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March 31, 2022: National / International Current Affairs

1. Eight personnel martyred in Tank, SWa clashes

• Eight security personnel, including an army captain, were martyred and seven terrorists were killed in clashes between security forces and members of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa`s Tank district and adjacent South Waziristan tribal district on March 30, 2022.
• Soon after the incidents, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa landed in Peshawar and was briefed at the corps headquarters about the security situation in tribal districts, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
• `COAS reiterated the resolve of the Pakistan army to fight against terror-ism till the elimination of this menace and sacrifices of martyred will not go in vain and complete peace will return to Pakistan,` the statement quoted Gen Bajwa as saying

2. E-passport to ensure security, promote tourism: PM

• Prime Minister Imran Khan on March 30, 2022 said the use of technology has eased people`s lives and curbed corruption.
• Addressing the inaugural ceremony of e-passport, the prime minister said 22 years ago, Shaukat Khanum Hospital introduced paperless working, which made a huge difference by doing away with petty corruption and bringing about transparency.
• Appreciating the interior ministry and the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), he said the e-passport would not only help end queues at the airports but also ensure security.
• It would also help promote tourism, which, besides remittances, was the other solution to bridge the trade gap, he added

3. Country faces power outages amid 3,000MW shortage

• Homes nationwide power outages on Wednesday amid a power shortage of over 3,000 megawatts in the country.
• Sources in the National Transmission and Despatch Company said K-2 and K-3 nuclear power plants near Jamshoro with a generation capacity of 1,200 Mw each were suspended due to a fault in the plants, resulting in a power shortage of 2,400 MW in the country.
• A source said the plants could not be operated in an emergency because international experts would have to be called first to fix the problem. A team of international experts would fix the problem and the situation would become normal Thursday morning (March 31, 2022), he said.

4. Local body elections in 18 KP districts today

• With voting for the second phase of local body elections slated to take place in 18 districts today (March 31, 2022), the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday dispatched election material and staff to polling stations.
• Over eight million people registered with the ECP are eligible to participate in the electoral exercise as voters. They include 3.56 million women.
• The first phase of local body election was held in 17 districts on Dec 19

5. ECC approves Rs97bn grants

• The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on March 30, 2022 approved about Rs97 billion worth of supplementary grants including Rs16bn gas subsidy for fertilisers and over Rs79hn subsidy to export sectors.
• The meeting of the ECC presided over by Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin was attended by only two other out of 14 members including Planning Minister Asad Umar and National Food Security & Research Minister Syed Fakhar Imam.
• Adviser to PM on Commerce & Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, Federal Secretaries, Governor SBP, Chairman Planning Commission also attended the meeting

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6. Karachi experiences hottest March day on record

• As the Met Office forecast on March 30, 2022 a spell of hot and dry weather in the country that would begin on Friday and last for 10 days, its largest city recorded its highest temperature for the month of March, with the mercury rising to 42.5 degrees Celsius.
• Earlier, the highest-ever temperature experienced in the city in the month was 42.2 degrees Celsius, which was recorded on March 20, 2010, according to the Met department that has weather data dating back to 1931.
• According to the department, hot and dry weather conditions in Karachi are likely to continue for the next two days and the maximum temperature may range between 39 degrees Celsius and 41 degrees till Friday

7. UN, US press for broader Yemen truce amid Houthi absence

• United Nations and United States envoys on March 30, 2022 welcomed unilateral truce moves by Yemen`s warring sides as encouraging steps, while stressing the need for a more comprehensive ceasefire that would help alleviate a dire humanitarian crisis.
• The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen`s Houthis had said it would temporarily halt military operations from Wednesday after the Iran-aligned group this week declared a three-day cessation of cross-border attacks and ground offensives in Yemen.
• As part of efforts to end the seven year-old war that has killed tens of thousands and pushed millions into hunger, the initiatives followed a UN call for a truce during Ramazan that starts this week

8. WB freezes Afghan projects

• The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the Taliban regime to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said.
• The projects, to be funded under the revamped Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, were being readied for implementation by the United Nations agencies to support projects in agriculture, education, health and livelihoods.
• But the bank`s guidance requires all ARTF financed activities to support access to and equity of services for women and girls in Afghanistan, the bank said, citing its deep concerns over the Taliban`s ban on girls attending high school.

9. US astronaut, two Russian cosmonauts return home from ISS

• A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts safely landed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday after leaving the International Space Station aboard the same capsule despite heightened antagonism between Moscow and Washington over the conflict in Ukraine.
• The flight carrying Nasa`s Mark Vande Hei and Russians Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov back to Earth had been closely watched to determine whether escalating strife had spilled over into longtime cooperation in space between the two former Cold War adversaries.
• Russian space agency Roscosmos broadcast footage of the landing from the Kazakh steppe and said a group of technical and medical specialists had been dispatched to help the astronauts out of the capsule

10. Pakistani diplomat dies

• Consul General of Pakistan in Los Angeles Abdul Jabbar Memon passed away, the Pakistan Embassy announced on March 30, 2022.
• He has been fighting a contagious disease for some years.
• Mr Memon had been serving as Consul General in Los Angeles since December 21, 2015.
• `We announce with deep sorrow that our colleague Abdul Jabbar Memon, Consul General in Los Angeles, has passed away,` Pakistan`s US Ambassador Masood Khan said in a statement issued in Washington

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