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Latest Current Affairs January 2018 Pakistan and World

Current Affairs 25 January 2018
 Govt appoints Justice (R) Asghar Haider as Prosecutor NAB.
 Australian Bros Shoot Basketball form 660 Feed Makes a Guinness world record.
 Libya Double car bombing kills 33 in Benghazi Mosque.
 Haqqani commander among 3 killed in US Drone strike in NW Pakistan.
Current Affairs 24 January 2018
 Air Force deploys A-10s to Afghanistan to ramp up Taliban fight.
 O P Sindh takes charge as Uttar Pradesh DGP.
 Pakistan ranked at 47th in the Inclusive Development Index (IDI) 2018 of the World Economic Forum.
 Pakistani student (Muhammad Haider Khan) bagged the highest marks in Syllabus D Mathematics in the
Cambridge Examinations.
 Shah Rukh Khan receives human rights award at WEF (World Economic Forum).
 World XI beats Pakistan 5-1 in first hockey match.
Current Affairs 23 January 2018
 Thailand: Motorcycle bomb in southern Thailand market kills 3 and injures 22.
 Cricketer Irfan Pathan reacts to winning ‘Best actor’ award for ‘Hindi Medium.
 Saifullah Dogar appointed Special Secretary Finance.
 Pakistan vs New Zealand: 1st T20 New Zealand won by 7 wickets.
 Australia leg spinner Lloyd Pope snares 8 wickets to stun England at Under 19 World Cup.
Current Affairs 22 January 2018
 Ex SHO sacked over 2011 Kharotabad incident gunned down in Quetta.
 Aslam Shah appointed Political secretary of CM Balochistan.
 Om Prakash Rawat appointed Chief Election Commissioner of India.
 Blaze at firecracker factory outside New Delhi kill at least 17.
 Australia vs England: 3rd ODI England won by 16 runs.
Current Affairs 21 January 2018
 Four more martyred by Indian firing on Working Boundary.
 Kabul Intercontinental Hotel Attack five dead and six wounded after gunmen storm five star.
 SAARC CCI Re-elects Iftikhar Ali Malik As Its Vice President.
 Turkey launches strikes on Kurdish forces in Syria.
 Iraqi PM meets Kurdistan region leader for first time since independence vote.
Current Affairs 20 January 2018
 SM Zafar announces to leave politics.
 Renowned columnist Poet Munnu Bhai passes away at the age of 84.
 Two women martyred in Indian shelling along working Boundary.
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 China launches 2 remote sensing satellites, 4 small satellites.

 Renowned Poet Saqi Farooqi Passes Away In London.
Current Affairs 19 January 2018
 Pakistani nuclear physicist Ishfaq Ahmed passes away at age of 87 years.
 2 Women killed by firing across working boundary in Sialkot.
 Kazakhstan bus fire kills 52 with few survivors.
 Nusrat Ghani becomes first female muslim minister to speak at despatch box.
 India has successfully test-fired a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Current Affairs 18 January 2018

 Lt Gen (retd) Maqsood Ahmad appointed Chairman Punjab Public Service Commission.
 At least 12 killed in Suicide Bomb attacks in Nigeria.
 India vs South Africa: 2nd Test South Africa won by 135 runs.
 Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho announces retirement.
Current Affairs 17 January 2018
 Indian Govt Haj subsidy cancelled, all you need to know about the 85 year old policy.
 New Zealand vs Pakistan: New Zealand 4th ODI won by 5 wickets.
 President Pakistan Federation Baseball Syed khawar shah passes away.
 Muslim minister of Pakistani-origin takes oath of office on Holy Quran in US.
 Arif Ahmed Khan appointed Secretary Finance.
Current Affairs 16 January 2018
 Five security personnel martyred in Turbat gun attack.
 27 dead dozens injured in Baghdad double suicide bombing.
 Blackcap Ross Taylor buzzing ahead of his 200th One Day International.
 Iran Tortures Two Young Protesters to Death in Prison, Raising Death Toll to 25.
Current Affairs 15 January 2018
 ECP cancels the enlisment of 284 Political Parties.
 World Bank puts $250m policy loan for Pakistan on Hold.
 Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti takes portfolio of Home & Tribal Affairs,Prisons and PDMA.
 Ecuador grants citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Current Affairs 14 January 2018
 Abul Quddus Bizenjo sworn in as new chief minister of Balochistan.
 118th birth anniversary of Hafeez Jalandhari observed.
 Arfa Karim Randhawa’s 6th death anniversary being observed today.
Current Affairs 13 January 2018
 National Assembly passes bill to bring FATA under Supreme Court Peshawar High Court.
 Saudi Arabia unveils first women-only car exhibition after lifting driving ban.
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 New Zealand beat Pakistan in 3rd ODI to clinch series.

