{"id":69311,"date":"2021-02-25T01:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T01:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=69311"},"modified":"2021-02-25T01:50:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T01:50:00","slug":"current-affairs-february-24-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-february-24-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] February 24, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs February 24, 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;\">PM Calls On Sri Lankan President.<\/span> Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasized the importance of building robust economic partnership between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, characterized by enhanced bilateral trade, investment and commercial cooperation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan invites Sri Lanka to invest in CPEC, tourism.<\/span> Prime Minister Imran Khan has invited the Sri Lankan business community to invest in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan to Get a New Modern Air Defense System Soon.<\/span> Air Chief Marshal, Mujahid Anwar Khan, on Wednesday said that Pakistan will soon get a new state-of-the-art Air Defense System.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">FATF: Announcement To Be Made Tomorrow To Keep Pakistan On Gray List Or Not.<\/span> The review meeting of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) regarding the Asia pacific report on Pakistan will conclude today after which announcement regarding keeping Pakistan on a gray list or remove it from the list will be made until tomorrow.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Indian Troops Martyr Four Youth In IIOJK.<\/span> In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred four Kashmiri youth in Islamabad district, today.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">WhatsApp will switch off messages for users who reject new terms.<\/span> The Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp announced that users who do not accept its updated terms and conditions by the 15 May deadline will be unable to receive or send messages.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan to reopen cinemas, allow indoor weddings from March 15.<\/span> The National Command and Operation Centre has decided to allow indoor weddings and reopening of cinemas and shrines in Pakistan from March 15. However, the coronavirus SOPs will remain in place.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistani Rupee Rises to Its Highest in 3 Months Against the US Dollar.<\/span> The current week has seen consistent improvement for the PKR against the US Dollar. After touching its highest value on November 17, 2020, at Rs. 158.31 to the USD, the PKR is at its three-month highest once again, with an exchange rate of Rs. 158.76 to the greenback.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold prices fall in domestic market.<\/span> The per tola gold price on Wednesday witnessed a decrease of Rs50 to Rs110,650 in the domestic market<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Islamabad United Beat Karachi Kings By 5 Wickets.<\/span> Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by five wickets in the sixth fixture of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Karachi\u2019s National Stadium on Wednesday.<\/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>\u00a01,196\u00a0new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>50 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a038,453\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on February 24\u00a0at 7:55am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_2747627618483210295size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Suspected irregularities during the NA-75 by-election<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>People are closely following the Sialkot Daska NA-75\u00a0by-election. The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party demanded a repoll due to suspected vote tampering and rigging. PML-N\u00a0is also pointing fingers at the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u00a0(PTI) party\u00a0for creating an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1608950\/ecp-asks-pti-to-submit-response-in-suspected-tampering-of-daska-by-poll-by-tomorrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716242000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEeig29TI8WMOzP2qfIi8O1bBXSCQ\">&#8220;environment of terror&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0at polling stations in the Daska constituency.\u00a0In return, PTI\u00a0leader and\u00a0Minister for Information, Shibli Faraz, accused PML-N of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1608950\/ecp-asks-pti-to-submit-response-in-suspected-tampering-of-daska-by-poll-by-tomorrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716242000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFKFL90TpSBUGAjQ2gmPMoatnbayQ\">&#8220;disturbing law and order&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0during the by-elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>A by-election is taking place in NA-75, because the previous PML-N candidate who filled the seat passed away. Now, nine candidates from different parties are competing for that seat,\u00a0including PML-N&#8217;s Nousheen Iftikhar Shah and\u00a0PTI\u2019s Ali Asjad Malhi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>On Friday, February 19,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>PML-N Secretary General, Ahsan\u00a0Iqbal, gave a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pmln_org\/status\/1362898721923616786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362899142230630402%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1608414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716242000&amp;usg=AFQjCNETnZ6zc8likideDo2n3ng_HdkIVQ\">video message<\/a>. He was speaking from Daska at around 3:45 a.m. local time. In the video, Iqbal\u00a0said PML-N&#8217;s candidate is in the lead. He also said the returning officer (i.e. the person who oversees\u00a0elections in one or more constituencies) already received results from 370 polling stations. However, staff members at 23 other polling stations apparently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pmln_org\/status\/1362898721923616786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362899142230630402%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1608414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716242000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-XbjNOu3xHNKyDxC5gPC_3_P0FA\">disappeared<\/a>, or in Iqbal&#8217;s words &#8220;were made to disappear.&#8221; The missing polling staff showed up\u00a0at around 6:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vote theft allegation:<\/strong>\u00a0Iqbal\u00a0wants\u00a0a repoll from the 23 polling stations. He\u00a0thinks PML-N&#8217;s win was pretty clear, and some people who lost ran off with the votes to cover it up. PTI leaders\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pmln_org\/status\/1362898721923616786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362899142230630402%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1608414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716242000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEiE-9Phvj_-u7-Vv8iFo4p6Hr7Sg\">shot back<\/a>\u00a0and said PML-N only complains about rigging when they lose an election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now what?