{"id":75797,"date":"2021-06-17T03:31:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T03:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=75797"},"modified":"2021-06-17T03:31:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T03:31:49","slug":"current-affairs-16-june-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-16-june-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] 16 June, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 16 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;\">Coronavirus Claims More 46 Lives Across The Country.<\/span> Pakistan has reported 46 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 944,065.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">World Appreciating Pakistan\u2019s Efforts For Peace In Afghanistan: FM.<\/span> Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says the world is appreciating Pakistan\u2019s efforts for peace in Afghanistan.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Five Officers Of PAF Promoted To Rank Of Air Vice Marshal.<\/span> Five officers of Pakistan Air Force have been promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">G-20 suspends Pakistan\u2019s debt payments by end of 2021.<\/span> Pakistan has received major debt relief from G20 countries amid the coronavirus pandemic as the premier forum of the world\u2019s leading economies has suspended Pakistan\u2019s debt of $3.7 billion by the end of this year.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan-IMF talks over sixth economic review remain inconclusive.<\/span> Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held inconclusive talks over a sixth review of the $6 billion loan programme<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Temporary shortage of Covid jabs at some vaccination centres, says SAPM Faisal.<\/span> Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Dr Faisal Sultan said on Wednesday that 2 million doses of Covid vaccines are still available in the country and supply would improve further after June 20<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Rupee continues to weaken against US dollar.<\/span> The Pakistani rupee depreciated 17 paisas against the United States (US) dollar in the interbank currency market on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">ICC Releases Test Rankings.<\/span> New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has lost No.1 position in the ICC Men\u2019s Test Player Rankings to Australia batsman Steve Smith.<\/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:<\/strong>\u00a0Pakistan reported\u00a0<strong>838\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>59\u00a0deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>35,039\u00a0tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on June 15\u00a0at 7:38\u00a0am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Less than 1,000 COVID-19 cases reported in Pakistan since Feb 15:\u00a0<\/strong>Less than 1,000 COVID-19 cases have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/live-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGV56kIw9D2iVZi0mJAUURf0MZ3Bw\">reported<\/a>\u00a0in Pakistan for the first time since February 15. 838 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, according to information from the National Command and Operation Centre. 35,039 tests were conducted and 59 deaths were also recorded in the last 24 hours. Sindh recorded the most number of cases at 479, but Punjab had the highest death toll at 32 deaths. The positivity rate currently stands at 2.39 percent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UAE extends travel ban on Pakistani arrivals till July 7:\u00a0<\/strong>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etihad.com\/en\/travel-updates\/all-destinations-travel-guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHBjRa32Cz890CAokUe3palhldbZA\">Etihad Airways<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 the UAE\u2019s national carrier \u2014 a travel ban on passengers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka has been extended to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2305206\/uae-airline-extends-ban-on-travellers-from-pakistan-until-july-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEbLMGA8yAykmKDXWyLvAMagzggQw\">July 7<\/a>. The initial ban started on May 12. According to Etihad Airways, passengers who\u2019ve visited any of the listed countries over the past 14 days are not allowed entry into the UAE either. The only exemptions are for diplomats, UAE nationals and those who hold a Golden Visa, a long-term residence visa for the UAE. As for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/coronavirus-pandemic\/uae-passenger-entry-ban-from-pakistan-bangladesh-nepal-sri-lanka-extended-until-at-least-july-7-etihad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFAlFC-OVjSzLqrfXyxg5M4HKJ8Ew\">Dubai-based Emirates airline<\/a>, it didn\u2019t post an updated extension date on its website, but mentioned that travelers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka will remain suspended until further notice.\u00a0The UAE&#8217;s decision to place a travel ban on\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0was brought on by a third wave of COVID-19 infections, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaa.tv\/news\/2021\/06\/uae-likely-to-extend-ban-on-pakistani-arrivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG7jDB00Y0_C-S-9jJ92H8mFRc9tw\">Samaa Digital<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_6902736901797212422size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Gujjar, Orangi nullah houses demolished on order of Supreme Court<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>Houses along the Gujjar and Orangi nullahs were demolished Monday June 14 after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by residents to stop the demolition. According to Karachi Bachao\u00a0Tehreek \u2014 a movement to stop demolitions of working-class settlements in Karachi \u2014 more than 50,000 residents will be displaced by the demolition, 21,000 