 Supreme Court appoints council to run Pakistan Medican and Dental Council affairs.
Current Affairs 12 January 2018
 Rear Admiral Zaka Ur Rehman appointed DG Maritime Security Agency.
 Saudi prince ‘fired after audio tape contradicts state’.
 Japanese DHM, Junya Matsuura dies of brain hemorrhage in Islamabad.
 South African Open: Branden Grace cards three eagles in opening round.
Current Affairs 11 January 2018
 Sardar Abdul Majeed Dasti to replace AD Khawaja as new IG Sindh.
 Death toll hits 15 in California mudslides dozens missing.
 Dr. Ishrat nominated Pakistan’s candidate for the position of Chairman, IMFC.
 Canada launches global trade complaint against US over use of duties.
Current Affairs 10 January 2018
 Sanaullah Zehri resigns as CM Balochistan.
 6 killed 25 injured in Suicide bomb blast in Quetta.
 Haroon Akhtar made PM’s Special Assistant on Revenue.
 Poland’s prime minister sacks ministers in move to mend ties with EU.
 Mahmood Bashir Virk sworn in as federal minister for law and Justice.
Current Affairs 09 January 2018
 Quaid-i-Azam’s granddaughter Khursheed Begum passes away.
 England captain Joe Root retires hurt after hospitalisation for dehydration.
 Road accident claims eight lives in Burewala.
 22nd death anniversary of Sultan Rahi observed today.
 Mohammad Hafeez becomes the 10th Pakistani batsman to reach 6,000 ODI runs.
Current Affairs 08 January 2018
 One dead in blast outside Stockholm area metro.
 32 go missing after oil tanker cargo ship collide off China.
 Iran bans English lessons for elementary school children.
 MPA PP 30 Tahir Ahmad Sandhu Passes away.
 Australia beats England by an inning and 123 runs in Sydney to complete 4-0 series win.
Current Affairs 07 January 2018
 32 people including 30 Iranians missing after collision off China.
 Four Weightlifters Killed in Accident on Fog-Hit Delhi Highway; World Champion Seriously Injured.
 Air Strikes kill 17 civilians in Syria.
 Lalu Prasad to three-and-a-half years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh in a fodder scam case.
 Former Toyota President Tatsuro Toyoda died at the age of 88 years.
Current Afairs 06 January 2018
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 Air Marshal Asghar Khan passes away in Islamabad at the age of 96 year.
 MPAs Rahat Bibi, Majid Abro resign as political crisis worsens in Balochistan.
 VC Punjab University Zafar Mueen submits resignation.
 13 dead in Indonesia’s 2nd boat accident in week.
 World War Orphans Day celebrated on 6 January.
Current Affairs 05 January 2018
 Zubaida Apa passes away in karachi after brief illness.
 Hassan Sardar appointed head coach of Pakistan Hockey team.
 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 90th birth anniversary being observed today.
 Afghanistan: Kabul suicide attack kills 11, 25 wounded.
 South Africa train crash leaves 18 people dead and hundreds injured.
Current Affairs 04 January 2018
 MNA’s nephew among two killed in Lahore marriage ceremony firing
 Suicide attack on Nigeria mosque causes 14 deaths.
 87 birth anniversary of Molana Muhammad Ali Johar being celebrated today.
 Foreign Minister Kalaba quits his Cabinet Post, cites rising corruption in PF.
 Hazrat Allama Alhaj Mufti Muhammad Ameen Sahib Passaway at the age of 90 years.
Current Affairs 03 January 2018
 Three Killed in DR Congo’s Kasai opposition stronghold.
 Ex Indian Army Officer Kills six people with iron rod.
 Saudi Arabia and UAE introduce 5% VAT in bid to anrrow deficits.
 Makkah Madinah high speed train service started.
 Nine Inmates Dead Dozens Escape as Riot Erupts in a Brazil Prison.
Current Affairs 02 January 2018
 Commodore Abdul Basit Butt promoted to rank of rear admiral
 4 killed in London New year knife violence.
 Ten Americans killed in Costa Rica plane crash.
 General Ali Abdullah Ayoub appointed defence minister of Syria.
Current Affairs 01 January 2018
 Former West Indies all rounder Phil Simmons appointed coach of Afghanistan.
 Female suicide bomber kills one wounds 28 in Cameroon.
 36 died in central kenya bus crash.
 18 killed in attack on Afghan funeral.

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