{"id":71009,"date":"2021-03-25T02:07:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T02:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=71009"},"modified":"2021-03-25T02:07:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T02:07:34","slug":"current-affairs-march-24-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-march-24-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] March 24, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs March 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;\">Closure Of Schools Announced Till April 11 In Districts Badly Affected By Covid-19.<\/span> The government has decided that the educational institutions will remain closed in the selected districts including Islamabad till 11th of next month due to the rising cases of coronavirus.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">All Educational Institutions In Province Will Remain Open: Saeed Ghani.<\/span> Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani on Wednesday said that all educational institutions in the province will remain open under strict coronavirus related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Dubai\u2019s Finance Minister Dies.<\/span> The United Arab Emirates finance minister and the deputy ruler of the emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has died, Dubai\u2019s ruler said on Twitter on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PIA crew gets UN recognition for babysitting child onboard.<\/span> Pakistan International Airlines official Touheed Daudpota has been honoured as the HeForShe champion by UN Women Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan, India talks on contentions water projects resume second day.<\/span> The water talks between the Indus Water Commissioners of Pakistan and India resumed on second day here, Indian media reported on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Govt likely to make important decisions regarding electronic voting.<\/span> The federal government has summoned an important meeting to discuss matters related to electronic voting and the provision of the right to vote to overseas Pakistanis<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Balochistan decides against closing educational institutions.<\/span> Balochistan has decided against closing the schools and other educational institutions, quoting a government official<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Rupee strengthens against US dollar.<\/span> The Pakistani rupee strengthened by 46 paisa against the United States (US) dollar in the inter-bank currency market on Wednesday.<\/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 Rs 350 to Rs 107,150 in the domestic market<\/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>\u00a03,301\u00a0new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a030 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a038,282\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on March 24\u00a0at 8:08am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pakistan finally purchased vaccines:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-pakistan-vaccine-e\/exclusive-pakistan-to-receive-first-purchase-of-over-1-million-doses-of-chinese-vaccines-minister-idUSKBN2BF20I?il=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581220000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGi5ndqgxYrAZLL7buyzZ_FSXlnWQ\">bought<\/a>\u00a0more than 1 million doses of China&#8217;s Sinopharm and CanSino Biologics COVID-19 vaccines. This is reportedly Pakistan&#8217;s first vaccine purchase from any manufacturer. Up till now, Pakistan was relying on donated vaccines. The vaccines are scheduled to be delivered this month. Pakistan also plans to buy another 7 million doses from the same companies. Pakistan aims to vaccinate around 70 million people out of\u00a0its 220 million population to reach sufficient\u00a0community immunity. So far, around 100 million people under the age of 18 don&#8217;t have to get vaccinated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_7103115206260101727size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Strengthening<\/strong><strong>\u00a0the Pak-US\u00a0<\/strong><strong>partnership<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>US Democratic\u00a0President,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/latest-news\/biden-felicitates-president-alvi-on-pakistan-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581220000&amp;usg=AFQjCNER1pF_Tofh9pNQpjRm0CgO3C9TrQ\">Joe Biden<\/a>, wrote a letter to Pakistan&#8217;s President, Arif Alvi. In the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2290947\/washington-to-further-strengthen-partnership-with-pakistan-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581220000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEQU_Kaxdii3JKHLdMF-3cOn4w4cA\">letter<\/a>, President Biden said, &#8220;Pakistan has long been a close partner of the US, and it&#8217;s my great honor to congratulate\u00a0you and the Pakistani people\u00a0on your National Day this March 23&#8230;we look forward to strengthening our partnership in the year ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>The US is doubling down on its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PresOfPakistan\/status\/1374225637104320519?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1374225637104320519%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F341155-putin-congratulates-president-pm-on-pakistan-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHU0pq0Surz_9sleNSPEteRkZMQjA\">shared goals<\/a>\u00a0with Pakistan, like regional stability, addressing climate change, and tackling COVID-19.\u00a0President Biden also mentioned Afghanistan. He emphasized\u00a0that both Pakistan and the US want to see an end to the Afghan conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/usa-afghanistan-khalilzad-pakistan-int\/u-s-envoy-meets-pakistan-army-chief-to-discuss-afghan-peace-steps-idUSKBN2B01VX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF1bLtKvq2T7NdQOhyiJxbH7vS36A\">This month<\/a>, the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, and Commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission and US Forces in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller,\u00a0met Pakistan&#8217;s Army Chief,\u00a0General Qamar Javed Bajwa. They\u00a0talked about the Afghan peace process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>How&#8217;s the peace process going?