{"id":77967,"date":"2021-07-27T17:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T17:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=77967"},"modified":"2021-07-27T17:35:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T17:35:59","slug":"current-affairs-27-july-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-27-july-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] 27 July, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 27 July 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><strong>One Liner<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Covid-19, 24-hour recap:<\/span> Pakistan reported 3,262 cases and 39 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 49,412 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on July 27 at 7:29 am).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Positivity ratio crosses 11pc in Pakistan amid violation of SOPs. <\/span>ISLAMABAD: The outcome of unnoticed violation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) during Eidul Azha finally starts appearing as the national positivity ratio has swelled to 11.88 percent, with the highest number of Covid-19 cases reported in a day since May 21.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Facebook assembles team to build \u2018metaverse\u2019. <\/span>Facebook on Monday said it was combining specialists from across its hardware, gaming, and virtual reality units to build an immersive digital world known as the \u201cmetaverse.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Man who forced Hindu workers to abuse religious figures was arrested. <\/span>A man who forced a Hindu worker of the Thar coal project to mock and hurl abuse at his religious deities has been arrested by Mithi police in Sindh\u2019s Tharparkar district, Dawn reported on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">SBP leaves the interest rate unchanged at 7%. <\/span>KARACHI \u2013 In line with market expectations, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Tuesday to keep the interest rate unchanged at 7% for the next two months (August and September).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Lahore police arrest mosque imam for allegedly torturing a 13-year-old boy. <\/span>&#8220;No incident of torture against children will be tolerated,&#8221; says CCPO Lahore Ghulam Muhammad Dogar.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">White House seeking $1 billion to help resettle Afghan allies. <\/span>The White House is seeking $1 billion to help resettle Afghan personnel who worked with the U.S. military, according to multiple reports.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Latest Gold Rate in Pakistan<\/span> today (27 July 2021) is Rs 94,050 per 10 grams, and the rate of Gold is Rs.109,700 per tola (24k Gold) in Pakistan today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Spotlight by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsrun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The NewsRun<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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>\u00a03,262 cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>39 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>49,412 tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on July 27\u00a0at 7:29\u00a0am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>President Arif Alvi tells the nation to \u2018get serious\u2019 amid rising COVID-19 cases: <\/strong>As Pakistan battles the fourth wave of coronavirus amid soaring cases after Eid ul Azha, president Arif Alvi\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PresOfPakistan\/status\/1419523598813892617?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fdhliyk-ihtjuhiihj-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627492775955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEh_6BXX0uakU7c9Zkh7SVEYq4KKQ\">told<\/a>\u00a0the nation to \u201cget serious.\u201d He\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArifAlvi\/status\/1419530122986762241?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fdhliyk-ihtjuhiihj-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627492775955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEXZgFWCfvDU7GxJmDdX5aW6XkV4g\">urged<\/a>\u00a0people to get vaccinated and reminded them to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), wash their hands, wear masks and practice social distancing. The national positivity rate stands at 7.51 percent, while the positivity rate in Karachi stands at 24.82 percent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Retired army officer involved in illegal COVID-19 vaccination in Karachi:\u00a0<\/strong>Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against retired army officer Major Amanullah Sultan for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1637059\/man-held-former-army-officer-booked-on-charges-of-illegal-covid-vaccination-in-karachi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fdhliyk-ihtjuhiihj-d\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627492775955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFwGbmYSaW7KYAlv8xQQHnOOR070A\">illegally vaccinating<\/a> people in Karachi\u2019s Saddar area in exchange for money. Sultan had hired Mohammed Ali, among others, to administer COVID-19 vaccines at people\u2019s houses. Ali reportedly stole vaccines from a vaccination center and was arrested by police after they received a complaint from a health official about the illegal vaccinations taking place. Sultan, Ali and other suspects involved have been detained by the police.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_-6004646430800021744size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. <\/strong><strong>Zahir Jaffer confesses to killing Noor Mukadam<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?\u00a0<\/strong>The prime suspect in the murder of Noor Mukadam, Zahir Jaffer, reportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1637142\/zahir-jaffer-confesses-to-killing-noor-claim-police#:~:text=ISLAMABAD%3A%20In%20a%20late%20night,confessed%20to%20committing%20the%20crime.&amp;text=Police%20sources%20also%20revealed%20that,cameras%20installed%20in%20the%20neighbourhood.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fdhliyk-ihtjuhiihj-h\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627492775955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHp1CN7rAHcJHB1CZ5H3aYhRroePA\">confessed<\/a>\u00a0to killing her during a police interrogation. The police also obtained\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaa.tv\/news\/2021\/07\/cctv-show-noor-jumped-off-terrace-to-protect-herself-lawyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fdhliyk-ihtjuhiihj-k\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627492775955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE833u8xNc75E4FzV5Y3y6N-Flslw\">CCTV footage<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0shows\u00a0Jaffer dragging Mukadam back into his house in Islamabad after she tried to escape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Why did he do it?\u00a0<\/strong>The police charged\u00a0Jaffer with premeditated murder. He\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dunyanews.tv\/en\/Crime\/612178-Suspect-Zahir-Jaffer-confesses-killing-Noor-Mukadam-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fdhliyk-ihtjuhiihj-u\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627492775955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFv4paGHqhgXZ1Gh2BAVSUmPWyr4g\">didn\u2019t give a clear reason<\/a> for murdering Mukadam and reportedly kept giving different answers. Two days ago, an investigating officer told the court that Jaffer called his parents to tell them that Mukadam refuses to merry himself. However, we can\u2019t confirm this was Jaffer\u2019s motive for killing her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>U.S. embassy staff meets Jaffer:\u00a0<\/strong>While in court for the hearing of Mukadam\u2019s murder, Jaffer claimed his life was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1637041\/noor-mukadam-murder-suspects-physical-remand-extended-for-2-more-days\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fdhliyk-ihtjuhiihj-b\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627492775955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEAuNgvT-bCYTW2HCnn0CN3N8izuA\">\u201cunder threat,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and that the US embassy hadn\u2019t contacted him yet. He is reportedly a dual U.S.- Pakistani national. However, U.S. embassy officials asked the police if they could see\u00a0Jaffer and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1637142\/zahir-jaffer-confesses-to-killing-noor-claim-police#:~:text=ISLAMABAD%3A%20In%20a%20late%20night,confessed%20to%20committing%20the%20crime.&amp;text=Police%20sources%20also%20revealed%20that,cameras%20installed%20in%20the%20neighbourhood.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fdhliyk-ihtjuhiihj-n\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627492775955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEgHEb5cWOq6tkX1QI1A2Bm2-US4w\">met him on Monday<\/a>. Dawn.com didn\u2019t specify why Jaffer thought his life was under threat, and it\u2019s unclear if he elaborated on that statement. U.S. embassy spokesperson, Heather Eaton, said she can\u2019t comment on the case due to privacy concerns. Eaton didn\u2019t disclose if the U.S. embassy was following the case or in touch with any local authority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[dkpdf-button]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 27 July 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":4,"featured_media":52814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26684,26683,720,26681,26682,26163,26162,562,26202],"class_list":{"0":"post-77967","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-current-affairs","8":"tag-27-july-2021-current-affairs","9":"tag-27-july-current-affairs","10":"tag-current-affairs","11":"tag-current-affairs-of-27-july","12":"tag-current-affairs-of-27-july-2021","13":"tag-current-affairs-of-july","14":"tag-current-affairs-of-july-2021","15":"tag-daily-current-affairs","16":"tag-july-current-affairs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77967","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}