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November 09, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. Taliban regime `enabler` of terror: Kakar
As mass expulsion of Afghan nationals purportedly living without proper documentation picks up steam, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq on Wednesday pinned the recent surge in terrorist attacks on the Taliban government in Afghanistan while also calling it a reaction to the deportation drive.
Addressing a press conference at the Prime Minister`s House before his departure to Tashkent, the caretaker premier said there was a 60 per cent increase in terrorism and a 500 per cent spike in suicide bombings since the Afghan Taliban came to power in August 2021
2. Punjab Grid Company gets licence
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday granted a transmission licence to the Punjab Grid Company Ltd (PGCL) a newly created subsidiary of the provincial government to start electricity transmission operations across the province and facilitate power plants particularly those on renewable sources that are not served by the national grid for power evacuation.
The licence would have a 30-year term ending on Nov 7, 2053, and could be renewed for as many decades as may be approved by the regulator. This will be the third provincial grid company (PGC) to have been given a transmission licence by the regulator after Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
3. Kakar arrives in Tashkent to attend ECO summit
Pakistan and Uzbekistan expressed the resolve to finalise the Strategic Partnership Agreement at the earliest to promote regional economic integration on Wednesday, soon after caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq arrived in Tashkent to attend the 16th Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Summit.
PM Kakar, accompanied by Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and Commerce Minister Gohar Ejaz, was received by Prime Minister Abdullah Nagmatovich Aripov at Tashkent International Airport
4. First group of Afghan immigrants from AJK set for repatriation
In a first, illegal Afghan immigrants from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) are set to be repatriated to Afghanistan through the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa`s Torkham border crossing on Wednesday.
Officials informed that some 245 illegal immigrants from AJK were scheduled to be deported via Torkham at different intervals, adding that the first convoy carrying 24 individuals, including men, women and kids from Muzaffarabad and Kotli areas of AJK, had reached KP
November 09, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News
5. Working under sun linked to skin cancer deaths
Nearly one-in-three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer are caused by working under the sun, according to joint estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The research released in the journal `Environment International`, finds that outdoor workers carry a large and increasing burden of non-melanoma skin cancer and calls for action to prevent this serious workplace hazard and the loss of workers` lives it causes
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6. Thousands flee Gaza`s north in `forced` displacement
Thousands of Palestinian civilians trudged in a forlorn procession out of the north of Gaza on Wednesday seeking refuge from Israeli air strikes and artillery barrage.
The exodus took place in a four-hour `window of opportunity` announced by Israel, which has told residents to evacuate the north, encircled by its forces, or risk being trapped in the heavily bombarded territory.
Gaza City is now surrounded by Israeli forces
7. US House censures Rashida Tlaib over anti-Israel remarks
The US House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to censure Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American in Congress, over her anti-Israel remarks, US media reported.
The Democrat was censured by Republicans and some members of her own party in a resolution that passed by 234 votes to 188.
The resolution said Tlaib was promoting `false narratives` regarding the Oct 7 raid, and `for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.` The censure identified a series of statements made by Tlaib, including a video posted on social media in whichshe accuses President Joe Biden of supporting what she described as the `genocide` of Palestinians and calling on him to back a ceasefire, according to the text of the motion
8. Belgian dy PM seeks sanctions on Israel
Belgium`s deputy prime minister called on the Belgian government on Wednesday to adopt sanctions against Israel and investigate the bombings of hospitals and refugee camps in Gaza.
`It is time for sanctions against Israel.
The rain of bombs is inhumane,` deputy prime minister Petra De Sutter told Nieuwsblad newspaper. It is clear that Israel does not care about the international demands for a ceasefire, she said
9. China `ready` to improve ties with US
Beijing is ready to hold talks with the United States at `all levels`, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said on Wednesday, ahead of expected summit in San Francisco between leaders Xi Jinping and Joe Biden as they seek to stabilise tense ties by meeting in-person for just the second time in nearly three years.
The summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum follows a six-month US push to engage its geopolitical rival, including through several unreciprocated cabinet-level visits, and recover from a diplomatic crisis over the US downing of an alleged Chinese spy balloon in February
November 09, 2023: Sports Current Affairs MCQs News
10. Ton-up Stokes stars as England stop the rot against Dutch
England snapped their five-match losing streak at the World Cup on Wednesday, as a century by Ben Stokes set the tone for a 160-run victory over the Netherlands that kept his team`s Champions Trophy qualification hopes alive.
The Netherlands got off to a sluggish start chasing 340 as England reduced them to 104-5 midway through the innings before they eventually folded for 179 in 37.2 overs
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