\u00a0<\/strong>Even though the Afghan Taliban and Afghan govt kicked off direct talks in Doha last year in September, the peace process is currently stalled. There&#8217;s a resurgence of violence in Afghanistan, and disagreements over the negotiation agenda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:<\/strong>\u00a0In February 2020,\u00a0the US and Taliban\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-56316649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGovuc-fQGrvJnEypoT66ljPKgRhQ\">struck a deal<\/a>. According to the deal, the US and its NATO allies will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan in 14 months, in exchange for\u00a0security and counter-terrorism guarantees\u00a0from the Taliban. The US also urged the Taliban to start negotiating\u00a0for a peace deal with the Afghan govt, so the country doesn&#8217;t erupt into chaos once the US and NATO head out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Concerns:\u00a0<\/strong>Afghan officials are worried that a rushed US-Taliban deal could result in lingering\u00a0security challenges. Women&#8217;s rights activists are also concerned about the hardline Islamist insurgent group making a power grab once international troops leave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A little history:\u00a0<\/strong>US forces have\u00a0been present in\u00a0Afghanistan\u00a0since 2001, when US-led troops removed the Taliban regime from power. Then US President, George W. Bush, told the Taliban to deliver\u00a0Osama bin Laden to US authorities, since he masterminded the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/timeline\/us-war-afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEk8YTsFib9fJJ6u3Kl5GBG31Ww_Q\">September 11\u00a0terrorist attacks<\/a>. When the Taliban said &#8216;nope,&#8217; the US said, &#8216;we&#8217;re coming for you.&#8217; There has been an ongoing conflict between the Taliban and\u00a0Afghan\u00a0govt for years. Initially, the Taliban refused to sit down with\u00a0Afghan\u00a0govt officials, calling them\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/backgrounder\/us-taliban-peace-deal-agreement-afghanistan-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEuTzGkCVaFP_txwHlZkj4KxGO3qQ\">&#8220;American puppets.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan is\u00a0seen as a\u00a0key player in the Afghan peace process. The US acknowledged Pakistan&#8217;s help in bringing the\u00a0Taliban to the negotiating table. Recently, Khalilzad highlighted Pakistan\u2019s continued role in the peace process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. And the Pride of Performance Award goes to<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>President Alvi handed out\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1614182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcb9nsBxv9c5H4F3IYParh723rPA\">President&#8217;s Award for Pride of Performance<\/a>\u00a0yesterday.\u00a0Even though the govt announced the awards on Independence Day\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-p\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHbrZCfTLMCaQYZtNRTsB38l4S7kg\">last year,<\/a>\u00a0the awards were scheduled to be handed out on Pakistan Day, March 23, 2021. Recipients included actor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamhumayunsaeed?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6FPZh-3vaQiyO5V2cl9XmV-qOnw\">Humayun Saeed<\/a>, actress\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SakinaSamo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHoP3I9AezHYvAFh8x48a44rDxpbw\">Sakina Samo<\/a>, religious scholar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PresOfPakistan\/status\/1374404533024030720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-c\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH1VuByEsOGtJ8vN0tmKYuh-iXmDQ\">Maulana Tariq Jameel<\/a>, and singer\/actor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliZafarsays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-q\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEXQjFIdcRw74koRdxgaZOmI-FuIA\">Ali Zafar<\/a>. The Pride of Performance is a civil award that recognizes people who have made contributions\u00a0to society in the fields of literature, art, sports, science and\u00a0education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Something to know:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>In December 2020, Minister for Human Rights,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2277269\/alleged-harassers-should-not-be-given-civil-awards-shireen-mazari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-a\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNET2qxX_3675Ui3wZu19_KF0r47mQ\">Shireen Mazari<\/a>, spoke about women&#8217;s empowerment during a press talk at the president&#8217;s house.\u00a0She went on to say, &#8220;we as a govt should discourage and disown any man who has been suspected of harassment. We should not consider them for national awards.&#8221; However, Zafar received a civil award yesterday.\u00a0In April 2018, Pakistani singer, Meesha Shafi, accused Zafar of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5900710\/pakistan-me-too-movement-lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltxty-iluykthdp-f\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616721581221000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHWQSXu7Z71kAsZSssyUdQJlX6lJQ\">sexual misconduct.\u00a0<\/a>Zafar denied Shafi&#8217;s allegations. There is no final verdict in the harassment case yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/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 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, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, OTS, PTS, and other Govt Jobs, exams &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-71009","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\/71009","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71009\/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=71009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}