Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (February 28, 2022) for CSS, PMS

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Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (February 28, 2022) for CSS, PMS

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February 28, 2022: National / International Current Affairs

1. Pak-Afghan trade activities resume as Chaman border reopens

• The Chaman-Spin Buldak border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which was closed after clashes between the two countries` forces began last week, was reopened on February 27, 2022 morning.
• All hurdles have been removed from both sides of the Friendship Gate on the border.
• The border was reopened after a delegation of ulema from Chaman headed by tribal elder Molvi Haji Faizullah Nourzai held negotiations with Kandahar Governor Yousef Wafa and other Taliban leaders

2. 200 nations okay major UN report on climate impact

• Nearly 200 nations approved a major UN climate change report detailing the accelerating impacts of global warming on February 27, 2022, at the end of a sometimes fraught two-week meeting overshadowed by Russia`s invasion of Ukraine.
• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that debates had concluded over the report`s crucial `Summary for Policymakers`, a 40-page overview distilling the thousands of pages of scientific research, which has been reviewed line-by-line and will be made public on Monday (today).
• Species extinction, ecosystem collapse, mosquito-borne disease, deadly heat, water shortages, and reduced crop yields are already measurably worse due to global heating.
• Just in the last year, the world has seen a cascade of unprecedented floods, heatwaves and wildfires across four continents.

3. War leaves Pakistan with fewer LNG import options

• With the escalating Russia-Ukraine war, Pakistan is left with fewer import options for liquefied natural gas (LNG) while struggling to maintain 8-10 cargoes a month instead of 14 required for electricity and industrial needs.
• Pakistan currently imports from Qatar 7-8 cargoes per month of about 100 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) each and two from traders who have become habitual defaulters. It is, therefore, prudent to consider that traders may continue with their defaults given the tight market conditions, thus leaving Islamabad at the mercy of Qatar.
• Under the two long-term contracts with Qatar, state-run entities in Pakistan are importing on a monthly basis six cargoes at 13.37pc of Brent and one to two cargoes at 10.2pc of Brent. These translate into $10.6-11 per million British Thermal Unit (MMBTU) and about $8.2 per MMBTU, respectively

4. Smartphones outnumber 2G sets in Pakistan

• The number of smartphone users has surpassed those using old school 2G sets for the first time in the country, the telecom regulator said in its latest annual report.
• The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its annual report 2021 also highlighted several other achievements, including the broadband subscribers crossing the 100 million mark during the year, which played a key role in boosting telecom industry`s revenue.
• The industry paid Rs179 billion in terms of general sales tax, withholding tax, customs duty and other taxes in the fiscal year 2020-21 compared to Rs148.9bn a year ago, the report said.
• The PTA report shows that the country`s success in fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and strategic manoeuvres towards industry facilitation and consumer protection paved the way for all-inclusive connectivity and overall growth of the sector.

5. Putin puts nuclear forces on alert

• President Vladimir Putin ordered his military command to put Russia`s nuclear deterrent on high alert on February 27, 2022 in the face of a huge Western response to his war on Ukraine, which said it had repelled Russian ground forces nearing its biggest cities.
• The United States responded by saying Putin was escalating the war in a `totally unacceptable` way, amid signs that the a Ukrainian Territorial Defence fighter takes the automatic grenade launcher from a destroyed Russian infantry mobility vehicle after the fight in Kharkiv on Sunday. AFP biggest assault on a European state since World War II was not producing rapid battlefield victories for Russia.
• The Ukrainian president`s office said negotiations with Moscow without preconditions would be held at the Belarusian Ukrainian border. The Kremlin said talks had started

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6. Ukraine`s actor-president grows in stature as war-time leader

• Volodymyr Zelensky was at the height of his career as an actor and comedian before giving it all up to become president in 2019. After three difficult years in politics, he is now the face of national defiance, winning rave reviews as a war-time leader.
• Since Russia`s invasion on Thursday, the 44-year-old has used his eye for modern image management and the skills honed on stage to deliver stirring messages on social media.
• On Feb 25, the day after the outbreak of war, he filmed himself standing in the dark near the presidency building with his advisers, saying `we are all here` in an attempt to counter disinformation that he had abandoned his post.
• `Our military is here. Citizens in society are here. We`re all here defending our independence, our country, and it will stay this way, he said.

7. Russian official `apologises` for invasion

• The Russian head of delegation at a major UN climate conference expressed regrets for his country`s invasion of Ukraine on Sunday, which he said lacked just incation, according to several sources who heard him speak at the virtual meeting.
• The surprise intervention from Russia`s Oleg Anisimov at the closed-door meeting followed an electrifying live statement from his Ukrainian counterpart, Svitlana Krakovska, who spoke passionately about her country`s plight.
• `Let me present an apology on behalf of all Russians not able to prevent this conflict,` Anisimov said at the closing plenary of the virtual, 195-nation forum, according to three sources

8. Taliban ban evacuations, for now

• The Taliban will not allow any more evacuations of Afghans until the situation improves abroad for those who have already left, their spokesman said on Sunday.
• `The government has the responsibility to protect the people so this will be stopped until we get the assurance that their lives will not be endangered,`Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference.
• More than 120,000 Afghans and dual nationals were evacuated up to August 31 when the last US-led troops withdrew, two weeks after the Taliban seized Kabul

9. Pakistan Super League: Lahore Qalandars outclass Multan Sultans to lift maiden title

• A dream realised with the title they had long yearned for. Finally, everything came together just perfectly for Lahore Qalandars.
• In front of their vocal home fans, the Qalandars lifted their maiden HBL Pakistan Super League title on February 27, 2022 when they outclassed defending champions Multan Sultans at the Gaddafi Stadium.
• They were so efficient, so ruthless that they had the match all but wrapped up by the 11th over of the Sultans’ innings. Having sent half of Sultans’ batting line-up back to the dugout by then, it was a question then of by how much the Qalandars would win.
• Ultimately it was by 42 runs as the Sultans were bowled out for 138 with two balls to spare in their chase of 181.

10. `Incredibly safe`, says Cummins as Australian team arrives

• Australia flew into Pakistan on February 27, 2022 for their first cricket tourin24years-andinto a high-security bubble that will envelop them throughout their six-week stay.
• Senior batsman Steve Smith posted a picture on Twitter of the 35-strong Australia tour party inside their charter flight`s cabin after it touched down in the Pakistan capital.
• Top teams have shunned Pakistan since gunmen attacked a visiting Sri Lanka team in Lahore in 2009 and a heavy security dragnet has been thrown around Australia`s tour.
• Australia last toured to Pakistan in 1998 when they won the Test series 1-0 while also winning all the matches in the limited-overs series

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