{"id":71083,"date":"2021-03-26T02:07:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T02:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=71083"},"modified":"2021-03-26T02:07:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T02:07:37","slug":"current-affairs-march-25-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-march-25-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] March 25, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for FPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs March 25, 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;\">IMF Approves 500 Million Dollar Loan To Pakistan.<\/span> The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved four pending reviews of Pakistan\u2019s economy and the release of the next loan tranche of around $500 million, reviving the $6 billion programme after it remained derailed for over a year.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Twenty People Injured As Bus Turns Turtle in Faisalabad.<\/span> Twenty people were critically injured when a bus turned turtle in Faisalabad.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Cambridge agrees to reschedule \u2018O\u2019 level exams in Pakistan, announces Shafqat Mahmood.<\/span> Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood Thursday announced that Cambridge International agreed to reschedule \u2018O\u2019 level exams to after May 15.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Markets to close twice a week in KP amid spike in Covid cases.<\/span> Keeping in view the recent spike in Covid-19 cases, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday decided to shut the markets twice a week across the province<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Water talks: Pakistan, India agree to make endeavours to resolve issues.<\/span> The 116th meeting of the India-Pakistan Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) was held in New Delhi from 23-24 March 2021<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Rupee closes 38 paisa higher against US dollar.<\/span> The Pakistani rupee continued to strengthen against the United States (US) dollar in the inter-bank currency market on Thursday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Yellow Metal Price Decreases in Pakistan.<\/span> Gold prices extended a downward trend in the domestic market for the second consecutive day on Thursday as per tola price of yellow metal declined by Rs 450 to Rs106,700.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan Team to Leave Cor South Africa on Friday.<\/span> All 35 members of the Africa-bound side, including 22 players and 13 officials, have tested negative and, as such, the side will depart for Johannesburg, South Africa, on a chartered flight on Friday morning.<\/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>An update on school closures:\u00a0<\/strong>Probably the last thing parents want to hear. All educational institutions in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1614325\/education-institutes-to-remain-closed-till-april-11-in-covid-hotspots-shafqat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltkdud-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616809506425000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFqDT61uIeXsU58wjsZqYMnQho2Ww\">areas<\/a>\u00a0with a high rate of COVID-19 cases will remain closed until April 11. These areas include Islamabad, along with\u00a0cities in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-4675914190125819767size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Maryam Nawaz granted pre-arrest bail<\/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 reason you&#8217;ve been seeing Maryam Nawaz&#8217;s name pop up a lot on Twitter. Nawaz is the daughter of\u00a0former Prime Minister (PM), Nawaz Sharif. She is also Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) opposition party. She has a hearing coming up at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on March 26. The Lahore High Court (LHC) reportedly granted her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2291181\/maryam-granted-protective-bail-ahead-of-nab-march-26-hearing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltkdud-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616809506425000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHW8siW6oeF2e7qYgfUeOVNAlz9qg\">pre-arrest bail<\/a>\u00a0prior to the hearing. This is also why\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23LahoreHighCourt&amp;src=trend_click&amp;vertical=trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltkdud-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616809506425000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGC1266-K9KwTMr7qyG-FC9HYLSRg\">#LahoreHighCourt<\/a>\u00a0is trending on Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>NAB is summoning<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Nawaz to talk about the Jati Umra Land case and another case involving\u00a0Chaudhry Sugar Mills.\u00a0Nawaz and her lawyer requested a bail plea to pre-empt a potential arrest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>NAB accused the Sharif family of illegally acquiring land in Raiwind while Shahbaz Sharif (i.e. Nawaz&#8217;s uncle) served as Chief Minister of Punjab in 2013.\u00a0NAB is also investigating\u00a0suspicious transactions in connection with\u00a0Chaudhry\u00a0Sugar\u00a0Mills, where Nawaz is supposedly a major shareholder.\u00a0The Sharif family has been accused of using\u00a0Chaudhry\u00a0Sugar\u00a0Mills\u00a0for money laundering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>Nawaz is very active in the opposition alliance, which is also referred to as an anti-govt movement, or, the Pakistan Democratic Movement. Her PML-N party is one of the major opposition parties in the alliance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Nawaz claimed that the cases filed against her are politically motivated. She accused NAB of conducting &#8220;revenge politics on\u00a0the\u00a0orders of\u00a0PM Imran Khan.&#8221; She believes the govt is feeling threatened by her, which is why NAB is calling her in for questioning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. The first Pakistani bank to operate in<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Beijing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Habib Bank Limited (HBL) became the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefridaytimes.com\/hbl-creates-history-becomes-the-first-pakistani-bank-to-open-a-branch-in-beijing-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fltkdud-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616809506426000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHQHVa2H2m4UfPeImIXGhKK9Jk8-A\">first<\/a>\u00a0Pakistani bank to open a branch and serve clients in China&#8217;s capital, Beijing. China is\u00a0an important market for HBL, and the bank\u00a0is looking to grow its business in the country.\u00a0However, this isn&#8217;t HBL&#8217;s very first branch in China. In 2017, HBL\u00a0established an operating\u00a0branch\u00a0in the city of Urumqi.\u00a0HBL&#8217;s presence\u00a0in China will reportedly allow the bank to interact\u00a0with\u00a0State-Owned Enterprises and financial institutions involved with the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). CPEC\u00a0is a collection of infrastructure projects that connect China to the Gwadar Port in Pakistan.\u00a0China has invested a whopping $60 billion in\u00a0CPEC.<\/p>\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 25, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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