April,2019 Current Affairs By Sami Khan Khatak

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 Imran Khan inaugurates nonstop Lahore-Karachi Jinnah Express train.
 Shanghai becomes world’s first district with 5G coverage.
 Pakistan Turkey kick off Jinnah-10 exercise in Turkey.
 China Successfully launches second generation data relay satellite.
 World Autism Awareness Day Observed on 2nd April.
 NASA chief slams India’s terrible anti-satellite test.
 Afghanistan cancels Habib Bank Limited license.
 Pakistan bans broadcast of IPL matches.
 40 Brigadiers promoted to rank of Major General in Pakistan Army.
 Pak Army 4 major generals promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
 Brunei implements stoning to death under anti LGBT laws.
 Mufti Aamir Shahab, who had been injured in attack on Mufti Taqi Usmani, has passed away.
 British MPs back Brexit delay by one vote.
 Nepalese embassy celebrates 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Pakistan.
 PM Imran Khan emerges as 9th most popular world leaders.
 Amal Clooney is appointed as the U.K.s special envoy on media freedom.
 American David Malpass selected as the new President of the World Bank for 5 years.
 Raja Basharat appointed as Vice Chairman of Safe City Authority.
 World First 5G phone released in South Korea.
 Pakistan’s first public school for transgender persons opens in Lodhran.
 Faysal Saleh Hayat appointed as Vice President of Asian Football Confederation.
 Muhammed Salah Forward enters Liverpool record books with fastest 50 goals.
 Pakistan opens first International Information Tourist Corner in Brussels.
 US labels Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps a Terror group.

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 ANA Inspiration: South Korea’s Ko Jin Young wins first Major.
 ANA Inspiration is one of the five major championships of professional women's golf.
 Pakistan Army’s Major Saiqa Gulzar wins gold medal in USA.
 Siraj ul Haq takes oath as JI Ameer for second tenure.
 Justice Farrukh Irfan resigns as LHC Judge.
 Most Semi-Automatic Weapons banned in New Zealand after Massacre.
 Japan’s Yoshitaka Sakurada resigns as Olympics Minister.
 Israel Election: Netanyahu set for record fifth term.
 German ambassador Martin Kobler bids farewell to Pakistan.
 Pakistan's former Test cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed will be awarded the Asian Award.
 Sudan’s military has ousted President Omar al-Bashir.
 Inzamam ul Haq Mark Boucher elected as MCC honorary Life Members.
 Russia awards PM Narendra Modi with highest state honor.
 Julian Assange WikiLeaks co-founder arrested in London on US request.
 UN Body adopts Pakistan resolution on Golan Heights.
 Arif Nawaz Khan has been appointed new IGP Punjab.
 World’s largest plane by Wingspan called ROC takes first flight in California.
 Aisam and Gonzalez win Houston doubles title.
 Muhammad Kamran Shehzad Takes Oath as Banking Mohtasib.
 Momin Agha appointed Punjab Secretary Higher Education.
 Google blocks TikTok in India following court order.
 Imran Khan, Mahathir Muhammad among times 100 most influential people 2019.
 China conducts Military Drills involving long range bombers near Taiwan, Japan.
 PM appoints Naheed Durrani as Special secretary Petroleum.
 North Korea conducts tests for Tactical guided weapon.
 CWC 2019 to be hosted by England and Wales from 30 May to 14 July 2019.
 Saudi Arabia was the largest importer of the weapons in the world during 2014 to 2018.
 18 foreigners among 127 were conferred civil awards on 23rd March 2019.
 Pakistan will host Asia cup 2020.
 First “Adab Festival Pakistan” (AFP) 2019 held in karachi on Feb 2019.
 Ahsan Ayaz Peshawar-born youngest boy to Won the Storm-2 Abdel Wahed squash Open 2019
tournament recently, held at Sweden in February 2019.
 34 radio station are working in the country under the Pakistan Broadcasting Cooperation.
 Muhammad Aurangzeb is the Current Chairman of Pakistan Banks’ Association.
 Sardar Amar Altaf is the Deputy Speaker of the legislative assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
 When the current government assumed the office, Pakistan was ranked at 147 in the ease of doing
business.
 136 among 190 is current rank of Pakistan in the ease of doing business in 2019.
 Govt Reduces Corporate Taxes From 47 to Just 16 in January 2019.
 South Korea stunned favorites India 4-2 in the shoot-out to lift the Azlan Shah Cup hockey title.
 Tesla builds its 'largest energy storage system in Asia' in Japan.
 Roger Federer wins his 101st career title with a 6-1 6-4 win over John Isner in the Miami Open final.
 Russia opens military helicopter training center in Venezuela.
 India First electronic surveillance satellite is pslv-c 45.

