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February 14, 2022: National Current Affairs MCQs
1. Govt directed to enforce SC verdict on Urdu language
• The Lahore High Court on February 13, 2023 directed the Punjab government to ensure implementation of a 2015 verdict of the Supreme Court to enforce Urdu as official language.
• Disposing of several petitions, Justice Muhammad Raza Qureshi observed that the high court was supposed to implement the judgments of the Supreme Court.
• The judge directed the government to submit a compliance report before the court through its deputy registrar (judicial) within a period of 30 days
2. IMF, Islamabad resume talks, virtually
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan resumed their talks on February 13, 2023, with Islamabad hoping that these virtual discussions lead to a deal that eases up ever-increasing pressure on the country`s ailing economy.
• In Islamabad, Finance Secretary Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh told Reuters the `duration (of the talks) cannot be confirmed but we intend to wrap these up at the soonest`.
• Pakistan held 10 days of intensive tall(s with an IMF delegation in Islamabad from Jan 31 to Feb 9 but could not reach a deal.
• The IMF, however, said in an earlier statement that both sides have agreed to stay engaged and `virtual discussions will continue in the coming days to finalize the implementation details` of the policies discussed in Islamabad
3. US, Pakistan talks to enhance defence ties
• Pakistan and the United States began their defence talks in Washington on February 13, 2023 to enhance coordination on strategic issues and explore various options for ramping up bilateral military and security ties.
• The four-day talks, ending on Feb 16, is a second round of the Pakistan-US Mid-Level Defence Dialogue. The first round was held in Pakistan in January 2021.
• Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Mohammad Saeed is leading the inter-agency delegation that reached Washington on Sunday. The team includes senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Joint Staff Headquarters and three services headquarters. The US multi-agency team is represented by the office of the undersecretary of defence
4. Militant among two killed in Bajaur, North Waziristan
• Two, including an alleged militant, were killed and nine injured in three separate attacks in North Waziristan and Bajaur district on February 13, 2023.
• The alleged militant was killed and his three accomplices were taken into custody following an exchange of fire with security forces in the Sirkot area of Miramshah tehsil, officials have said.
• A security team was defusing a bomb after receiving information when militants opened fire.
• Local officials said in the ensuing exchange of fire with security forces, the militant was gunned down. Three security personnel and three civilians were injured with one soldier said to be in critical condition
