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Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (November 13, 2022) for CSS, PMS

Shahzad F. Malik
Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (November 13, 2022) for CSS, PMS
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November 13, 2022: National / International Current Affairs

1. Govt launches Rs40bn uplift scheme for 20 poor districts

• The Ministry of Planning has launched a special development initiative worth Rs40 billion for 20 backward and poor districts to implement various uplift initiatives in 60 months in four provinces.
• The estimated cost of this project is on a 50:50 cost-sharing basis between the federal and provincial governments. The project is approved by the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) headed by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal.
• In PSDP 2022-23, an amount of Rs18bn has already been allocated for the project.
• Based on Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) scores, the selected 20 districts include 11 districts from Balochistan, five from Sindh, three from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one from Punjab

2. Talks between IMF, Pakistan `rescheduled`

• The schedule for talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been readjusted but the negotiations are continuing, official sources in Washington say.
• Media reports, however, claim that the talks that were scheduled to begin last week have been postponed till the third week of November.
• According to these reports, the talks would resume after Pakistan fulfilled its pledge to adjust sales tax on petroleum products and took other measures required under a loan agreement revived earlier this year

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3. Mere tweets can`t incite mutiny in army: IHC

• A tweet can neither incite mutiny within the armed forces nor can create fear among the masses, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) said in an order on November 12, 2022.
• IHC Justice Babar Sattar also quashed the FIR against a citizen named Kashif Fareed for allegedly `defaming the armed forces` through a controversial tweet. The case was registered against Mr Fareed after he allegedly posted a tweet against COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa and the army.
• The FIR stated that the accused committed a crime under sections 500, 501 and 505 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
• The court, in its order, remarked that a tweet from an `insignificant` Twitter account cannot incite mutiny within the army or the public

4. Blasphemy law does not apply to dreams, LHC rules

• The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a person cannot be prosecuted for what he sees in his dreams or for sharing with others his thoughts, visions or emotions he has during those times.
• Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh issued the ruling quashing a first information report (FIR) registered under Section 295-A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) by the Saddar Police Station of Mianwali against the petitioner.
• The complainant, an ex-member of the Mianwali district council, had alleged in August 2021 that the petitioner held sacrilegious beliefs and he began propagating them to the general public. He alleged that the petitioner claimed that he could fly and see Allah and various companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in his dreams.

5. Saudi crown prince`s visit to Pakistan `postponed`

• Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman`s visit to Pakistan has been postponed, the Foreign Office (FO) said on November 12, 2022.
• FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch confirmed the development to Dawn.com, adding that the new date of his visit would be announced soon.
• The news came shortly before Special Representative to Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi told a presser in Lahore that the crown prince is coming on a visit to Pakistan.
• He said that in accordance with the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the nation and scholars representing all schools of thought would welcome the crown prince, reports APP. All agreements between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia would be concluded, he added

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6. `Mother goddess` found in New York returning home to Pakistan

• More than 5,000 years` old figurines of the mother goddess from Mehrgarh were rescued from the basement of a New York art dealer. So was a relic showing Gautama Buddha meditating under the tree of awakening.
• The two are among 341 artefacts that US officials have recovered and handed over to Pakistani officials in New York since November 2020.
• On Nov 1, a trial court in India, sentenced 71-year-old art dealer Subhash Kapoor and five of his accomplices to 10 years in prison for theft and illegal export of 19 antique religious idols from a temple in the state of Tamil Nadu

7. US-Asean pact to address `biggest issues of our time`, says US president

• Southeast Asian heads of government held talks on Saturday with visiting global leaders including US President Joe Biden, who hailed the launch of a new US-Asean pact as a critical step towards tackling `the biggest issues of our time` In his first visit to Southeast Asia as president, Biden said the region was at the heart of his administration`s Indo-Pacific strategy and Washington was committing resources, not just rhetoric, under a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
• `Together we will tackle the biggest issues of our time, from climate, to health security, to defend against the significant threat to the rule based order,` he said, opening a meeting in Cambodia with leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
• `We will build an Indo Pacific that`s free and open, stable and prosperous, and resilient and secure,` he added. Asean is engaging a host of leaders, including Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeoi

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8. Democrats await Nevada election result that could seal their US Senate majority

• Democrats on November 12, 2022 were one seat away from majority control of the US Senate next year, as vote-counting in deeply-divided Nevada continued following Tuesday`s midterm elections and campaigning kicked off for a Dec 6 runoff in Georgia.
• If incumbent Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto manages to fend off Republican Adam Laxalt in Nevada, her party would then control 50 of the Senate`s 100 seats.
• A Democratic victory in Georgia next month would then give the party outright majority control of a 51-49 Senate. A Democratic loss in Georgia and a win in Nevada would still put Democrats in charge of a 50-50 Senate, as Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris can break tie votes.
• The Senate currently is split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans. The newly-elected Senate will be sworn in on Jan 3.

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9. New Zealand`s Barclay re-elected ICC chairman

• Greg Barclay was Saturday reelected unopposed as independent chairman of the International Cricket Council after Zimbabwe`s Tavengwa Mukuhlani pulled out of contention.
• The former New Zealand Cricket boss succeeded Shashank Manohar in 2020 and retained the job for another two years with the board`s full support, the sport`s governing body said.
• `Over the last two years we have made significant strides forward with the launch of our global growth strategy that provides clear direction to build a successful and sustainable future for our sport,` said Barclay

10. Lewis, Prendergast shine as Ireland down Pakistan in first Twenty20

• The Ireland women`s cricket team beat Pakistan by six wickets in the opening match of the three-match Twenty20 International series here at the Gaddafi Stadium on November 12, 2022.
• The visitors, who were coming into the T20 series after a 3-0 drubbing in the ODIs, were boosted by a partnership between batters Gaby Lewis and Orla Prendergast, which saw Ireland chase down a 136-run target with an over to spare.
• Lewis and Prendergast combined for a second-wicket collaboration of 55 runs. Lewis smashed an unbeaten 69 off 54 balls with the help of nine boundaries while Prendergast made a 25-ball 39 to add to her three wickets with the ball

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