Current Affairs of Pakistan

Current Affairs of Pakistan 2024. Latest information about Pakistan and important recent facts and figures. Pakistan Current Affairs: Developments at national levels in the last 2 years.

Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood acquitted in the cipher case
Former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi were acquitted in the cipher case by the Islamabad High Court on June 3, 2024. Both were sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in the case. They were accused of misusing a diplomatic cable for political purposes. Using the cipher (the secret diplomatic cable), Imran Khan accused the United States, Pakistani army generals, and opposition political leaders of collusion to remove his government.

Current Militancy in Pakistan
Pakistan is facing a surge in terrorist attacks in Pakistan, including a targeted attack on Chinese nationals on March 26, 2024. Six people including five Chinese nationals were killed in the attack. The Pakistani army has vowed to take all necessary measures to safeguard Chinese nationals working in Pakistan.

Pakistan Day 2024
Pakistanis around the world celebrated “Pakistan Day” on March 23, 2024. On the occasion of military parade in Islamabad, president of Pakistan said, “Pakistan will not compromise on its sovereignty and not tolerate any destabilizing efforts”.

Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Tension
Pakistan on 18 March 2024 launched an operation against terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan. This group of terrorists was involved in terrorist activities inside Pakistan. The Pakistani authorities have said that we are not seeking armed conflict with Afghanistan, but cross-border attacks will not be tolerated.

Asif Zardari is elected president on 9 March 2024 and sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan on 10 March 2024. He is the first civilian to assume the office of president for the second time.

The Supreme Judicial Council on 7 March 2024 found the former judge of the Supreme Court Mazahar Naqvi “guilty of misconduct”.

Shehbaz Sharif is elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 3 March 2024 and sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan on 4 March 2024.

There are different claims about the fairness of general elections 2024. Although these claims are not supported by substantial evidence, media hype and social media are creating disturbances in the country. Fake news is an increasingly big challenge for democracy and democratic processes around the world.

Pakistan has witnessed a massive turnout in the 2024 general elections, and the polling was held in a peaceful manner throughout Pakistan. Despite many challenges, Pakistan has been successful in holding fair elections. However, many unverified and fake news stories created confusion among the people.

A total of 128,585,760 Pakistanis are eligible to vote in the General Elections on 8 February 2024.

The Election Commission of Pakistan and the security forces have completed all the arrangements to hold the elections in a peaceful manner.

The largest provinces of Punjab and Sindh remained completely peaceful during the election campaign. However, there were some terrorist attacks in the remote areas of Balochistan province.

Former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi sentenced to 10 years in the cipher case. They were accused of misusing a diplomatic cable for political purposes. Using the cipher (the secret diplomatic cable), Imran Khan accused the United States, Pakistani army generals, and opposition political leaders of collusion to remove his government.

PTI on 28 January 2024 has announced its manifesto for the 2024 elections. Read More..
PPP has announced its manifesto for the February 8 elections. Read More..
PMLN on 27 January 2024 has announced its manifesto for the general elections 2024. They have promised judicial reforms and creation of 10 million jobs in 5 years. Read More..
The Federal Cabinet on 24 January 2024 has approved a summary to deploy the Army to ensure free and fair 2024 general elections in a peaceful environment.
Iran and Pakistan have agreed to restore the diplomatic ties after brief cross-border strikes.
Pakistan on 18 January 2024 conducted airstrikes against terrorists hideouts in Iran. Several terrorists were reportedly killed in the strikes.
Iran on 16 January 2024 conducted airstrikes inside Pakistan with ballistic missiles which resulted in the death of two children. Pakistan strongly condemned the Iranian attacks on its soil.
Former minister of foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz died on 2 January 2024 at the age of 94.
After 19 years, Lt General (r) Arif Hasan has stepped down as the president of Pakistan Olympic Association. Sports in Pakistan has suffered heavily under his presidency.
Inflation in Pakistan jumped to 29.2% during 2023.
The General Elections 2024 are scheduled to be held on 8 February 2024.
Pakistan Army vows all necessary support for holding peaceful February 8 elections.
Pakistan’s GDP growth rate for the financial year 2023 is recorded as 0.29%.
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves on 12 January 2024: $13.15 billion
State Bank of Pakistan’s current policy rate is 22%.
The current US Dollar rate in Pakistan is: $1 = Rs 279
PSX (4 March 2024): Index: 65,952 Change: 0.96%

Chief Ministers of Pakistan
Punjab: Maryam Nawaz (since 26 February 2024)
Sindh: Murad Ali Shah (since 27 February 2024)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Ali Amin Gandapur (since 2 March 2024)
Balochistan: Sarfraz Bugti (since 2 March 2024)
Gilgit-Baltistan: Gulbar Khan (since 13 July 2023)

Governors in Pakistan
Punjab: Baligh Ur Rehman (since 30 May 2022)
Sindh: Kamran Tessori (since 10 October 2022)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Haji Ghulam Ali (since 23 November 2022)
Balochistan: Abdul Wali Kakar (since 3 March 2023)
Gilgit-Baltistan: Syed Mehdi Shah (since 15 August 2022)