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June 21, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs
1. Rulers devise plan to revive ailing economy
• Plagued by economic challenges amid an `inordinate` delay in the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, civilian and military leaders on Tuesday devised an `economic revival plan` to capitalise on `untapped potential in key sectors` and attract foreign direct investments.
• A statement issued by the PM Office said the meeting was chaired by PM Shehbaz Sharif and participants included chief ministers, federal and provincial ministers, and the army chief, among others.
• The plan envisages making the most of `untapped potential in key sectors of defence production, agricultural/livestock, minerals/mining, IT, and energy, through indigenous development as well as investments from friendly countries`
2. PM commits Rs25bn for flood-hit in Sindh
• In an apparent attempt to placate his coalition partner PPP, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on June 20, 2023 committed Rs25 billion for flood victims in Sindh.
• A source in the PM House told Dawn that the prime minister has given the assurance to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in a meeting on Tuesday.
• Mr Shah apprised the prime minister that the provincial government had already allocated Rs25bn for the flood-affected people in it s budget, therefore, funds should be provided by the centre.
• The funds for flood victims have become a point of contention between the PPP and PML-N
3. Caretakers unveil Rs462bn budget for four months
• The caretaker government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has unveiled a spending plan of Rs462.4 billion for the first four months (July to October) of the coming fiscal year.
• It plans to spend roughly a quarter of the total outlay on development projects and, in line with the federal budget, raised salaries by up to 35 per cent and pensions by 17.5pc.
• With total expenditure of Rs462.4bn and revenue of Rs442.6bn, the four months budget estimates a deficit of Rs19.8bn.
• The chief minister`s adviser on finance and energy, Himayatullah Mayar, presented the salient features of authorised expenditure at a press conference at the Civil Secretariat`s cabinet room on June 20, 2023
4. Punjab to digitise record of urban mauzas with World Bank help
• In collaboration with the World Bank, the government is all set to digitise the land record of as many as 1,706 urban mauzas of Punjab.
• `We have started preparatory jobs required ahead of launching the works related to digitisation of as many as 1,706 mauzas of the province in collaboration with the World Bank,` a senior official engaged with the Punjab Urban Land Systems Enhancement Project (PULSE) told Dawn when contacted.
• There are total 25,709 mauzas that include 24,003 rural 1,706 urban. Of 24,003, as many as 23,189 mauzas have been notified as digitised and their record is available online. At present, digitisation of record on the remaining 2,530 rural mauzas is under way, whereas the work on digitisation of 1,709 urban mauzasis set to begin soon
5. Two soldiers martyred in N. Waziristan
• Two soldiers were martyred in an improvised explosive device attack in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan on Tuesday, the ISPR said in a statement.
• The martyrs were identified as Sepoy Gul Rauf, aged 29, resident of district Lakki Marwat, and Sepoy Abid Ullah, aged 23, resident of district Karak.
• `The sanitisation of the area was being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area. Armed forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,` it said
