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CURRENT AFFAIRS SERIES |CSS DIARIES | OCTOBER | RMR

CURRENT AFFAIR SERIES FOR PCS, CSS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS| MONTH : OCTOBER, 2020|

In this series, from now on, we will discuss the Current Affairs in detail and try to cover each and every aspect of the discussed current affair so that we don’t have to cover it later on.

Which is essential for passing any exam. The MAIN PURPOSE of introducing the series is to establish better understanding and not cramming of the current affairs.

The 05 main CURRENT AFFAIR points:

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1. PTA BANS TIKTOK

1. PTA placed a complete ban on the video sharing app TikTok on = October 09, 2020

2. PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY (PTA)

1. Details about the PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority)
   a. the main function of the authority is to regulate the telecommunication sector of Pakistan.
   b. Headquarter of PTA is based in Islamabad
   c. it was established in 1996
   d. it functions under Telecom Reorganization Act, 1966

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3. TIKTOK ORIGIN

1. TIKTOK
   a. it was developed by Byte Dance company.
   b. it was initially released in 2016 but later with the merger with Musical.ly after two years it went global and became a sensation among the young teens.
   c. As of October 2020, it has reached 2 billion mobile downloads.

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4. NATIONAL RESILIENCE DAY

1. National Resilience Day was observed on 08, October 2020.
   a. The National Resilience Day is celebrated on October 08 each year to remember the 80000 departed souls and 4 million homeless nationals during the Earthquake of 2005.
   b. The Earthquake of 2005 had a magnitude of 7.6 Richter scale.

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5. NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HEC APPOINTED

1. Dr. Shaista Sohail was hired as new Higher Education Commission (HEC) Executive Director (ED) on 08 October, 2020.
   a. The HEC was established in 1974 and was expanded and modernized in 2002.
   b. The first and founding Chairman of HEC was Atta-Ur-Rehman.
   c. In 1974, it was called University Grants Commission (UGC) latter in 2002 it was changed to Higher Education Commission (HEC).

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