{"id":75911,"date":"2021-06-19T01:25:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T01:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=75911"},"modified":"2021-06-19T01:25:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T01:25:33","slug":"current-affairs-18-june-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-18-june-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] 18 June, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 18 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;\">Less Than Two Percent Positive Cases Of Coronavirus Reported In Country.<\/span> Pakistan has reported 39 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 946,227. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 21,913 on Friday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Punjab Faces Shortage of COVID-19 Vaccine.<\/span> With less than 2% of the total population fully vaccinated, two of the largest provinces in Pakistan \u2014 Sindh and Punjab \u2014 are facing shortages of coronavirus vaccines, sources said Friday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistani medical students continue protests against PMC\u2019s licensing exam.<\/span> Medical students and doctors across the country have been protesting against the licensing exam introduced last year by the Pakistan Medical Commission.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">HEC warns students of fake attestation, degrees.<\/span> The HEC wants students to be careful about \u201cindividuals posing to be attestation agents\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">NEPRA extends hike in peak tariff for industrial consumers.<\/span> National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Friday announced to extend hike in peak power tariff for industrial consumers<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">FO condemns baseless insinuations by Afghan NSA.<\/span> The Foreign Office (FO) has strongly condemned the baseless allegations of Afghan National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib for Pakistan\u2019s involvement in the internal affairs of Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">CNG price may go up by Rs10 per kg.<\/span> The price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) may go up by about Rs10 per kilogramme from July 1<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Gold rates move up in domestic market.<\/span> The per tola gold price on Friday registered an increase of Rs 700 to Rs 108,200 in the domestic market<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Rain Delays World Test Championship Final.<\/span> Rain delayed the scheduled start of the inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand at Southampton on Friday, with no play before lunch on the opening day.<\/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\u00a0<strong>1,119 cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>46 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>37,196 tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on June 17 at 9:06 am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_943276980349633696size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. Statue honouring Abdul Sattar Edhi unveiled in Quetta<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>A 16.5ft statue honouring late philanthropist and humanitarian\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edhi.org\/founder-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHzXNSAs7ybPLzviws3VdWFOmoSRA\">Abdul Sattar Ehdi<\/a>\u00a0was unveiled at Edhi Chowk, Quetta Wednesday. The statue was created by sculptor Ishaq Lehri in partnership with the People\u2019s Primary Healthcare Institute,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaa.tv\/lifeandstyle\/2021\/06\/larger-than-life-statue-honouring-abdul-sattar-edhi-erected-in-quetta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGRjTEhtky5lx2tO0NRxHicWpbWiQ\">according to<\/a>\u00a0Samaa Digital. Edhi is the founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edhi.org\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-m\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGI_uwvagVt9OJz9GLbmYfsxb2sWQ\">Edhi Foundation<\/a>, which operates the largest volunteer ambulance network in the world along with homeless shelters, orphanages and rehabilitation centres across Pakistan. He passed away in Karachi in 2016 following a prolonged illness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_943276980349633696size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. FIR registered against JUI-F cleric Mufti Azizur Rehman for sexual assault charges<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>Lahore police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against cleric Mufti Azizur Rehman, who is a member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam\u2014Fazal (JUI-F), a prominent religious political party. Police registered a case against Rehman after a video of him allegedly sexually assaulting one of his students emerged on social media Tuesday night. Police said the student appears to be in his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/pakistani-cleric-charged-with-sexual-abuse-religious-school-2021-06-17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHgfSjiXNO7nFxuGX_4drViMQd2Hg\">early 20s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong>\u00a0According to the victim, a student at the Jamia Manzoor-ul-Islamia (a religious school or madrassah) since 2013, Rehman accused him of cheating in his exams and also banned him from giving exams at the Wafaqul Madaris (a body that oversees the religious school system)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1629853\/lahore-police-register-fir-against-mufti-azizur-rehman-for-sexually-assaulting-student\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEwWFMoc2TFDoVhDMJXH17Ku7RwMw\">Dawn reported<\/a>. The student tried to address the cheating accusations and suggested Rehman blackmailed him into being sexually assaulted. According to the student, Rehman said he might be able to \u201cthink of something\u201d if the student engaged in sexual activities to \u201cmake [Rehman] happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>When the student initially complained to the madrassah\u2019s administration, they dismissed his accusations against Rehman, who is in his 60s, saying he was an \u201celder and pious man.