{"id":76327,"date":"2021-06-23T15:10:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=76327"},"modified":"2021-06-23T15:10:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:10:49","slug":"current-affairs-23-june-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-23-june-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] 23 June, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 23 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;\">Lahore: Blast In Jauhar Town Claims Two Lives, Other 16 Injured.<\/span> A blast has happened in Jauhar Town of Lahore which claimed two lives and others 16 injured while injured included children, women and police personnel.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Coronavirus Cases Decreased As 39 Died.<\/span> Pakistan has reported 39 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 950,768. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 22,073 on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Oil Tankers Association Announces Strike Across The Country.<\/span> Oil Tankers Contractors Association (OTCA) has announced strike tomorrow (Thursday) for the fulfillment of their demands.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">US seizes Iranian news websites including Press TV, Al-Alam.<\/span> US Justice Department said Wednesday it had seized 33 Iranian government-controlled media websites, as well as three of the Iraqi group Kataeb Hezbollah, which it said were hosted on US-owned domains in violation of sanctions.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Two million doses of Sinovac vaccine arrive in Pakistan.<\/span> A fresh batch of two million doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Pakistan Wednesday, said the NCOC.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">COVID vaccination ongoing at 2000 centres across Pakistan: Dr Faisal Sultan.<\/span> Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said that as many as 2000 vaccination centres are being operated across the country to administer COVID jabs<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Dollar price reaches four-month high in Pakistan.<\/span> The dollar\u2019s price in the open market crossed Rs159 barrier in the open market on Wednesday, which shows the greenback at a four-month high. But experts say the dollar rate may fall in July.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Jonathan Wells optimistic Peshawar Zalmi\u2019s chances in PSL 2021 final.<\/span> Peshawar Zalmi\u2019s top-order batsman Jonathan Wells is hopeful that the franchise will be able to lift the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 trophy on Thursday.<\/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>663 cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>27 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>39,017 tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on June 22\u00a0at 7:49\u00a0am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pakistan to receive 13 million Pfizer vaccines in 2021:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan signed an agreement with Pfizer Pakistan Monday June 21 to receive 13 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The vaccines are scheduled to be delivered in 2021,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1630747\/pakistan-to-receive-13m-pfizer-vaccines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-filuyjt-iluykthdp-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624546750691000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGuo46S4aAPQIW3aXiB6qXLwvyNuQ\">according to<\/a>\u00a0Dawn, but no dates have been specified. This comes just days after 1.5 million Sinovac vaccine doses\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1630484\/15-million-sinovac-doses-arrive-in-pakistan-as-country-grapples-with-vaccine-shortage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-filuyjt-iluykthdp-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624546750692000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEY-A0qY13Nmn1gJNcezC9HrgV8FQ\">arrived<\/a>\u00a0in Pakistan from China amid a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1629639\/covid-jab-shortage-hits-vaccination-centres-in-karachi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-filuyjt-iluykthdp-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624546750692000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKm1HzICE28Gef-ScQH40LRVg_Vg\">temporary vaccine shortage<\/a>\u00a0nationwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-2328236896366488213size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. PM Khan reiterates supporting peace in Afghanistan, denying US bases in Pakistan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>In an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/06\/21\/afghanistan-pakistan-imran-khan-peace-security-cooperation-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-filuyjt-iluykthdp-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624546750692000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjvjkGbwOrPp6e-kHCPCsxzQoYrw\">opinion piece<\/a>\u00a0for The Washington Post, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan wants to partner with the U.S. to support peace in Afghanistan, but reiterated that Pakistan will not allow the U.S. to set up bases in Pakistan. This comes just days after his wide-ranging\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/imran-khan-interview-cia-afghanistan-bases-2225eb96-65b5-405a-951a-7ce47a3497b8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-filuyjt-iluykthdp-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624546750692000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGIehIcnjt-SRHjeB-czL3TYoR2fw\">Axios interview<\/a>\u00a0where he said Pakistan will \u201cabsolutely not\u201d allow \u201cany bases\u201d or \u201cany sort of action from Pakistani territory into Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>Khan\u2019s focal point in the article is that Pakistan and the U.S. have the same interests at hand for Afghanistan \u2014 \u201ca political settlement, stability, economic development and the denial of any haven for terrorists\u201d \u2014 but without the use of military force.