\u00a0<\/strong>On Saturday, February 20,\u00a0the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) stated that\u00a0results from 20 polling stations in NA-75 might be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1608414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716242000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGLHk_iQnfbOSbz2crGgzHYnXaelg\">false<\/a>. However, Faraz still\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shiblifaraz\/status\/1363050384290443264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1363050384290443264%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1608414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716242000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG64W_tspe4VXWfcYIr_VaMwyNvAw\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0that PTI likely won NA-75\u00a0based on results their polling agents received.\u00a0Even PTI leader and Minister for Planning, Asad Umar,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Asad_Umar\/status\/1363072541158486016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716242000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmauLPFgNzehzBnmqGq2qRWI3TEw\">insisted<\/a>\u00a0that PTI won NA-75. On February 22, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan asked\u00a0one of the candidates in his PTI party to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImranKhanPTI\/status\/1363896619784101901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1363896619784101901%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1608950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716242000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGkSY4EMr5ltN1syd_dtoQ7_6mSlw\">request a repoll<\/a>\u00a0in 20 polling stations. PM Khan said he did this to &#8220;strengthen\u00a0a fair and free election process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:<\/strong>\u00a0PTI and PML-N are caught up in a blame game.\u00a0The ECP pointed out suspicious delays in receiving election results, and said they couldn&#8217;t get in touch with officers at some\u00a0polling stations. The ECP isn&#8217;t ready to announce\u00a0the final results, saying an investigation needs to ensure the election was fair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. President Arif Alvi criticizes the anti-separatism bill<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The French foreign ministry is upset about comments President Alvi made about France&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/2\/23\/france-summons-pakistan-envoy-over-criticism-of-separatism-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716242000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHOoq9Y7noxA2OK4_CmV8sNXAx8fg\">\u201canti-separatism bill.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0Alvi\u00a0thinks the bill sets a &#8220;dangerous precedent.&#8221; He claimed\u00a0France is making laws in\u00a0favor of the majority, while minority groups (e.g. Muslims)\u00a0are\u00a0being isolated. The French foreign ministry denied President\u00a0Alvi&#8217;s claims, saying the bill doesn&#8217;t have any discriminatory elements and applies equally to all faiths.\u00a0On February 14, around 150 people in France (i.e. including Muslims and non-Muslims)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20210215-protesters-slam-french-anti-muslim-draft-law-ahead-of-parliamentary-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716243000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE9EQHTRuqlhAAB9yYTYiLFhoCp1g\">staged a peaceful protest<\/a>\u00a0against the bill, claiming it restricts religious freedom and\u00a0stigmatizes French Muslims. People with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20210215-protesters-slam-french-anti-muslim-draft-law-ahead-of-parliamentary-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716243000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFBsBoMM9n_cCNpEl4Bp3cheFPOQA\">other religious backgrounds<\/a>, such as Buddhist\u00a0or Roman Catholic, have voiced concerns about the bill as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The legislation, which the French National Assembly adopted last week, challenges religious extremism and reinforces France&#8217;s secular identity. It\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20210215-protesters-slam-french-anti-muslim-draft-law-ahead-of-parliamentary-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-c\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716243000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFDeDgG4tbvPzSkQSRbuHUPwENJwA\">discourages &#8220;separatism,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0meaning, France&#8217;s political leadership wants all people\u00a0to\u00a0welcome secularism, gender equality and other French values. President Macron&#8217;s govt said the bill is\u00a0needed to protect French values and\u00a0prevent the creation of radical ideas that could trigger violence.\u00a0France&#8217;s Senate still needs to look at the legislation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Something to know:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>The bill follows\u00a0last year&#8217;s\u00a0beheading of history teacher,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20210113-french-police-detain-7-over-beheading-of-teacher-samuel-paty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-q\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716243000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHVBuQGP6f36JTTDCrK2SV0ZaF7GQ\">Samuel Paty<\/a>. He was killed after showing\u00a0caricatures of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) during a class discussion about\u00a0freedom of expression. Paty&#8217;s killer,\u00a0Abdoullakh Anzorov, was an 18-year-old refugee of Chechen origin.\u00a0In the past, President Macron has accused Muslims of trying to &#8220;separate&#8221; themselves from French society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4. Karachi police got some new wheels<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re not talking about cars. We&#8217;re talking about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-pakistan-police-rollerblading-idUSKBN2AN022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-akkudkl-iluykthdp-a\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614302716243000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFnRPtF08l2hlyICrB0f9pCc3aihQ\">rollerblades<\/a>\u00a0(P.S. this isn&#8217;t a satire story, we checked). Police in Karachi deployed a 20-member\u00a0armed rollerblading unit to limit theft and harassment in the city. Chief of the unit,\u00a0Farrukh Ali, said they wanted to come up with an innovative way to control street crime. Ali said rollerblades could\u00a0make it easier for officers to zip through the city while chasing\u00a0thieves on motorcycles. Ali admitted that many roads and footpaths\u00a0in Karachi aren&#8217;t exactly &#8216;rollerblade friendly.&#8217; However, the rollerblading unit will be sent to places with more reported incidents of theft and harassment. The rollerblading unit will also carry handguns and not heavier weapons that could weigh them down, or potentially cause bullet-related accidents.<\/p>\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 24, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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