{"id":70686,"date":"2021-03-20T03:29:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T03:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=70686"},"modified":"2021-03-20T03:29:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T03:29:16","slug":"current-affairs-march-19-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-march-19-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] March 19, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for FPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs March 19, 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;\">Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Takes Charge As New PAF Chief.<\/span> Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu took charge as the new Air Chief of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at an impressive change of command ceremony in Islamabad on Friday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Myanmar Security Forces Kill Nine Protesters.<\/span> In Myanmar, security forces shot dead nine more protesters in the central town of Aungban as they tried to clear a barricade.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Lahore jail authorities alarmed as 14 inmates test Covid positive.<\/span> In what is seen as a worrisome affair, Covid-19 cases in two of Lahore prisons have seen a hike with at least 14 inmates contracting infection prompting Punjab Prisons Department to inform the provincial government,<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Rupee weakens against dollar in interbank.<\/span> After gaining considerable ground in the previous days, the rupee on Friday weakened by 52 paisas against the dollar in the interbank<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Skardu airport to handle international flights.<\/span> In order to promote tourism, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is upgrading the Skardu airport in Gilgit-Baltistan to handle international flights,<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Rains Predicted In All The Provinces Of The Country.<\/span> Meteorological department has predicted rains with thunderstorm from Sunday to Tuesday in the country.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook services restored after global outage.<\/span> WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram services have been restored after witnessing a shutdown in Pakistan and other parts of the globe.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold Price Increases Rs600 to Rs107,200 Per Tola.<\/span> The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs600 on Friday and was traded at Rs107,200 against its sale at Rs106,600, Karachi Sarafa Association reported.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Training Camp of Pakistan Cricket Team Will Start From Today<\/span>. The team squad announced for tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe has reported to the training camp while after clearing of second coronavirus test the training camp will be started today.<\/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>Pakistan reported<strong>\u00a03,449\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>40\u00a0deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a024 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a042,845\u00a0tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on March 19\u00a0at 8:45am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Prime Minister gets vaccinated:\u00a0<\/strong>Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, who is 68 years old, got his first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PakPMO\/status\/1372512256014094337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGRKOCWi-PcY-t51XYByrI3JT66HA\">COVID-19 vaccine shot<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday. The PM&#8217;s\u00a0office released a video of him getting the vaccine shot on social media. Pakistan has been vaccinating frontline health workers and\u00a0people over 60 with around 1 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine, which China donated. So far, Pakistan has relied on donated vaccines. The country hasn&#8217;t secured any vaccines from manufacturing companies, even though it reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-pakistan-vaccine-idUSKBN28B5QE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFiySZ9zxCzc754krRYaC-6KoTthA\">approved<\/a>\u00a0$150 million\u00a0to buy COVID-19 vaccines\u00a0last year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Russian\u00a0Sputnik V vaccine\u00a0arrives in Pakistan:<\/strong>\u00a0Last month, Pakistan said private firms could import COVID-19 vaccines. At first, Pakistan was allowing uncapped prices for privately imported vaccines, but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-pakistan-vaccine\/pakistan-backtracks-on-uncapped-prices-for-privately-imported-covid-shots-idUSKBN2BA0RE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEP39gu6cTPPEDbfZ__7-L3GLuptw\">not anymore<\/a>.\u00a0The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan will recommend a price cap for privately imported vaccines. The health minister made this announcement following a\u00a0shipment of 50,000 privately imported Russian Sputnik V doses, which arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday night. This is reportedly the first shipment of the Sputnik vaccine. The Sputnik shots will be available to the public as\u00a0soon as the govt agrees on a price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_4597034007494737404size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. A new approach to India<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsbDialogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNErgUBSZLMP_GF9vS5UEJ0o769uXA\">The Islamabad Security Dialogue<\/a>\u00a0is a two-day event hosted by the National Security Division in collaboration with govt-funded think tanks. The first edition of the dialogue took place this week.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>During a speech at the\u00a0event, Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, reportedly said the Kashmir dispute will continue to cause problems between Pakistan and India unless there\u00a0is a peaceful resolution. He also said\u00a0it&#8217;s time for both countries to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1613200\/time-to-bury-the-past-and-move-forward-coas-bajwa-on-indo-pak-ties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFQQQnqRojB_w55wzFSeYInPjP6hw\">&#8220;bury the past and move forward.