| Current Affairs December 2017 |
| Month and Date |
Current Affairs |
| 31/December |
- Former CJCSC Gen Khalid Shamim Wynne passes away in road accident.
- Five soldiers of Pakistan Army missing in Siachen Sector.
- Jazz launches first Software Defined Networking SDN in Pakistan.
- Oil tanker crushes 5 FC men to death in Kharan.
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| 30/December |
- China Tests New Ballistic Missiles with Hypersonic Glide Vehicles.
- Huge fire at Mumbai restaurant kills 14 peoples
- Punjab win Quaid e Azam Inter Provincial Games with 151 medals.
- Obama second former president to win most popular title.
- Ex Football star George Weah’s elected Liberia’s President.
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| 29/December |
- Two Air Commodores Haseeb Gul and Zulfiquar Ahmad promoted to Air Vice Marshal.
- 851st death anniversary of Abdul Qadir Gilani observed today.
- 41 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide blast targeting shities in Kabul.
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| 28/December |
- UN General Assembly approves $5.4 billion UN budget for next two years.
- World’s largest amphibious aircraft AG600 takes off in China.
- Foreign exchange: SBP’s reserves plunge 2.28%, stand at $14.3b.
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| 27/December |
- Google Doodle is celebrating renowned Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib’s 220th birth anniversary.
- IS kills 45 since liberation of Iraq’s Hawija.
- Benazir Bhutto’s 10th death anniversary being observed today.
- Miftah Ismail appointed adviser to PM on finance revenue and economic affairs.
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| 26/December |
- America Cuts the Budget of UNO by 28 Billion Dollar.
- Rana Afzal Appointed as State Finance Minster of Pakistan.
- 23rd Death Anniversary of Renowned Poetess Parveen Shakir is going to observe today.
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| 25/December |
- 142nd birth anniversary of Quaid e Azam being celebrated today.
- 3 FC men martyred in North Waziristan Blast.
- Christmas day celebrated on December 25th.
- Professor Hafiza Qaria Rubina pass away at the age of 58 years.
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| 24/December |
- 32 died as bus plunges off bridge in India.
- Three Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir border firing.
- Pakistani girls bag silver in Malaysian badminton event.
- Zimbabwe ex military chief named ruling party VP.
- PML-N MPA Raza Nasrullah Ghuman resigns.
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| 23/December |
- 5 killed two injured in Jhal Magsi property dispute clash.
- Three FC troops martyred in cross-border firing from Afghanistan.
- Below 12 years not eligible for 9th class admission by Supreme Court.
- Taliban Kill At Least Six Afghan Police In Humvee Suicide Attack.
- Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain celebrate 77th birthday anniversary today.
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| 22/December |
- 11 died as bus hits stationary trailer due to fog.
- 22 December is going to observe shortest day of the year.
- 6 bodies found hanging from bridges in Mexico.
- UK priest jailed for 18 years over child sex abuse.
- 29 dead in fitness cemtre blaze in South Korea.
- Annie, Sivasangari enter CAS Int’l Women Squash final.
- Victory for Palestine UN votes 128-9 to reject US decision on Jerusalem.
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| 21/December |
- India vs Sri Lanka: First T20 India won by 93 runs.
- Former Iranian Vice President Baghaei Says Sentenced To 63 Years In Prison.
- Winbledon winner Marion Bartoli announces shock return to tennis after 4 years.
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| 20/December |
- Philippine Navy chief sacked in surprise move.
- 68 journalists, media workers killed in 2017.
- Steve Smith Second Only to Bradman in All time ICC Ration Points.
- International Human Solidarity Day celebrated on 20 December.
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| 19/December |
- After LHC order Absar Alam relinquishes charge as PEMRA chairman.
- In a first army chief to brief senators on security situation.
- Ex-state minister Mian Zaman passes away.
- Afghanistan Balkh governor steps down amid heightened tension.
- Australia regain the Ashes as Josh Hazlewood runs through England’s resistance.
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| 18/December |
- Nine killed over 50 wounded in terrorist attack on church in Quetta.
- Maryam Nawaz named among top 11 powerful women of world.
- Ex Jharkhand CM Koda gets 3 year jail in coal block scam.
- 43 soldiers killed in Taliban attack on Afghan army camp in Kandahar.
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| 17/December |
- Jahangir Tareen resigns as PTI secretary general following SC disqualification.
