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December 09, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. IMF board to review loan deal on Jan 11
The International Monetary Fund`s (IMF) Executive Board is slated to consider Pakistan`s first review on Jan 11, paving the way for the approval of a crucial $700 million tranche.
This financial injection follows the Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) reached last month between Pakistan and the IMF under the nine-month $3bn Stand-By Arrangement (SBA)
2. Special tribunal to deal with cases of privatization
The caretaker federal cabinet on Friday gave final nod to a presidential ordinance seeking to set up a special tribunal to be headed by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court or a high court to specifically deal with the cases of privatisation of state-owned entities.
Following the approval of the ordinance by the cabinet, the past practice of challenging the decisions of privatisation of state institutions in various courts will come to an end
3. India-Pakistan conflict management losing effectiveness: US scholar
US scholar Elizabeth Threlkeld here on Friday highlighted the diminishing effectiveness of conflict management between India and Pakistan, attributing it to rapid technological advancements and the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China.
Speaking at a roundtable organized by the Centre for International Strategic Studies (CISS), Threlkeld, who serves as the director of the South Asia Programme at the Stimson Centre, voiced her concerns over the stability of the already volatile region
December 09, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News
4. Gaza men semi-stripped, shown on Israeli TV
In its ongoing aggression in Gaza Strip, Israeli forces went a step ahead as images of Palestinian men stripped to their underwear in the besieged enclave circulated on social media.
A senior Hamas official on Friday said Israeli forces were carrying out a `heinous crime against innocent civilians`.
Izzat El-Reshiq, who is in exile abroad, urged international human rights organisations to intervene to show what happened to the men and help secure their release
5. Erdogan links Sweden`s Nato bid to F-16 sale
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday made Turkiye`s ratification of Sweden`s stalled Nato membership application conditional on the US Congress `simultaneously` approving Ankara`s request for F-16 fighter jets.
Erdogan gave a second strong signal on Friday that parliament will only act on Sweden if the US Congress approves Turkiye`s requested purchase of dozens of F-16 fighter jets and spare parts
