Today's current affairs of Pakistan & the world — exam-focused one-liners & MCQs for CSS, PMS, PPSC, FPSC & NTS aspirants. Curated every morning from Dawn, The News, Al Jazeera & BBC and all important Editorials.
At UNSC, Pakistan condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, reaffirms support for kingdom's security
Ambassador Usman Jadoon, Pakistan's acting Permanent Representative at UNSC, condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's civilian and economic infrastructure, demanding immediate cessation of strikes.
Pakistan reaffirmed support for Saudi Arabia's right to self-defence and backed UN special envoy efforts to resume dialogue for comprehensive peace in Yemen conflict.
Yemen's civil war reignited in July after UN-brokered truce collapsed; current escalation follows deadliest strike on Riyadh's international airport in years amid wider Middle East conflict.
Saudi-led coalition has fought Houthis since 2015 after they seized Yemen's capital Sanaa; UN-brokered ceasefire in 2022 has since deteriorated with resumed hostilities.
Pakistan called for halting settler violence in West Bank and abandoning Israeli attempts to annex occupied Palestinian territory, particularly the E1 project greenlit by Israel last year.
Acute hunger in Afghanistan reaches highest levels ever recorded: monitor
15.9 million Afghans face acute food insecurity, reaching highest recorded levels, with 3.4 million in emergency phase four conditions according to IPC classification.
More than 32 percent of Afghanistan's population experiencing crisis-level acute food insecurity phase three or above, driven by disease outbreaks and inadequate WASH services.
Winter lean season (November–April) projected to worsen crisis, with 19.2 million people facing phase three or above, including 5 million in emergency conditions.
4.04 million children under age five projected to need acute malnutrition treatment between January–December 2027 across Afghanistan.
WFP and FAO issued urgent appeals Thursday for increased humanitarian funding to scale food assistance, agricultural support, and malnutrition prevention programs.
Minorities in Pakistan continue to face rights violations despite legislative measures to protect them: HRCP
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) released its seventh annual report on freedom of religion titled "Sanctuary Denied: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2025/26," documenting ongoing violations against religious minorities despite legislative protections.
Religious minorities face systematic violations including misuse of blasphemy laws, forced marriages, conversions, hate speech, and discriminatory employment and educational practices across Pakistan.
Ahmadi community experienced attacks in Chenab Nagar in October 2025 and June 2026, with documented attempts to exclude Ahmadis from public and commercial life.
Christian and Hindu girls continue facing abductions and forced marriages due to poverty and inadequate police response, compounding vulnerability to exploitation.
National Commission for Minorities Act 2025 was passed by federal government but remains unimplemented; commission has not been constituted months after law's passage.
FBR extends deadline for filing income tax returns to Oct 31
FBR extended income tax return filing deadline for tax year 2026 to October 31, 2026, from the original September 30 deadline, following requests from trade bodies and tax bar associations.
Total income tax returns filed by October 14, 2026 reached 6.71 million, representing a 34.38 percent increase compared to 4.99 million returns during the corresponding period of tax year 2025.
Tax revenue collected with returns filed until October 14, 2026 amounted to Rs66.81 billion, up 14.61 percent from Rs58.29 billion in the same period last year.
Non-salaried individual returns (traders, shopkeepers, professionals, self-employed) increased by 46.35 percent to 4.45 million from 3.04 million in the corresponding 2025 period.
Salaried individual returns rose by 16.16 percent to 2.18 million from 1.88 million in the same period last year.
World's top cocoa producer Ivory Coast aims for a climate-tough bean
Ivory Coast produces nearly 40 percent of global cocoa output and accounts for 15 percent of its national GDP, supporting approximately five million people across 33 million population.
Scientists at the National Centre for Agronomic Research (CNRA) in Ivory Coast are developing drought-resistant cocoa bean varieties through selective breeding to withstand unpredictable rainfall patterns.
11 satisfactory cocoa varieties have been developed by CNRA researchers and are planned for eventual market release to enhance climate resilience in cocoa production.
Rainfall in Ivory Coast's cocoa region declined to approximately 1,100 millimetres annually from 2003–2022, below the 1,200–2,000mm range cocoa trees require for optimal growth.
Researchers employ cross-breeding techniques using male and female cocoa plant flowers and test offspring under varying water-stress conditions in greenhouse environments to identify resilience traits.
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