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August 19, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News

1. ECP defends move to delay polls beyond 90-day limit

Just a day after announcing a delimitation schedule that all but confirmed that polls would be delayed for longer than the stipulated 90-day period, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) defended its move, saying the exercise was a constitutional requirement for holding polls, and that without fresh delimitation of constituencies and updated electoral rolls, voters will not have true representation in parliament.
The 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

2. Ali Domki sworn in as Balochistan`s interim CM

Mir Ali Mardan Domki was sworn in as the eighth interim chief minister of Balochistan on Friday soon after his nomination for the coveted slot was approved by the parliamentary committee.
Balochistan Governor Malik Abdul Wali Khan Kakar administered the oath to Mr Domki at a ceremony held at Governor House.
Mr Domki`s nomination was approved by the parliamentary committee, which was notified by Speaker Jan Muhammad Jamali on Thursday evening, after consensus was reached among its members and with the green signal from outgoing CM Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo

3. GB to go plastic-free from 25th

In order to prevent hazardous impacts on human health and environment, the Gilgit Baltistan government has decided to impose a complete ban on single-use plastic throughout the region.
According to a notification issued by the GB home department on Friday, import and manufacturing of all kinds of single-use plastic bags, bottles and other items across the region have also been banned. The government also placed a ban on use of bottled water at government offices, meetings, seminars, workshops, etc.
The ban would be effective from Aug 25 and violators would be fined up to Rs10,000

4. CIE announces retake of exams for Pakistani students in November

The Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) has announced that Pakistani students could retake their A level exam in November without paying any fee after much backlash was received from them and their parents for scoring poor grades in the recently-announced results.
Most of the 45,000 Pakistani students who took the A level exams this year were disappointed with their results, with majority getting Cs, Ds, Es and Us and a few As and Bs.
The CIEhadassessedthe subjects whose exams were cancelled after the May 9 incident on the basis of components for the exams they sat for during the 2023 series

5. WFP, Balochistan sign deal to fight food insecurity

The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations has signed an agreement with the Balochistan government to roll out programmes in the province to combat food insecurity and foster sustainable development.
The programmes are in line with the WFP Country Strategic Plan (CSP) covering the 2023-2027 period. As part of the agreement, the Rome-based UN agency will work with the Balochistan government to translate plans into actions aligned with the government priorities

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6. KP chief minister picks 12-strong new cabinet

Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mohammad Azam Khan on Friday picked his new cabinet comprising nine ministers and two advisers and a special assistant to him.
The administration department is yet to notify the caretaker cabinet having four members from the last. The oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place today (Saturday).
The ministers-designate include Syed Masud Shah, Barrister Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel, retired Justice Irshad Qaiser, Ahmad Rasool Bangash, Asif Rafiq, Dr Najeebullah, Dr Mohammad Qasim Jan, retired Justice Arshad Hussain Shah and Syed Aamir Abdullah

August 19, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News

7. Sweden considers allowing police to stop desecration of Holy Quran

Sweden`s government is considering changing the Public Order Act to make it possible for police to deny permission for acts such as desecrating the Holy Quran, but only if they threaten national security, it said on Friday.
Sweden raised its terrorist alert to the second highest level on Thursday, saying it had thwarted attacks after several incidents of the desecration of Holy Quran outraged Muslims and triggered threats from militants

8. Russia has lost 120 troops in Ukraine, says NYT

THE number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began in Feb 2022 is nearing 500,000, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed US officials.
The officials cautioned that casualty figures remained difficult to estimate because Moscow is believed to routinely undercount its war dead and injured, and Kyiv does not disclose official figures, the newspaper said.

9. As relations thaw, Iran`s FM meets Saudi crown prince

Saudi Arabia`s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman met Iran`s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Friday, as the latter extended his visit for a day, in the highest-level talks since the countries reconciled in March after years of bitter rivalry.
The unscheduled meeting in Jeddah comes a day after Amirabdollahian arrived in the kingdom and declared ties between the countries were `on the right track`, following talks with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan

10. US salutes `new era` of united Tokyo, Seoul in face of China

US President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea said they saw a `new chapter` with greater three-way security cooperation as they met for a first-of-a-kind summit.
Going tieless in the Camp David presidential retreat, Biden praised the `political courage` of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in turning the page on historical animosity

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