Sayyam rafique 💖
 Saudi Government has added Pakistan into its Road to Makkah Project.
 Chairman NAB is Justice(R) Javed Iqbal.
 Members of ECO are 10.
 ECO= economic cooperation organization.
 China’s current ambassador to Pakistan is YAO JING.
 Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan is Sardar Muhammad Raza khan.
 India will host 2020 FIFA U-17 women’s cup.
 South Korea is the First country to Launch 5G mobile network Nationwide.
 Pakistan is the 7th most vulnerable country to climate change.
 Imran khan is the 22nd PM of Pakistan.
 European Union (EU) consists of 28 member states.
 Sohail Mahmood is the current foreign secretory of Pakistan.
 Dr Mohammad Faisal is the Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson.
 Pakistan ambassador to USA is Asad Majeed Khan.
 Pakistan’s Representative At UN is Maleeha Lodhi.
 PM Narendra Modi awarded UAE's highest civilian honour Zayed Medal.
 NASA to send human Mission on Mars in 2033.
 US Ambassador to Pakistan is Paul W.Jones.
 Current GDP per capita of pakistan $1641.
 President of supreme court bar association is Sayed Kaleem.
 Acc. To IMF Global growth for 2019 will be 3.5%.
 Asad Qaiser elected as president of Asia-Pacific Group of Inter Parliamentary Union.
 Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
 Israel’s Current PM is Benjamin NethanYahu.
 President Dr. Arif Alvi conferred Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) upon Commander Turkish Air Force
General Hasan Kucukakyuz.
 CJ of AJK High Court is mohammad Ibrahim zia.
 CJ of Lahore High Court is Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan.
 CJ of Sindh High Court is Ahmad Ali.
 CJ of Peshawar High Court is Waqar ahmad Seth.
 Deputy Chairman of Senate is Saleem Mandvi Walla.
 Chairman PCB is Ehsan Mani.
 Chairman ICC is Shashank Manohar.
 Sawhney takes charge as new ICC chief executive Sawhney has been MD of broadcaster ESPN Star
Sports.
 2200 Sikh pilgrims have been issued visa for Besaki Festival By Govt of PAK.
 Afghan, Tajikistani teams to be invited to polo festival,Shandur polo festival is to be held in the
second week of June.
 Liverpool legend Ian Rush is coming to Pakistan and will attend a screening of the Premier League
match between Liverpool and Cardiff.
 Iran favours $5b trade volume with Pakistan.
 UK delegation signs deals for £200m investment in Pakistan.
 China to offer Pakistan Asean-like market access.
 Pakistan current trade deficit is $37 Billion. (the News: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/459027-trade-
deficit-to-be-down-6-bn-by-june-30-razzak)
 The government of Japan has upgraded 54 girls primary schools into elementary/middle schools at
a cost of Rs2.2 billion in southern and northern rural Sindh.
 Overseas Pakistanis remit US $16.1 billion in the first nine months of FY19.
 Overseas Pakistani workers remitted US $16096.33 million ($16.09633 billion) in the first nine
months (July to March) of FY18.
 International Training programs on Central and Commercial banking concludes in Islamabad, where
in 43 delegates of 15 countries participated.
 Second phase of FTA to be signed between Pakistan and China.
 Asad Umar officially relieved of finance portfolio.
 Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh is the current advisor to the Prime Minister Imran Khan on Finance.
 Fawad Chaudhry is the minister for science and technology.
 8pc cut in Nestle Pakistan’s workforce in 2018-19: Bloomberg Publication.
 Erdogan’s party loses Istanbul after 25 years, who launched his political career in Istanbul as mayor
in the 90s.
 PM Imran Khan, Jacinda Ardern named among Time Mag's 100 most influential people of 2019.
 Gift from UAE: Lahore Zoo to receive 10 tigers, 8 lions.

