{"id":72647,"date":"2021-04-23T03:07:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T03:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=72647"},"modified":"2021-04-23T03:07:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T03:07:30","slug":"current-affairs-april-22-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-april-22-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] April 22, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs April 22, 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;\">PM Imran Condemns Quetta Blast, Seeks Report.<\/span> Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly denounced the Quetta blast.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PM Khan convenes NCOC meeting Friday to discuss possible lockdown.<\/span> Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened on Friday a meeting of the National Command and Operation Center to discuss the imposition of a lockdown in the country.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Punjab students to go on summer break in July.<\/span> Summer vacations for students across Punjab will begin on July 1.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan receives 0.5m Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses from China.<\/span> Pakistan on Thursday received another shipment of 500,000 doses of a Sinovac coronavirus vaccine from China<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan to offer loans worth Rs5b to filmmakers.<\/span> Information and Broadcasting Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has made some big announcements for aspiring filmmakers in Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">First women security guards deployed at Masjid-al-Haram.<\/span> The Saudi Interior Ministry published photos on Monday showing women security guards on duty at Masjid-al-Haram.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold rates move up in domestic market.<\/span> Gold prices witnessed an upward trend as the per tola price of the precious metal on Thursday witnessed an increase of Rs400 to Rs104,300 in the domestic market<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Rupee weakens against US dollar.<\/span> The Pakistani rupee depreciated 22 paisas against the United States (US) dollar in the interbank currency market on Thursday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">11 Members of Pakistan Cricket Team Reach Zimbabwe.<\/span> Eleven members of Pakistan Test have joined squad in Harare.<\/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>\u00a05,499\u00a0new cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>148 deaths\u00a0<\/strong>in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted<strong>\u00a047,301\u00a0tests\u00a0<\/strong>in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on April 21\u00a0at 8:20am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shutting down major cities is a possibility:\u00a0<\/strong>Planning and Development Minister, Asad Umar, warned that the COVID-19 situation in Pakistan has become\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1619498\/major-cities-may-be-closed-down-if-current-covid-19-wave-continues-warns-asad-umar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ffnjk-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1619230896261000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEPh6i9lmN74zsQA57g7rcUwuxFFw\">&#8220;extremely serious.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0He said major cities may have to shut down if the virus keeps spreading, and hospitals keep filling up. According to Umar, there are some cities in the country where 80% of the ventilators are being used. He urged people to take care of themselves and their fellow Pakistanis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-2215263621358998907size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Bomb blast at the Serena Hotel in Quetta<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>On Wednesday night at 10:15 pm, there was a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/explosion-luxury-hotel-southwest-pakistan-kills-three-wounds-11-police-2021-04-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ffnjk-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1619230896261000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH-gll_pDmLiFUnYBVksYPO60ijNw\">bomb blast<\/a>\u00a0at the Serena Hotel in Quetta. This venue is known to be a\u00a0luxury hotel. Govt officials and visiting dignitaries usually stay here. The blast came from a car full of explosives, and\u00a0ripped through the hotel&#8217;s parking area. At least four people were killed, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1619534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ffnjk-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1619230896261000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHsOvjjo5VNvRbA2QLIAMrsSTLxtw\">12\u00a0wounded<\/a>. A couple of people are in critical condition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Who did it?\u00a0<\/strong>Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Something to know:\u00a0<\/strong>China&#8217;s Ambassador to Pakistan, Nong Rong,\u00a0was staying at the Serena Hotel, along with other Chinese officials. Ambassador Rong was\u00a0attending a function, and not at the hotel\u00a0when the blast took place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:<\/strong>\u00a0Quetta is the capital of Pakistan&#8217;s Balochistan province. While addressing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1619534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ffnjk-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1619230896261000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEdmjsTR4X6bPgblA3x9CFGt-zgdQ\">press conference<\/a>\u00a0after the blast incident, Balochistan&#8217;s Home Minister, Mir Ziaullah Langove, said there&#8217;s been &#8220;a wave of terrorism in the region.&#8221; A week ago, 12 people were injured in an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1618030\/12-injured-in-explosion-during-football-match-in-balochistans-hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ffnjk-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1619230896261000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGMb2wSBT2umOytUFnrLbR7nQnXWg\">explosion<\/a>\u00a0during\u00a0a football tournament\u00a0in Balochistan. The deep-sea Gwadar Port in Balochistan is also a key piece of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).\u00a0CPEC\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<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>The motive behind this\u00a0attack, and the target of the attack are still unclear. However,\u00a0Taliban militants apparently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/explosion-luxury-hotel-southwest-pakistan-kills-three-wounds-11-police-2021-04-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ffnjk-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1619230896261000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGE9V5H5Ge6jr3zJ6Vc7-Dh5qUqkg\">have a history of attacking<\/a>\u00a0Chinese nationals and interests in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. A shortfall in cotton production<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fun fact &#8211; Pakistan is reportedly one of the world&#8217;s largest cotton producers. Not so fun fact &#8211; Pakistan is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-04-21\/cotton-crisis-destroys-jobs-tied-to-pakistan-s-biggest-cash-crop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ffnjk-iluykthdp-c\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1619230896261000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFpMAhog30-xbjC4JOYIQdwpmV1hg\">running into issues<\/a>\u00a0with domestic cotton production due to things like\u00a0bad weather and pest outbreaks. As a result, Pakistan is spending billions of dollars to import cotton. These cotton imports are meant to\u00a0support Pakistan&#8217;s\u00a0textile industry. Has\u00a0the govt taken\u00a0any steps to revive cotton production? According to Chairman of the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association, Jassu Mal, the short answer is &#8216;not really.&#8217;\u00a0If cotton production continues to slow down, it could set off a negative chain reaction:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cost:\u00a0<\/strong>Decreases in local cotton production could lead to higher cotton prices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Livelihood:\u00a0<\/strong>Around 1.5 million farmers depend on cotton crops for a living.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200bEmployment:\u00a0<\/strong>Cotton production provides raw material for the textile industry. In turn, the textile industry provides employment to 40% of Pakistan&#8217;s workforce. If more cotton ginners have to close up shop, a lot of people could lose their jobs (P.S. ginners operate cotton gin machines).\u00a0In the past three years, hundreds of thousands of farmers and textile workers have lost their jobs due to ginners shutting down their factories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs April 22, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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