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February 10, 2022: National Current Affairs MCQs
1. Govt, IMF finalise `prior actions`, no word yet on key accord
• The government said on February 09, 2023 it had agreed on a set of prior actions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to complete the ninth review of the troubled $7bn Extended Fund Facility (EFF), but a staff-level agreement (SLA) on the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP) remained elusive at the conclusion of the 10-day talks.
• `All issues have been settled and prior actions agreed upon, said Finance Secretary Hamed Yaqoob Shaikh. He said the SLA would be finalised in the days to come, as the visiting mission had agreed to certain points that were beyond the mandate it came to Pakistan with.
• However, he declined to say how many and what prior actions had been agreed upon, saying all these details would follow, probably on Friday.
• The mission is now heading back and will explain these matters to the Fund`s management, which could take two to three days
2. Pakistan skipped Moscow moot to protest Indian participation, says FO
• Pakistan skipped a regional security meeting on Afghanistan, which had been hosted by Russia, because of its continued objections over Indian participation and concerns that its agenda was much wider than just Afghanistan.
• At a weekly media briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said Pakistan could contribute more at forums that `contribute constructively` to peace in Afghanistan.
• `We will continue to participate in all these mechanisms to their full potential and will continue to engage with our partners to contribute to peace and stability in Afghanistan,` she maintained
3. Cabinet approves rules for corporate farming under CPEC
• The provincial interim cabinet on February 09, 2023 approved rules and regulations for corporate farming under the CPE C project.
• Under the plan, 127,000 acres of land would be made available for farming in five selected districts.
• `Corporate farming will help in agricultural research, food security, and for-est and livestock research. Land can be given for a maximum of 30 years for corporate farming and those who get land for farming will not get ownership rights,` the CM said.
• Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi presided over the cabinet meeting which was also attended by IG Police Dr Usman Anwar and Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman
4. Two militants killed in Nowshera raid
• Two militants of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan were killed by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police during an intelligence-based operation in Nowshera on February 09, 2023 night.
• According to details provided by police, a raid was planned following information about presence of militants in Misri Banda in the jurisdiction of Risalpur police station.
• A police official said that the team reached the spot to arrest the militants
5. PTA barred from blocking websites without consultation
• The government has barred the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) from blocking any website without consulting the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication.
• The decision was made in a ministerial committee meeting chaired by IT Minister Syed Aminul Haque. The committee was established by the prime minister on Feb 6 after PTA blocked Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia.
• Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar also attended the meeting alongside other members of the committee
