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Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (March 19 2023) for CSS

March 19, 2023
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6. Wyoming becomes first US state to outlaw abortion pills

• Wyoming on March 18, 2023 became the first US state to ban the use of abortion pills, the latest salvo in a campaign by conservative-led states to roll back access to abortion.
• After signing the ban on abortion pills, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon appealed to legislators to act further by proposing a total ban on abortion be added to the state constitution and then putting it before voters for approval.
• `I believe this question needs to be decided as soon as possible so that the issue of abortion in Wyoming can be finally resolved, and that is best done with a vote of the people,` the Republican governor said in a statement

7. Serbia, Kosovo leaders hold talks over EU peace plan

• Kosovo and Serbia leaders kicked off the latest round of EU-led talks on March 18, 2023, as the long-time rivals come under increasing pressure to strike a deal to normalise ties.
• The meeting in North Macedonia comes after the two sides failed to reach an agreement in Brussels last month, where the peace plan was unveiled even as Kosovo`s Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic remained at loggerheads over a path forward.
• The 11-point document laid out a deal stating that neither side would resort to violence to resolve a dispute, nor seek to prevent the other from joining the European Union or other international bodies a key demand from Kosovo

8. Turkish foreign minister in Cairo for first time since ties cut a decade ago

• Egypt and Turkiye took another step towards mending relations on March 18, 2023 when Ankara`s top diplomat visited Cairo for the first time since ties were ruptured a decade ago and held talks with his Egyptian counterpart.
• Relations were severely strained in 2013 after Egypt`s then-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led the ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood`s Mohamed Mursi, an ally of Ankara, but have gradually thawed since 2021.
• At a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said talks with Turkiye on the possibility of restoring ties to ambassadorial level would happen at `the appropriate time`. He said the talks had been `honest, deep and transparent`

9. Pakistan Super League Shaheen-inspired Qalandars are champions again

• It was nerve-shredding and breathless; a humdinger of a final. By the end of it all, there was an explosion of joy and fireworks for Lahore Qalandars. Multan Sultans had been floored; so close yet so far, just one run short.
• The incredible title clash at the Gaddafi Stadium went down to the last ball; the last action being Qalandars skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi whipping off the bails at the non striker`s end to run out Khushdil Shah as his side became the first repeat champions of the Pakistan Super League on Saturday night, defeating Sultans in the final for the second year in a row.
• It was fitting that Shaheen it was who sealed it for his side. The match seemed to have ended as a contest when Shaheen, who was inspirational with both bat and ball when his side needed him the most, picked up three wickets in the 18th over only for Khushdil and Abbas Afridi to keep Sultans` hopes alive

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10. Veteran broadcaster Rashid Ashraf passes away

• Veteran author, broadcaster and journalist Syed Rashid Ashraf, known for his long association with BBC Urdu, passed away early on March 18, 2023 morning at his home in the Bromley area of London. He was 91.
• Mr Ashraf joined BBC Urdu in the 60s and remained associated with the publication even after retirement, mentoring young journalists. Born in 1932 in Delhi, Mr Ashraf did his Bachelor of Arts from Dyal Singh College and completed his Master of Arts (MA) in journalism from Punjab University in 1961. Before his journalism degree, Mr Ashraf worked as an interpreter at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. He pursued journalism for a few years, then worked in public relations. In 1966, Mr Ashraf moved to London with the BBC Urdu service, which marked the beginning of his three-decade-long career in broadcasting

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