\u201d The student then resorted to recording the sexual abuse in order to present visual evidence to the Wafaqul Madaris. The student said Rehman started threatening him after this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Looking ahead:\u00a0<\/strong>The administration of Jamia Manzoor-ul-Islamia eventually removed Rehman after the student shared audio and visual recordings that purportedly showed the cleric forcing himself on the student. Rehman and his sons have reportedly been threatening the student since Rehman\u2019s removal. In a video message on social media, Rehman maintained his innocence\u00a0and claimed he wasn\u2019t in his senses because the boy in the video drugged him before filming the alleged abuse. Rehman claims the video is a conspiracy to have him removed from the madrassah. Some people from Jamia Manzoor-ul-Islamia\u2019s neighbourhood showed the video to one of Mufti Rehman\u2019s sons and asked him to leave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Several social media users were enraged by Rehman\u2019s alleged actions,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danypaydana\/status\/1405419500720230402?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEEb8_jZBUGtWvJY4NyxiYgzgn88w\">calling him<\/a>\u00a0a \u2018rapist\u2019 and a \u2018pedophile.\u2019 Some even pointed out the irony of letting Rehman\u2019s predatory behaviour go unnoticed while Saba Qamar\u2019s video shoot at Wazir Khan mosque last year caused a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/images.dawn.com\/news\/1185631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFPn1S8yKekdeaAy3gVIxgDyQia1A\">massive uproar<\/a>\u00a0and resulted in blasphemy allegations against her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4. KU professor sentenced to eight years in prison for harassing woman teacher online<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Farhan Kamrani, a former\u00a0assistant professor of psychology at the University of Karachi, has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1629829\/ku-professor-jailed-for-eight-years-in-harassment-case#:~:text=KARACHI%3A%20A%20district%20court%20has,female%20teacher%20on%20the%20internet.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGYckDK4j_lnOOT56YDOl4lwY0BYQ\">sentenced<\/a>\u00a0to eight years in prison and is subject to a fine of more than Rs1 million for harassing a woman teacher online. He was found guilty of creating a fake account on Facebook in her name and posting edited pictures of her\u00a0that were &#8220;indecent&#8221;\u00a0on the page of a private university in 2016.\u00a0A verdict in the case had been reserved, but a\u00a0District and Sessions Judge recently announced\u00a0the verdict after recording evidence and hearing final arguments from both sides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/355443-karachi-universitys-assistant-professor-sent-to-jail-for-harassing-female-colleague-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEKf11JX0kcDaSBgGeKq5S6IJkv7g\">In 2016<\/a>, a woman teacher filed a complaint with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claiming that someone used her pictures to create pornographic images that were posted on a Facebook page along with vulgar comments.\u00a0After reaching out to Facebook and looking into her allegations, the FIA reportedly traced Kamrani and found evidence on his laptop.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>5. Gujranwala YouTuber arrested for viral prank video harassing women publicly<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>YouTuber Khan Ali was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2305747\/gujranwala-youtuber-arrested-for-harassing-women-for-pranks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHdz8l68DPrt-UleJZwv9LaCpavA\">thrown behind bars<\/a>\u00a0Thursday after his \u2018prank\u2019 video, which shows him harassing two women in public, went viral on Twitter. In the video, Ali can be seen cornering a woman and her daughter on a street while telling them to wear a dupatta. Twitter user\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGrumpyDoctor\/status\/1405117974156087297?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEOtzxeUd2VjmghxNzryK1bzD4E-A\">Sadaf Alvi<\/a>\u00a0shared Ali\u2019s video and claimed he\u2019s been doing this for months \u201cto enforce Islam.\u201d Alvi said he harasses Pakistani women for not wearing a headscarf and posts their videos online without their knowledge or consent. Later on, Gujranwala\u2019s City Police Officer (CPO)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPOGujranwala\/status\/1405421817456640002?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-ftkkrly-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624131243654000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7tQ25IQPqFgJnC9cMtgl_gWSkhQ\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0a picture of Ali\u2019s arrest, claiming he pranked these women to \u201cincrease his fame and followers\u201d [translated from Urdu]. The CPO also said protecting the dignity of people is a priority [translated from Urdu]. Ali has over 323,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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 18 June, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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