{"id":70116,"date":"2021-03-10T03:36:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T03:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=70116"},"modified":"2021-03-10T03:36:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T03:36:36","slug":"current-affairs-march-09-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-march-09-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] March 09, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs March 09, 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;\">Indian Forces Martyr Kashmiri Youth in IoK.<\/span> In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred one Kashmiri youth in Sopore town of Baramulla district.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Decision Regarding Schools Will Be Made Today: Mahmood.<\/span> Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has said that the decision regarding closure of schools will be made tomorrow amid rising Coronavirus cases in the last one week.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Lahore to Host Remainder PSL-6 Fixtures: PCB.<\/span> Lahore has been given responsibility for the remainder of the fixtures of following an abrupt stoppage of 6th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) after seven COVID-19 cases were reported, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Uzbekistan FM To Arrive In Pakistan Today.<\/span> Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Abdulaziz Kamilov is arriving in Pakistan today (Tuesday) on a two-day visit.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Electricity Prices Increased By 89 Paisas.<\/span> Federal government has increased prices of electricity by 89 paisas while National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has issued notification regarding the hike.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">BISE Lahore announces schedule for intermediate examinations.<\/span> The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Punjab on Tuesday has released the schedule for the annual examinations<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Three killed, 10 injured in firing outside Gujranwala housing society.<\/span> Three people were killed and 10 injured during a clash between landowners and security guards of the Royal Palm City, a private housing society in Gujranwala, on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">KP govt, Chinese company sign accord for Balakot hydropower project.<\/span> The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has signed an agreement with a Chinese company for the construction of a 300 megawatts Balakot Hydro Power Project.<\/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>\u00a01,353\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a054 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a031,786 tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on March 9\u00a0at 7:40am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Authorities review plans to lift restrictions:\u00a0<\/strong>After easing COVID-19 related restrictions last month, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) is thinking, &#8216;oh crap, wait a sec.&#8217; It decided to review a recent decision to reopen schools due to a rising number of COVID-19 cases. Last month, Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mahmood, said schools in major cities can resume regular classes starting on March 1. Even though Mahmood claimed there was a declining trend of COVID-19 cases, authorities are starting to realize the pandemic isn&#8217;t over yet. Also, the NCOC might postpone the reopening of cinemas, indoor weddings, and indoor dining, which were scheduled to start operating on March 15.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_6087755544756992631size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Opposition alliance nominates Senate Chairman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>There&#8217;s a new election everyone is talking about, and that&#8217;s the Senate Chairman election. This election will be held on March 12 via a secret ballot. The votes will be confidential, just like the main Senate election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>The opposition alliance (i.e. Pakistan Democratic Movement),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2288175\/yousuf-raza-gilani-nominated-as-pdms-joint-candidate-for-senate-chairman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auidytk-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615432796909000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF6xnkXhsEQvWO7pkskVPsNu6RUlA\">nominated<\/a>\u00a0former Prime Minister (PM), Yousaf Raza Gilani, for the Senate Chairman position.\u00a0Gilani\u00a0was also the opposition alliance&#8217;s joint candidate for the Senate seat from Islamabad. He defeated the govt-backed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>PM Imran Khan accused the opposition alliance of\u00a0paying\u00a0lawmakers to win the Islamabad Senate seat, which his ruling PTI party lost. PM Khan went on to claim that 15 or 16\u00a0lawmakers from his party\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senate-elections-boycotts-elections-pakistan-eefc3eb3e8515b87fee7a97afe14517a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auidytk-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615432796909000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGXyIOdzBkAfX6Ub1Eb2Lx9UVr6Jw\">&#8220;sold their vote&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0to the opposition candidate.\u00a0Now that the\u00a0Senate Chairman election is around the corner, PM Khan\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/338683-pti-senators-receiving-bribe-offers-for-senate-chairman-election-pm-imran-khan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auidytk-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615432796909000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdc5o6nDuoWWaiIS9E_bYuZr8EbQ\">alleged<\/a>\u00a0that PTI senators are already being offered money to vote for the opposition&#8217;s candidate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>Here&#8217;s an overly simplified version of how Pakistan&#8217;s Senate works. The Senate is the upper house of parliament. There used to be 104 lawmakers in the Senate. Now there are 100 after the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)\u00a0merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u00a0(KP). Each Senator serves a six year term. All of them are not\u00a0elected at the same time. Half are elected at one time, and the other half three years later. Half of the Senate members retire\u00a0after three years, and new Senators are elected to replace them. Members of the National Assembly\u00a0and provincial assemblies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pakistan-parliamentary-elections-elections-7791bac31305fd6b410cd268ca900938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auidytk-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615432796909000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFd8rmldINtYvuCwAzqTnyvKmJIjw\">vote<\/a>\u00a0for Senate members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Reminder:\u00a0<\/strong>This year, 48 Senate seats were in the running. However, polling was only done for 37 seats since the remaining 11 had unopposed candidates.\u00a0On March 3,\u00a0PTI gained\u00a0the most\u00a0new seats &#8211; 18 seats, plus five\u00a0unopposed seats.\u00a0Even though PTI\u00a0became the single largest party in the Senate,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>opposition parties combined\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1611511\/govt-senators-being-approached-to-change-loyalties-pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auidytk-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615432796909000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG5NUhXUCTJJbsuUodgQXIaBi2Cyg\">still have\u00a0a slight majority<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/337751-all-is-set-for-senate-polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auidytk-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615432796909000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHQKIYBUCHgKSdAjskCOW3maWu4gw\">53 seats out of 100<\/a>, while PTI and its allies have 47 seats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Looking ahead:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan People&#8217;s Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) are\u00a0a major\u00a0part of the opposition alliance.\u00a0Since the opposition alliance nominated PPP member\u00a0Gilani for Senate Chairman,\u00a0PML-N or JUI-F members might want\u00a0a candidate from their own party\u00a0represented in other key Senate positions, like Deputy Chairman and Opposition Leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>In order to maintain their unity, members of the opposition alliance will need to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1610599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auidytk-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615432796909000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH0f0mhCBE9S1sSLUZSH-r1PA30Gw\">compromise<\/a>\u00a0on who they want to nominate\u00a0for some\u00a0top Senate positions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Police attacked in Islamabad and Rawalpindi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday night, unidentified motorcyclists\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1611302\/policeman-gunned-down-in-islamabad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auidytk-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615432796909000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG3xvi8yL1raBLEqdqL-SbScyhcjw\">fired<\/a>\u00a0at police officials in Islamabad. One policeman was shot dead, and two others were injured. The three police officials were conducting a routine patrol when they signalled two men riding a motorcycle to stop. However instead of stopping, the bike riders opened fire. In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2288155\/rashid-pays-homage-to-islamabad-cops-martyred-in-sundays-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auidytk-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615432796909000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFahXpBYdPZ4d2mMfqADqOoz2VVRQ\">separate attack<\/a>, unidentified assailants reportedly shot and killed another police official in Rawalpindi. The official was traveling with his family in a vehicle at the time. It&#8217;s still unclear who was involved in these shooting incidents, and whether they are tied to any militant group.<\/p>\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 March 09, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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