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February 13, 2022: National Current Affairs MCQs

1. Pakistan-US defence talks begin today

• The second round of US-Pakistan mid-level defence dialogue begins in Washington on February 12, 2023 (today) to consider various options for strengthening ties between the two establishments.
• The Pakistani team, headed by the Chief of General Staff (CGS), Lt Gen Mohammed Saeed, reached the US capital on Sunday afternoon. The delegation includes two major generals, two brigadiers and a civilian representative, the Additional Secretary for Americas Muhammad Mudassir Tipu from the foreign affairs ministry.
• They will interact with their counterparts at the US Defence Department, which is also known as the Pentagon

2. Eight injured in blast near car carrying wounded ASI

• Eight people, including women, suffered injuries in a bomb attack on a vehicle carrying a wounded police official in the Ghulam Khan area along the border with Afghanistan on February 12, 2023.
• Unidentified people had attacked Assistant Sub-Inspector Aminullah inside his home at around 4am on Sunday.
• Officials said the police official sustained injuries in the attack and was being shifted to the hospital in a car when a bomb near the vehicle went off.
• `He was in the car and was about to be shifted when the explosion took place leaving eight people wounded,` a police official said, adding that two women were among the victims

3. Parliament to hold second joint sitting today

• The parliament`s second joint sitting in a week will take place February 12, 2023 (Monday) at 4pm, with important national issues on the agenda.
• However, despite the joint sitting, the Senate will also resume its session today something constitutional experts say has already happened in the past.
• On Sunday, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani already changed Monday`s session timing from 4pmto 12 noon.
• An official announcement said the timing was revised due to the joint sitting of the parliament

4. 173 Gandhara art pieces from museums loaned to China

• The Department of Archaeology and Museums has loaned one of the largest consignments of masterpieces of Gandhara art to China for an exhibition in Beijing.
• Comprising 173 masterpieces of Gandhara art from the Peshawar, Swat, Dir, Hund, Taxila, Karachi and Islamabad museums, these artifacts will go on display on Feb 15 at the Palace Museum Forbidden City. The exhibition will run for three months.
• The provincial departments of archaeology in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab had provided active support and loaned some of the best specimens of Gandhara art from their collections for the exhibition.

5. First female Hindu officer posted as Hassanabdal AC

• A female belonging to the minority community has been appointed as the assistant commissioner of Hassanabdal for the first time in the history of the town.
• Dr Sana Ramchand Gulwani, 27, has assumed the charge of the AC and administrator of the town.
• Dr Sana was the first female from the Hindu community to join the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) after passing the Central Superior Services (CSS) exam 2020.
• Growing up in the small town of Chak in Shikarpur, Sindh, she got her primary and secondary education from a local government school

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6. Farm output per worker stagnant for three decades in Pakistan: WB

• Pakistan`s agricultural output per worker has been stagnant for three decades, lagging all other countries, and it has expanded at an annual rate of less than 0.7 per cent, while the South Asia average has been four times the rate, a World Bank report says.
• The sector`s sluggish productivity performance can be linked to distortions created in part by state interventions that have led to concentration of resources on four major crops (cotton, sugarcane, wheat and rice), increasing the advantage of big landowners and banks (insiders) at the expense of small farmers, consumers and future generations (outsiders), and contributed to environmentally unsustainable practices, the report said

February 13, 2022: International Current Affairs MCQs

7. France hits out at Black Panther over depiction of its army

• Paris` defence minister on February 12, 2023 condemned the latest instalment of Marvel`s Black Panther franchise, which depicts French troops caught trying to steal resources belonging to the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda.
• `I strongly condemn this false and deceptive representation of our armed forces,` Sebastien Lecornu wrote on Twitter, responding to a clip from the November movie posted by a journalist.
• The scene turns on a group of bound French soldiers being brought into a UN meeting, embarrassing Paris` ambassador to the world body, after they were caught on a secret mission to a Wakandan base in Mali

8. Ukraine may be allowed to make British arms under licence, says paper

• British arms and military vehicles could be manufactured in Ukraine under licence, easing the country`s dependence on supplies of arms from Western allies, the Telegraph newspaper reported on February 12, 2023.
• The report said British defence industry executives had travelled to Kyiv to discuss plans to set upjoint ventures to manufacture weapons and vehicles locally.
• Manufacturers from other European countries were also in discussions with Ukraine, it said, citing one executive saying there was a race to put Britain `at the front of the queue`

9. Biden calls for consensus in Israel on plans to tame judiciary

• US President Joe Biden has called for wide agreement to be reached in Israel on sweeping changes to the judiciary which have sparked nationwide protests.
• Israel`s parliament may on Monday begin the legislation process of the judicial overhaul, which would increase the government`s sway in selecting judges while weakening the judiciary`s power to strike down laws or rule against the executive.
• `The genius of American democracy and Israeli democracy is that they are both built on strong institutions, on checks and balances, on an independent judiciary. Building consensus for fundamental changes is really important to ensure that the people buy into them so they can be sustained,` Biden said

10. US jet shoots down mystery `object` over Canada

• A US F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada on February 12, 2023, the second such instance in as many days, as North America appeared on edge following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew the global spotlight.
• Meanwhile, twice in 24 hours, US officials closed airspace only to reopen it swiftly. On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration briefly closed space above Lake Michigan.
• Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first announced Saturday`s shootdown over the northern Yukon territory, which borders Alaska

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