DAY TO DAY CURRENT AFFAIR

(March, 2018)

Current Affair 1st March 2018

 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.

Current Affair 2 March 2018

 PML N backed independent candidate Asad Ashraf wins Nehal Hashmi 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.

Current Affairs 3 March 2018

 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.

Current Affairs 4 March 2018

 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
 Litterateur Prafulla Das passes away.

Current Affairs 5 March 2018

 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.
 NA flight services achieves ISO 9001 certification.
 Supreme Court of Pakistan bans 'Chinese salt across country, declares it hazardous to health.

Current Affairs 6 March 2018

 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.
Current Affairs 7 March 2018
 9 year-old Pakistani girl Selena Khawaja has become the youngest Mountaineer.
 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

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Current Affairs 8 March 2018
 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.

Current Affairs 9 March 2018

 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.

Current Affairs 10th March 2018

 PM appointed All 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.

Current Affairs 11th March 2018

 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.
 6 Turkish women sentenced to death in Iraq.

Current Affairs 12th March 2018

 Pakistani physician-scientist Dr Faisal H Cheema awarded Um 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.

Current Affairs 13th March 2018

 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 Yorks East River.

Current Affairs 14th March 2018

 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.

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Current Affairs 15th March 2018
 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.
 Pak Vitae a startup wins regional HULT prize for clean drinking water model.
 At least nine martyred several injured in Raiwind suicide blast on police check post.

Current Affairs 16th March 2018

 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.

Current Affairs 17th March 2018

 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.

Current Affairs 18th March 2018

 Karachi ranked 6th cheapest city in the world by Economist Intelligence Unit.
 Ten dead as Philippine plane crashes into house.
 Pak teams qualifies fort Davis Cup qualifying round.
 Liberals to wins South Australian election as Labor claims victory in Batman by-election.
 Malaysia's snake whisperer Abu Zarin Hussin dies after fatal cobra bite.
Current Affairs 19th March 2018
 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.

Current Affairs 20th March 2018

 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.

Current Affairs 21st March 2018

 Fazlur Rehman elected as MMA president Liaquat Baloch general sectory.
 rench 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.

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Current Affairs 22nd March 2018
 IS suicide 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.

Current Affairs 23rd March 2018

 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.

Current Affairs 24th March 2018

 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.

Current Affairs 25th March 2018

 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.

Current Affairs 26th March 2018

 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.

Current Affairs 27th March 2018

 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.

Current Affairs 28th March 2018

 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.

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Current Affairs 29th March 2018
 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.

Current Affairs 30th March 2018

 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.

Current Affairs 31th 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 bias.
 US conducts first airstrike against al Qaeda in Libya.

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