\u00a0However, he added that Pakistan will work with any government that enjoys the confidence of the Afghan people, and that Afghanistan cannot be \u201ccontrolled from the outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tell me more:\u00a0<\/strong>Khan also stressed the losses Pakistan has endured from the wars in Afghanistan; more than 70,000 Pakistanis have lost their lives, tourism and investment have \u201cdried up\u201d and while the U.S. has provided $20 billion in aid, Pakistan\u2019s economy has suffered losses of more than $150 billion, he argued. More than half the population in Pakistan\u2019s northwestern tribal areas has been displaced and over\u00a03 million Afghan refugees\u00a0are still in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The context:\u00a0<\/strong>Since U.S. President Joe Biden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/biden-ready-announce-us-withdrawal-even-peace-eludes-afghanistan-2021-04-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-filuyjt-iluykthdp-o\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624546750692000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHCmZABLLv9c4fuyGLjPdRyn3srVw\">announced<\/a>\u00a0in April that all U.S. troops will withdraw from Afghanistan by September 11, Pakistan has been involved in the conversation surrounding peace in Afghanistan. Khan argues that Pakistan \u201cwould be targeted for revenge by terrorists again\u201d if a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-57564716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-filuyjt-iluykthdp-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624546750692000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8hJHUZAs6aM9nzaIAzeWEtu1FsQ\">civil war<\/a>\u00a0started and it agreed to host U.S. bases, which would likely be used to take action in Afghanistan from Pakistani soil. The key point of his piece, however, was this statement: \u201cMeanwhile, if the United States, with the most powerful military machine in history, couldn\u2019t win the war from inside Afghanistan,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-57564716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-filuyjt-iluykthdp-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624546750692000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG4odcawMfUJ3TXGCYg41524AD_9A\">how would<\/a>\u00a0America do it from bases in our country?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Looking ahead:\u00a0<\/strong>Khan believes that economic connectivity and regional trade will lead to peace and security in Afghanistan. He stressed that Pakistan is doing \u201ceverything \u2026 short of military action\u201d to assist Afghanistan, which is why Pakistan\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/joint-statement-on-extended-troika-on-peaceful-settlement-in-afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-filuyjt-iluykthdp-p\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624546750692000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHHieC4QvSGmzkzudr_i8se1OQ6bg\">jointly signed<\/a>\u00a0the \u201cExtended Troika\u201d statement for a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:\u00a0<\/strong>Pakistan is ready to work with the U.S. to help Afghanistan gain peace and stability, just not at the expense of hosting U.S. bases. Years worth of history and damage to both Pakistan and Afghanistan are Khan\u2019s main justifications for his reasoning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>3. PIA to resume flights to Toronto as Canada lifts travel ban on Pakistan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian government will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/6\/21\/canada-fully-vaccinated-citizens-face-no-quarantine-after-july-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-filuyjt-iluykthdp-x\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624546750692000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGl6INyqms4hPtj26vrN1ZkLW6YEQ\">begin<\/a>\u00a0easing its COVID-19 related\u00a0border restrictions for fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and other eligible people July 5 onward.\u00a0Canadians and Permanent Residents\u00a0traveling to Canada who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine won&#8217;t have to quarantine.\u00a0While\u00a0border restrictions will still apply to foreign nationals who want to enter the country for nonessential reasons, Canadian transport minister\u00a0Omar Alghabra said the flight ban on Pakistan will be removed. However, a flight ban between Canada and India will continue till July 21.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>4. PPP lawmakers submit bill to protect journalists<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Protection of Journalists and Media Practitioners Bill, 2021 was submitted to the KPK assembly Monday by Nighat Yasmin Orakzai of the Pakistan People\u2019s Party. The bill is set to \u201cpromote, protect and effectively ensure the independence, impartiality, safety and freedom of expression of journalists and other media practitioners.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Backstory:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>According to the bill, the government should ensure that\u00a0counterterrorism and security laws are \u201cnot used arbitrarily to hinder the work of journalists.\u201d The bill also states that the journalist\u2019s employer will be responsible for providing adequate insurance and training to journalists who might be at risk of being injured, attacked or killed due to their work. Earlier in the year Orakzai submitted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 23 June, 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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