- Three dead after 6.5 magnitude quake strikes Indonesia’s Java island.
- Sonia Gandhi retires as Congress president, to remain active in politics.
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| 16/December |
- Asian Development Bank Approves Loan amounting 499 Million Dollar for China.
- Pakistan Defeats Malaysia in Asian Net Ball Championship.
- Renowned Businessman and General Secretary Jahngir tareen Diqualified by Supereme Court.
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| 15/December |
- T10 cricket shortest format league 2017 start today.
- Chairman PTV Atta Ul Haq resigns.
- International Monkey Day celebrated on 14th December.
- India vs Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma creates history with third ODI double century.
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| 14/December |
- T10 cricket shortest format league 2017 start today.
- Chairman PTV Atta Ul Haq resigns.
- International Monkey Day celebrated on 14th December.
- India vs Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma creates history with third ODI double century.
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| 13/December |
- Second Lieutenant Abdul Moeed and Sepoy Basharat martyred in North Waziristan attack.
- India appoints Ajay Bisaria new high commissioner to Pakistan.
- NATO chief Stoltennberg wins extended term to late 2024.
- BPL 2017: Chris Gayle hammers 18 sixes in an innings to set to new T20 world record.
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| 12/December |
- Rahul Gandhi elected president of India’s Congress Party.
- PSL spot fixing case: Nasir Jamshed handed 1 year ban by PCB.
- Dilip Kumar celebrates his 95th birthday.
- Ex federal minister Malik Naeem Khan Awan passes away.
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| 11/December |
- 5 Lawmakers resign in major setbacks to PML-N in Pakistan.
- Qatar Buy 24 Fighters worth $8bn from United kingdom.
- Pakistan Defeats India in Base Ball Series.
- Shakaib ul hassan selected as captain of Bangladesh Test Cricket Team.
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| 10/December |
- The Pakistan Postage has issued a commemorative postage of Rs.8 denomination to pay tribute to Dr Ruth Pfau.
- Pakistani Sebal Sohail wins 4 Gold Medal in Oceania pacific power lifting championship.
- Ireland wins series from Afghanistan by defeating 3rd ODI.
- American Boxer Caleb Truax won international title by defeating James Degale.
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| 09/December |
- Poland’s finance minister to replace Beata Szydło as prime minister.
- International Anti corruption day celebrated today.
- World’s 1st robot citizen calls for Saudi women’s rights.
- US Scientist develop gel to temporarily seal eye injuries.
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| 08/December |
- Molana Akram Awan Pass away at age of 83 years.
- 21 die, several missing as boat capsizes in Thatta.
- Ballon d’Or 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win fifth award.
- Child scavenger killed in Nangarhar blast, 3 wounded.
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| 07/December |
- Sultan Azam Temuri has been appointed new IG of Islamabad
- Naseer Bhutta appointed Special Assistant to PM on Legal Affairs.
- First death anniversary of famous religious scholar Junaid Jamshed being observed today.
- Internation Civil Aviation day celebrated today.
- 2nd Test Australia vs England: Australia won by 120 runs.
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| 06/December |
- Aziz Mian Qawwal 17th Death Anniversary today.
- Northern Waziristan attack on army 6 people killed and 9 people injured.
- Today 35 death anniversary of Roshan Ara Begum.
- Government has elected Rehmat Ullah as member of NPRA for 4 years.
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| 05/December |
- Ex president Abdullah Saleh dead after switching sides in Yemen’s civil war.
- Barrister Zafarullah to oversee law ministry till formal appointment of minister.
- Shashi Kapoor bollywood legend dies at age 79 years.
- International Volunteer Day celebrated today.
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| 04/December |
- Ex-PM Shaukat Aziz’s son Aamir Aziz dies of cancer in London.
- Six dead as suicide blast hits Afghan political rally.
- Virat Kohli surpasses Brian Lara for most double centuries as captain.
- International Day of Persons with disabilities: Statement by Commissioner Thyssen.
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| 03/December |
- Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat appointed as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.
- Mehbooba Mufti Elected PDP President for sixth consecutive term.
- Two female suicide bombers attack market in Nigeria at least 13 killed.
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| 02/December |
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| 01/December |
- Drone attack in Karam agency near Pak-Afghan border, 4 killed.
- Former Foreign Secretary Akram Zaki passed away.
- 5 rebels killed in fighting with Indian soldiers in Kashmir.
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