Ali raza 💖
 Pakistan’s internet capacity to be increased by 96 Tb/s with new submarine cable system, says CEO
Cybernet Shahid khan.
 NA speaker inaugurates parliamentarians’ cricket camp at Shalimar cricket ground.
 Team will participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Cricket Tournament, scheduled to be held this July
in the United Kingdom.
 Boxing-Iranian female fighter cancels return home after arrest warrant issued.
 Use of plastic bags banned in Hunza.
 The UK-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UKPCCI) has announced investing £200
million in Pakistan.
 World Bank to loan $100m for Karachi's water supply, sanitation projects.
 Tiger Woods wins 5th Masters Championship.
 Former captain Urooj Mumtaz appointed chair of PCB women's selection committee.
 Pakistan women squads named for SA tour, just one change to the 14-member Pakistan squad.
 Bismah maroof is captain of pakistan women cricket team.
 Pakistan hands over ‘state-of-the-art ‘Jinnah Hospital in Kabul to Afghan authorities.
 Breast cancer patients to get free treatment in KP New programme to be launched in June 2019.
 Australia whitewash Pakistan 5-0 in ODI series.
 Pak Vs Aus ODI series, most runs conceded by Aron Finch=451 .
 Pak Vs Aus ODI series, highest individual score by Aron Finch=153 .
 Pak Vs Aus ODI series, most wkts taken by Adam Zampa=7 .
 Pak Vs Aus ODI series, best bowling fugure belongs to Adam zampa= 4/43 .
 Pak Vs Aus ODI series, Aron Finch is the player of the series.
 the women-only pink bus service will hit the roads in Mardan district.
 State Bank eyes issuance of digital currency by 2025.
 Inflation hits 9.41%, highest in five years.
 Acc to Asian Development Bank, Pakistan’s GDP growth expected to slow down to 3.9%.
 Acc to world bank Pakistan’s GDP growth to slow down to 3.4%.
 Pakistan among top 5 countries with highest mortality rate due to air pollution. State of Global Air
report.
 Pakistan to play 11 matches before World Cup in England.
 Five Pakistanis, startup make it to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list.
 KP Police training school gets first woman principal Sonia Shamroz Khan.
 FED on 1,700cc above vehicles to be withdrawn: Adviser to PM Abdul Razak on commerce.
 SBP official creates stir with FATF remarks “Pakistan will be out of grey list by September 2019”.
 Dutchman concludes 95,000km ‘world’s longest electric car trip’ Wiebe Wakker drove the car
across 33 countries.
 KP govt seeks $120 million WB loan to develop tourism Project.
 Maldives leader celebrates victory in parliamentary election This could be the first time that a
single party has won the majority in Parliament since 2008.
 UK removes 'European Union' title from British passport.
 Britain’s travel document also became ensnared in Brexit divisions.
 the commander of US Central Command (Centcom) General Kenneth McKenzie Jr.
 the head of DFID Pakistan Joanna Reid.
 KP health dept to launch courses on life-saving skills in schools Students.
 FIFA Football World Cup 2022 to be held in qatar.
 FIFA chief Gianni Infantino.

