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April 04, 2024: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. Nine more judges receive `toxic` mail
A day after the judges of the Islamabad High Court received letters allegedly laced with a toxic substance, similar letters arrived in the Supreme Court and the Lahore High Court, prompting the Counter-Terrorism Department to register two terrorism cases in Islamabad and Lahore
2. Cabinet approves Rs3,900 per 40kg wheat support price
The Punjab cabinet has fixed wheat support price at Rs3,900 per 40kg.
`It is my commitment to ensure that the interests of small farmers are protected at all costs,` said Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz while presiding over a cabinet meeting here on Wednesday.
The minimum support price of wheat for the year 2023-2024 was fixed by the cabinet at Rs3,900 per 40 kg. It also approved wheat procurement policy 2024-25
3. US pledges to expand security partnership with Pakistan
The State Department said on Wednesday that the United States would continue to expand its security partnership with Pakistan.
At a news briefing in Washington, a US official also emphasised the need to ensure that international assistance sent to Afghanistan did not reach `unintended recipients`.
When reminded of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif`s offer to work with the US on the shared targets of international peace and regional security, Spokesperson Matthew Miller said Washington was also willing to do so
4. President, COAS concerned over `baseless allegations` against army
President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Syed Asim Munir in their first official meeting on Wednesday expressed concern over `baseless and unsubstantiated` allegations levelled by a specific political party and its few individuals against the army for meeting their political designs.
The meeting took place at the Presidency where the COAS called on President Zardari and congratulated him on assuming the charge of his office
5. Ministers get more portfolios, coordinators appointed
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday allocated additional portfolios to at least five federal ministers and appointed three coordinators on different subjects, including climate change, for `expert advice`.
The government claimed that the coordinators would not be part of the federal cabinet and would work on an an honorary basis. Romina Khurshid Alam was appointed a coordinator for climate change and environmental coordination, Shabbir Ahmed Usmani for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan, and Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan on general issues. Before this, the premier had appointed Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmed as his coordinator on the National Health Services and Rana Mashood as coordinator of the youth programme last week