of whom are children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>The demolitions came after the Supreme Court ordered the clearance of all stormwater drains (nullahs) following torrential rains\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1576736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtY4qLO_ShkN5QXwHMGmorXaYfOg\">last August<\/a>. In May 2021 the Sindh High Court\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1622542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEcssKccdMpz_6OIQXODzGfiGA-TQ\">halted demolitions<\/a>\u00a0along the two nullahs until the Supreme Court heard the case, but on Monday June 14 the Supreme Court ruled in favour of demolitions amid protests outside its gates. Children residing in the nullah areas\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1629238\/large-number-of-children-hold-protest-in-karachi-urge-supreme-court-to-save-their-homes-along-nullahs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdKs6pB1O4ONZayhkVTEIwUWz8ow\">protested<\/a>\u00a0outside the Karachi Press Club on Sunday before the court\u2019s ruling. According to a Dawn article, parts of the Gujjar nullah were already\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1606239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGsa1TXP4TdX-U49SgfmiVN3muVIQ\">bulldozed<\/a>\u00a0by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation earlier this year in February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>According to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1629429\/thoughtless-eviction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFO6gnSTFVIHI9DCZCL2kNN1OEFkA\">Dawn editorial<\/a>, the Supreme Court had initially halted the demolitions on the grounds that the houses along the nullahs had been leased to residents by the government. However, the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on Monday dismissed this notion, arguing that land along the nullahs is not lawfully allowed to be leased.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:<\/strong>\u00a0In addition to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AWPSindh\/status\/1404319648863207427?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEkWdszqaRzDPmaC3GsbXVc_BvzcQ\">protests<\/a>\u00a0taking place,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23HousingForAll&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFOYdKDdYMP9figScRRCttSZPOHRg\">#HousingForAll<\/a>\u00a0has been trending on Twitter in support of those whose homes\u00a0have been razed to the ground. One member of the Awami Workers Party\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tooba_Sd\/status\/1404375144169050115?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-v\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEwnb-A9XSg7Kd9RqSJRhlFRG99yw\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cnot a single mainstream political party stood with residents of informal settlements &amp; slums in Pakistan.\u201d Writer and educationist, Khurram Ali, pointed out that the latest demolitions at Gujjar and Orangi nullahs are a class issue above all else; working-class citizens pay the price for allegedly constructing settlements illegally while residents of \u201celite\u201d housing societies face no such consequences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>The Supreme Court didn\u2019t rule in favor of the Gujjar and Orangi nullah affectees who are losing their homes. Now, opponents of the demolitions, like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQJimgsr7Mf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-e\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFbfz7IAVmMAnji858gZUsZSOWLlg\">Karachi Bachao Tehreek<\/a>, are hoping the affectees will at least receive adequate compensation and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. Xulfi confirmed as Coke Studio\u2019s new producer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Musician Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, also known as Xulfi, has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaa.tv\/entertainment\/2021\/06\/xulfi-takes-over-coke-studio-after-rohail-hyatt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-yh\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFgdRYVwmHUzyMyMRQDJLKGq4C53g\">confirmed<\/a>\u00a0as Coke Studio\u2019s new producer following the exit of former producer Rohail Hyatt. Coke Studio tagged Xulfi in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cokestudio\/status\/1404408318932787204?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-yk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG00k102U0XsWm4Z3k4x5XA6TOlRQ\">tweet<\/a>\u00a0Monday saying \u201cShuru Karain?\u201d, meaning \u201cLet\u2019s begin?\u201d Xulfi is the creator and producer of Nescafe Basement, a Pakistani music television series featuring underground artists. He also produced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7nOR4XEL47M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-yu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHubKeNjJEYNT1NCjvk8NLjA36gkA\">Tayyar Hain<\/a>, the official anthem of the 2020 Pakistan Super League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Vital Signs musician Rohail Hyatt announced his departure from Coke Studio earlier this year in March. He founded Coke Studio in 2008 and after producing six seasons took a break from production in 2013, returning again in 2019. In March Hyatt\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rohailhyatt\/status\/1375897374921351169?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fthluil-iluykthdp-jl\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623984945266000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtMZk0HJuU1Vo-EcUR3RpgNi8YBA\">responded<\/a>\u00a0to a fan\u2019s concern on Twitter over who the next producer will be, saying \u201cXulfi is the best option IMO.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 16 June, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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