Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (Dec 13 2022) for CSS

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Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (Dec 13 2022) for CSS

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December 13, 2022: National Current Affairs MCQs

1. Kabul apologised for border attack

• Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on December 12, 2022 informed the National Assembly that Kabul had apologised to Islamabad over Sunday’s “unprovoked attack” on a village along the Pak-Afghan border, while lawmakers called for engaging the Afghan Taliban government through a parliamentary committee.
• Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the Chaman attack in the strongest terms, saying that it was “unfortunate and deserve[d] the strongest condemnation”.
• “The Afghan interim government should ensure that such incidents are not repeated,” he added.
• In a press conference later in the day, the prime minister said he was summoning a meeting to review the situation.

2. Law on foreign investment passed amid barbs from govt benches

• Both houses of parliament on December 12, 2022 passed the Foreign Investment (Promotion and Protection) Bill, 2022, paving the way for signing of a settlement deal on Reko Diq mining project amid opposition from within the ruling coalition.
• As the bill earlier passed in the Senate was about to be introduced in the National Assembly, Sardar Akhtar Mengal rose in his seat to protest.
• He said that since Pakistan came into being, no government considered Balochistan as its part, but benefited from its resources

3. PA bill aims to curtail UHS powers to affiliate medical colleges

• Through introducing a bill in the Punjab Assembly to amend the UHS Ordinance 2002, the Punjab government is going to clip the wings of the University of Health Sciences, restricting its powers, as the sole institution, to affiliate the private and public sector medical colleges across the province.
• As per concerned circles in medical education, the amendments have been proposed `to please` private medical universities of Punjab by granting them the powers to affiliate medical colleges in the province, as enjoyed by the UHS under the Act.
• Titled as the University of Health Sciences, Lahore (Amendment) Bill 2022 (No. 30 of 2022), the bill has been tabled in the assembly by Mian Shafi Muhammad, MPA (PP-258), Ms Shawana Bashir, MPA (W-302), and Ms Neelum Hayat Malik, MPA(W-309), seeking amendment in Section 37 of UHS Ordinance 2002

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4. KP Assembly amends law to `protect` past use of govt helicopters

• The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on December 12, 2022 passed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ministers (Salaries, Allowance and Privileges) (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022, amid resistance by the opposition benches.
• The opposition members claimed that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf`s move was meant to provide `blanket immunity` to those, who used the provincial government`s helicopters unlawfully.
• They announced that they would challenge the bill in the court of law.
• Tabled by labour and culture minister Shaukat Ali Yousafzai,the bill was passed by the house after rejecting the amendments proposed by opposition members

5. ADB okays $554m for flood recovery

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday approved a $554 million financing package, including new and reallocated funds, to support recovery and Pakistan`s reconstruction efforts following devastating floods and to strengthen disaster and climate resilience.
• The financing includes a $475 million loan and a $3m technical assistance grant from the ADB, and a $5m grant from the Government of Japan, said the Manila-based lending agency in an announcement. The financing will support the restoration of irrigation, drainage, flood risk management, on-farm water management, and transport infrastructure in the flood-affected provinces of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh

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6. EU agrees upon additional military aid to Ukraine

• Russian forces pounded targets in eastern and southern Ukraine with missiles, drones and artillery, Ukraine`s General Staff said on December 12, 2022, while millions remained without power in subzero temperatures after further strikes on key infrastructure.
• European Union foreign ministers agreed to put another two billion euros ($2.1 billion) into a fund that has been used to pay for military support for Ukraine, after it was largely depleted during almost 10 months of the war.
• The EU ministers were also due to to discuss a ninth package of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, while Ukraine`s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was set to address an online gathering of Group of Seven (G7) leaders about the war

7. Peru in turmoil after removal of president

• Hundreds of protesters on December 12, 2022 used burning tires, wood and rocks to block the airport runway in Peru`s second-largest city, Arequipa, demonstrating against the ousting of former president Pedro Castillo.
• Protesters have demanded fresh elections and the resignation of new President Dina Boluarte, following the arrest of her leftist predecessor Castillo last week after he attempted to dissolve Congress and rule by decree.
• Police used tear gas to confront demonstrators who smashed runway lighting and forced the airport`s closure, a photographer reported. Boluarte tried to ease tensions following deadly weekend clashes, announcing on Sunday she would seek to hold elections two years early, while also declaring a state of emergency in flashpoint areas.

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8. Dutch ministry apologises for `racism`

• The Dutch foreign ministry apologised on December 12, 2022 after a report said it was infested by institutional racism, with people from ethnic backgrounds called `monkeys` and other abusive terms.
• The independent report, commissioned in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, found that employees of colour often felt excluded and ignored by white colleagues at the ministry.
• It said that while employees were `not usually abused in person`, they often experienced `verbal aggression` by hearing others disparage people on the grounds of skin colour, religion or origin.
• `A number of employees have said that people have been referred to as `monkeys`, `bokitos`, `negroes` and `Black Pete` because of their skin colour,` the report said.

9. Fresh border `face-off` leaves Chinese, Indian troops injured

• Indian and Chinese troops engaged in a fresh `face-off` on their disputed Himalayan border last week, leaving several injured on both sides, sources said on December 12, 2022.
• Relations have been at rockbottom between the nuclear armed Asian giants since a clash that left 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese troops dead on their high-altitude frontier in June 2020.
• The new incident on Dec 9, which followed recent joint US-India military exercises near the border, led to `minor injuries to (a) few personnel from both sides`, one source said.
• Another source, from the Indian army, said at least six Indian soldiers were hurt.
• China was yet to comment officially

10. Rampant Wood inspires England to series triumph in Multan thriller

• England pulled off a series clinching 26-run victory against Pakistan in the dramatic second Test in Multan on Monday in a fresh vindication of their highly entertaining brand of cricket.
• A week after pulling off a memorable victory in the series opener in Rawalpindi, Ben Stokes and his men prevailed in yet another thriller to register, with a match to spare, England`s first series win in Pakistan since 2000-01.
• Fast bowler Mark Wood finished with four wickets as Pakistan, set a daunting victory target of 355, added to the drama with their spirited rearguard before being all out for 328 in the second session on the penultimate day of the contest.
• England had won only two away Tests against Pakistan prior to the start of this series

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