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August 23, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News

1. Relief in Battagram after daring mid-air rescue bears fruit

The nation remained glued to TV and mobile phone screens, looking on as locals, rescue workers and military personnel attempted to rescue eight people stuck in a chairlift suspended in mid-air after its cables snapped.
The 14-hour rescue operation, launched to save the people mostly students who were crossing a river in Allai tehsil of Battagram on Tuesday morning, concluded late at night when all eight on board the suspended chairlift were brought to safety.
An eyewitness told Dawn that one of the kids, who had a preexisting medical condition, was moved to the hospital for examination. The rest of those recovered were given initial first-aid at a camp set up nearby by Rescue 1122 personnel, however all of those rescued were said to be in good health and spirits

2. Bureaucrats refuse posting to Presidency after bills saga

The controversy which started from President Arif Alvi`s tweet regarding the `dubious` assent to two bills transformed into a crisis after it emerged that bureaucrats were hesitant to be posted to the Presidency, sources told Dawn.
The president is said to be facing a virtual `revolt-like situation` as senior bureaucrats were unwilling to take up the post of the president`s principal secretary (PS), sources said on Tuesday

3. Six soldiers martyred in S. Waziristan gun battle

Six soldiers embraced martyrdom, while four terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire in Asman Manza area of Upper South Waziristan district on Tuesday.
The military`s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement said that on Tuesday an exchange of fire took place between troops and terrorists in general area Asman Manza of South Waziristan district

August 23, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News

4. Tokyo to release water from Fukushima N-plant tomorrow

Japan will release water from the stricken Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean from Thursday, 12 years after one of the world`s worst nuclear disasters.
China, which has already partially halted Japanese food shipments, sharply criticised and Its foreign ministry said that it had summoned Japan`s ambassador to lodge `solemn representations` against the release

5. BRICS faces rift over push for new members

BRICS leaders meeting in South Africa this week will consider expanding the five-nation bloc at a time of great interest in the group that accounts for a quarter of global wealth.
Opinions differ between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa over accepting new members into the loosely-defined club of major emerging economies that is seeking an alternative to the Western-led international order

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6. Iran unveils its latest attack drone

Iran unveiled on Tuesday its latest domestically built drone that can fly at a higher altitude and for a longer duration with enhanced weapons capabilities, state media reported.
The `Mohajer-10` drone was introduced at a ceremony in Tehran attended by President Ebrahim Raisi, celebrating the achievements of Iran`s defence industry.
The new drone is an upgraded version of the `Mohajer-6`, which US officials have accused Iran of selling to Russia for use in the Ukraine war an accusation Tehran denies

7. UK believes Ukraine destroyed N-capable Russian bomber

British military intelligence said on Tuesday that a weekend drone attack on an airfield deep inside Russia which Moscow blamed on Ukraine is highly likely to have destroyed a nuclear capable TU-22M3 supersonic long-range bomber.
Kyiv, which on Monday claimed to have attacked another Russian military airfield, says Russia has used the TU-22M3 to bomb targets across Ukraine with conventional munitions. Western military experts believe Russia has around 60 of the aircraft.The destruction of the plane, which can be fitted with conventional or nuclear warheads, underscores the vulnerability to drone attack of Russia`s fleet of ageing but lethal long-range bombers that are a major part of Moscow`s war effort

8. US approves maternal vaccine to prevent RSV in infants

The United States on Monday became the first country to approve a vaccine for pregnant women that prevents severe disease caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in their babies.
The Pfizer shot, which was already approved for use in older adults, has now been greenlighted for use as a single injection from 32 through 36 weeks of pregnancy, to protect infants from birth through six months, a statement by the Food and Drug Administration said.

9. Thailand`s ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return from exile

Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned from 15 years in exile on Tuesday and was immediately jailed, but his time behind bars could be cut short with his party on the cusp of winning back power.
The divisive billionaire landed in a private jet at Bangkok`s Don Mueang airport at 9am (0200 GMT), to be greeted by hundreds of noisy `Red Shirt` supporters waving banners and singing songs

August 23, 2023: Sports Current Affairs MCQs News

10. Fiery Haris leads Pakistan`s rout of Afghanistan in first ODI

Fast bowler Haris Rauf led a pace assault on Afghanistan with a career-best five-wicket haul to give Pakistan a thumping 142-run victory in the first One-day International in Sri Lanka`s Hambantota on Tuesday.
Haris` fiery 5-18 condemned Afghanistan to their second-lowest ODI total of 59 as they were bowled out inside 20 overs after Pakistan made 201.
The victory gives Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the three-match series the first bilateral ODI meeting between the two nations with the remaining matches in Colombo on Thursday and Saturday

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