Current Affairs March 2018

• Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting.
• Air Strike kills 16 civilians near Damascus.
• Two policemen killed, four injured in DI Khan blas.
• US conducts first airstrike against al Qaeda in Libya.

• Israeli army kills 17 Palestinians in Gaza protests.
• Three policemen killed as IED blast targets DPO’s squad in DI Khan
• Dalai Lama caught in the middle as India and China reboot ties.
• Australia ball tampering David Warner resigned to not playing for country again.

• Malala yousafzai returns to Pakistan after nearly six years.
• 4th match, India Tri-Nation Women’s T20 Series at Mumbai.
• Air Force captain’s childhood in Iraq influences her career.
• Pope Rejects Call for Apology to Canada’s Indigenous People.

• Muhammad Asif deported from Dubai airport.
• US, EU expel more than 100 Russian diplomats over over a spy (Skripal) poisoning case.
• Soft Bank and Saudi Arabia are creating a huge solar power generation project.
• US president Trump replaces McMaster with John Bolton as national security advisor.
• Canada Teen wins $1000 a week for life on 18th birthday.

• Air Marshal Arshad Malik appointed Vice Chief of Air Staff
• Pakistan Squad for T20 series against West Indies announced.
• ECP removes Farroq Sttar as MQM P convener.
• Voting begins in Egyptian presidential election.

• Islamabad United beat Peshawar Zalmi in PSL final.
• EU Asks Taliban to Join Peace on Eve of Tashkent Summit
• Afghanistan thrash West Indies to win ICC World Cup qualifying final.
• India women vs England women: Danni Wyatt century brings record T20 victory.
• Jennifer Jones leads Canada to world women’s curling championship title.

• PSL Final Islamabad United to face Peshawar Zalmi today.
• Delhi became the migrant capital of India.
• Ball Tampering row: Australia captain Steve Smith banned for one Test and fined.
• Shame Iran’s Official on Bolton’s appointment as National Security Adviser.
• International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery.

• Sarfraz becomes youngest Pakistani cricketer to receive Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
• Pakistan President also announced a new medal, Tamgha-e-Azm.
• Air India completes historic first flight to Israel over Saudi skies.
• Pakistan ranks third among countries facing water shortage.
• Car bomb kills 13 outside sports stadium in Afghanistan.

• Pakistan resolution day 23 March 1940.
• Gujranwala DC Sohail Tipu found dead in apparent suicide.
• Ubisoft to Open New India Studio in Mumbai.
• Sherry Rehman becomes the first female Leader of the Opposition in Senate with the support of 34 members.
• Travel, tourism contributed Rs 930.9 billion to Pakistan’s economy in 2017.

• IS suicude bomber kills 33 as Afghans celebrate new year.
• Peshawar Zalmi knock out Karachi Kings, qualify for PSL 2018 final.
• Sri Lankan President to visit Pakistan today.
• Myanmar’s first president resigns to take rest from duties.
• World Water Day Celebrated today.

• Fazlur Rehman elected as MMA president Liaquat Baloch general sectory.
• French polic hold ex president Sarkozy over Gaddafi funding.
• HEC bans 13 universities’ MPhil, PhD distance learning programmes.
• Dollar spikes to high of Rs 115.5 dealers hold govt responsible.
• PPP MNA Ayaz Soomro passes away in New York at 59.

• Ashraf Sehrai replaces Syed Shah Geelani as Tehreek e Hurriyat Chairman.
• Justice Dost’s retirement: Bars concerned over non-holding of full-court reference.
• Afghan Mother Convicted of Honor killing ordered deported.
• Three Killed In Blast Outside Hekmatyar Rally In Afghanistan.
• LTG Ghayur Mahmood appointed colonel commandant of Frontier Force Regiment.

• UC Berkeley anthropology professor Saba Mahmood dies at 56
• Vladimir Putin wins fourth term as Russian president with landslide vote.
• LTG Ghayur Mahmood appointed colonel commandant of Frontier Force Regiment.
• DSP Investigation Multan Shahida Nasreen secured 1st position at the 7th International Women Policing Conference.

• Karachi ranked 6th cheapest city in the world by Economist Intelligence Unit.
• Ten dead as Philippine plane crashes into house.
• Pak teams qualifies for Jr Davis Cup ualifying round.
• Liberals to wins South Australian election as Labor claims victory in Batman byelection.
• Malaysia’s snake whisperer Abu Zarin Hussin dies after fatal cobra bite.

• Air Marshal Mujahid Answer Khan to replace Sohail Aman as Air Chief.
• 7 US service members killed in Iraq helicopter crash.
• Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh: Bangladesh won t20 by 2 wickets.
• Pakistan’s ‘net reserves stand at minus $724m, IMF.
• World Sleep Day celebrated today.

• Commodore Ahmed Fozan becomes new Rear Admiral of Pak Navy.
• Angela Merkel elected to fourth term as German Chancellor.
• Tariq Zargham appointed new accountability judge.
• Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai among cheapest cities globally.
• Iraqi Prime Minister reopens Kurdish airports to international flights.

