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Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (April 23, 2022) for CSS, PMS

Shahzad F. Malik
Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (April 23, 2022) for CSS, PMS
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April 23, 2022: National / International Current Affairs

1. NSC reiterates PTI govt not ousted through foreign plot

• The National Security Committee (NSC) on April 22, 2022 dismissed the allegation that the PTI government was ousted through a foreign conspiracy.
• `The NSC, after reviewing the contents of the communication, the assessments received, and the conclusions presented by the security agencies, concludes that there has been no foreign conspiracy,` the PM Office said in a statement.
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired the meeting that was held to discuss ex-PM Imran Khan`s allegation that the United States conspired with local politicians to remove him from office.
• The accusation was based on a diplomatic cable received from Washington on March 7 in which it was stated that Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu had told Pakistan`s ambassador that there could be implications for bilateral ties if Mr Khan survived the vote of no confidence

2. President `reluctantly` swears in four cabinet members

• President Dr Arif Alvi on April 22, 2022 `almost half-heartedly` administered the oath to three federal ministers and a state minister, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expanded his cabinet, increasing the number of its members to 40.
• On the other hand, the European Commission felicitated Prime Minister Sharif for assuming charge of his office and emphasised the need for strengthening relations between the two sides.
• It was surprising for many that President Alvi agreed to administer the oath to the four new members of the federal cabinet, as earlier he had refused to perform this duty twice in the recent past at the time of Prime Minister Sharif`s oath-taking and then for the 33-member cabinet on Tuesday

3. PIA acquires A320 flight simulator

• Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has acquired a state-of the-art Airbus A320 simulator for pilot training, refresher courses and air safety.
• The simulator would lead to safer training and cost savings for the local airlines, as they have to spend a significant amount of money on training their pilots overseas.
• The state-of-the-art digital 7E Evolution Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator, acquired from L3Harris Technologies, will be installed at the PIA Training Centre in Karachi.
• Currently, the national flag carrier operates 11 Airbus A320 aircraft. The simulator will not only benefit PIA`s own pilots who fly Airbus A320 but also other Pakistani airlines like Airblue and Air Sial that use the aircraft. Pakistan has 670 Airbus A320 pilots

4. Pakistan reports first polio case after 15 months

• Pakistan`s celebratory mood on achieving the milestone of remaining polio free for over a year turned to disappointment after a new case of the crippling disease surfaced in North Waziristan on April 22, 2022.
• The country had completed one year without detection of a polio case on January 27, with the only patient found in Balochistan`s Qila Abdullah district in 2021. All other federating and administrative units remained polio free last year.
• Following the detection of the wild poliovirus case, the national and provincial polio emergency operation centres mobilised their teams to conduct a full investigation while emergency immunisation campaigns were already under way to prevent further spread of the virus.
• It was the third wild polio case to have been recorded globally in 2022. The first two cases were reported from Afghanistan and Malawi

5. Trade with Afghanistan via Torkham doubles in recent months

• Trade activities have picked up momentum at the Torkham crossing here in the recent months amid a decline in pedestrian movement across the border point due to strict enforcement of the Individual Voluntary Arrangement System.
• Sources at Torkham border told Dawn that Pak Afghan trade had doubled during the last three months and it was likely go up further in the months ahead to the relief of the business community, which had suffered losses since the Taliban`s takeover of Afghanistan last August.
• They said the number of vehicles taking Pakistani goods to Afghanistan via Torkham had plummeted to just 80 vehicles soon after Kabul fell to the Taliban

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6. Talks with Ukraine have stalled, says Russian FM

• Talks between Moscow and Kyiv to put an end to Russia`s near two-month military campaign in pro-Western Ukraine have stalled, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
• `They (negotiations) have stalled now,` he said after talks with his Kazakh counterpart in Moscow, adding that Russia has still had not received an answer to a latest proposals enta round five days ago.
• The Russian foreign minister also said he was under the impression Kyiv may not want to continue the talks.
• `It is very strange for me to hear every day statements by various Ukrainian representatives, including the president and his advisers, that make one think that they do not need these negotiations at all, that they have resigned themselves to their fate,` Lavrov added

7. Blast kills 33 worshippers in Afghanistan

• A bomb blast ripped through a mosque during April 22, 2022 prayers in northern Afghanistan, killing 33 people including children, just a day after the militant Islamic State group had claimed two separate deadly attacks.
• Meanwhile, Taliban forces have arrested a suspected IS militant who allegedly had planned a bomb attack that killed at least 12 worshippers at a Shia mosque on Thursday, police said.
• Balkh province`s police spokesman said Abdul Hamid Sangaryar was a key operative of the IS.
• Since Taliban fighters seized control of Afghanistan last year after ousting the US-backed government, the number of bombings has fallen but IS militants have continued with attacks against targets they see as heretical

8. G7 officials exit WB meeting as Russian official begins to speak

• G7 officials and others walked out of a meeting of the Development Committee that advises the governors of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on Friday in Washington when a Russian official began to speak, a source told Reuters.
• It was the latest walkout by senior officials from Group of Seven advanced economies to protest Russia`s war in Ukraine, and followed similar demonstrations at meetings of the Group of 20 major economies and the IMF`s steering committee earlier this week

9. US courts Solomon Islands after China defence deal

• US and Chinese diplomats fought for the affections of the Solomon Islands on April 22, 2022 after the small island state shocked its Western allies by signing a defence pact with Beijing.
• The United States and Australia the Pacific nation`s traditional allies are deeply suspicious of the deal, fearing it may give China a military foothold in the South Pacific.
• A White House delegation landed at the airport in the capital Honiara and was ferried into town in a white minibus ahead of planned meetings with the government

10. Britain, India join hands against threats on `land, sea, air, cyberspace`

• Britain and India agreed a `new and expanded` defence and security partnership on April 22, 2022, under-fire British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on a visit to New Delhi.
• Johnson travelled to India as he faces criticism at home and the embarrassing prospect of a probe into whether he lied to parliament over the lockdown-breaking `Party gate` scandal.
• India is part of the Quad grouping with the United States, Japan and Australia that is seen as a bulwark against an increasingly assertive China. But New Delhi also has a long Cold War history of cooperation with Moscow, still its biggest military supplier, and has refused to condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine

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