{"id":68986,"date":"2021-02-19T02:22:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T02:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=68986"},"modified":"2021-02-19T02:22:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T02:22:54","slug":"current-affairs-february-18-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-february-18-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] February 18, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for FPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs February 18, 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;\">Bomb Attack Injures Muslim Minister In West Bengal.<\/span> West Bengal minister Jakir Hossain sustained serious injuries after crude bombs were hurled at him in the Murshidabad district.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Muhammad Ali Sadpara Declared Dead.<\/span> Muhammad Ali Sadpara, two foreign climbers were officially declared dead on Thursday in a press conference attended by the families of the climbers in Skardu.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Mushahid Ullah Khan Laid To Rest.<\/span> Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz senior leader and Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan laid to rest in Islamabad, .<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan urges India to allow UN observers, int\u2019l media to visit occupied Kashmir.<\/span> Pakistan on Thursday urged New Delhi to allow the observers of the United Nations, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the OIC Independent permanent human rights commission and the international media to visit occupied Kashmir to assess the real situation in the valley<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Five doctors injured as gunmen open fire in Gujrat hospital.<\/span> At least five doctors were injured in a clash inside District Headquarters Hospital in Gujrat on Thursday, the police and rescue officials said.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan to receive 2.8m AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine doses by March 2.<\/span> Pakistan will receive 2.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine close to March 2, PM\u2019s aide on health Dr Faisal Sultan announced Thursday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistanis can renew their passports for 10 years for Rs4,500.<\/span> The federal government has decided to decrease the passport fee for the country residents.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold rates move up in domestic market.<\/span> The per tola gold price on Thursday witnessed an increase of Rs100 to Rs111,200 in the domestic market<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">South Africa\u2019s Du Plessis Retires from Tests.<\/span> Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has announced his retirement from Tests to make Twenty20 International cricket his priority with successive World Cups in the next two years.<\/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>\u00a01.272 new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>52\u00a0deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a036,543\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on February 18\u00a0at 8:15am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Holding back technological progress<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While speaking at an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fjwu.edu.pk\/amcap\/program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akihjtk-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613783867869000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEL7ttKIuYMNdcew6ad9ia4yQnllw\">international media conference<\/a>\u00a0at Fatimah Jinnah Women University in Rawalpindi, Federal Minister of\u00a0Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, claimed that previous court decisions and state policies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1607882\/court-decisions-worsened-relations-with-tech-companies-fawad-urges-judges-not-to-hear-cases-about-it-sector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akihjtk-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613783867869000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGJaIHL-QSvIbjhtQ_CeH_Wujn2Fg\">&#8220;hindered&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0technological progress in Pakistan, and negatively impacted the country&#8217;s relationship with digital companies. Judging from\u00a0various articles we reviewed, Chaudhry\u00a0didn&#8217;t specify the court decisions he was referring to. However,\u00a0he said these decisions took place in 2014. Chaudhry\u00a0criticized\u00a0the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority\u2019s (PTA) decision to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01VEKJ7K8nxQHkjN_DHI3jieMxMNA%3A1613613498830&amp;ei=usktYLedMtf_-gSfpaAo&amp;q=tiktok+ban+lifted+in+pakistan&amp;oq=tiktok+ban+lifted+in+pakistan&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBggAEBYQHjIFCAAQhgMyBQgAEIYDOgcIABCwAxBDOgcIABBHELADOgIIADoECAAQQ1DULFjONWCjOGgBcAJ4AIABcYgB1AmSAQQxMS4ymAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBCsABAQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi34pvbqvLuAhXXv54KHZ8SCAUQ4dUDCA0&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akihjtk-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613783867869000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHSvhluEbgQzKsADLPCcPbmvwh0zQ\">temporarily\u00a0ban\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0last year. He encouraged women students to pursue studies in\u00a0science and technology. He also proposed the idea of inviting technology companies to train students in local schools for skill building purposes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Chaudhry reportedly has a history of speaking out against bans on social media websites and apps in the country, which tend to be enforced for moral\u00a0reasons like &#8216;upholding societal values&#8217;\u00a0(e.g. the PTA banned TikTok due to numerous complaints about immoral\/indecent videos).\u00a0Overall, Chaudhry thinks technology is the future, and Pakistan should be prepared\u00a0for the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Indian journalist acquitted in defamation case<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some international news that Pakistanis are following. An Indian journalist named Priya Ramani made sexual harassment allegations against M.J. Akbar, a journalist-turned-politician. Akbar served as\u00a0minister of state for external affairs in India. He is also a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.\u00a0Akbar filed a criminal defamation lawsuit against Ramani\u00a0in 2018, claiming her accusations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-56006498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akihjtk-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613783867869000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHHxtsRx-_FZ7KubwsO_ytlTZ3R3g\">ruined his reputation<\/a>.\u00a0Yesterday, a trial court in New Delhi\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/17\/world\/asia\/india-mj-akbar-metoo.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akihjtk-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613783867869000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHM-FgndV0Ynyarj9Flodjtmjgaqw\">acquitted<\/a>\u00a0Ramani, stating that Akbar couldn&#8217;t prove his case. According to the court, Ramani was trying to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The Judge also said &#8220;&#8230;right of reputation can&#8217;t be protected at the cost of right to dignity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Akbar resigned from\u00a0his minister of state role after Ramani&#8217;s sexual harassment allegations became public. Once Ramani\u00a0spoke out, 20 other women signed a letter making similar accusations against Akbar. Akbar denied all of the\u00a0accusations. If found guilty, Ramani could have faced two years in prison, a fine, or both.\u00a0Other women journalists see the court&#8217;s recent verdict as a victory for the #MeToo movement in India, where sexual harassment in the workplace\u00a0is reportedly an ongoing problem.\u00a0Ramani\u00a0hopes the verdict will\u00a0\u201cdiscourage powerful men from filing false cases against women who share their truths.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Another throwback:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Ramani&#8217;s article\/open letter in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.in\/content\/harvey-weinsteins-open-letter-sexual-harassment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akihjtk-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613783867869000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWDyuSUEqpVJX_hDTsZ3rFaRI5Wg\"><em>Vogue<\/em><\/a>\u00a0titled &#8220;To the Harvey Weinsteins of the World.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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 February 18, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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