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August 17, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News

1. Five churches, many homes ransacked in Jaranwala

A violent mob of hundreds ransacked and torched five churches, attacked the residences of members of the Christian community and the office of the local assistant commissioner, following an alleged incident of blasphemy in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad district, on Wednesday.
The district administration has imposed section 144 for seven days, prohibiting all kinds of assembly, except for events organised by the government

2. Regional stability a shared interest, says US

The United States has a shared interest with Pakistan in combating threats to regional stability, the State Department has said.
`We have a shared interest with Pakistan, quite candidly, in combating threats to regional stability and remain ready to work with Pakistan to combat militant and terrorist groups,` State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday.
The US official was responding to a question about enhanced militant activities in the region. In a recent statement, Pakistan`s Ambassador to US Masood Khan said that the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant groups were using weapons left behind by US troops for attacking targets in Pakistan

3. Total debts, liabilities jump by 29pc in FY23

Pakistan`s total debt and liabilities surged by 29 per cent, or Rs17.332 trillion in FY23 to reach Rs77.104tr during FY23, compared to Rs59.772tr in FY22, according to the State Bank of Pakistan`s latest data released on Wednesday.
However, the gross external debt of the country declined by $6 billion during the same fiscal year, reaching $124.3bn compared to $130.3bn in FY22.
The SBP reported that as a percentage of GDP, total debt and liabilities reached 91.1 per cent, up from 89.7pc in FY22

4. Taliban `ban` political parties in Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday said there was a complete ban on activities of political parties in Afghanistan.
`Political parties` activities have been completely stopped in the country because neither do these parties have any standing in Sharia, any place in Sharia nor are any national interests attached to these parties or the nation liked them,` Interim Minister for Justice, Shaikh Maulavi Abdul Hakeem Sharae said while presenting annual report of his ministry in Kabul, according to a statement issued by the Afghan Taliban`s media outlet

5. Climate change contributing to global inflation, says fund boss

The head of Norway`s mammoth sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday it would be `quite difficult` to bring down global inflation due to persistent upward pressure brought on by climate change and global market trends.
But a positive development in the world is artificial intelligence, which will enable us to concentrate on the `most fun` tasks, Nicolai Tangen, the chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management which manages the fund, said as he addressed current economic trends while presenting the fund`s half yearly report

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6. WTO rules against China retaliatory tariffs on US imports

World Trade Organisation experts ruled on Wednesday that tariffs imposed by China on billions` worth of US imports in retaliation for Washington`s steel and aluminium tariffs violated international trade rules.
A WTO panel set up to help resolve one of numerous disputes within the tit-for-tat trade war between the world`s two biggest economies found that China`s `additional duties measure is inconsistent` with various articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Beijing indicated it was studying the ruling

7. North Korea claims `racial discrimination` drove US soldier to defection

Travis King defected to North Korea to escape `mistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army`, state media said on Wednesday, Pyongyang`s first official confirmation they were holding the American soldier.
A private second class with a chequered disciplinary record, King was due to fly back to America in July but instead slipped out of South Korea`s main airport, joined a tourist trip to the DMZ and ran across the border into the North

8. Indian films vilifying Muslims spark fear ahead of polls

With free tickets and false claims, The Kerala Story is one of a slew of polarising films sparking concern Bollywood is churning out cultural propaganda to bolster support for India`s ruling party ahead of elections.
The trailer for the anti-Muslim box office hit claims to depict `innocent girls trapped, transformed and trafficked for terror`, while declaring it was `inspired by many true stories`

9. US beefs up Gulf deployment over Iran oil tanker threat

s Iranian seizures threaten oil tankers plying the Gulf, the United States is raising its military presence a move long demanded by Gulf Arab states who accused Washington of retreating from the region.
Three thousand additional US personnel on troop-landing warships have already passed through the Red Sea, and US-led maritime forces are warning ships against approaching Iranian waters

10. 17 soldiers killed in Niger border attack

At least 17 troops were killed in an ambush in Niger in a reminder of the nation`s deep security crisis as its military rulers face off against neighbours determined to reverse last month`s coup.
An army detachment was `the victim of a terrorist ambush near the town of Koutougou` in the Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso on Tuesday, said a defence ministry statement published later that day.

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