Current Affairs February 2018

• PMLN elects Nawas as Quaid for life Shahbaz as interim party president.
• Sudan’s President Al-Bashir sacks army chief of staff.
• Saudi Arabia allows women to join military first time.
• 90th birth anniversary of revolutionary poet Habib Jalib observed today.

• FIA arrests Axact CEO Shoaib Sheikh in money laundering case.
• Saudi King replaces military chiefs in shake up.
• India’s Home-Made Drone ‘Rustom 2’ Flies With High-Power Engine.
• Interior Ministry puts former federal minister Javed Qazi on ECL.
• Stoneman Douglas hockey team wins championship.
• US threatens action against Iran after Russia UN veto.

• Yemen attack: at least 14 killed in raid on Aden counter-terrorism headquarters.
• MPA Mian Tariq Mehmood, two ex-MPAs quit PML-N – Pakistan.
• Vanessa resigns as National Franchise Director of Miss World TT.
• Libya successfully defends Paris arbitration court case against Brazilian companies.

• Hameed Nizami 56th birth anniversary today.
• Insurgents kill more than 20 security forces in separate attacks in Afghanistan.
• Anwar ul Haq wins LHC Bar elections, becomes newly elected President.
• Sridevi beloved Bollywood actress passes away at age 54 years.
• Indonesia passes Law to stop criticism of Politicians.

• TAPI gas pipeline project finally launched.
• Supreme Court disqualifies PTI MPA abdual Munim Khan.
• Junaid Khan Hat Trick against Lahore Qalandar in PSL 3.
• Pakistan takes defence attaches of 6 nations on tour of LOC.
• PEMA deputy director two others injured in Peshawar explosion.

• PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reaches in Turkmenistan for ground-breaking ceremony of TAPI project.
• Transparency International ranks Pakistan 117 out of 180 countries on global corruption index.
  
• Russia opens honorary consulate in Peshawar.
  
• UNICEF has declared Pakistan as the riskiest country for newborns.

• Nawaz disqualified as PMLN president, SC announces verdict in Elections Act case.
• Aashiana Housing scandal Ex DG LDA Ahad Cheema arrested.
• PSL 3 opening ceremony held today.
• Veteran actor Kamal Hasan to launch his maiden political party.

• Kashmala Tariq appointed federal ombudsperson.
• Two lawyers shot dead in firing in Lahore sessions court.
• Women in Saudi Arabia can now open their own businesses without the consent of a husband.
• Canada eliminated from medal contention in women’s curling.

• 2 Indian soldiers killed after eight year old Pakistani boy dies in Cross LOC firing.
• NAB to initiate inquiry against Akram Khan Durrani over misuse of powers.
• Champions Trophy heroes Amir, Zaman win ODI performance of the year awards.
• Two Afghanistan based TTP suicide bombers killed in Bajaur Agency: ISPR

• Iran Plane Crash: All 66 people on board feared dead.
• India vs South Africa: 1st T20 India won by 28 runs.
• Drug Inspector Roohi Bano Obaid resign.
• World tallest hotel opens in Dubai.

• Iran and India agree to lease part of Chabahar Port to New Delhi.
• 22 die as multiple suicide bomb hit Konduga fish market in Brono.
• Rotterdam Open: David Goffin forced to retire after freak eye injury.

• Famous actor Munna Lahori, Zakoota of Ainak Wala Jin, passes away.
• UK teacher Andria Zafirakou named in top 10 for $1m global prize.
• Pakistan to deploy troops in Saudi Arabia.
• Rashid Minhas’s 67th Birth Anniversary Being Observed Today.
• Australia beat New Zealand with record T20 International runs chase in Auckland.

• Five Indian soldiers killed in Pakistan Army retaliation along LOC.
• KP Sharma Oli appointed Nepal’s new prime minister.
• Ethiopian Prime minister quits in sign of leadership split.
• Saudi Arabia’s prince Abdulaziz bin Bandar passes away.

• Four Security Officials martyred in Quetta terrorist attack.
• Jacob Zuma resigns as President of South Africa.
• Shaheed Havaldar Lalak Jan birth anniversary observed today.
• Barnaby Joyce Australia deputy PM takes leave over scrutiny.
• Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to arrive in India for three day visit.

