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August 18, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News

1. Polls not possible this year after ECP decision

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) expects to complete the process of fresh delimitation of national and provincial assembly constituencies by December 14 over a month beyond the constitutionally-mandated deadline for conducting general elections in the country.
Thursday`s announcement of the schedule for carrying out the delimitation exercise, necessitated by the recent approval of the census results by the Council of Common Interests, effectively means that elections cannot be held in 2023

2. Kakar inducts two dozen into cabinet

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has installed a 24-member cabinet comprising politicians, TV artists and anchors, retired bureaucrats and servicemen, and one that is apparently dominated by the nominees of PML-N and PPP.
President Arif Alvi administered the oath to the newly appointed interim ministers on Thursday. Of the 24 cabinet members, 16 were federal ministers, three advisers to the prime minister, and five special assistants to the prime minister (SAPMs). Most of them were new faces in a government set-up.
The swearing-in, held at Aiwan-iSadr, was attended by Prime Minister Kakar, Punjab`s caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, politicians and prominent figures from different sectors

3. Syrus Qazi takes over as new foreign secretary

Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi on Thursday assumed responsibilities as the country`s 32nd foreign secretary. He replaces Asad Majeed Khan, who retired from government service upon attaining superannuation.
`Today marks a significant transition in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Ambassador Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi assumes the role of 32nd Foreign Secretary of Pakistan succeeding Ambassador Dr Asad Majeed Khan,` Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said at a weekly briefing

4. Capital police set up Minority Protection Unit

A Minority Protection Unit with the deployment of 70 personnel has been established in the capital police.
Zonal police superintendents have been made responsible for the protection of the lives and property of minorities and their worship places, the police said.
The unit was established in response to the recommendation of the National Minorities Commission. The unit will work under the supervision of the senior superintendent of police (SSP) operations

5. Alvi returns summary regarding appointment of AIOU vice chancellor

President Dr Arif Alvi has returned summary regarding appointment of Vice Chancellor (VC) of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) raising some questions about the appointment.
Sources said that recently, the ministry of education through Prime Minister`s Office had sent three names for the post of AIOU VC and PM office recommended the top name to President for appointing him as VC of distance learning university.
However, sources said president returned the summary andsought clarification from the ministry regarding some points, asking why the process was initiated afresh, where is the score-sheet on the basis of which previous process was halted

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6. SBP reserves fall $686m in less than a month

The foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) slightly increased by $12 million to $8.055 billion during the week ended on Aug 11 against the previous trend of frequent declines since the first week of July.
The SBP reserves were $4.524bn on July 7, which jumped to $8.727bn after inflows from the IMF, Saudi Arabia and UAE.
However, the forex holdings of the central bank saw an outflow of $686m in less than a month despite tight control over imports

7. FY23 ended with 7.7pc deficit, not PDM`s claimed 7pc

The former PDM government left behind a massive fiscal deficit-the difference between income and expenditure of 7.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) while concluding the fiscal year 2022-23 on June 30, significantly higher than its claim of 7pc, according to official accounts.
Fiscal Operations Data, released by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday, put the overall fiscal deficit at Rs6.521 trillion during FY23 (7.7pc of GDP)

8. Palestinian killed as Israeli forces raid Jenin

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian fighter during a raid that set off clashes in the flashpoint city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, medical officials and militant groups said.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said one of its staff, a woman, was also shot and wounded by Israeli gunfire.
Relatives of Mustafa Qonboa said the 32-year-old was a senior operative with Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed wing of President Mahmoud Abbas`s Fatah movement

9. Libyan militia leader freed after deadly clashes

A Libyan militia leader whose detention sparked clashes that killed 55 people in the capital Tripoli this week has been released, a military official said on Thursday.
Gun battles had raged on the streets of Tripoli from Monday night through Tuesday after 444 Brigade leader Mahmoud Hamza was apprehended by the rival Al Radaa Force.
Hamza `was released on Wednesday night and returned to his headquarters south of Tripoli`, an official at army headquarters in western Libya said

10. Iranian FM touts unity on first Saudi visit

Iran`s top diplomat preached unity and dialogue during a visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, his first since the two Middle East rivals announced a surprise rapprochement in March.
Ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran `are progressing in the right direction,` Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told reporters at a press conference with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan, touting economic and security cooperation without announcing any new agreements

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