{"id":69185,"date":"2021-02-23T02:05:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T02:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=69185"},"modified":"2021-02-23T02:05:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T02:05:56","slug":"current-affairs-february-22-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-february-22-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-entry-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] February 22, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for Entry Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs February 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;\">Pakistan Develops Electronic Voting Machine.<\/span> As part of the government\u2019s efforts to make the next general elections more transparent, the Ministry of Science and Technology has developed an electronic voting machine.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Four Women Killed in Terrorist Attack in North Waziristan.<\/span> Four women have been killed in a terrorist attack in Mirali area of North Waziristan district.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">\u2018Over 350 terrorists killed, many arrested during Operation Radul Fasaad\u2019.<\/span> Operation Radul Fasaad has completed four years and to share its successes DG ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar is addressing a press conference in Islamabad.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Significant Achievements Made In Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad: DG ISPR.<\/span> Director General ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar says significant achievements have been made in all the domains of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad to ensure durable peace across the country.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">LUMS to Launch Pakistan\u2019s First-Ever Academic Program in Cryptocurrency.<\/span> Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has anchored investments exceeding Rs. 670 million in crypto tokens to design Pakistan\u2019s first-ever academic program for blockchain<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Punjab Govt Launches Rehmatul-lil-Alameen Scholarship Program 2021.<\/span> The government of Punjab has launched a special scholarship program \u2018Rehmatul-lil-Alameen\u2019 for the bright and underprivileged students across the province.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Non-Customs Paid Cars Worth Rs. 11 Billion Recovered in Massive Crackdown.<\/span> According to a recent media report, the authorities confiscated smuggled items worth Rs. 35 billion between July 2020 and January 2021. In comparison, smuggled items worth around Rs. 22 billion were seized between July 2019 and January 2020.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold prices go up in domestic, international markets.<\/span> The per tola gold price on Monday registered an increase of Rs350 to Rs110,700 in the domestic market<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Qalandars Beat Gladiators By Nine Wickets.<\/span> Fakhar Zaman (82*) and Mohammad Hafeez (73*) consolidated for a match-winning partnership as Lahore Qalandars beat Quetta Gladiators by nine wickets in fourth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 6.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">New Zealand thrash Australia in first T20I.<\/span> New Zealand beat Australia by 53 runs in the opening Twenty20 international played in Christchurch Monday. Devon Conway amassed an unbeaten 99 off 59 deliveries to lead the Black Caps to a total of 184 for five.<\/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>\u00a01,160\u00a0new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>16 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a032,313\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on February 22\u00a0at 7:42am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_8648738338459268456size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Protestors vandalize media group&#8217;s head office<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?<\/strong>\u00a0On Sunday, a group of protestors reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1608600\/protesters-vandalise-geo-and-jang-head-office-in-karachi-manhandle-staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akhthtl-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614130452607000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBuhOPqfeuYYNxeu1i_mRWYLIkcg\">vandalized<\/a>\u00a0the head office\u00a0of\u00a0<em>Geo News<\/em>\/<em>Jang Group\u00a0<\/em>in Karachi. They were angry about some comments on a TV program that aired on\u00a0<em>Geo News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Geo News<\/em>\u00a0Managing Director,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AzharAbbas3\/status\/1363460963114999814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akhthtl-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614130452607000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEPfxYZTVfkBcNRlWjTbijEz6obTg\">Azhar Abbas<\/a>, said protestors beat\u00a0their cameraman and staff. Journalist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zburki\/status\/1363469970349445122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akhthtl-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614130452607000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFDOW7iRqoCtOOtwhOnzNCLsSGshQ\">Zebunissa Burki<\/a>\u00a0wrote that police &#8220;looked on&#8221; while protestors attacked the\u00a0<em>Geo\/Jang<\/em>\u00a0office. According to\u00a0<em>Geo News<\/em>\u00a0Karachi Bureau Chief, Faheem Siddiqui, protestors rammed\u00a0through the main gate,\u00a0broke windows, and beat up staff members in the building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>The controversy started when Irshad Bhatti, host of the comedy and satire program,\u00a0<em>Khabarnaak<\/em>,\u00a0<wbr \/>reportedly said something offensive about Sindh. Later on, Bhatti clarified that he didn&#8217;t mean to disrespect\u00a0the province of Sindh, or Sindhi language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Looking ahead:\u00a0<\/strong>Sindh Information Minister, Nasir Hussain Shah,\u00a0condemned the violence, and promised to investigate the incident. Sindh Chief Minister,\u00a0Murad Ali Shah, took notice of the incident, spoke to Abbas, and said he will ask for a detailed police report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>The protest was apparently announced in advance, so it wasn&#8217;t unexpected.People speaking out against\u00a0the protest are wondering why\u00a0police and the Sindh govt weren&#8217;t prepared.\u00a0Some people are also criticizing law enforcement officials for failing\u00a0to control the protest, which got seriously out of hand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Fire at the polls<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1608591\/fire-erupts-at-polling-station-during-by-election-in-tharparkars-na-221-constituency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akhthtl-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614130452607000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG1U7rCt2wGHOvII80zIf1X7zEfcQ\">fire erupted<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0a polling station in Tharparkar, Sindh. The fire took place during a by-election (i.e. an election to fill a vacancy) at\u00a0the NA-221 constituency. Tharparkar police said the &#8220;accidental fire&#8221; damaged some ballot papers and other material.\u00a0The police didn&#8217;t specify what caused the fire, but denied media reports about three people being arrested for starting the fire on purpose. However, Pakistan People&#8217;s Party (PPP) believes the &#8220;opponent group&#8221; started the fire.The damaged ballot papers were reportedly replaced quickly, and the polling process continued.\u00a0Competing candidates for the constituency are\u00a0Nizam-ud-Din Rahimoon from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, and Ameer Ali Shah from PPP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Something to know:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>PPP ended up\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/336283-ppp-beats-pti-in-na-221-by-poll-with-huge-margin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akhthtl-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614130452607000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFqT_BJiGfNXhEbNfAq1EbNFUbvEQ\">winning<\/a>\u00a0the NA-221 seat by a big margin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0A by-election took place for the NA-221 constituency because PPP candidate, Noor Muhammad Shah Jillani,\u00a0who won the seat in 2018, passed away after contracting COVID-19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4. Stray dogs poisoned in Rawalpindi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a part of the\u00a0Rawalpindi Cantonment Board&#8217;s (RCB) dog culling\/removal\u00a0initiative,\u00a0<wbr \/>several stray dogs were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2285155\/scores-of-dogs-poisoned-to-death-in-rawalpindi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akhthtl-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614130452607000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEuD02KRLIr93p05GDJtJ97pX5SDA\">poisoned\u00a0to death<\/a>. These dogs were given poisoned meat. A stray dog reportedly attacked four people near Rawalpindi Railway Station on February 7. Overtime, people have been complaining about the growing number of stray dogs, and a surge in dog-bites. People are reportedly asking authorities to control the population of stray dogs in a &#8220;humane way.&#8221; As a result, local authorities are resorting to poisoning dogs as one way to get them off the streets.<\/p>\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 February 22, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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