{"id":75129,"date":"2021-06-05T04:03:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T04:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=75129"},"modified":"2021-06-05T04:03:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T04:03:24","slug":"current-affairs-04-june-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-04-june-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] 04 June, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 04 June, 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;\">83 More Pakistanis Die of COVID-19.<\/span> Eighty-three more deaths and 1893 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the country.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan-Egypt Joint Air Defense Exercise Concludes.<\/span> The closing ceremony of Pakistan-Egypt Joint Air Defense Exercise \u2018Sky Guards-1\u2019 was held in Cairo today (Friday).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Islamabad private schools to reopen June 7.<\/span> All private educational institutions in Islamabad will resume physical classes from June 7, the Education Ministry said Friday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Punjab aims to vaccinate 70mn people against Covid-19 by year-end.<\/span> The Punjab government has set a target of vaccinating over 70 million people against the COVID-19 by the end of this year<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">IBCC expresses reservation over decision to hold exam of elective papers: sources.<\/span> The Inter Board Committee of Chairman (IBCC) has expressed their reservations on the federal education ministry\u2019s decision to hold papers for elective subjects during intermediate exams<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Medical colleges, universities to reopen across Punjab from June 7.<\/span> Medical colleges and universities across Punjab to reopen from June 7, announced provincial health department on Friday<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Rupee appreciates against US dollar.<\/span> The Pakistani rupee appreciated 17 paisas against the United States (US) dollar in the inter-bank currency market on Friday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold prices fall in domestic market.<\/span> The per tola gold price on Friday registered a decrease of Rs 1,550 to Rs 111,000 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<ul>\n<li><strong>24-hour recap:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan reported<strong>\u00a02,028\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>92 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a024 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>51,523 tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on\u00a0June 3\u00a0at 7:37\u00a0am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_1359621551722402047size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Christian couple acquitted in blasphemy case<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>A Christian couple in Pakistan was reportedly found guilty of blasphemy in 2013. The Lahore High Court (LHC) recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-57347604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftrddn-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622950965236000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHY72ERcE4pEyz6Q_-Ihcx-T2bDcg\">overturned<\/a>\u00a0their death sentence due to a lack of evidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>Shagufta and her husband, Shafqat, were accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad. However, on Thursday, their lawyer said the LHC acquitted them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>Shafqat and Shagufta\u00a0were accused and convicted\u00a0of sending blasphemous text messages to a prayer leader at a mosque.\u00a0The couple denied the charges against them. Both were\u00a0 sentenced to death under Pakistan&#8217;s blasphemy laws and jailed separately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Something to know:<\/strong>\u00a0Blasphemy can be punishable by death in Pakistan. Even though the state hasn&#8217;t officially executed someone for blasphemy, angry mobs still attack people who have been accused of blasphemy.\u00a0False blasphemy accusations are also common in Pakistan for reasons like personal vendettas or religious hatred.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>The couple was in prison for about seven years. They were convicted and faced a death sentence even though there was reportedly a lack of evidence to support the blasphemy accusations against them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Malala&#8217;s views on marriage strike a nerve<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Pakistani education advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, made it to the cover of British Vogue. Vogue also published an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/news\/article\/malala-vogue-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftrddn-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622950965236000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFjeievAwF1fwZsnW0hLixgc4wFTw\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with Yousafzai. She talked about her advocacy work, life at college, friends, family, and future plans. However, some Pakistanis have a problem with this\u00a0comment she made about marriage:&#8221;I still don\u2019t understand why people have to get married. If you want to have a person in your life, why do you have to sign marriage papers, why can\u2019t it just be a partnership?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Critics:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Some people are accusing Yousafzai of\u00a0promoting &#8220;western thoughts,&#8221; challenging Islamic values, and ignoring the importance of a\u00a0<em>Nikkah\u00a0<\/em>(i.e. when a couple is legally wed under Islamic law).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Supporters:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Yousafzai&#8217;s supporters claim she has a right to have personal opinions and preferences, even if they&#8217;re different from what others believe. Some people are pointing out that marriage should be a genuine partnership and not just a legal contract. Some are saying Yousafzai is simply a young girl questioning the choices and expectations in her life after graduating college.\u00a0Yousafzai&#8217;s father claimed that people are taking an excerpt\u00a0of her interview\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=malala+yousafzai%27s+father+snubs+comment+about+marriage&amp;oq=malala+yousafzai%27s+father+snubs+comment+about+marriage&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160.9997j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftrddn-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622950965236000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFdCKMoEbzCD56YUbA43zVBdYPDEw\">out of context<\/a>.\u00a0Actor and author,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sethimirajee\/status\/1400518021731414016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftrddn-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622950965236000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGGM1lJwk7GxKBV4V2ga_xu5K7kuw\">Mira Sethi<\/a>, called out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.24newshd.tv\/03-Jun-2021\/malala-ditches-nikkah-prefers-partner-in-life-without-signing-papers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftrddn-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622950965236000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE9Yg_XWfk13VDAFa9XHdLv4ElwTQ\">24 News HD<\/a>\u00a0for writing the\u00a0headline, &#8220;Malala ditches Nikkah, prefers \u2018partner\u2019 in life without signing papers.&#8221; According to Sethi, this headline is &#8220;a blatant lie,&#8221; since Yousafzai was just thinking about her preferences abstractly and didn&#8217;t even mention nikkah.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4. Pakistan&#8217;s first digital bank<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Islamabad-based fintech startup,\u00a0TAG Innovation, is reportedly set to become\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-06-03\/world-s-fifth-largest-nation-gets-its-first-digital-bank-in-june\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftrddn-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622950965236000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFuviQovVNhHyWq4HZOo76cNHBv2Q\">Pakistan&#8217;s first digital bank<\/a>, in a country where around 70% of the population reportedly doesn&#8217;t have a bank account. TAG\u00a0will launch with a limited number of customers and start commercial operations in two or three months. So far, the company has raised about $5.5 million in pre-seed funding, in a funding round led by Quiet Capital Management, Liberty City Ventures, and Fatima Gobi Ventures. TAG also received angel investments from general partners at Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures,\u00a0Canaan Partners\u00a0and the founder of Mercury,\u00a0Immad Akhund.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Pakistan reportedly has the third largest unbanked adult population in the world, with around 100 million adults that don&#8217;t have a bank account. TAG&#8217;s CEO,<em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Talal Gondal, stated that some banks in Pakistan don&#8217;t even have a banking app. Gondal believes &#8220;the system is broken.&#8221; TAG aims to simplify the process of opening a bank account. The startup got a provisional\u00a0electronic money institution license\u00a0from the central bank last year, which allows\u00a0basic banking services like cash transfers, online shopping, and a debit card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 04 June, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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