Daily Current Affairs

National Oct 03: In a meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s political parties called for more aggressive diplomatic forays to highlight Indian atrocities against the Kashmiris. Main Points of the Communiqué It was unanimously resolved to: Support Kashmirs’ right to self-determination as guaranteed to them in UNSC resolutions. Condemn killings of Kashmiris – a grave violation of human …

The right-wing government of India is bent on accusing Pakistan of terrorism and militancy. After facing diplomatic failure in its smear campaign against Pakistan, the supremacist BJP has lately displayed its inclination to employ water as a weapon against Pakistan. In this context, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a special meeting of top Indian water experts on September 26 …

IT appears the bouquet of power-sector projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has hit a number of road blocks of late. The latest in a series of snags that these projects have run into is the Matiari to Lahore transmission line, the first private-sector initiative in power transmission that Pakistan has seen. The line is vital to the overall CPEC …

The city of Karachi is known as the city of lights and a city that never goes to sleeps. Another prominent feature of Karachi is the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi. This year the city celebrated the 1,286th three days ‘Urs’, at the birth anniversary of saint Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi, from 23 to 25 September. A large number of …

Tribal women in Kurram Agency continue to be a commodity even today under the age-old tribal customary law known as Turizona. They are categorised as ‘married,’ ‘virgin,’ ‘widow’ and ‘abducted’ with each one of them carrying a different price tag. Turizona, an initiative undertaken in 1931 by Maj Ross Hurst, the then political agent of Kurram Agency, categorises women in …

National Oct. 02: The ECP reactivated its ‘political finance wing’. Highlights The Wing was initially set up three years ago to investigate the assets of political parties and elected representatives. It is the brainchild of former ECP secretary Ishtiak Ahmad Khan. Director PR of ECP, Altaf Ahmad, has been given additional charge as director of the Wing. Article 218(3) of …

Sl.No Report title Organisation 1. Asian Development Outlook ADB (Asian Development bank) 2. Global Financial System Report BIS (Bank for International Settlements) 3. Global Money Laundering Report FATF (Financial Action Task Force) 4. India State of Forest Report Forest Survey of India 5. Change the World List Data Fortune 6. Technical Cooperation Report IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) 7. Nuclear Technology …

Sr# No Index Organisation 1. Child Development Index Save the Children 2. Corruption Perceptions Index Transparency International (TI) 3. Democracy Index Economist Intelligence Unit 4. Ease of doing business index World Bank Group 5. Education Index UNDP 6. EF English Proficiency Index EF Education First 7. Environmental Democracy Index (EDI) The Access Initiative (TAI) and the World Resources Institute(WRI) 8. Environmental Performance …

Sep 30: The government firmly rejected India`s claim of carrying out surgical strikes across the LoC. Sep 30: USAID and five Pakistani banks — HBL, MCB, Faysal Bank, Meezan Bank and JS Bank signed 15-year partnership agreement to provide up to a 50% percent guarantee for loans made for clean energy projects. Sep 30: The Ministry of Interior prepared a …

Sep 29: Indian forces fired across the Line of Control (LoC) in AJK, killing at least two Pakistan Army soldiers while calling it surgical strikes against “terrorism launch pads”. What’s a surgical strike and how it is carried out? A surgical strike is a swift, covert military attack designed to destroy specific targets. Such an assault results in damage only …