{"id":74628,"date":"2021-05-27T02:08:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T02:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=74628"},"modified":"2021-05-27T02:08:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T02:08:35","slug":"current-affairs-26-may-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-26-may-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] 26 May, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 26 May, 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;\">NCOC Decides to Open Vaccine Registration For People Aged 19.<\/span> National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has decided to open vaccine registration for the people aged nineteen years and above.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">UNGA president arrives in Islamabad on three-day official visit.<\/span> President of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir Wednesday reached Pakistan on a three-day official visit<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Earthquake jolts Balochistan\u2019s Mastung.<\/span> A 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook Balochistan\u2019s Mastung Wednesday morning.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Lahore woman murdered for refusing to pay Rs800.<\/span> A 30-year-old woman was killed in Lahore for failing to pay an installment of Rs800 on her mobile phone, the police said Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Punjab to reopen medical universities, nursing colleges.<\/span> The Punjab government has decided to reopen medical universities and nursing colleges across the province from May 27.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Punjab finalises matric, intermediate examinations schedule.<\/span> The Punjab Higher Education Department (HED) on Wednesday finalised a new schedule for matriculation and intermediate exams across the province<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold Prices Record Massive Surge.<\/span> The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed increase of Rs2850 on Wednesday and was traded at Rs112,750 against its sale at Rs109,900, Karachi Sarafa and Jewellers Group reported.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">US dollar rises against rupee.<\/span> The Pakistani rupee depreciated 41 paisas against the United States (US) dollar in the interbank currency market on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan Stock Exchange trades record 1.56b shares in a day.<\/span> The Pakistan Stock Exchange recorded an all-time high volume of stocks traded during Wednesday\u2019s session amid a positive sentiment due to GDP growth numbers and market-friendly budget expectations.<\/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 recap:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan reported<strong>\u00a02,253 cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>92 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a024 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>46,726 tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on\u00a0May 25\u00a0at 10:03\u00a0am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Education Minister has COVID:\u00a0<\/strong>Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mahmood, announced that\u00a0he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shafqat_Mahmood\/status\/1397086008596893698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610381000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFOrdbV6ENKC3sq2H4urfnbLpJXWw\">tested positive<\/a>\u00a0for COVID-19. So far, he has mild symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-1869710574996273143size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Journalist attacked in Islamabad<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistani journalist,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2301569\/journalist-asad-ali-toor-attacked-in-islamabad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610381000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEnSkJo9EQyI4fUE__YPlM3T8lYhA\">Asad Ali Toor<\/a>, was reportedly attacked in Islamabad. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2301569\/journalist-asad-ali-toor-attacked-in-islamabad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610381000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHB39Dh9_TSreEXc4ezs-ihcuK0Ow\"><em>The Express Tribune,<\/em><\/a>\u00a0unidentified assailants broke into his house and physically assaulted him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>Journalist,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wabbasi007\/status\/1397262311707054081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397262311707054081%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F2301569%2Fjournalist-asad-ali-toor-attacked-in-islamabad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610381000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7SM0nl2FHHYtLo0vjEYsAk8pSsw\">Waseem Abbasi<\/a>, tweeted that Toor is severely injured and being taken to a hospital.\u00a0Journalist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmberRShamsi\/status\/1397271753148313604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397271753148313604%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F2301569%2Fjournalist-asad-ali-toor-attacked-in-islamabad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610381000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEzmd8uEzPiNpFE4QX8xlPaON0LNQ\">Amber Rahim Shamsi<\/a>\u00a0tweeted some details from Toor&#8217;s friends, who claimed that three men forcibly entered his apartment,\u00a0tied him up, and beat him badly.\u00a0Journalist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cyalm\/status\/1397272712020643840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397272712020643840%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F2301569%2Fjournalist-asad-ali-toor-attacked-in-islamabad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610381000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEnxOo8NZqR5_BdaypMH65jWgabKg\">Cyril Almeida<\/a>\u00a0tweeted another update saying\u00a0Toor is at the hospital but still waiting to be treated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>Toor has a history of writing negative comments against the state and state institutions on social media.\u00a0Last year, a Rawalpindi resident named\u00a0Hafiz Ehtisham\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2264105\/journalist-asad-ali-toor-booked-for-maligning-state-institutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610381000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEkB9i8CPOb-IwAM8cVSV1XF1yP1g\">filed a complaint<\/a>\u00a0against Toor, accusing him of spreading\u00a0&#8220;negative propaganda&#8221; and using &#8220;derogatory remarks&#8221; against govt institutions and the Pakistan army.\u00a0Rawalpindi police registered a First Information Report (FIR). They charged Toor\u00a0under Pakistan&#8217;s Penal Code and Pakistan&#8217;s Electronic Crimes Act. Back then,\u00a0The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRCP87\/status\/1305851733369815041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610381000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGAbAYVoLiKpZhoa7cda5igP2dpsA\">condemned<\/a>\u00a0the registration of an FIR against Toor, and accused the govt of &#8220;muzzling freedom\u00a0of expression.&#8221;\u00a0The charges against Toor\u00a0included:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Statements amounting to public mischief<\/li>\n<li>Defamation<\/li>\n<li>Unlawful online content<\/li>\n<li>Hate speech<\/li>\n<li>Offences against the dignity of a person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. A Pakistani-origin superhero on screen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Marvel Cinematic Universe\u00a0recently dropped its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0WVDKZJkGlY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610382000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE6nSgL3Xyp9WP0lZEvgE47PRGbag\"><em>Eternals<\/em>\u00a0trailer<\/a>.\u00a0Check out Pakistani-American actor, Kumail\u00a0Nanjiani, in his super hero\u00a0element. Nanjiani is playing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/karltonjahmal\/who-are-marvel-eternals-trailer-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-c\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610382000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEq42e2jPjqikFJDoKfHDQzIm_gwQ\">Kingo Sunen<\/a>. In the comic book series this\u00a0movie is based on,\u00a0Kingo is supposed to be one of the most skilled swordsmen on Earth. He spent years studying Samurai in Japan, and became a\u00a0famous Japanese action star. Marvel is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/who-are-the-eternals-cast-2019-7#kumail-nanjiani-stuber-is-playing-kingo-who-spent-years-studying-samurai-in-japan-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-q\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610382000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBMgZxoej4LQ07KsE9MqPJffrQpA\">changing up<\/a>\u00a0Kingo&#8217;s character a bit in the movie.\u00a0For instance,\u00a0Kingo will apparently be portrayed as a Bollywood star. Other star-studded cast members include Kit Harington, Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, and Salma Hayek.\u00a0If you haven&#8217;t read the comic books, here&#8217;s some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marvel.com\/teams-and-groups\/eternals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fjduijl-iluykthdp-a\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622166610382000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFe2sZSR85v7042ssa2LscsjZrzHA\">background<\/a> &#8211; the Eternals\u00a0are\u00a0immortal heroes created by giant Celestials to defend humanity against the monstrous Deviants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 26 May, 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-74628","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\/74628","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=74628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74628\/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=74628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}