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July 06, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News

1. Court defers CM poll as police `seal` GB assembly

• The election for a new chief minister of Gilgit Baltistan could not be held on July 5, 2023 after GB Supreme Appellate Court postponed the polling, slated for 3pm, following a petition that challenged the schedule citing a violation of GB assembly rules.
• The decision of the court came hours after a heavy contingent of the police entered the assembly premises at about 11am and forced assembly staffers and journalists to exit the building.
• Speaker Nazir Ahmed Advocate had convened the GB assembly session at 10am and issued the schedule as well, with voting slated to be held at 3pm in the assembly hall

2. Fingers crossed as govt assures IMF no new tax amnesty on the cards

• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on July 5, 2023 expressed the hope that the $3 billion shortterm bailout for the country would be given final approval by the International Monetary Fund board when it meets on July 12 and vowed to fulfil all commitments made to the lender.
• Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad to commemorate 10 years of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the premier pointed out that a staff-level agreement had already been finalised.
• After eight months of negotiations, both sides signed the staff-level deal on Friday. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said Pakistan will receive a first instalment of $1.1 billion, but the IMF board`s approval is needed before funds can be disbursed

3. SBP refuses to name $3bn loan beneficiaries

• Reluctant to publicly disclose the names of the 620 beneficiaries who received a $3 billion `soft loan` disbursed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government during the Covid-19 pandemic, the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said that he would prefer to share details with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in an in-camera meeting.
• The PAC, which convened on Wednesday, was informed that SBP had executed the soft loan scheme through commercial banks and that revealing the details of the beneficiaries would breach the confidentiality agreement between the banks and their clients .
• These arguments did not sit well with MNA Barjees Tahir, who said: `Just tell us the names of these 620 people

4. NA panel okays bill against multiple candidacies

• The Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Law and Justice on July 5, 2023 gave a nod to the constitutional amendment bill seeking a ban on candidates contesting elections on multiple seats.
• The bill was introduced by Maulana Akbar Chitrali seeking amendments to the Article 223 of the Constitution, which allowed candidates to contest elections on multiple seats. The bill was admitted by a majority vote and then sent to Standing Committee on Law and Justice for further deliberations.
• According to an estimate, Rs46 billion is required for elections on national and provincial seats and if this amount is divided per seat, the cost comes to Rs100 million for each seat

5. `Record` rains claim nine lives in Punjab

• Two heavy spells of rain on July 5, 2023 claimed nine lives in Punjab, seven among them in Lahore, with the Met Department warning of more, possibly deadlier, showers to follow over the next three days.
• Detailing the deaths, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said that three people were electrocuted in the provincial capital as Lahore Electric Supply Company`s infrastructure submerged during rain, along with better parts of the city. Even posh areas like Gulberg and Defence Housing Authority turned into pools.
• Three persons died in the city when their roofs could not withstand torrential spells, accompanied by strong winds and one person each drowned in Lahore and Layyah as rainwater flooded low lying areas of both cities

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6. UAE minister due today to discuss Pakistan`s progress on climate goals

• The President of COP28 and UAE`s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber will be visiting Islamabad on July 6, 2023 for discussion on Pakistan`s progress on climate and environmental goals ahead of the COP28 conference in the UAE.
• Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, who will be a state guest for a day-long official visit, was invited by Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Senator Sherry Rehman to share and build common ground for the global stock taking in the context of Pakistan`s accelerated climate stress.
• In a statement issued here, the Ministry of Climate Change said that Minister Al Jaber will call upon the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during the official visit

July 03, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs

7. UK special forces under inquiry for Afghan war crimes

• Britain`s defence minister on July 5, 2023 said allegations of unlawful killings in Afghanistan being examined by an independent inquiry relate to UK special forces.
• The inquiry which opened in March was `now reaching the stage of substantive hearings, and I can confirm that the allegations relate to the conduct of UK Special Forces`, Ben Wallace told parliament in a written statement.
• Wallace said the confirmation of special forces involvement was made only `in the exceptional circumstances of this inquiry`

8. Charles III presented with Scottish Crown Jewels

• King Charles III was on July 5, 2023 presented with symbols of his authority in Scotland, two months after he was officially crowned as monarch.
• The 74-year-old head of state received the Honours of Scotland a crown, scepter and sword of state at a service in Edinburgh`s St Giles` Cathedral.
• Charles and his wife Queen Camilla are in Scotland as part of a week of official engagements, staying at their official residence the Palace of Holyrood house
9. Ten sentenced to 10 years for lynching Muslim man in India
• An Indian court sentenced 10 men to 10 years in jail on July 5, 2023 for the lynching of a Muslim man, who died after being tortured and forced to chant Hindu slogans.
• Tabrez Ansari was tied to a pole and tortured for 12 hours in 2019, as he cried and pleaded with a mob that accused him of burglary. A video of the incident that went viral on social media showed the 24-year-old being forced to chant `Jai Sri Ram` meaning `hail Lord Ram` a slogan widely used by Hindu hardliners.
• Police had later detained Ansari for theft while he was in critical condition, and took him to hospital days after, where he died while in custody
10. Western allies drag Iran to ICJ over downed jet
• Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine have taken Iran to the UN`s top court to seek damages for families of passengers on a jetliner downed by Tehran in 2020, they said on July 5, 2023.
• The case lodged by the four countries, which had a number of citizens on board, asks the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Iran to apologise for shooting down Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 after take-off from Tehran.
• All 176 people on the plane were killed. Three days after the January 8, 2020 crash, Iran admitted that its military had targeted the Kyiv-bound Boeing 737-800 plane by mistake

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