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August 31, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News

1. Caretakers rule out relief in power bills

In a reality check following almost week-long consultations, caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar on Wednesday told senators and the electricity consumers to `manage (their) expectations` raised by caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar for relief in excessive power bills, saying the country`s fiscal space did not permit any subsidy or relief.
`Please manage your expectations, she said apparently after engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the government`s desire for some programme relaxations to pro-vide relief in power bills. `These are things that were approved long before we came and in order to examine things we need to really reflect on…these are there for decades. How can we change decades-old policies,` she said

2. ECP `promises` polls by mid-Feb, at the most

General elections would be held by mid-February at any cost, perhaps by late January if the delimitation of constituencies is completed earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) assured the Awami National Party (ANP) on Wednesday, allaying fears that polls could be delayed indefinitely to extend the interim government`s tenure.
The assurance was given during a consultative meeting between the ECP and an ANP delegation to discuss a roadmap for the coming elections

3. Six more ministers inducted into Balochistan cabinet

Six more ministers were inducted into Balochistan`s interim cabinet on Wednesday.
Five ministers and three advisers had already been inducted in the first phase of cabinet formation.
Provincial Governor Malik Abdul Wali Khan Kakar administered oath to the new ministers at the Governor`s House

August 31, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News

4. US space force plans to track N. Korea projectiles

The US and South Korean militaries want to more closely integrate their systems for tracking North Korean missile launches, an effort that may soon see more cooperation with Japan as well, US Space Force officials said on Wednesday.
Led by a small contingent of US Space Force personnel the branch`s first official component set up overseas the allies see closer space integration as key to better tracking North Korean threats and responding to a conflict

5. India deploys `monkey-men` to scare away primates from G20 summit

Indian officials preparing for the G20 summit next week have hired teams of `monkey-men` and erected primate cutouts to deter marauding monkeys from munching on the floral displays laid out for global leaders.
New Delhi`s city council has hired more than 30 `monkey wallahs`, or `monkey-men`, who mimic the hoots and screams of the aggressive langur monkey the natural enemy of the smaller rhesus macaque primates who wreak havoc in the capital`s leafy government areas

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6. Military topples Gabon president after disputed polls

Rebel officers in the oil-rich central African state of Gabon announced on Wednesday they had seized power following disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power since 2009, had been declared victor.
Bongo, 64, whose family has ruled Gabon for over 55 years, was placed under house arrest and one of his sons arrested for treason, the coup leaders said

7. Indian rover confirms sulphur on the moon`s south pole

India`s Moon rover has confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar south pole, the country`s space agency said.
`The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy instrument onboard Chandrayaan-3 Rover has made the first-ever in-situ measurements on the elemental composition of the lunar surface near the south pole,` the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said

8. Ukrainian drones strike six Russian regions, destroy planes

Ukrainian drones struck targets in at least six regions deep within Russia on Wednesday, including an airfield where they destroyed military transport planes, in one of the broadest volleys yet of Kyiv`s campaign to turn the tables on Moscow.
Russian officials described attacks on targets in the Pskov, Bryansk, Kaluga, Orlov, Ryazan and Moscow regions. The Russian foreign ministry said the attacks would `not go unpunished` and the drones could not have reached so far into Russian territory without Western help

9. Mark Thompson named as CEO of CNN

Warner Bros Discovery named Mark Thompson as CEO of CNN on Wednesday, tasking the former New York Times and BBC chief with reviving a news network beset by sagging ratings and falling profits.
Thompson succeeds Chris Licht, who stepped down in June after a rocky one year at the helm that included a divisive town hall with former Republican US president Donald Trump and the shutdown of CNN+ streaming service just weeks after its launch

August 31, 2023: Sports Current Affairs MCQs News

10. Babar, Iftikhar hit hundreds as Pakistan crush Nepal

World number one batsman Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed scored punishing hundreds as Pakistan opened the Asia Cup with a resounding 238-run win over newcomers Nepal on Wednesday.
Skipper Babar smashed a 131-ball 151 for his 19th ODI hundred while Iftikhar scored an unbeaten 109 in 71 balls for his first as Pakistan piled up 342-6 in 50 overs after the hosts won the toss and elected to bat in the Group`A` game

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