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December 29, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. Army to extend requisite support for polls
Pakistan Army on Thursday agreed to deploy troops and provide the requisite support for the safe conduct of Feb 8 general elections.
The decision came at the end of the 261st Corps Commanders` Conference, led by Army Chief Gen Asim Munir at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi
2. Punjab health department to initiate retest for new Covid variant
In response to the global surge in cases of a new variant of the coronavirus, the Punjab health department has decided to initiate re-testing for the virus across the province.
The decision comes as part of a broader strategy to monitor and control the spread of the virus.
The department has issued an official letter outlining this new directive. The letter highlights the increase in coronavirus cases worldwide and underscores the need for vigilance and proactive measures at the local level
3. SBP reserves jump $853m to $7.8bn
reign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) surged by $853 million during the week ended on Dec 22.
The central bank reported on Thursday that its forex holdings increased to $7.757bn from $6.9bn on Dec 15. However, the SBP did not provide details about the inflows, only saying that it was the receipt of official Government of Pakistan inflows
4. AIIB okays $250m for sustainable growth
With the approval of $250 million by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, for the Second Resilient Institutions for Sustainable Economy (RISE-II) development policy financing, the government is now in full gear to implement critical policy reforms to accelerate economic recovery and build the foundations for sustainable growth.
Last week, the World Bank had approved $350m for the second phase of the RISE project, which was followed by the Beijing-based AIIB to approve $250m for the $500m project
5. Iranians mourn commander killed in Israeli strike
Thousands massed on Thursday in the Iranian capital for the funeral of senior Revolutionary Guards commander Razi Moussavi, three days after he was killed in what Tehran says was an Israeli strike.
The crowd in Tehran`s central Imam Hossein square chanted `Death to Israel` and `Death to America`.
Many waved yellow flags imprinted with the message `I am your opponent` a reference to Israel in both Persian and Hebrew
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6. Qatar drops capital punishment for ex-Indian naval officers
A Qatar court has dropped the death sentence imposed on eight Indian former naval officers arrested there last year, India`s foreign ministry said on Thursday.
In October, India said it was `shocked` after the Qatari court had sentenced them to death.
The eight men, who were condemned to death in October, had been accused of spying for Israel according to sources though India and Qatar have not confirmed the charges
7. UN asks Israel to end killings in West Bank
The United Nations said on Thursday the human rights situation in the occupied West Bank was rapidly deteriorating and urged Israel to `end unlawful killings` against the Palestinian population.
A report released on Thursday demanded an immediate end to the use of military weapons and means during law enforcement operations, an end to arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of Palestinians, and the lifting of discriminatory movement restrictions
8. Israeli tanks push towards settlements of the displaced
Israeli tanks advanced deep into a central Gaza town on Thursday, while an airstrike in the southern town of Rafah claimed the lives of at least 20, and left 55 others wounded.
A Palestinian journalist posted pictures of Israeli tanks near a mosque in a built-up area of Bureij which had apparently advanced from orchards on the eastern outskirts
9. India targets high-profile journalists with spyware: Amnesty
The Indian government has again targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware, Amnesty International and The Washington Post said in a joint investigation published on Thursday.
Created by Israeli firm NSO Group, Pegasus can be used to access a phone`s messages and emails, peruse photos, eavesdrop on calls, track locations and even film the owner with the camera
10. US military`s secretive spaceplane ready for launch to higher orbit
After weeks of false starts and delays, SpaceX teams prepared again on Thursday to launch the military`s secretive X-37B robot spaceplane on its seventh mission, the first atop a rocket capable of delivering it to a higher orbit than ever before.
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is due for a nighttime blast-off from Nasa`s Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral, on Florida`s Atlantic coast, during a 10-minute launch window starting at 8:07pm on Friday. A series of three launch countdowns were aborted earlier this month due to poor weather and unspecified technical issues, leading ground crews to roll the spacecraft back to its hangar before proceeding with the latest launch attempt
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