{"id":70530,"date":"2021-03-17T02:24:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T02:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=70530"},"modified":"2021-03-17T02:24:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T02:24:01","slug":"current-affairs-march-16-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-march-16-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] March 16, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs March 16, 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;\">0.5 mln COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in Pakistan.<\/span> Pakistan has purchased the coronavirus vaccines for the first time and the first batch of 0.5 million Sinopharm vaccines will arrive in the country from China today<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan, India to hold water talks on March 23 in New Delhi.<\/span> The water talks between officials of Pakistan and India will be held on March 23 and 24 in New Delhi<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Federal cabinet approves Rs7.8bn Ramazan package.<\/span> The federal cabinet on Tuesday has approved the Ramazan package worth Rs7.8 billion<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan to Introduce E-Voting System for Overseas Pakistanis in Next Elections.<\/span> The Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Syed Amin-Ul-Haque, announced that an e-voting system would be introduced in Pakistan for the next general elections in 2023 to facilitate the overseas Pakistanis.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">KP Announces Decision on Closure of Schools.<\/span> Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s (KP) Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education, Shahram Tarakai announced on Tuesday that the government has decided to close the schools in nine districts due to the surge in coronavirus cases.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">People above 60 years to get jabs without pin code, Yasmin Rashid says.<\/span> The health minister for Punjab Dr Yasmin Rashid said Tuesday the elderly people in the province are to get government-sponsored Covid-19 jabs without establishing their registration codes in the vaccination centers from now onwards<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold prices go up in domestic, international markets.<\/span> Gold prices went up to Rs91,901 per 10 grams on Tuesday in the domestic market, showing a rise of Rs81<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Rupee hits over one-year high against US dollar.<\/span> The Pakistani rupee touched over a one-year high against the United States (US) dollar in the inter-bank currency market on Tuesday.<\/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>\u00a02,511\u00a0new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a058 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a035,303\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on March 16\u00a0at 7:40am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-4078613142680775333size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Assassination<\/strong><strong>\u00a0attempt on a cleric in Punjab<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?<\/strong>\u00a0Cleric\u00a0Muhammad Ali Mirza reportedly survived an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1612703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHPOqN19O02zX-C81HAGIj2kbEPow\">assassination\u00a0attempt<\/a>. The attack took place at a religious academy\u00a0in Punjab&#8217;s Jhelum district. A\u00a0suspect who allegedly attacked Mirza with a sharp weapon is in custody.\u00a0The suspected assailant is a 21-year-old resident of Lahore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>Mirza\u00a0is also a mechanical engineer. He regularly uploads his lectures and speeches on social media. His YouTube channel\u00a0has 4.6 million followers. Mirza said\u00a0he delivers\u00a0a weekly\u00a0<em>dars<\/em>\u00a0(i.e. Islamic lesson) at a research academy. According to a First Information Report (FIR) that Mirza filed,\u00a0he finished delivering his lecture on Sunday afternoon when a man charged towards him with &#8220;the intention of murder.&#8221;\u00a0Mirza said the attacker was aiming for his neck, but\u00a0he moved to the side quickly and got hit in the shoulder instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What was the motive?\u00a0<\/strong>The suspect reportedly accused Mirza of &#8220;deceiving people.&#8221;\u00a0According to lawyer and activist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MJibranNasir\/status\/1371180002126012420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGbd1AiDGi3kfNGiQcEO7c6-QU-yg\">Jibran Nasir<\/a>, the attacker thought Mirza was from the minority Ahmadi community. Pakistan&#8217;s parliament declared\u00a0Ahmadis\u00a0non-Muslim in 1974. Since then, Islamic extremists have reportedly targeted them in Pakistan. However, Nasir said Mirza does not follow the Ahmadi faith.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:<\/strong>\u00a0Jhelum police arrested Mirza last year for allegedly making derogatory\u00a0comments about some\u00a0religious scholars. Mirza claimed his lecture was taken out of context.\u00a0A local court\u00a0accepted his bail plea, and he was released a day later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>This isn&#8217;t the first time someone tried to kill Mirza. He reportedly survived another attack a few years\u00a0ago.