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Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (August 21, 2022) for CSS, PMS

Shahzad F. Malik
Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (August 21, 2022) for CSS, PMS
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August 21, 2022: National / International Current Affairs

1. Half a million to pick MNA for Karachi seat today

• After generating a degree of hype not seen in previous by-elections and amid heightened efforts by political parties to muster support, over half a million registered voters in NA-245 are expected to exercise their democratic and constitutional right of franchise today (August 20, 2022) in the by-election.
• The by-election on the seat, which fell vacant after the death of Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain in June, was originally scheduled to be held on July 27, but the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had to postpone it amid torrential rains.
• Aamir Liaquat was elected on the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) ticket in 2018 general elections, defeating Dr Sattar of the MQM-P by securing 56,673 votes against his 35,429 votes

2. Bill passed to set up GB revenue authority

• Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on August 20, 2022 passed a legislation to set up a revenue authority, a move which has been hailed as ‘revolutionary’ and ‘first step towards economic self-reliance’.
• The bill titled “Gilgit-Baltistan Revenue Authority Bill 2022” was easily passed with a majority, with four opposition members also voting in favour of the bill.
• The bill was tabled in the assembly by GB Finance Minister Javed Ali Manwa in a session chaired by Deputy Speaker Nazir Ahmed Advocate

3. Rs2.5bn grant for Balochistan`s public varsities

• Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudus Bizenjo has approved the release of a Rs2.5 billion grant-in-aid for the 10 public sector universities in the province faced with financial issues.
• Mr Bizenjo took the decision in a meeting held to review the financial and administrative issues of universities in the province.
• `The students studying in the universities of the province are our own children who need to be invested so that they are not left behind in education, skills, science and technology,` he said Balochistan`s chief secretary, higher education secretary, vice chancellors, and other officials attended the meeting

4. `Digital diplomacy` launched to boost trade with African countries

• An Islamabad-based think tank has launched a `digital diplomacy` initiative in coordination with the foreign office and business community to boost trade and cultural ties with African countries as well as for image building of Pakistan there.
• The initiative was launched by Centre of Pakistan and International Relations (COPAIR) by DG Foreign Office Africa Naeem Khan.
• Mr Khan spoke about the relations of Pakistan with various African nations and also gave the historical view of Pakistan Morocco relations.
• He highlighted the potentials for further strengthening the political and economic relations between the two countries and gave a brief review about the recent high level talks between Pakistan and Morocco

5. 13 killed as Somali forces battle Al Shabaab at besieged hotel

• At least 13 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Islamist militant attack on a hotel in the Somali capital, officials said on August 20, 2022, as security forces battled gunmen barricaded inside many hours after the siege began.
• Fighters from the Al Qaeda affiliate Al Shabaab stormed the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu on Friday evening in a hail of gunfire and bomb blasts.
• Scores of people were trapped inside but officials said many including children have since been rescued. Sporadic gunfire and loud explosions could be heard into Saturday afternoon, but details remain difficult to verify in the chaos

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6. N. Korea imported Chinese masks before declaring Covid victory

• North Korea imported more than 1 million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring victory over Covid-19, Chinese trade showed on August 20, 2022.
• Pyongyang last week declared victory over the coronavirus, ending a little-detailed fight against `fever` cases that had risen to 4.77 million. It has registered no new such cases since July 29.
• Still, China exported 1.23 million facial masks to North Korea in July, worth $44,307, surging from 17,000 the previous month, according to data released by Chinese customs

7. Macron heads to Algeria to relaunch ties

• French President Emmanuel Macron will visit former colony Algeria next week in a bid to improve strained ties between Paris and Algiers, the French presidency said on August 20, 2022.
• French-Algerian ties hit a low late last year after Macron reportedly questioned whether Algeria had existed as a nation before the French invasion and accused its `political-military system` of rewriting history and fomenting `hatred towards France` Algeria withdrew its ambassador in response, but the two sides appear to have mended ties since.

8. UN ends travel exemptions for Taliban, at least till Monday

• A divided UN Security Council has ended the travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials after failing to reach an agreement on a possible extension.
• But the committee will meet again on Monday to reconsider the exemptions that expired at midnight on Friday.
• Under a 2011 UN Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban officials are facing sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans. Of these, 13 were granted exemptions in 2019 on the request of the Trump administration

9. Nayyara Noor is no more

• Celebrated singer Nayyara Noor passed away here after a brief illness on August 20, 2022, her family and friends said. She was 71.
• The nature of her illness was not immediately clear.
• Born in the Indian state of Assam in 1950, she migrated to Pakistan her with family in the late 1950s.
• A keen enthusiast of melody, she started learning music at a very early age and got her first break on Radio Pakistan in 1968. Three years later, she was introduced at PTV

10. Blow for Pakistan as injured Shaheen ruled out of Asia Cup, England series

• In a major setback for Pakistan, pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi on August 20, 2022 was ruled out of the upcoming T20 Asia Cup and the T20 home series against England as the medical panel has advised the bowler four to six weeks rest due to a right knee ligament injury he suffered during the Test series in Sri Lanka last month.
• `Shaheen Shah Afridi has been advised 4-6 weeks rest by the PCB Medical Advisory Committee and independent specialists following [the] latest scans and reports. This means Shaheen has been ruled out of the ACC T20 Asia Cup and home series against England, but is expected to return to competitive cricket in October with the New Zealand T20I tri-series, which will be followed by the ICC Men`s T20 World Cup Australia 2022,` a PCB press statement issued from Rotterdam, Holland stated

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