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January 04, 2022: National Current Affairs MCQs

1. Govt unveils `early to bed, early to rise` policy

• In order to stabilise the economy, the federal cabinet on January 3, 2023 decided to implement `bold` decisions that include the closure of markets at 8:30pm and wedding halls at 10pm, the use of efficient electronic appliances, and a 40per cent reduction in power consumption in government offices.
• The cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, also vowed to enforce these decisions under a National Energy Conservation Plan, introducing certain measures to ensure judicious utilisation of national resources.
• In the cabinet meeting on Dec 20, the government had already approved a comprehensive National Emergency Plan for the conservation of energy to save hundreds of billions of rupees

2. President signs bill to repeal MTI Act

• President Arif Alvi on January 3, 2023 finally signed the bill repealing the Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) Act 2021.
• The parliament had on December 20 passed the same bill for the second time, forcing President Alvi to change his decision and sign the MTI repeal bill.
• The Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) Act 2021 had changed the status of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims).
• Talking to Dawn, Supreme Court Advocate Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas said President Alvi had been left with no choice but to approve the bill as it would have stood approved in 10 days. However, he said, the president was empowered to send the bill to the parliament for reconsideration

3. PM orders Covid-19 vaccination for 5 to 11-year-olds

• After the successful implementation of the first phase, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on January 3, 2023 directed the officials to start the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination of children between five and 11 years.
• The premier issued the directives to the National Institute of Health (NIH) during a meeting to review the virus` situation in the country.
• The premier was briefed by the NIH Executive Director Maj Gen Aamer Ikram about the current Covid-19 situation.
• The PM was told that as many as eight million children between the ages of 5 and 11 years 25pc of the total group have been vaccinated with a 97pc success rate, a source privy to the meeting told Dawn.
• The prime minister, while appreciating the progress, directed the officials to vaccinate the remaining 75pc children at the earliest, the source added.

4. Cabinet cuts medicine prices by up to 30pc

• The federal government on January 3, 2023 approved a proposal to reduce the prices of 20 medicines, including those used to treat blood pressure, cancer, eye infection and other complications.
• A health ministry spokesperson said the prices of most medicines have been slashed by 30 per cent. The cabinet has also approved a proposal to fix the prices of 54 other medicines. The cabinet made the decision on the recommendation of Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel, spokesman Sajid Shah said.
• In a statement, the health minister said the government was committed to providing relief to the masses

5. Increase in payment to LG heads planned as KP cabinet approves rule changes

• The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on January 3, 2022 approved the proposed amendments to the rules for village and neighbourhood councils to increase remuneration of tehsil council chairmen and mayors.
• The cabinet met here with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair and ministers and aides to the chief minister, chief secretary, senior member of the Board of Revenue, and secretaries of government departments in attendance.
• According to an official statement issued here, the cabinet approved amendments to the KP Village and Neighbourhood Councils Rules, 2022, for increasing the remuneration of tehsil mayors and chairmen and providing them with 200 litres vehicle fuel every month

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6. ECC okays additional export of sugar

• The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has allowed additional sugar exports of 150,000 tonnes and approved immediate disbursement of Rs60 billion to the state-run Pakistan State Oil (PSO) to address its liquidity challenges and ensure a smooth supply chain.
• In a meeting presided over by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday, the committee also decided to discontinue the subsidised supply of regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) to two Punjab-based fertiliser plants.
• On the recommendation of the Sugar Advisory Board (SAB)led by Food Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema, the ECC allowed the export of a total of 250,000 tonnes of sugar, including 100,000 tonnes already approved on Dec 15

International Current Affairs  MCQs News

7. UK set to proscribe Revolutionary Guard

• Britain will officially declare Iran`s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), which has arrested seven people with links to the United Kingdom over anti-government protests, as a terrorist group, the Telegraph reported on Monday, citing sources.
• The move, which will be announced within weeks, is supported by Britain`s security minister, Tom Tugendhat, and Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the report said.
• Proscribing Iran`s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group would mean that it would become a criminal offence to belong to the group, attend its meetings, and carry its logo in public

8. US, Arab world slam Israeli minister`s visit to Al-Aqsa compound

• The United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkiye were among those who condemned a visit by Israel`s extreme-right new national security minister to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on January 3, 2023.
• The move by firebrand Itamar BenGvir has enraged Palestinians, while the US warned of steps which may harm the status quo.
• `Our government will not surrender to the threats of Hamas,`BenGvir vowed in a statement published by his spokesman, after the Palestinian militant group warned such a step was a `red line`.
• Ben-Gvir`s visit comes days after he took office as national security minister, with powers over the police, giving his decision to enter the highly sensitive site considerable weight

9. Kabul asks Islamabad to avoid `provocative statements`

• Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday that his government desired `good relations` with Pakistan and all neighbouring countries, but urged Islamabad to refrain from issuing `provocative and baseless` statements, Dawn.com reported.
• Mujahid said Pakistani officials had issued statements in recent days that were `highly regrettable`.
• The statement comes after the National Security Committee (NSC) on Monday categorically asked the Afghan Taliban regime, without directly naming them, to deny safe haven to Pakistani terrorist groups on its soil and end their patronage, while reiterating its intent to crush terrorist groups operating inside the country with full force. `The Islamic Emirate is trying its best to ensure that Afghanistan`s territory is not used against Pakistan or any other country,` he said, adding that Kabul was serious about achieving this objective

10. South Korea`s lunar orbiter sends photos of Earth, Moon

• South Korea`s first-ever lunar orbiter Danuri has sent black-and-white photos of the Moon`s surface and Earth, the national space centre said on January 3, 2023.
• Danuri a portmanteau of the Korean words for `Moon` and `enjoy` was launched on a SpaceX rocket from the United States in August 2022 and entered lunar orbit last month.
• Its images taken between December 24 and January1-showthelunar surface and Earth, and were shot from less than 120 kilometres (75 miles) over the Moon, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said in a statement

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