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March 12, 2022: National Current Affairs MCQs

1. Pakistan sends 550 tonnes of relief goods to Turkiye, Syria

• As part of continuous relief assistance on government directions to quake-affected people of Turkiye and Syria, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on March 11, 2023 sailed off another ship PNS Moawin with 550 tonnes of relief goods from Karachi.
• NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik, Turkish Consul General Jamal Sangu and Pakistan Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Faisal Abbasi witnessed the departure ceremony of the ship. The Turkish consul general conveyed gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan for extending humanitarian support in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake. The ship carried a 367-tonne consignment of 2,625 family-sized fire-resistant winterised tents and 38,370 blankets for quake-affected Turkiye and another 179-tonne consignment of 22,000 blankets and 144 tonnes of essential items of daily use for Syria.
• The NDMA coordinated ship carrying aid for the two countries, which departed from Karachi would reach Mersin port of Turkiye on March 23 and Lattakia port of Syria on March 31

2. Balochistan CM offers talks to `insurgents`

• Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo has once again urged angry Baloch insurgents to come down from the mountains and resolve all issues with the government through dialogue.
• He said if those who were up on the mountains considered themselves well-wishers of the people of Balochistan, they should be willing to initiate negotiations to solve problems the province had been facing for decades.
• `Dialogue is the only way to find solutions to all issues. Come to the negotiation table as it is the right way for finding a suitable way,` he said while talking to reporters during his visit to the port city of Gwadar on March 11, 2023

3. Dar expects to close IMF deal as talks set to resume

• Pakistan has seemingly been on the verge of signing the much-anticipated staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for several weeks now, but the coming week may see the finance minister `close the deal`, sources in the finance ministry told Dawn.
• The government has been sticking to its line of `very soon`, and a finance ministry official said that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar would resume the final round of talks with the lender tomorrow (March 13, 2023).
• Earlier this week, Mr Dar said the government would sign a staff-level agreement with the Fund in a few days

4. Bomb attack on PTI MPA`s son kills two in Kachhi district

• A bomb struck the convoy of Sardar Khan Rind a former district nazim and the son of a PTI provincial lawmaker in the Sunni Shoran area of Kachhi district, killing two of his private bodyguards and critically wounding a third, officials said on March 11, 2023.
• Mr Rind escaped unhurt in the blast, which according to officials was carried out using a remote-controlled improvised explosive device. No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
• Dhadar Assistant Commissioner Fahad Shah Rashdi confirmed that the convoy was targeted in the Sunni Shoran area

March 12, 2022: International Current Affairs MCQs

5. Li becomes China`s premier, tasked with reviving economy

• Li Qiang, the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai, took office on March 11, 2023 as China`s premier, the country`s No 2 post, putting the close ally of President Xi Jinping in charge of reviving an economy battered by three years of Covid-19 curbs.
• Widely perceived to be pragmatic and business-friendly, the 63-year-old Li faces the daunting task of shoring up China`s uneven recovery amid global headwinds and weak confidence among consumers and the private sector.
• Li takes office as tensions rise with the West over a host of issues including US moves to block China`s access to key technologies.
• Li was put on track to become premier in October when he was appointed to the number-two role on the Politburo Standing Committee during the twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress

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6. Mazar-i-Sharif attack leaves one dead

• A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on March 11, 2023 killed a security guard and wounded a group of journalists as well as several children, police and a witness said.
• The blast came two days after a suicide bomber killed the Taliban governor of northern Balkh province in an attack claimed by the militant Islamic State (IS) group.
• Saturday`s blast took place during an event honouring Afghanistan`s media at a cultural centre in Mazari-Sharif. Police said a security guard was killed and that five journalists were among the wounded

7. Mutiny at BBC: Lineker row causes mounting crisis at UK broadcaster

• Britain`s BBC was forced to axe much of its sports coverage on March 11, 2023 after presenters refused to work in a show of solidarity with Gary Lineker, as a row over freedom of speech threatens to turn into a crisis for the national broadcaster.
• Former England soccer captain Lineker, the BBC`s highest paid presenter and the anchor of the football highlights programme `Match of the Day`, was taken off air by the broadcaster on Friday after he criticised Britain`s migration policy earlier in the week.
• Many sports programmes did not air as scheduled on Saturday after multiple presenters walked out, prompting the BBC to apologise to viewers. `We are working hard to resolve the situation and hope to do so soon,` the broadcaster said in a statement.

8. World`s first 3D printed rocket set for inaugural flight

• The world`s first 3D printed rocket is scheduled to blast off from Florida on March 11, 2023 on the maiden flight of an innovative spacecraft billed as being less costly to produce and fly.
• Liftoff of the rocket, Terran 1, had been scheduled for Wednesday at Cape Canaveral but was postponed at the last minute because of propellant temperature issues. The new launch window for the rocket built by California aerospace startup Relativity Space to put satellites into orbit is from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday.
• Terran 1 is set to reach low Earth orbit eight minutes after blastoff on a voyage intended to gather data and demonstrate that it can withstand the rigors of liftoff and space flight

9. US bank`s lightning collapse stuns industry

• The rapid unravelling of SVB Financial Group, which is the largest bank failure since the 2009 crisis, has blindsided the banking industry after years of stability.
• The collapse on Friday had a unique set of circumstances.
• However, it raised questions about hidden weaknesses that could have consequences for customers and employees

March 12, 2022: Sports Current Affairs MCQs

10. Pakistan Super League Record-smashing Usman extinguishes Gladiators` playoff hopes

• Once Usman Khan got in the groove after a tentative start, there was no stopping him. The 27-year-old Multan Sultans opener plundered the fastest century in the history of the Pakistan Super League history, his exploits helping his side post the highest-ever total ever and ending his former side Quetta Gladiators` hopes of reaching the playoffs.
• It was devastating, it was breathtaking. It was pure carnage for Gladiators at the Pindi Stadium on Saturday, their bowlers being whipped to all sides of the ground by Usman, who reached his century off36 deliveries before eventually getting stumped off a wide delivery after making 120 off 43 balls

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