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December 26, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. 28,626 throw their hats in electoral ring
As many as 28,626 candidates have submitted their nomination papers for 1,085 general and reserved seats of the national and provincial assemblies across the country for polls to be held on February 8.
According to details shared by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), at least 7,713 candidates, including 471 women, submitted their nominations to contest the upcoming elections on 266 general seats of the National Assembly
2. Indian ban to benefit rice growers, exporters
Rice growers and exporters both are enjoying a win-win situation this season mainly due to favourable weather in the country that led to a good crop and a ban on rice exports by the Indian government due to local high food inflation.
The cost of production for rice registered around 35pc increase as per estimates of the Punjab Crop Reporting Service. The per acre cost of Basmati, mostly sown in Gujranwala division, at farm gate shot up from Rs69,677 in the crop year 2022-23 to Rs106,389 in the 2023-24
3. In a first, Iesco gets suppliers licence
After a decades-long delay, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has started granting first-ever separate licences of Suppliers of Last Resort (SoLR) to existing distribution companies (Discos) for 20 years to bifurcate their distribution (wire & pole infrastructure) and electricity supply (commercial & billing etc) businesses for future bilateral competitive power business.
This should have happened in the 1990s under the power sector reforms programme to allow multiple suppliers and buyers in the competitive electricity market but successive governments failed to make progress and the entire electricity operations remained the exclusive right of Discos in a monopolised format. Now, these firms will have two parallel licences for each business and a different set of obligations
4. Quaid`s 147th birth anniversary celebrated with zeal
5. `Bloody Christmas` sees more than 70 killed in Gaza
Even on Christmas day, the land where Jesus Christ was born remained in the crosshairs of the Israeli military, which continued its relentless bombing of Gaza, as well as launching raids in West Bank cities such as Bethlehem, on Sunday.
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Monday that war with Israel since early October has killed at least 20,674 people in the Palestinian territory
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6. Drone hits US base in Iraq
A drone attack on Monday targeted a military base in northern Iraq used by US-led forces. The number of attacks targeting the coalition, which deployed troops to Iraq to fight the militant Islamic State group, has surged since the start of the Gaza crisis on Oct 7.
In Monday`s incident a drone was launched towards a base close to Arbil airport, in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Iraqi prime minister`s spokesman said in a statement.
The attack caused injuries, he said, without giving further details
7. Israeli strike kills senior Iran Guards general in Syria
A senior general with Iran`s Revolutionary Guards was killed on Monday by an Israeli air strike in Syria, the military force and Iranian state media said.
There was no immediate comment from Israel, which has repeatedly said it will not allow archenemy Iran to expand its presence in Syria
8. Indian army `orders probe` into custodial deaths of Kashmiris
Three days after the death of at least three Kashmiri civilians after being tortured in the custody of Indian forces whose video leak sparked outrage in the disputed region, a military official said on Monday that the Indian army launched an investigation into the incident and moved senior officers from the disputed area, though the defence spokesperson claimed he was unaware of any inquiry.
Residents in the area said that the civilians had been detained for questioning after an alleged attack on Indian army vehicles on Thursday, killing four soldiers.A purported video clip showing Indian personnel stripping three men and sprinkling chili powder on them has gone viral on social media, causing widespread outrage in the region
9. Japan`s moon lander enters orbit
Japan`s SLIM space probe entered the Moon`s orbit on Monday in a major step towards the country`s first successful lunar landing, expected next month.
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is nicknamed the `Moon Sniper` because it is designed to land within 100 metres (328 feet) of a specific target on the lunar surface
10. Actor Nisar Qadri passes away
Veteran actor Nisar Qadri passed away on Monday at the age of 82 years.
His funeral prayers were offered at the Eidgah Ground in Chaklala, which were attended by friends and family. The deceased has left behind a wife and three children.
Nisar Qadri started his illustrious career with Radio Pakistan in 1966 and later switched to television where he worked for decades
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