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November 28, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. Pakistan, UAE ink MoUs in multiple fields
Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday signed multibillion dollars MoUs in Abu Dhabi in a range of areas to boost economic and strategic cooperation between the two countries.
The signing of MoUs was followed by a meeting of caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Syed Asim Munir with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to strengthen bilateral strategic cooperation
2. Over Rs2.5tr spent on subsidies, grants in last three years: minister
Caretaker Privatisation Minister Fawad Hasan Fawad on Monday said from 2018-2021, the government spent Rs2.54 trillion under the heads of subsidies, grants and loans to keep commercial SOEs operational, while the size of the government increased by more than three times in the last couple of decades.
Speaking at the third `Pakistan Prosperity Forum` organised by the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME), Mr Fawad, a former bureaucrat, said the taxation system of Pakistan not only incentivised people to stay out of the tax system but also contributed to de-corporatisation in the country
3. Bannu cantonment board chief `dies by suicide`
The Bannu Cantonment Board chief executive officer Bilal Pasha allegedly died by suicide by shooting himself inside his official residence on Monday, the police said.
They said they reached the residence of Mr Pasha after receiving information about the incident, and found him lying in a pool of blood.
They added the body was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, Bannu.
The cantonment police station SHO Raza Khan told Dawn that they had launched inquiry into the incident to ascertain whether the official had died by suicide or had been killed by someone. He said the deceased had a bullet wound in his head
4. Regional exports grow 14pc
Driven by higher shipments to China, the exports to nine regional countries witnessed a year-on-year growth of 14.3 per cent during the first four months of the current fiscal year, showed data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday.
The country`s exports to Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Iran, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives rose to $1.443 billion in July-October from $1.263bn in the corresponding period last year
November 28, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News
5. Qatar claims deal to extend Gaza truce by two days
Mediator Qatar said on Monday that a truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza had been extended by two days, while Palestinian authorities have demanded the Israeli military release information about who have been detained from Gaza during its assault on the territory.
`An agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian truce for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip,` a Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson said in a post on social media platform X.