\u00a0According to Nasir, Mirza\u00a0tries\u00a0to &#8220;debunk myths and false narratives perpetuated in the name of Islam through research.&#8221;\u00a0It sounds like some people\u00a0have a problem with Mirza&#8217;s teachings about Islam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Misleading news about Meesha Shafi going to jail<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Indian news sites like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/people\/pakistani-singer-meesha-shaafi-faces-3-years-jail-term-for-alleging-singer-harassment-ali-zafar-of-sexual-2347941.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGbSJCnvAwamcQHCXC8x1KvGkemXQ\"><em>Zee News<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/movies\/pakistan-singer-meesha-shafi-faces-3-years-in-jail-for-falsely-accusing-ali-zafar-of-sexual-harrasament-3536828.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFyvWxpxtlTqJNddTBCHTmUyJ3zoA\">News18<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/videos\/entertainment\/hindi\/after-ali-zafars-win-in-defamation-case-pakistani-singer-meesha-shafi-now-faces-3-years-in-jail-for-falsely-accusing-actor-of-sexual-harassment\/videoshow\/81505154.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTecOKfp9VPhk7YwIZisUHXp3EYA\">Times of India<\/a><\/em>\u00a0reported that Pakistani singer, Meesha Shafi, is &#8220;facing up to\u00a0three years in jail.&#8221; In April 2018, Shafi accused Pakistani pop star, Ali Zafar, of sexual misconduct.\u00a0Zafar denied Shafi&#8217;s allegations.\u00a0<em>Zee News<\/em>\u00a0cited British news\u00a0platform,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9355697\/Pakistani-singer-accused-pop-star-groping-faces-three-years-jail.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHVnl1F1fyw7fhKui2fjmPkiY6KGg\">Mail Online<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(i.e.\u00a0<em>Mail Online<\/em>\u00a0is the website of the\u00a0<em>Daily Mail\u200b<\/em>) as its\u00a0source.\u00a0<em>Mail Online\u00a0<\/em>stated that Shafi &#8220;faces\u00a0three years in jail for &#8216;criminal defamation&#8217; over damage to his [Zafar&#8217;s] reputation.&#8221;\u00a0<em>Times of India<\/em>\u00a0cited an unspecified\u00a0report and\u00a0claimed\u00a0that &#8220;a Pakistani Court has awarded 3 years of jail term to Meesha.&#8221;\u00a0However, the language in these reports is unclear. By saying Shafi &#8220;faces&#8221;\u00a0three years in jail, it sounds like she has already been given a prison sentence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>What&#8217;s the real story?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Shafi&#8217;s lawyer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LegalPolitical\/status\/1371451010925879298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGI1bnHtGKHH708QnHDyHtXf5PnUg\">Asad Jamal<\/a>, responded to the misleading\u00a0reports on Twitter and said they were &#8220;fake news.&#8221; According to Jamal, Shafi has not been sentenced to three years in prison. Jamal clarified that &#8220;no such verdict has been passed by any court in Pakistan.&#8221; Shafi\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsmeeshashafi\/status\/1371457222774034432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEw0T4nws3v4mfiv01d0ETX8Hydkg\">retweeted<\/a>\u00a0Jamal and wrote &#8220;another day, another campaign spreading false information.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0In November 2018, Zafar filed a complaint\u00a0with the Federal Investigation Agency&#8217;s (FIAs) cybercrime wing, alleging that several social media accounts were posting &#8220;threats and defamatory material&#8221; against him.\u00a0In December 2020,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1595947\/meesha-running-vilification-drive-against-ali-zafar-fia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE67HI9MU4T6dNbEZKBuskqLXY4Xw\">Dawn News<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>reported that the FIA&#8217;s cybercrime division declared Shafi\u00a0and eight\u00a0others &#8220;guilty&#8221; of launching a smear campaign against Zafar on social media. However,\u00a0journalist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hamnazubair\/status\/1339160334163193859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-H2A7JB3kTmwWMi_Gmu3qBJ-NNg\">Hamna Zubair,<\/a>\u00a0lawyer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nighatdad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGS0l4I1mGsZplfNNa5NP25utEKZA\">Nighat Dad<\/a>, and activist,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Leena_Ghani\/status\/1339154208243724289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-auudjjd-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616032026627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEzFL6nK3iZZ7kGTylDs5on46KwDw\">Leena Ghani<\/a>, pointed out that the FIA is an investigation agency, not a court of law. In other words, the FIA&#8217;s verdict can&#8217;t be considered a judicial ruling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 March 16, 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-70530","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\/70530","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=70530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70530\/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=70530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}