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July 12, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. Pakistan gets $2bn in financial support from Saudi Arabia
• Pakistan has received $2 billion in financial support from Saudi Arabia, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on July 11, 2023, a day before the International Monetary Fund`s board is expected to give final approval for a much needed $3bn bailout.
• Saudi Arabia has deposited the funds with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Mr Dar said, boosting foreign exchange reserves, which stood at around $9.7 billion last Friday, according to the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan.
• `I thank Saudi Arabia on behalf of the prime minister and the army chief,` the finance minister said in a recorded video statement, terming it a `great gesture` from the longtime ally.
2. Desecration of Holy Quran an attack on Muslim faith
• Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on July 11, 2023 that the desecration of the Holy Quran amounted to incitement of religious hatred and an attack on Muslims` faith as the UN Human Rights Council debated a motion in the wake of a desecration incident in Sweden last month.
• The motion, brought by Pakistan, seeks a report from the UN rights chief on the topic and calls on states to review their laws and plug gaps that may `impede the prevention and prosecution of acts and advocacy of religious hatred`.
3. FO rebuffs Israel`s comments on Pakistan`s rights record
• The Foreign Office on July 11, 2023 rejected comments made by Israel about Pakistan`s human rights record, during a meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva this week.
• Pointing to Israel`s history of oppressing Palestinians, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: `Pakistan can certainly do without its advice on protecting human rights
4. Afghan refugees get $18m cash under UN`s programme
• The UN refugee agency has completed the disbursement of cash assistance to over one million registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan who were impacted by the prolonged difficult economic situation in the aftermath of last year`s devastating floods.
• The cash assistance programme, which was launched in January 2023 in collaboration with the Pakistan government, officially completed by the end of June, UNHCR announced on Tuesday.
• The UN agency`s one-off cash grant of up to Rs25,000, or approximately $100, depending on family size, supported a total of 250,000 Afghan refugee households in Pakistan. The total spending on cash assistance for the refugees since January stood at $17.8 million
5. Senate body seeks in-camera briefing on Kishanganga issue
• The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice has decided to get an in-camera briefing on the dispute between Pakistan and India over the construction of the Kishanganga Dam.
• The committee, headed by Senator Syed Ali Zafar, took up the issue on Tuesday.
• The Law Ministry asked the committee to call in someone from the Attorney General`s office for a briefing, since they were the ones dealing with the dispute, which was being heard by an international arbitration court at The Hague