• Punjab Assembly unanimously passes landmark bill to regulate sikh marriages.
• British physicist Stephen Hawking dies at age 76 years.
• FIFA lifts suspension on Pakistan Football Federation.
• Trump fires Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and named current CIA chief Mike Pompeo to succeed him.
• Bangladeshi passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed in Kathmandu killing at least 50 people.

• Palestinian prime minister survives attack on convoy in Gaza.
• Chief of Air Staff Sohail Aman awarded US Legion of Merit.
• Pakistan listed 9th largest arms importer in the world by SIPRI.
• RBI bans all Indian banks from issuing LoUs, LoCs.
• In Chhattisgarh 9 CRPF personnel killed as Maoists blow up vehicle in Sukma.

• Opposition candidates Sadiq Sanjrani and Saleem Mandviwalla win senate top slot.
• Shehbaz Sharif appointed PML N president.
• Iran Accuses US of Supporting IS in Afghanistan.
• Passenger plane catches fire after crash landing at Kathmandu airport 50 people died.
• Five killed pilot escapes after helicopter crashes into New York’s East River.

• Pakistani physician-scientist Dr Faisal H Cheema awarded $4m for outstanding medical research on heart transplantation.
• Saudi Arabia signs deal with Britain for 48 Typhoon fighter jets.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in Islamabad for 3-day visit.
• Plane plying from UAE to Turkey crashes in Iran killing 11.
• China Xi Jinping’s remain president for life as term limits removed.

• In “Big Leap”, India-France Scale Land, Water, Air And Space: 10 Facts.
• Pakistan Navy successfully test fires land based anti-ship missile
• Senior Congress leader Patangrao Kadam dies in Mumbai.
• 16 Turkish women sentenced to death in Iraq.

• PM appointed Ali Jahangir Siddiqui as ambassador to US.
• British High Commission announces Asma Jahangir scholarship to the best female Chevening candidate each year.
• US offers $5m reward for info on TTP chief Mullah Fazlullah.
• Pakistan ranks eight in kidney diseases causing 20,000 deaths every year.
• Mauritius President Gurib-Fakim to resign over financial scandal.

• Google unveils newest 72-qubit quantum processor known as Bristlecone.
• Pakistan, Cabinet increases daily allowance of parliamentarians by 71%.
• Pakistani Cabinet approves privatization of PIA.
• Senate passes bill to ensure rights of transgender persons.
• Pakistan and South Korea have signed a  (MOU) for employment of Pakistani workers.

• BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp over patent infringement.
• Pakistan, India agree to swap women, mentally challenged, above 70 prisoners.
• There are a record 2,208 billionaires in the world, according to Forbes’ 2018 rich list.
• The federal cabinet has approved banning sale of loose cigarettes across the country.

• PAF and PN conduct successful test of C-802 anti-ship cruise missile.
• Bollywood’s veteran character actress Nargis Rabadi passes away.
• Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clash.
• Saudi Arabia had granted Air India permission to fly over its territory

• Navy PAF test fire successful long range anti ship cruise missile.
• 6 killed in US drone attack in Afghanistan
• Renowned politician and leftist leader Jam Saqi passes away.
• FC convoy targeted: 1 killed, 6 injured in Kalat blast.
• Kobe Bryant’s Dear Basketball wins Oscar for best animated short.

• PML-N takes majority in the senate Election 2018.
• Krishna Kumari becomes first Hindu Dalit woman senator of Pakistan.
• One out of five women in Pakistan is part of labour force according to UN report.
• PIA flight services achieves ISO 9001 certification.
• Supreme Court of Pakistan bans ‘Chinese salt’ across country, declares it hazardous to health.

• Senate polls: PML-N emerges as largest party as PTI gains six seats.
• British athlete Sir Roger Bannister passes away.
• Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik was appointed the new Captain of Kolkata Knight Riders.
• India beat Pakistan to win Snooker Team World Cup
• Literateur Prafulla Das passes away.

• Pakistan to hold Senate elections today; 135 candidates in the reckoning for 52 seats.
• PML-N lawmaker Nisar Jutt joins PTI.
• US Ambassador to Mexico to resign amid tense relations under Trump.
• Vietnam President Arrives in Delhi on 3 day visit.

• PML N backed independent candidate Ased Ashraf wins Nehal Hashmis vacated Senate seat.
• Hope Hicks resigns as White House Communications Director.
• Noor Ahmed appointed special secretary of Finance.
• Vinay Kumar appointed India’s Ambassador to Afghanistan.
• khalid al Saud appointed Saudi Arabia ambassador to Kuwait.

• Four FC men martyred in Quetta suicide bombing.
• Two Pakistan Army soldiers martyred in Indian firing at LOC.
• Shahzaib Hassan banned for one year in PSL spot fixing case.
• Hindu community celebrate Holi today.