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Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (January 27, 2022) for CSS, PMS

January 27, 2022
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6. West links humanitarian aid for Afghanistan to basic rights

• Western diplomats linked humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to an improvement in human rights after meeting a Taliban delegation on a landmark visit to Europe.
• On the final day of the Taliban`s first official trip to Europe since returning to power in August, the fundamentalists held talks behind closed doors with several Western diplomats. The Taliban are seeking international recognition and financial aid.
• Afghanistan`s humanitarian situation has rapidly deteriorated since the group returned to power in August 2021, when international aid came to a sudden halt, worsening the plight of millions of people already suffering from hunger after several severe droughts

7. Russian, Ukrainian officials meet in bid to ease tensions

• Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Paris for talks on January 26, 2022 in a bid to defuse soaring tensions, with France seeking to usher both sides down a `path to de-escalation` The high-level meeting, attended by senior diplomats from France and Germany, brings together the four countries in a format that has been used repeatedly since Russia`s 2014 annexation of the Ukrainian province of Crimea.
• Russia is represented by vice-prime minister Dmitri Kozak and Ukraine by presidential advisor Andriy Yermak, with diplomatic advisors to President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also taking part in the tall(s that began at 1100 GMT

8. Syrian Kurds retake prison, ending six-day IS attack

• Kurdish forces on January 26, 2022 retook full control of a prison in northeast Syria where jihadists of the militant Islamic State group had been holed up since attacking it six days earlier.
• The brazen IS jailbreak attempt and ensuing clashes left more than 180 dead in the jihadists` most high-profile military operation since the loss of their `caliphate` nearly three years ago.
• Ghwayran prison in the city of Hasakeh held an estimated 3,500 IS inmates when the initial attack began on January 20 with explosives-laden vehicles steered by suicide bombers

9. HBL Pakistan Super League Award-winning stars set to light up seventh edition

• The toss for the opening match of the seventh edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League on January 27, 2022 (today) will feature two award-winning cricket stars in Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
• Pakistan skipper Babar, who will lead Karachi Kings, was recently named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year while defending champions Multan Sultans captain Rizwan won the T20I Cricketer of the Year award.
• In November, the Pakistan opening duo led the national side to the T20 World Cup semi-finals in a year that saw them win a record number of 20 Twenty20 Internationals

10. Ice hockey championship concludes in Skardu

• The two-day Baltistan Ice Hockey Championship concluded in Skardu on January 26, 2022.
• The event was held to spread awareness about impact of climate change, melting glaciers, conservation of wildlife and importance of ecological balance.
• Four teams from Baltistan division, including, Siachen Red, Baltoro Blue, Biafo Yellow and Chogo Lugma Green participated in the competitions.
• The event was held at the Ice Rink, District Park, Halmaranga.
• Siachen Red won the final match beating Chugo Lugma Green by one goal

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