• Trump administration prepare and approves Annual Budget of amounting 44 Trillion Dollar for United States.
• US pushes motion to put Pakistan on global terrorist-financing watch list.
• Pakistani government bans Jamat-ud-Dawa head Hafiz Saeed and take over assets of Hafiz Saeed and FIF.
• The Middle East’s first Hindu stone temple will be constructed in Abu Dhabi by 2024.
• Valentines Day is going to observe today.

• PML-N Defeats PTI in Lodhran By Election of NA-154.
• COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Kabul to attend the Chief of Defense Conference.
• Dr Muhammad Amjad elected president of All Pakistan Muslim league.
• Trump suggests to give 28 Billion Dollar for Civil and 9 Billion Dollar for Defense aid to Pakistan from US Budget.

• International Women Day is going to observe today.
• Gulf metropolis Dubai opens world’s tallest hotel named gleaming gold.
• 71 people killed in Russian Plane crash near Moscow.
• Chief Minister Punjab disburses 6 Million dollar  under Interest Free loan Scheme.

• Pak-Saudi Naval exercise Nasem al Bahr commences in Saudi Arabia.
• 11 Pakistani exhibitors participated in Ambiente Fair in Frankfurt, Germany.
• Renowned Lawyer Asma Jhangir passed away.
• Famous actor and play writer Qazi Wajid Passes away.

• Pakistan joins International Socca Federation ahead of mini-football World Cup.
• Jordan’s King Abdullah II visits Pakistan for two-day visit.
• World’s first passenger drone makes maiden public flight in China.
• Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has been ranked among the top 100 universities of Asia.

• Usman Mobin reappointed as NADRA chief for 3 years.
• Ex PM Khaleda Zia jailed for 5 years in corruption case.
• Jerome H Powell sworn in as 16th Chairman of Federal Reserve.
• Famous actress Nigar Sultana Passes away.
• Jarrod Bannister Australian javelin record holder died at the age of 33 year.

• Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yawar Ali Take Oath as SC Judge.
• Justice Yawar Ali take oath as 46th CJ of Lahore High Court.
• Two security men martyred in North Waziristan rocket attack.
• SpaceX Falcon Heavy brings new capabilities for the Defense Department.
• Malaysian opposition MP gets 30 months jai for bank details leak.
• India vs South Africa: 3rd ODI India won by 124 runs.

• 40 Death Anniversary of Sufi Ghulam Tabassum today.
• Afghan army officers fired over Kabul military base attack.
• Two dead more than 210 injured in Taiwan earthquake.
• Six newly appointed SHC Additional Judges take oath.
• Israel to give 750000 euros to Air India for launching Delhi Tel Aviv flight.

• Maldives president declares emergency SC judges arrested amid political crisis.
• The hajj quota for Pakistan for the year 2018 remains the same at 179,210.
• Pakistan’s annual inflation climbed to 4.4 per cent in January from 3.7pc in the same month last year.
• Pakistan Launches Application “Surfsafe” to Combat Cyberextremism.
• Saudi Arabia intercepts another missile launched from Yemen by Iran backed Houthis.

• Kashmir Solidarity Day to be observed today.
• PM Abbasi inaugurates Golen Gol Hydropower project in Chitral.
• Karachi ranked number two in marijuana-consuming cities in the world.
• Muhammad Aurangzeb appointed as HBL president and CEO.
• Senator Mushahid Hussain returns to PMLN fold after meeting Nawaz.

• 11 soldiers martyred in suicide attack on army unit in Swat.
• Lahore High Court Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Yawar Ali appointed SC Judge.
• World Cancer Day celebrated on 4 February.
• Fahim Gul Disappointed Over Removal as Coach.

• Capt R Muhammad Aftab appointed new ETPB chairman.
• JF 17 successfully test fires beyond visual range missile.
• 90 Migrants Reported Dead after Boad Capsizes off Libya.

• Nehal Hashmi arrested on Orders of SC disqualified for five years.
• Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani committed suicide after killing wife.
• Senator Saifullah Khan Bangash Passes away.
• Election Commission of Pakistan de notifies Nehal Hashmi form Senate.

• Supreme Court to remove Sadiq ul Farooq from ETPB chairmanship.
• At least one killed several injured as earthquake jolts Pakistan.
• Indian man dies after freak MRI machine accident at Mumbai hospital.
• Sharath Kamal Wins Table Tennis Nationals Championship.
• India becomes third largest producer of crude steel.