{"id":78910,"date":"2021-08-17T16:37:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T16:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/?p=78910"},"modified":"2021-08-17T20:42:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T20:42:54","slug":"current-affairs-17-august-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepistan.com\/blog\/current-affairs-17-august-2021-top-pakistan-current-affairs-for-ppsc-test-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[Current Affairs] 17 August, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 17 august 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 3,221 cases and 95 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 48,181 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on August 17 at 7:45 pm).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">&#8216;Great responsibility&#8217; rests on Afghan leadership in current situation:<\/span> PM Imran Khan<br \/>\nNo other country wants peace in Afghanistan more than Pakistan, PM Imran Khan tells Afghan leaders&#8217; delegation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Govt committed to protecting minority rights:<\/span> Governor Punjab<br \/>\nLAHORE, Aug 17 (APP): Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Tuesday the government was committed to protecting the rights of minorities in light of the vision of the founding fathers and golden principles of Islam.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">China\u2019s foreign minister slams \u2018hurried\u2019 US withdrawal from Afghanistan. <\/span>Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday that the hasty pullout of US troops from Afghanistan had a \u201cserious negative impact,\u201d but pledged to work with Washington to promote stability in the country.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">China to continue playing constructive role in political settlement of Afghanistan issue<\/span><br \/>\nBEIJING, Aug 17 (APP): A Chinese foreign ministry\u2019s spokesperson Tuesday said that China would continue playing a constructive role in the political settlement of the Afghanistan issue and hoped that the Afghan Taliban will fulfill their promises of the establishment of an inclusive government.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Pakistan begins export of 4G smartphones<\/span> \u2013 first consignment sent to the UAE<br \/>\nIn an encouraging development, Pakistan has now entered the export realm of smartphones by sending the first-ever shipment of mobile phones tagged \u2018Manufactured in Pakistan\u2019 to the United Arab Emirates on Friday. According to reports, the first consignment contained 5,500 mobile sets of 4G smartphones manufactured by Inovi Telecom.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">PPP calls for taking parliament into confidence over Afghanistan post<\/span>-Taliban takeover<br \/>\n&#8220;Even a common person has concerns over the situation in Afghanistan,&#8221; PPP Chairman Bilawal says.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">New Zealand on August 17, 2021,<\/span> recorded its first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 in six months. This immediately led the New Zealand government to impose a three-day snap national lockdown.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">Latest Gold Rate in Pakistan<\/span> today (16 Aug 2021) is Rs 93,900 per 10 grams, and the rate of Gold is Rs.109,500 per tola (24k Gold) in Pakistan today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Spotlight by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsrun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The NewsRun<\/a><\/strong><\/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>\u00a03,221\u00a0cases<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>95 deaths<\/strong>\u00a0in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted\u00a0<strong>48,181 tests<\/strong>\u00a0in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on August 17\u00a0at 7:45\u00a0pm).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"m_5739640896865277576size-18\" lang=\"x-size-18\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>2. <\/strong><strong>PM Imran Khan launches the first phase of Single National Curriculum<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on?<\/strong>\u00a0Yesterday, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1640988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fhdwyk-ihtjuhiihj-t\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629302362186000&amp;usg=AFQjCNESkUBYSO5I5IzevQRsZ_nqGUhHkQ\">Single National Curriculum<\/a>\u00a0at a ceremony in Islamabad. Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mahmood, called the Single National Curriculum \u201ca milestone to end disparity in the education system\u201d since all children will have a fair and equal opportunity to receive a high quality education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The details:\u00a0<\/strong>Mahmood said the Single National Curriculum has been launched for grades pre-one to five in public schools, private schools and religious seminaries. Next year, the Single National Curriculum will be introduced in grades six to eight, and then grades nine to 12 in 2023. So far, the Single National Curriculum has been implemented\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1640988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newsletter.thenewsrun.com\/t\/j-l-fhdwyk-ihtjuhiihj-i\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629302362186000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEklOx85bkdk0sOV5RQmciMmgXP8g\">in all provinces except Sindh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>[dkpdf-button]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s top Pakistan current affairs 17 august 2021 with download link available in pdf. 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