Current Affairs April 2018

• Pakistan fail to reach Youth Olympic Qualifiers semis in Bangkok.
• Chris Coleman: Sunderland manager leaves as club are taken over.
• NFL Draft 2018: Shaquem Griffin joins Seattle to become league’s first one-handed player.
• Saudi Aramco appoints first women to board.
• Gina Haspel appoint new CIA Chief.

• Junior Indian hockey teams progress to finals of Youth Olympics Qualifiers.
• Soldiers among 6 killed in Afghanistan car bomb attack.
• US: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Riyadh on Middle East tour.
• Influential Daesh leader arrested in Northern Iraq.

• PML-N govt presents historic sixth budget.
• Dr Miftah Ismail Appointed as Federal Finance Minsiter
• Pakistan finish second at South Asian Judo Championship in Nepal.
• Pakistan appoints first-ever female diplomat Fouzia Fayyaz in Saudi Arabia.
• Pakistan secure 7th place in Commonwealth Games 2018 hockey.
• Seven schoolchildren stabbed to death in northern China.

• Khawaja Asif disqualified under Article 62(1)(f), IHC rules.
• Suicide attack kills six police officers in Pakistan’s Balochistan.
• Indu Malhotra to be sworn in as Supreme Court judge, first woman to make it from Bar.
• US Senate confirms Pompeo as secretary of state.
• Harmonization law for elections passed in parliament.

• Veteran actress Kulsoom Sultan & Madeeha Gohar passes away.
• Asaram Bapu: Indian Guru sentenced to life for raping girl.
• Mummified body found in Iran could be of ex ruler Reza Shah.
• Newly-hired Brazilian football coach Jose Antonio Nogueira arrives in Karachi.
• Pak Army Chief meets Russian Army Commander-in-Chief General Oleg Salyukov.

• At least 10 policemen martyred in suicide attack targeting police van in Quetta.
• Ex Indonesian parliamentary speaker sentenced to 15 years for graft.
• Mumbai: Shiv Sena man Sachin Sawant shot dead in Kandivali.
• Angola president fires army chief and spy boss.
• Hezbollah member killed in S. Lebanon blast.

• Religious Scholar Ataul Momin Shah Bukhari passes away.
• Armenia’s Prime minister resigns amid large scale protests.
• Trump’s pick for ambassador to Germany hangs at Mar-a-Lago.
• 20 killed including bride as Saudi led coalition airstrike hits a wedding party in Yemen.
• Barcelona 5-0 Sevilla: Messi and company unstoppable in Copa del Rey Final.

• Marriyum pays glowing tribute to legendary actor Moin Akhtar 7th death anniversary observed.
• Afghanistan: Kabul voter centre suicide attack kills 57.
• Amir Khan defeats Phil Lo Greco in 39 second welterweight bout.
• Australia youngest ever senator to introduce bill to lower voting age to 16 years.
• Novruz Mammadov becomes the new Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.

• India introduces death penalty for child rapist.
• North Korea announces it will stop all nuclear tests and missile launches.
• Dr Umer Saif appointed chair-holder of UNESCO Chair for Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICTD).
• Germany’s Social Democrats choose first female chair in hope of revamp.
• Iran to replace US dollar with euro in financial reports.

• Nation Observes Allama Iqbal’s 80th Death Anniversary Today.
• South Sudan’s army chief Gen James Ajongo dies in Egypt.
• Afghanistan blast: Five killed 14 injured in roadside bomb explosion in Nangarhar province.
• Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajinder Sachar passes away.
• Omar Al Bashir sacks Sudan foreign minister.

• US State Department appoints Urdu Translator for better bilateral ties with Pakistan.
• Additional Attorney General Afnan Karim Kundi tenders resignation.
• Cuba’s National Assembly announces Miguel Diaz Canel as new president.
• Peoples Unity Wins PIA CBA Union Referendum.
• Saudi Arabia first cinema in over 35 years opens with black Panther.
• Former Black Cap Michael Papps retires from first-class cricket.

• American woman and Japanese man win Boston Marathon’s elite divisions.
• Former US First Lady Barbara Bush dies at 92 years.
• Shehbaz Sharif appoints Shah Muhammad Shah as Acting President PMLN Sindh.
• 26 security officers killed in attacks across Afghanistan.
• Turkey to hold snap elections on 24 June citinng need to overcome uncertainties.
• North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official end to war.

• Israel celebrates its 70th Israeli style with Rancor and Bickering.
• Queen appoints Prince Harry as Commonwealth youth ambassador.
• Mystery Surrounds Fate of Saddam Hussein’s Remains.
• Three killed in attack on Iran military check post.
• CIA Director Pompeo secretly met with Kim Jong Un in North Korea.
• PM Abbasi to attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London from April 18 to 20.

• NAB suspended Sukkur acting Deputy Director Kashif Gondal on corruption for three month.
• Pakistan has regained the membership of two key UN bodies NGOs and UNICEF.
• Irani forces gun down two illegal migrants from Pakistan near border.
• Attacks in Afghanistan leave Dozens Dead and 2 schools burned.
• In race for 5G China leads South Korea and US.

• 2 FC personnel martyred, 5 injured in attack from across Afghan border.
• Major fire guts Rohingya refugee camp in Delhi, all IDs charred.
• PCB anounces 16 member squad for England Ireland series.
• Award-winning Italian filmmaker Vittorio Taviani dies at 88 age.

