{"id":70931,"date":"2021-03-24T02:10:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T02:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=70931"},"modified":"2021-03-24T02:10:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T02:10:44","slug":"current-affairs-march-23-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-march-23-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] March 23, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs March 23, 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;\">US President Wishes Pakistani Nation on Pakistan Day.<\/span> US President Joe Biden has congratulated President Dr Arif Alvi and the Pakistani nation on Pakistan Resolution Day besides expressing resolve to strengthen the bilateral partnership.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">President, PM\u2019s Messages on Pakistan Day.<\/span> President Dr. Arif Alvi and the Prime Minister Imran Khan in their separate messages on the occasion of Pakistan Day have urged the people to continue efforts to make the country truly democratic and welfare state.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Punjab imposes tougher virus restrictions as cases surge.<\/span> Keeping in view the rise in coronavirus cases, the Punjab government on Tuesday imposed tougher Covid-19 restrictions to prevent the surge of the deadly virus<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Blast in Chaman near Levies headquarters leaves three dead.<\/span> At least three people have been killed and over a dozen others sustained injuries after a blast ripped off near the Levies headquarters in Chaman, a border area of the Balochistan province<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Landslide blocks Karakoram Highway.<\/span> The Karakoram Highway between Gilgit and Rawalpindi has been blocked for traffic due to landslides.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan delegation reaches Delhi for water talks.<\/span> A Pakistani delegation reached New Delhi on Monday for a meeting of the Indus water commissioners of Pakistan and India, in which a host of issues including Islamabad\u2019s concerns over the design and construction of a number of Indian upstream dams and irrigation plans will be discussed.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold Rate In Pakistan Today, 23rd March 2021.<\/span> Gold Rate in Pakistan today on 23 March 2021 is being sold for Rs. 91220 per 10 grams, and the price of Gold is Rs. 106400 per tola in Pakistan 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><strong>24-hour count:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan reported<strong>\u00a03,270\u00a0new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a072 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a039,742\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on March 23\u00a0at 8:27am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More privately imported vaccines coming to Pakistan:<\/strong>\u00a0A private company in Pakistan will begin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-pakistan-vaccine\/pakistan-to-start-private-imports-of-cansino-covid-19-vaccine-for-sale-idUSKBN2BE0N3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fljjkhy-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616636750886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmSavymNg1LLNefie-MlXcCARdWQ\">receiving shipments<\/a>\u00a0of China&#8217;s CanSino Biologics COVID-19 vaccine. Pakistan has already received private imports of the Russian Sputnik vaccine. The first 10,000 doses of the CanSino vaccine\u00a0are expected to arrive on March 25, 100,000 next month, and 200,000 the month after.\u00a0The vaccine only requires\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/wireStory\/china-approves-covid-19-vaccines-wider-76108095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fljjkhy-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616636750886000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFihy1unTaa_yYQybBCUMaCmZU1ZA\">one shot<\/a>. It\u2019s commercial name is Convidecia. The govt approved a price of PKR\u00a04,225 ($27.15) per injection for Convidecia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_6953756517087106095size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Who else was behind the recent Pak-India ceasefire?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>Remember the ceasefire agreement between Pakistan\u00a0and India\u00a0last month? Apparently, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/3\/22\/bb-uae-brokering-secret-india-pakistan-peace-roadmap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fljjkhy-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616636750039000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtLji2Zz_gU5utBFLvuD8xtkzg7A\">United Arab Emirates (UAE)<\/a>\u00a0brokered the ceasefire agreement. Pakistan&#8217;s Foreign Ministry didn&#8217;t comment on the UAE&#8217;s role in ceasefire talks. The Foreign Ministries of India and the UAE\u00a0didn&#8217;t say much either. The UAE just\u00a0issued a statement welcoming the ceasefire announcement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Next steps:\u00a0<\/strong>As\u00a0a part of the\u00a0ceasefire process, India and Pakistan are expected to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Reinstate\u00a0envoys in each other&#8217;s countries<\/li>\n<li>Talk about resuming trade<\/li>\n<li>The hardest part&#8230;reach a lasting resolution on Kashmir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>Last month,\u00a0top officials in Pakistan and India agreed\u00a0to observe a truce along the highly militarized Line of Control (LoC). The LoC\u00a0runs between Pakistan-administered\u00a0Kashmir and India-administered\u00a0Kashmir. Pakistan and India frequently accused each other of violating a\u00a02003\u00a0ceasefire\u00a0agreement.\u00a0<wbr \/>This 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-fljjkhy-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616636750039000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFYo-e7I_tUFwoCpV5j6l9Ev7sWqQ\">ceasefire<\/a>\u00a0is supposed to be a &#8220;renewed commitment.&#8221;\u00a0Kashmir 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-fljjkhy-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616636750039000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHrbVSZLFeJLgcm-FfAF8K1SJwH1g\">70+ years<\/a>. Both countries claim Kashmir in full, but only control parts of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>The UAE has trade and diplomatic connections with both Pakistan and India. It makes sense for the UAE to encourage peace between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.<\/p>\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 23, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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