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February 09, 2022: National Current Affairs MCQs

1. Still short of IMF `all clear`, govt puts on brave face

• The government put on a brave face amid a stalemate on securing a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), needed to avert a nearing sovereign default, as the two sides remained short of concluding external financing estimates and precise domestic fiscal measures.
• A clear roadmap on external financing and domestic budgetary steps, coupled with substantial energy cost adjustments, should have led to sharing of a draft Memorandum of Economic and Fiscal Policies (ME FP) by the visiting IMF mission with the authorities at least a day before scheduled conclusion of tall(s on February 9.
• `As of Wednesday night, we have not received the draft MEFP,` said a senior government official, adding Fund`s `reservations on final plan of action both in terms of fiscal measures and external funding sources were still there`

2. Cabinet `hoards` seven SAPMs amid economic crisis

• Amid an unprecedented financial crunch, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on February 8, 2023 appointed seven more special assistants (SAPMs) on pro bono basis, increasing the number of cabinet members to 85.
• However, one of the newly-appointed SAPMs, Abid Raza, has reportedly declined to accept the post. The PML-N MNA from Gujrat reportedly told a senior officer at the PM Office that he did not need any such office as he wanted to strive for strengthening the party`s position in the district.
• His brother and former PML-N MPA Shabeer Kotla told Dawn Abid Raza had called on PM Sharif a couple of days ago in Islamabad where political and administrative matters relating to Gujrat district were discussed. He told the premier that he did not wish to have any position in the government set-up, Mr Kotla said

3. LHC order paves way for 43 PTI MNAs` return to assembly, for now

• The Lahore High Court on February 8, 2023 suspended the acceptance of resignations of 43 MNAs of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) by the National Assembly speaker and their subsequent notification by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), ostensibly paving the way for their return to parliament.
• Issuing an interim order on a petition filed by Riaz Fatyana and other lawmakers of the PTI, Justice Shahid Karim also directed the ECP not to announce a schedule for by-polls in these constituencies.
• Barrister Syed Ali Zafar opened his arguments on the merits of the case saying the petitioners had withdrawn their en masse resignations and an announcement in this regard was aired by television channels. He said a written request was sent to NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Jan 23

4. 12 `TTP terrorists` killed in Lakki operation

• At least 12 `terrorists` of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in a midnight intelligence-based operation (IBO) jointly carried out by members of security forces and police in Lakki Marwat district.
• Official sources said on February 8, 2023 that terrorists of the TTP`s Azharuddin group were moving from Lakki Marwat district to Tank district when a joint team blocked the road to stop the TTP convoy. When the convoy was intercepted by security forces and police personnel, the terrorists opened fire, triggering an exchange of fire.
• `The truck (with terrorists onboard) was intercepted near Chuharkheil area of the district and an exchange of fire took place,` official sources said

5. Over 21tonnes of relief goods sent to Turkiye, Syria

• Pakistan sent more than 21 tonnes of relief goods on February 8, 2023 to Turkiye and Syria after a powerful earthquake hit the two countries earlier this week, killing thousands.
• The goods were transported on behalf of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) via two special flights of the Pakistan International Airlines, a spokesperson for the airline said in a statement.
• Flight PK-705 carrying 7.4 tonnes of cargo departed from Islamabad to Istanbul at 8:45am, whereas PK-9135 carrying 14 tonnes departed from Islamabad for Damascus at 10:30am

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6. ADB again offers funding for ML-1

• Amid delays in financing arrangements with China for the $10 billion Karachi Peshawar railway line (Main Line-1), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has re-emerged as a funding contender for the mega project.
• Planning Secretary Syed Zafar Ali Shah told a group of journalists on Wednesday that the ADB had recently shown interest in financing the project.
• `As of now, we are still pursuing a part of the project with China,` he said, agreeing that it was a big challenge

7. Flood survivors resorting to `negative coping strategies`: UN

• The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has warned that food security, livelihood-related assistance and public health are the biggest concerns, as the UNOSAT in its latest analysis, estimated that 4.5 million people remain exposed to, or are living close to, flooded areas.
• Evidence shows that people affected by floods are increasingly relying on negative coping strategies, such as selling income-producing assets, increased debt, withdrawing children from school and skipping meals, the UN agency said in its latest report.
• An estimated 1.1 million people are at a risk of sliding from acute food and livelihood crisis situations to humanitarian emergency `food security situations` due to insufficient support, the report said

8. Putin likely approved MH17 missile supply, investigators say

• There are `strong indications` that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved the supply of the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, international investigators said on February 8, 2023.
• But the investigators said they were halting their eight-year probe, since Putin has immunity as head of state and there is not enough concrete evidence to prosecute him or other suspects.
• All 298 people on board were killed when a Russian-made missile slammed into the plane travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, sending it crashing to earth in separatist-held eastern Ukraine

9. Erdogan admits `shortcomings` as toll tops 12,000

• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 8, 2023 conceded `shortcomings` after criticism of his government`s response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 12,000 people in Turkiye and Syria.
• The sprawling scale of the disaster that flattened thousands of buildings, trapping an unknown number of people, has swamped relief operations already hampered by freezing weather.
• Survivors have been left to scramble for food and shelter and in some cases watch helplessly as their relatives called for rescue, and eventually went silent under the debris

10. Sweden wary of provocative, anti-Islam moves

• Sweden has moved into the international spotlight after a number of provocative incidents, including the recent public burning of the Holy Quran, the security services said on February 8, 2023.
• `Recent developments with threats targeted at Sweden and Swedish interests are serious and affect Sweden`s security,` the country`s security service, SAPO, said in a statement. `The developments mean that Sweden is deemed to be in greater focus than previously for violent Islamic extremists globally.` Sweden and neighbour Finland last year launched bids to join Nato, following Russia`s invasion of Ukraine. The membership process has been held up by Turkiye, which says the two Nordic countries, primarily Sweden, are not doing enough to fight terrorism.
• The burning of the Holy Quran by a far-right politician outside the Turkish embassy last month has ratcheted up tensions

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