• Pakistan’s Mohammad Inam wins first gold medal at Commonwealth Games in the 86kg wrestling competition.
• Pakistan successfully test-fires enhanced range version of Babur cruise missile.
• Pakistan Army cadet Sheroz Shahid wins ‘International Medal’ at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) UK.
• PM Raja Farooq Haider 8 new minister inducted in AJK cabinet.

• Pakistan secure seventh place with Canada win at Commonwealth Games.
• Pakistans Arshad Nadeem qualifies for javelin final at Commonwealth Games.
• Senate passes bill to extend jurisdiction of SUpreme Court PHC to FATA.
• John Melcher Montana Democat in house and Senate Dies at 93 age.
• RPower board approves appointment of K Raja Gopal as CEO, Shrenik Vaishnav as CFO.
• Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercept a Houthi missile launched on Jazan.

• Lieutenant General Sadiq Ali replaces General Umar Durrani as Chairman Pakistan Ordinance Factory.
• Imran Khan & Malala featured in World most Admired people of 2018.
• Commonwealth Games 2018: Shooters Anis Bhanwala Gold, Anjum Moudgil win Silver.
• 14 killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province.
• 16 dead in attack at Iraq funeral of anti IS fighters.

• Algeria military plane carsh 257 people dead.
• Government inks Rs 639 crore deal for 1.86 lakh new bullet-proof jackets for infantry soldiers.
• Pregnant singer Samina Sindhu killed for refusing to dance at Larkana function.
• Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire ballistic missile at Saudi Capital.
• Usain Bolt parties on Gold Coast with nightclub DJ set during Commonwealth Games.

• Pakistani-origin Dr Robina Shah appointed high sheriff of Greater Manchester.
• 225 flights cancelled due to runway closure in Mumbai.
• US airstrikes against Taliban drug labs extend to western Afghanistan.
• Sudan’s president Bashir issues decision to release all political prisoners.

• 16 people killed in air strike on Syrian air base.
• Indian school bus plunges into gorge killing 27 children.
• Former senior leader at east Libya forces of warlord Haftar shot in Benghazi.
• Commonwealth Games 2018: Akani Simbine stuns Yohan Blake to win 100m gold.

• Two minority MNAs Dr Ramesh Kumar & Bhawan Das quit PMLN.
• President Mamnoon issues ordinance approving tax amnesty scheme.
• PM Abbasi arrives in China to attend Boao Forum.
• Indian runaway train takes 1000 passengers on engineless journey.

• Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan reaches Mumbai after being granted bail, greets fans at residence.
• IS leader in Afghanistan killed. Taliban Drug Factories Targeted.
• At Least 15 killed in bus crash involving Canadian junior hockey team.
• Commonwealth Games, Kyle Chalmers back from heart surgery to win 200 freestyle.

• Pakistni Prime Minister in Afghanistan to ease tensions.
• Former South Korean President Park sentenced to 24 year in prison for corruption.
• Markets Tumble again as U.S China Trade Tensions Continue to Rise.
• PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi announces simplified income tax package, amnesty scheme for foreign assets.

• Salman Khan arrested after being sentenced to five years jail term in blackbuck poaching case
• Krishna Kumari Kohli: Pakistan elects first Hindu woman to Senate.
• Pakistan delays FTA-ll signing with China at eleventh hour.
• Commonwealth Games: Para-cyclist James Ball wins Wales’ first medal.
• North Korea could launch nuclear strike on Britain by summer.

• MQM-Pakistan suffers another blow as two more leaders jump ship.
• Federal cabinet declares April 6 as Kashmir Solidarity Day.
• UAE suspends ‘character certificate’ rule for working Pakistani workers.
• CWG 2018: Weightlifter Gururaja Opens India’s Medal Tally with Silver in 56kg category.
• Australian ball tampering. Steve Smith & Cameron Bancroft will not contest bans.

• Pakistan script whitewash against West Indies in homecoming series.
• Google marks 90th birth anniversary of Maya Angelou with special doodle.
• 34 years ago Rakesh Sharma became the only Indian to travel to space.
• Turkey signs deal to get Russian S-400 air defence missiles.
• Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 39th death anniversary today.

• Five killed as fire erupts in Lahore Bakery.
• Jam Kamal minister from Blaochistan quits federal cabinet.
• Google honours Nazia Hassan with Doodle on 53rd birthday.
• Dhoni receives prestigious India award.
• Afghanistan: Civilians killed in attack on Kunduz madrassa.
• Ministers highlight new economic opportunities in Saudi Arabia

• Indian army killed 17 person in Kashmir.
• State Bank of Pakistan maintains policy rate unchanged at 6% for next two months.
• Pakistan beat West Indies by 143 runs in first T20 in Karachi.
• CBSE paper leak: police arrest 2 teachers and coaching centre owner.
• VK Singh goest to Iraq to bring back remains of Indians.

• Pakistan Navy wins 25th National Shooting Championship in Karachi with 20 gold, 14 silver and 11 bronze medals
• Philanthropist Dr Amjad Saqib founder of “Akhuwat”, receives Commonwealth Points of Light award.
• Pakistan Navy test-fires submarine-launched cruise missile ‘Babur’ with a range of 450 kilometres
• Russia expels 60 US diplomats and closed the St Petersburg consulate.
• Abdel Fattah el-Sisi wins second term as Egyptian president with 92% of vote.