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Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (August 02, 2022) for CSS, PMS

Shahzad F. Malik
Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (August 02, 2022) for CSS, PMS
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August 02, 2022: National / International Current Affairs

1. Chopper on relief mission missing in Balochistan

• A helicopter carrying senior military officials went missing in Balochistan on August 1, 2022 night.
• According to an official statement issued by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), `A Pakistan army aviation helicopter which was on flood relief operations in Lasbela, Balochistan lost contact with ATC [air traffic control]`.
• Six individuals were on board including the Commander XII Corps Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali, who was supervising the flood relief operations in Balochistan. Some reports also suggested that Pakistan Coast Guard Director General Brigadier Amjad Hanif Satti, was also on board the missing chopper.
• According to the military`s media wing, a search operation was under way at the time of going to press, and more details would be released as information became available

2. Bill seeking to limit JCP powers lands in Senate

• A landmark constitution amendment bill, seeking to limit the powers of Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) in the appointment of superior courts` judges and giving the parliamentary committee a `meaningful` say in the process, landed in the Senate on August 1, 2022.
• The private member`s bill, moved by former chairman of the upper house and ex-law minister Farooq Naek, was referred by the Senate chairman to the Standing Committee on Law and Justice with the direction to submit its report within 15 days.
• Explaining the salient features of the bill, Senator Naek told the house that the JCP for the purpose of appointment of Supreme Court judges presently comprises Chief Justice of Pakistan, four SC judges, a retired SC judge, the law minister, Attorney General and a senior advocate

3. NA bill suggests capital punishment for officials over deaths in custody

• The National Assembly on August 1, 2022 passed a bill suggesting severe punishment for public office holders found responsible for death of suspects in custody.
• Another bill about prevention of drug addiction and smuggling of drugs was also passed.
• During the question hour, Noor Alam, a PTI dissident who recently joined the ruling coalition, lashed out at the government for unbridled petrol prices in the country, saying despite a decline in its rate in the international market, the government was increasing the prices here

4. Inflation burden hits 14-year high in July

• Rising food and energy prices saw inflation surge by 24.93 per cent the highest jump in over 14 years in the first month of the new fiscal year.
• The month-on-month increase in inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 4.35pc in July, compared to the previous month, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Monday.
• The spike comes as fuel prices skyrocketed since the last week of May after the new coalition government scrapped costly fuel subsidies in an attempt to tame the surging fiscal deficit and revive the stalled International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme

5. NAB`s deputy prosecutor general resigns

• Citing an `uncomfortable working environment` Deputy Prosecutor General Accountability (DPGA) Chaudhry Khaleequz Zaman on August 1, 2022 resigned from his post.
• Mr Zaman was serving as the National Accountability Bureau`s (NAB) prosecutor in cases against the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saad Rafique, Salman Rafique, Aleem Khan and others.
• He has tendered his resignation to the prosecution branch, besides being legal wing head of the NAB, Lahore office.
• In the resignation letter, Mr Zaman pointed out that working with NAB became difficult for him due to `certain reasons`, requesting immediate acceptance of his resignation, as per terms and condition of his contract

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6. Sri Lanka seeks urgent help to feed children

• Sri Lanka issued an urgent appeal on August 1, 2022 to tackle rapidly spreading malnutrition among children as its economic crisis leaves nine out of 10 people dependent on state handouts.
• The Ministry for Women and Child Affairs said they were seeking private donations to feed possibly several hundred thousand children wasting due to insufficient food.
• The bankrupt state, grapping with Sri Lanka`s worst economic crisis since independence, was unable to sustain welfare.
• `When the Covid pandemic was at its peak, the problem was bad, but now, with the economic crisis, the situation is far worse,` secretary Neil Bandara Hapuhinne told reporters in Colombo

7. NZ reopens borders, but cautious on arrivals

• New Zealand`s borders fully reopened on August 1, 2022, but the return of international visitors and students is only expected to start with a trickle following the lifting of Covid-based travel restrictions.
• New Zealand reported 52,538 cases of the coronavirus over the last seven days yet is ready to re-start welcoming back visitors.
• The final phase of its borders reopening began at midnight local time on Sunday with the maritime border and all overseas visitors allowed to submit visa applications.
• However, Tourism New Zealand chief executive Rene de Monchy anticipates business picking up slowly compared to pre Covid levels

8. First grain shipment leaves Ukraine for Lebanon

• The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odessa on August 1, 2022 morning, Turkey announced, as Kyiv said the `brutal` shelling by Moscow of the southern city of Mykolaiv had killed an agriculture tycoon.
• The blockage of deliveries from warring Russia and Ukraine two of the world`s biggest grain exporters has contributed to soaring food prices, hitting the world`s poorest nations especially hard.
• Last month both sides signed a landmark deal, with assistance from Turkey and the United Nations, to enable Ukraine to resume its grain exports

9. US, allies slam `dangerous` Russian nuclear rhetoric

• The United States and its nuclear allies rebuked Russia on August 1, 2022 for `irresponsible and dangerous` talk about possibly deploying nuclear weapons, as a review of the keystone nuclear treaty opened at the United Nations.
• `Following Russia`s unprovoked and unlawful war of aggression against Ukraine, we call on Russia to cease its irresponsible and dangerous nuclear rhetoric and behavior, to uphold its international commitments,` said the US, France and Britain in a statement.
• `Nuclear weapons, for as long as they exist, should serve defensive purposes, deter aggression, and prevent war. We condemn those who would use or threaten to use nuclear weapons for military coercion, intimidation, and blackmail,` they said

10. Tech hub Shenzhen accelerates China`s driverless car dreams

• On a busy downtown street three delivery bikes suddenly dart over the pedestrian crossing ahead of the car. On the car`s dashboard they look like small 3D blue blocks from a 1990s video game.
• The steering wheel turns itself a notch and the vehicle slows to a gentle halt, while the safety driver looks on from the passenger seat.
• The vehicle is one of a hundred sensor-laden robot axis belonging to start up Deep Route.

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