoQdakf9UyY2KqfOaqUA\">prevent\u00a0horse trading<\/a>,\u00a0opposition parties want to keep the secret ballot system. Pakistan People&#8217;s Party (PPP) Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto, accused the govt of &#8220;violating\u00a0the sanctity\u00a0of the secret ballot.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Now what?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>KP&#8217;s Chief Minister posted a photo on Twitter, which he claims is Khan&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IMMahmoodKhan\/status\/1359149315978051595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6tEyy-YOqpprvoFIWdEVEK34N_Q\">hand-written resignation<\/a>. In the letter, Khan wrote: &#8220;I feel it&#8217;s my duty and obligation to withdraw from the cabinet and offer my resignation&#8230;I am also confident that InshAllah justice will be done and I will be able to clear my name.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>In a very literal sense, horse trading is the buying and selling of horses. However, in politics, &#8220;horse trading&#8221; refers to political vote trading (i.e. giving money or some kind of bribe to get votes).\u00a0In 2018, PTI expelled 20 of its members in the KP provincial assembly. They were found guilty of\u00a0accepting PKR 50 million each to vote for certain candidates during the Senate elections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4. Feeling out of this world<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You might have noticed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ArabsToMars&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-akrtyll-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEF2NyouhY4CpOfPHWCzaUr4Nx9gQ\">#ArabsToMars<\/a>\u00a0trending in Pakistan. Pakistanis are congratulating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its latest accomplishment in space. The Emirates Mars mission, named the Hope Probe, entered Mars&#8217;\u00a0orbit at 7:42pm Tuesday UAE\u00a0time. The probe also sent a signal back to\u00a0Earth. The UAE is reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/02\/09\/mars-probe-uae-attempts-to-become-first-arab-country-to-reach-mars-with-hope-probe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFCH7Q_RUl7HgsFJyynH8Ie4UnMKg\">the first Arab country\u00a0<\/a>to reach Mars. The Hope Probe will spend one &#8220;Martian year&#8221; (i.e. 687 Earth days) studying and collecting data on the red planet&#8217;s atmosphere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-3714679604023642017size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>5. A free higher education for students with disabilities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>On Monday, President Arif Alvi said the Higher Education Committee (HEC) is working on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/2021\/02\/09\/hec-will-no-longer-charge-tuition-fee-from-disabled-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFAI2vpyGeYzGbXVpa0kTfaTMSDYA\">new policy<\/a>\u00a0for disabled students pursuing\u00a0higher education programs. The new HEC policy is meant to provide a free postgraduate education for\u00a0students with disabilities and special needs. We don&#8217;t have a lot of details on the HEC&#8217;s policy yet, and when it will be finalized. However, it sounds like the HEC is trying to work on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/disabilityandhealth\/disability-inclusion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akrtyll-iluykthdp-c\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613100413007000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFpPJb0NGM6B50Vf0fF7eUCRDolvg\">disability inclusion<\/a>\u00a0in the education system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/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 February 10, 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, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, OTS, PTS, and other Govt Jobs, exams &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-68299","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-current-affairs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}