Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (Aug 16, 2022) for CSS, PMS

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6. KP Assembly admits opposition`s motion for debate on Malakand `lawlessness`

• The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on August 15, 2022 admitted an adjournment motion on the `deteriorating` law and order situation in Swat and other districts of Malakand division and tribal districts for general discussion.
• The motion was jointly tabled by MPAs of the opposition Muttahida Majlis-iAmal (MMA) Inayatullah Khan and Humaira Khatoon during a session presided over by Deputy Speaker Mahmood Jan.
• The chair warned opposition Awami National Party members Bahadur Khan and Nisar Mohmand of action under Rule 227 of the Provincial Assembly Procedure and Conduct of Business Rules over their `inappropriate behaviour` as the two tried to speak without his permission

7. Pakistan`s debt burden up Rs11.8tr in FY22

• The country`s total debt and liabilities increased by Rs11.85 trillion in FY22, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on August 15, 2022.
• The data, related to the domestic and external debts and liabilities, shows that Pakistan`s total debt and liabilities reached Rs59.696tr by June 30, compared to Rs47.844tr in FY21.
• According to the SBP, the year-on-year growth in debt and liabilities was 24.8 per cent in FY22, compared to a growth of just 7.3pc in FY21

8. Russia unveils model of new space station

• Russia`s space agency on August 15, 2022 unveiled for the first time a physical model of what a planned new Russian-built space station will look like, suggesting Moscow is serious about abandoning the International Space Station (ISS) and going it alone.
• Russia, in the throes of what some Kremlin hardliners believe is an historic rupture with the West sparked by sanctions imposed over what Moscow calls its `special military operation` in Ukraine, is rushing to reduce its dependency on Western nations and forge ahead on its own or cooperate with countries like China and Iran.
• The West, which has accused Russia of prosecuting an unprovoked imperial style war of aggression against Ukraine, has hit the Russian economy with sanctions designed to starve Moscow of technology, knowhow and funds

9. Clashes in Kenya as Ruto declared president-elect after disputed count

• William Ruto was declared the victor of Kenya`s hard fought presidential poll on August 15, 2022, but the outcome sparked a split in the election commission and some violent protests in his defeated rival`s strongholds.
• Ruto won with 50.49 percent of the vote on Aug 9, narrowly ahead of Raila Odinga on 48.85pc, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati announced after an anxious days-long wait for results.
• With tensions running high after the disputed outcome, the 55-yearold president-elect vowed to work with `all leaders`

10. China conducts fresh drills around Taiwan as US lawmakers visit Taipei

• China staged fresh military drills around Taiwan on August 15, 2022, slamming a new visit by United States lawmakers to the island days after a similar trip by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi triggered a furious response from Beijing.
• The unannounced two-day trip by senior members of Congress prompted China to renew its rhetoric that it would `prepare for war` over Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy that Beijing`s leaders claim and have vowed to one day seize.
• The five-member congressional delegation led by Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts met with President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, according to Washington`s de facto embassy in Taipei