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August 15, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News

1. Kakar sworn in as caretaker prime minister amid allies` grumblings

After he took oath as the eighth interim prime minister of Pakistan on Monday, Anwaarul Haq Kakar will start consultations for the formation of the caretaker cabinet today, even as former ruling coalition members, particularly PML-N, expressed reservations over his `surprise` selection to lead the interim set-up.
The appointment of the former senator, who founded the Balochistan Awami Party, came as a surprise for many in the outgoing coalition government after his name was announced by former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and NA Opposition Leader Raja Riaz following protracted consultations

2. Sindh picks interim CM, Balochistan undecided

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Provincial Assembly Opposition Leader Rana Ansar on Monday agreed to appoint retired Sindh High Court chief justice Maqbool Bagar as the caretaker chief minister, minutes before the deadline ended.
On the other hand, there was no sign of consensus in Balochistan on the appointment of interim CM, as a crucial meeting between the outgoing chief minister, Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, and the opposition leader could not materialise on Monday

3. World powers pledge to help Pakistan fight terror, boost economy

China and the US on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen ties with Pakistan and resolved to support the country in efforts to revive the economy and root out terrorism.
`No matter how the international landscape and the domestic situation in Pakistan may change, the ironclad friendship between China and Pakistan will always remain rock-firm and unbreakable,` APP reported while quoting Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin.
`China stands ready to work with Pakistan to advance our all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, build an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era and bring more benefits to the two countries and two peoples

4. Project for country`s tallest flagpole launched at Liberty Chowk

The groundbreaking ceremony of the country`s tallest flagpole was held at the Liberty Chowk on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi said it would be the tallest flagpole where the national flag would be hoisted.
Talking to the reporters, he said funds for the project would come from the private sector.
To a question, he said rallies on the Independence Day were allowed only with national flag.
The 500 feet tall flagpole at Liberty Roundabout may cost the government around Rs400m. After the soil test, the height of the pole might be increased to up to 672 ft

5. First international flight lands at Skardu

A Pakistan International Airlines flight, with 79 people on board, landed at the Skardu airport on Monday, making it the first-ever international flight to touch down at the airport.
PIA`s flight PK234 from Dubai landed at 8:33am after taking off at 4:15am (Dubai time). The aircraft was presented with a traditional water cannon salute as the captain hoisted national flags from cockpit windows while approaching the terminal

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6. Exports to EU fall despite GSP+ status

Exports to European Union (EU) dipped by over 4.41 per cent in FY23 due to a slump in demand for Pakistani goods in Germany and the Netherlands.
The exports to the EU`s 27 member countries amounted to $8.188 billion during FY23 against $8.566bn in the preceding fiscal year, according to data compiled by the State Bank of Pakistan.
Exports posted a paltry growth in terms of euros

August 15, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News

7. Sisi hosts Palestinian, Jordanian leaders to discuss Saudi-Israel ties

Egypt`s president on Monday welcomed the Palestinian and Jordanian leaders, Abdel Fattah al Sisi`s spokesman said, with a source adding they discussed speculations over Saudi Arabia moving to normalise ties with Israel.
Sisi met King Abdullah II of Jordan and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in the northern coastal city of El Alamein, Egyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said.
During a tripartite meeting, the leaders discussed `the development of the Palestinian cause` and expressed their support for a `two-state solution` to the Israeli Palestinian conflict with east Jerusalem as the future Palestinian capital, Fahmy said in a later statement

8. Ukraine claims beating back Russian forces in east, south

The Ukrainian military on Monday said it had pushed Russian forces out of pockets of territory along front lines in the east and south of the country, building on a gruelling counter-offensive launched two months ago.
The gains announced by Ukraine`s deputy defence minister came as Russia claimed its forces had progressed in the eastern Kharkiv region, undermining Kyiv`s highly anticipated campaign

9. Iran arrests eight `foreigners` after fatal shooting at shrine

Iranian security forces have arrested eight foreign suspects after detaining a gunman in the killing of one person at a shrine, authorities said on Monday.
The attack on the Shah Cheragh mausoleum in Shiraz, capital of Fars province in Iran`s south, came less than a year after a mass shooting at the same site later claimed by the militant Islamic State (IS) group.
`Eight people suspected of links with the terrorist attack… have been arrested,` according to the judiciary`s Mizan Online website, quoting Fars province chief justice Kazem Mousavi

10. New Covid vaccines on the way as `Eris` variant rises

A new Covid vaccine is due out next month, but health experts and analysts say it is likely to be coolly re ceived even as hospitalisations from `Eris`, a variant of the Omicron form of the coronavirus, rise around the country.
Some public health experts hope that Americans will welcome the new shot as they would a flu jab. But demand for the vaccine has dropped sharply since 2021 when it first became available and more than 240 million people in the US, or 73 per cent of the population, received at least one shot

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