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 135,000 apartments to be built in first phase of Naya Pakistan Housing project.
 2.6 million children out of school in KP, says Mahmood CM.
 Foreign journalists given access to site of Balakot strike, nearby madressah.
 7 Pakistani varsities in QS World University Rankings 2019.
 CAD Without reforms, Pakistan’s growth rate to remain at 2.5pc till 2024: IMF
 Number of voters across Pakistan tops 107.5m: ECP
 Nepal’s first satellite NepaloSat-1 launched into space with the collaboration of NASA.
 Sri Lanka’s first satellite Raavana-1 launched into space with the collaboration of NASA.
 PIA hostess ‘goes missing’ in France Sources say the Lahore-based hostess may seek asylum in
Europe.
 Karak university students develop IoT-based air pollution detection device.
 CAD jumps by 196pc in March.
 CAD means Current Account deficit.
 The central bank reported that the current account deficit in March was at $822 million compared
to $278m in February.
 current FDI in March 180.5m. (SBP)
 Shadab ruled out of England series due to virus.
 First Habib Jalib Jurat award was given to Mashal Khan.
 Huawei says launches ‘world’s first’ 5G communications hardware for autos.
 PM Imran khan visited Iran on 22 April,2019.
 President of Iran Hassan Rouhani.
 Prime minister of Iran (supreme leader) is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
 Iran’s Capital is Tehran.
 Iran’s currency is Iranian Riyal.
 Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine presidency in landslide.
 Pakistan Navy successfully test-fires indigenously developed missile.
 Dawn journalist Cyril Almeida named IPI’s 71st World Press Freedom Hero.
 New FTA with China to increase exports by $500m, says Dawood
 PM Imran visited china for the Second time.
 PM delivered a speech at second Belt and Road Forum.
 China’s capital is Beijing.
 China’s currency is Yuan.
 $500m framework for development projects signed with South Korea, Pakistan to seek financing
from Korean Exim Bank for development.
 Japan provides $49 million grant to PIMS.
 Current Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Information Broadcasting and National Heritage is
Firdous Ashiq Awan.
 Current Special Assistant to Prime Minister for National Health Services Dr Zafrullah Mirza.
 Current Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Petroleum Division Nadeem Babar.
 Current Federal Interior Minister of Pakistan is Ijaz ahmed shah.
 Current Federal Minister of Parliamentary Affairs is Muhmmad Azam Swati.
 Current Federal minister for science and technology is Fawad Choudhry.
 Current Federal minister for Aviation is Ghulam Sarwar.
 Current Federal minister for States and Frontier Region is Shehryar Afridi.
 Current Adviser on Finance to PM is Abdul Hafeez Sheikh.
 Pakistan ranks 8th globally in kidney diseases, say experts at the (SIUT) kidney diseases causing
20,000 deaths annually.
 the British Airways announced that it will be resuming flights to Pakistan from June 2019, after a
10-year break.
 Zika and Monkeypox deadly viruses are reported in Pakistan in March 2019.
 Hussain Asghar appointed As NAB deputy Chairman.
 Lahore surpassed Islamabad & Karachi in crime control index.
 Japan creates first artificial crater on asteroid.
 Semenya win Gold, for 5,000 meters at the south African athletic championship.
 Sharjah named as 2019 world book capital.
 11,000 Pakistanis are suffering in foreign jails.
 Chinese investors led the so-called “Golden Visa Boom” In Greece.
 Australia’s WW2 ship sunk by Japanese submarine, has been found.
 senate committee approves bill to regulate courier and logistics services.
 Use of plastic shopping bags banned in Hunza.

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 $551m facility signed with ITFC for fuel imports.
 ITFC= International Islamic Trade finance corporation.
 Chinese scientists developed needle sensor to detect heavy metals in sea Water.
 Punjab govt has established Aab-I-pak.
 Crawford wins by TKO when he hit khan with a low blow.
 Statue of Dr Robina Shah Unveiled at Pakistan high commission London.
 Ex-Scottish Cricket captain De Lange Dies aged 38.
 Punjab govt approves two new districts.
 Renowned writer & scholar Dr Jamil Jalibi.
 Sher Ali Arbab elected Chairman of parliamentary panel on CPEC.
 Egypt parliament votes to extend Sisi rule till 2030.
 Dr Fahmeeda Mirza represented Pakistan in Canada in commonwealth Parliamentary meeting.
 Space-X launches first commercial mission of Falcon Heavy.
 US & china engineers create life-like DNA robots.
 Guidelines for implementation of UNSC1267 sanctions unveiled.
 Sohail’s heroic performance sealed Pakistan Cup For KPK.
 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wins Pakistan Cup cricket tournament.
 Pak Navy Takes over CTF-150 command, from Royal Canadian Navy.
 Scientists revealed the first photo black hole.
 Capital of North Korea Pyongyang and currency is North Korean won (KPW).
 President of North Korea is Kim Jong-Un.
 Capital of south Korea is Seoul and currency is South Korean won.
 President of South Korea is Moon Jae-In.
 International Olympic committee’s (IOC) Olympic solidarity Technical course and World baseball
and softball confederation’s (WBSC) Softball Asia Coaching Clinic both will be held in Pakistan 2019.
 After 4 months Pak China border is reopened.
 Facebook launches innovation lab in Pakistan.
 Austrian aerospace company with its Chinese partner showed off pilotless ‘Air Taxi’.
 China established high-speed Railway institute in Thailand.
 Farrukh H. Sabzwari is chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
 Minister of state for revenue is Muhammad Hammad Azhar.
 Lahore retained Punjab games trophy with 128 medals.
 Govt has decided to establish IT-SEZ in capital city.
 IT-SEZ= information technology special economic zone.
 Lin Dan won the Malaysian open to end title drought.
 Swiss scientist invented compact laser source to detect pollution.
 Israel capital & currency (Jerusalem(controversial), Tel Aviv & Israeli new shekel).
 Russia capital & currency (Moscow & Russian ruble).
 Turkey capital & currency (Ankara & Turkish Lira).
 Fata’s khasadar and levies forces merged into kp police.
 China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba creates ‘video fingerprint’ to fight piracy.
 Lithuanian Scientists have developed non-invasive blood sensor.
 Baluchistan minister for industries Mohammad khan Toor disqualified for possessing fake degree.
 Pm approves two-tier LB system for Punjab.
 Acc to NCHR report More than 80,000 Pakistanis deported last year.
 PM presents 5 points plan for joint BRI action.
 Journalist and columnist Nusrat Ullah die aged 72.

