{"id":71433,"date":"2021-03-31T02:07:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T02:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=71433"},"modified":"2021-03-31T02:07:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T02:07:38","slug":"current-affairs-march-30-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-march-30-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-fpsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] March 30, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for FPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs March 30, 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;\">Imran Khan Completely Recovered From Coronavirus.<\/span> PTI leader Senator Faisal Javed said Tuesday Prime Minister Imran Khan has \u201ccompletely recovered\u201d and has resumed official duties partially, 10 days after he tested positive for the infection.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan desires peaceful relations with India, PM Khan tells Modi.<\/span> Pakistan desires peaceful, cooperative relations with all neighbouring countries, Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a letter to Indian premier Narendra Modi.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Petroleum Prices Likely To Be Decreased.<\/span> It is likely that petrol prices will decrease from April 1.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan Receives Third Tranche of $500mn From IMF.<\/span> Pakistan has received $498.7 mn as a third tranche of the $6 billion Extended Fund Facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Nepra notifies increase in power tariff.<\/span> The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Tuesday approved a hike of Rs 0.65 per unit in the price of electricity<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan receives first shipment of single-dose CanSino vaccine.<\/span> Pakistan on Tuesday received its first purchase of 60,000 doses of a Chinese CanSino Biologics Inc\u2019s coronavirus vaccine<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Covid third wave: Public transport banned in 9 Punjab cities including Lahore.<\/span> Keeping in view the rising coronavirus cases, the Punjab Transport Department on Tuesday banned all types of public transport in nine cities of Punjab including provincial capital Lahore,<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PMD predicts \u2018good chance\u2019 of Ramadan moon sighting on April 13 eve.<\/span> Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted that there is good chance of sighting the new moon of Ramadan 1442 AH on the evening of April 13 (Tuesday).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">The dollar continues to slide, falls below Rs154 in Pakistan.<\/span> The US dollar was selling at Rs153.2 in the interbank market after losing Rs0.8 value overnight, which is nearly a two-year low. The last time dollar sold below this level was on June 13, 2019.<\/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>\u00a04,525 new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a041 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a040,369\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on March 29\u00a0at 7:51am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pakistan&#8217;s president tests positive for COVID-19:\u00a0<\/strong>President Arif Alvi\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-pakistan\/pakistans-president-tests-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN2BL261?il=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flhpyd-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617241154560000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHolEP1AUcoH95-JxCWsD-HGJemrA\">tested positive<\/a>\u00a0for the virus after receiving his first dose of the vaccine. However, it takes time for immunity to develop against the virus, and he still needed his second dose to complete the vaccination process. In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArifAlvi\/status\/1376547110707994631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flhpyd-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617241154560000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGAUAiKH5Fgt7_7akONGJXFxQQlpg\">tweet<\/a>, President Alvi asked people to &#8220;please continue with caution.&#8221; He reportedly has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1615318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flhpyd-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617241154560000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHry4aJkVbLfKks4nt6LrT6rfHE_A\">mild symptoms<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-3653456787566681224size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Shaking up the Finance Ministry<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?<\/strong>\u00a0Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1615316\/pm-imran-decides-to-remove-hafeez-shaikh-give-finance-portfolio-to-hammad-azhar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flhpyd-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617241154561000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFzsatOEJzjQvqpkc2yQnJoyfP1Zg\">removed<\/a>\u00a0Finance Minister, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh. Minister for Industries and Production, Hammad Azhar, will replace Sheikh as Finance Minister.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong>\u00a0According to Information Minister, Shibli Faraz, PM Khan wants to bring in a new finance team\u00a0to deal with inflation. PM Khan also wants Azhar to\u00a0create policies that are &#8220;pro-poor&#8221; and based on &#8220;ground realities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>Inflation suggests a general increase in prices. Overall, there has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2021-03-29\/pakistan-pm-khan-replaces-finance-minister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flhpyd-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617241154561000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0R_LY_2PLKNKcYSkzYu8xfJsHvw\">rising inflation<\/a>\u00a0in Pakistan. Opposition parties are accusing PM Khan&#8217;s\u00a0govt of mismanaging the economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:<\/strong>\u00a0Sheikh was a Finance Advisor before PM Khan officially appointed him Minister of Finance in December 2020. However,\u00a0the Islamabad High Court (IHC) said unelected Advisors and Special Assistants can&#8217;t head govt committees, especially Cabinet committees. The Constitution allows\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/profit.pakistantoday.com.pk\/2021\/03\/04\/hafeez-shaikh-to-become-adviser-again-following-senate-defeat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flhpyd-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617241154561000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTs57Nyb6NElv_S-1JO-4Ms84tQg\">short-term appointments<\/a>\u00a0for non-elected ministers. Sheikh needed to win\u00a0a Parliament seat to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-03-03\/khan-s-finance-minister-unexpectedly-loses-pakistan-senate-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flhpyd-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617241154561000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG2G4yvd0ab8W3rj60mHH3Du9fJgQ\">continue<\/a>\u00a0serving as Finance Minister\u00a0after June 11, 2021. However, Sheikh lost the Senate election last month to opposition candidate, Yousuf Raza Gilani. A Senate win would have given him\u00a0a seat in the upper house of Parliament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Something to know:\u00a0<\/strong>Sheikh could have stayed in office until June 10, but\u00a0PM Khan\u00a0replaced him before his term ended.\u00a0Azhar is the third finance minister to be appointed since PM Khan&#8217;s govt came into power in\u00a02018. Sheikh also left in the middle of\u00a0a $6 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF)\u00a0bailout program, which has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Economy\/Pakistan-PM-Khan-replaces-finance-minister-in-cabinet-shake-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flhpyd-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617241154561000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFD0i5PF3pxYj4gbGopRdcSfrfnSQ\">delayed<\/a>\u00a0for a year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>PM Khan aims\u00a0to introduce policies that will control rising inflation. The Finance Minister shake-up is\u00a0taking place amid strong criticism from the opposition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. A digital platform about minorities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out Pakistan&#8217;s first digital platform dedicated to minorities. Award winning filmmaker,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailytimes.com.pk\/739960\/sharmeen-launches-pakistans-first-dedicated-digital-platform-for-minorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flhpyd-iluykthdp-a\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617241154561000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGDPQMB7GtPxGgcXmAZwa0h1gVuyw\">Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy<\/a>, is behind this initiative. The website,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whiteintheflag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-flhpyd-iluykthdp-f\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617241154561000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEgiXPa7bxadVUgxP6dlP0s-xm0dg\">&#8216;White in the Flag,&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0includes information on the history of minorities, minority communities, and minority stories. The website can be a helpful resource\u00a0for students, activists and legislators who want to understand the issues minority groups are facing,\u00a0such as targeted killings, forced conversions\/marriage, mob attacks, and laws that are misused to discriminate against minorities. The website&#8217;s title is a reference to the white strip in Pakistan&#8217;s flag, which is supposed to represent\u00a0various religious minorities in Pakistan.<\/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 30, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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