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>Bajwa believes\u00a0the\u00a0region has so much potential if Pakistan and India can just resolve their issues. However, he threw the ball in India&#8217;s court to make meaningful dialogue easier. He also said India will have to create a &#8220;conducive environment,&#8221; especially in India-administered Kashmir.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>Pak-India relations have recently gone from generally tense, to extremely tense, to slightly better. Kashmir has been the root of most problems between Pakistan and India\u00a0for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/10537286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHdW7yKkuqjmkeqCBFzFzvku6ZQZA\">70+ years<\/a>. Both countries claim\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0in full, but only control parts of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>February 2019:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>On<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>February 14, 2019,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/03\/01\/world\/asia\/india-pakistan-plane-abhinandan-varthaman-india.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFri3kSI6RRUxyfcWQCmKlnXteolQ\">a suicide bombing<\/a>\u00a0in India-Administered Kashmir\u00a0killed\u00a040 Indian soldiers.\u00a0Pakistan-based militant group,\u00a0Jaish-e-Mohammed\u00a0(JeM), reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack. India accused Pakistan of helping the bombers, but Pakistan said &#8216;not true.&#8217; Later on, India launched airstrikes in Pakistan to target a militant training camp, Pakistan retaliated with its own airstrikes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>August 2019:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The govt of Indian PM, Narendra Modi, revoked\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-49234708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHKa5PM2TEZc01gnOUbIOJ2wER1og\">Article 370<\/a>, a constitutional provision that gave India-administered Kashmir some level of autonomy from the rest of India.\u00a0India is reportedly trying to integrate\u00a0the Muslim-majority region with the rest of the country.\u00a0India&#8217;s move caused\u00a0an uproar in Pakistan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>February 2021:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0According to a joint statement by the militaries of both countries, top officials\u00a0agreed to observe a truce along the highly militarized Line of Control (LoC). Pakistan and India frequently accused each other of violating a\u00a02003 ceasefire agreement.\u00a0This latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/25\/world\/asia\/pakistan-india-ceasefire.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGOQb0gdjhAnZy270qsJWja3vDowA\">ceasefire<\/a>\u00a0is supposed to be a &#8220;renewed commitment.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Bajwa said he hopes to see a peaceful and stable South Asia. However, he thinks India needs to play a big role in making that happen.\u00a0His comments came a day after PM Khan said India would have to make the first move to normalize ties with Pakistan. PM Khan didn&#8217;t specify\u00a0what this &#8220;first move&#8221; is supposed to look like.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Stabbing incident in Karachi housing society<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There was reportedly a knife attack in\u00a0Karachi&#8217;s\u00a0Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Falcon Complex housing society. This housing society\u00a0is known to be a heavily guarded neighborhood under PAF management.\u00a0Disturbing video clips\u00a0of the incident are making rounds online. This is still a developing story. There are a lot of unverified comments about the incident on social media. We honed in on reporting by\u00a0<em>The Express Tribune<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Dawn News<\/em>,\u00a0and lawyer\/activist Jibran Nasir to narrow down some\u00a0key points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>What happened?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>An\u00a0assailant identified as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2290163\/fashion-designer-sons-stabbed-in-karachi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH4Fol09VgNmRTMNI3I_b-YtUALrw\">Ibrahim Durrani<\/a>\u00a0allegedly stabbed fashion designer, Mohammad Moazzam Khan, and his two sons, Fahad and Ata. Durrani reportedly fled the scene. According to police, the incident took place on Tuesday night, even though it was reported on Thursday. The police registered a First Information Report (FIR)\u00a0against Durrani under Pakistan&#8217;s Penal code for &#8220;attempt to murder,&#8221; &#8220;endangering human life or\u00a0personal safety,&#8221; and &#8220;criminal acts.&#8221;\u00a0Social media users\u00a0are demanding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23JusticeforMoazzams&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH38Mi8KdrT9UyZfwZZHN2TKAqDWg\">#JusticeforMoazzams<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The quarrel started\u00a0over a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1613202\/designer-moazzam-khan-2-sons-stabbed-in-parking-scuffle-with-neighbour-in-karachi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flrktut-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616296124547000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEDkcBtw0ve746ozvKEJ6oVf16XfA\">parking dispute<\/a>. A video clip shows a man (most likely Khan) arguing with another man (most likely Durrani). In another video clip, the assailant can be seen charging\u00a0at two people with a knife on his\u00a0key chain.\u00a0The last part of the video clip\u00a0shows a person lying on the ground.\u00a0A security guard can also be seen in the videos. Khan alleged that his neighbor, Durrani, attacked him with the intent to kill. Khan said he has a head injury, and his sons who came to help him are\u00a0also injured.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/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 March 19, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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