Gulrez khan 💖
 Mahnoor & Murad clinch National badminton championship titles.
 Amazon’s tribe Ecuador’s waorani indigenous won first victory against oil companies.
 UK ready to host Imran-Modi meeting.
 The world largest falcon hospital is in Abu Dhabi.
 US imposes visa sanctions on Pakistan.
 Lateef Afridi elected PHCBA President.
 London Marathon 2019 Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge sets new record by running the second fastest
marathon in history for a fourth time.
 World bank to give $400mn to support research projects in pak.
 US special Representative for afghan Reconciliation is Zalmay Khalilzad.
 US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia is Alice wells.
 Ukraine capital and currency (Kyiv & Ukrainian Hryvnia).
 Ukraine's current president is Petro Poroshenko.
 Senate passed bill to fix marriage age for girls at 18.
 Pakistan among top 20 military spending countries in 2018.Report SIPRI
 SIPRI=Stockholm international Peace Research institute.
 Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by militants.
 Indonesia plans to move capital city out of crowded Java Island.
 Indonesia capital and currency (Jakarta & Indonesian Rupiah).
 Indonesian President is Joko Widodo.
 3 PML-N MPAs suspended from Punjab Assembly over ‘disorderly conduct’.
 Shane Watson retires from Australian cricket.
 PM Imran calls for creation of tourism corridor between BRI countries.
 Deals worth $64 billion were signed at 3-day BRI summit in Beijing.
 Pak-China signed ML-1 railways agreement for new Peshawar-Karachi rail track.
 Green Car Loan launched by State Bank India.
 China hosted 2nd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.
 Claire Polosak become first female umpire to officiate men’s ODI.
 Ex-South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis receives Ikhamanga Award 2019.
 US Imposes Visa Sanctions on Pakistan for Refusing to take back deportees.
 Recently Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Miftah Ismail’s name placed on ECL.
  Tahir Ashrafi conferred with OIC award for struggle against extremism.
 Imran Khan captains Cricinfo's all time World Cup XI.
 Army Chief Inaugurates National University of Technology (NUTech) in Islamabad.
 Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmad took charge as judge of supreme Court.
 Asian Road Cycling Championship kicks off in Uzbekistan.
 Syed Mohammad Talib Rizvi appointed as president/CEO of the Bank of Punjab.
 Farhat Ali appointed new Chairperson TEVTA.
 Syed Shabbar Zaidi is the Current Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
 Zia Ullah langove is the Current Minister of Home & Tribal Affairs in Baluchistan.
 Pakistani girl Rabia Shehzad wins silver at 2019 Singapore weightlifting championship in March
2019.
 Gojra Shorkot Section Motorway is a 4 Lane Motorway.
 K-Electric with china Machinery engineering cooperation to establish a state-of-the-art 700MW IPP
based Power project at port Qasim.
 Gojra Shorkot section Motorway Project under CPEC is 61 Km.

Adnan afridi 💖
 Indus water Jeep Race held in Swabi, Pakistan.
 Federal Ombudsman is Syed Tahir Shahbaz.
 Iran’s envoy to Pakistan is Mehdi Hunor Dost.
 Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training is shafqat Mehmood.
 Minister for Housing and Works Tariq Bashir Cheema.
 Young leader summit 2019 held at Islamabad.
 Fata will have 21 seats in kp assembly after merger in provincial govt.
 Pakistan and Iran have agreed to set up a “joint border reaction force”.
 The Lahore development Authority (LDA) approved the map of “Finance and trade center (FTC)”.
 Zuzana Caputova has won Slovakia’s Presidential election.
 Argentina And Colombia to host Copa America 2020.
 Mohammad Ishtaye sworn in as the new Prime minister of Palestine.
 President of Palestine is Mahmood Abbas.
 Palestine’s Capitals: Ramallah, East Jerusalem & Currencies: Israeli new shekel, Egyptian pound,
Jordanian dinar.
 World Immunization week 2019 was observed from 24-30 April with the theme protected together:
Vaccines work.

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