Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (July 29, 2022) for CSS, PMS

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6. Saudi Arabia to provide Rs3bn educational equipment to AJK varsity

• Saudi Arabia will provide latest educational equipment worth Rs3 billion to the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (UAJK) to further equip recently completed state of the art King Abdullah campus of the institution.
• Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki, announce d this during an agreement signing ceremony held at Kashmir House here on Thursday. Under the agreement, Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) would provide modern educational instructional kits for the science and IT labs of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Campus of the university.
• Addressing on the occasion, Ambassador Maliki said that the important project in education would directly help achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. He said Saudi Arabia, through the SFD, provided more than $333 million for 23 projects in different parts of Pakistan

7. PIA to acquire three new aircraft next year

• The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to induct three wide body aircraft in its fleet next year.
• According to sources, the PIA will acquire Airbus A-330 and Boeing-787 within the first quarter of 2023 as part of its improvement policy.
• The airline`s spokesman said that the new aircraft would replace the planes acquired in 2002 and 2003.
• The induction of new aircraft was aimed at expanding operations for long-haul flights as A-330 was one of the most modern and reliable aircraft.

8. N. Korean leader says `ready to mobilise` nuclear weapons

• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was `ready to mobilise` its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said on July 28, 2022.
• Washington and Seoul have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang is preparing to carry out its seventh nuclear test a move that the United States has warned would provoke a `swift and forceful` response.
• In Kim`s latest speech to mark the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War known as `Victory Day` in the North he said the country`s armed forces were `thoroughly prepared` for any crisis

9. Pakistan pulls out of chess contest over Kashmir concerns

• Pakistan has withdrawn from the world`s biggest international chess tournament in protest at hosts India holding a torch relay for the event through the disputed Kashmir valley, officials said July 28, 2022.
• The 44th Chess Olympiad will see over 1,700 players from 188 nations compete in Chennai from now until August 10.
• The last two competitions were played virtually because of the pandemic

10. Asia Cup shifted out of Sri Lanka to UAE

• United Arab Emirates will replace Sri Lanka as the venue for the Asia Cup, starting next month, due to the ongoing political and economic crisis in the island nation, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said.
• Sri Lanka will, however, remain hosts for the nine-team tournament, which will be played between Aug. 27-Sept. 11 and serve as preparation for the Asian sides in the lead-up to the Twenty20 World Cup later this year.
• The country of 22 million people has been crippled by an economic crisis, with shortages of fuel, food and other necessities.
• The Sri Lankan parliament on Wednesday approved the extension of a state of emergency for a month