Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Sep 15 2023) for CSS

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6. Unemployment figure to hit 5.6m

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says Pakistan`s labour market has yet to recover fully from the Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis, and the number of persons unemployed is projected to reach 5.6 million this year, an increase of 1.5m since 2021.
This estimate matches the IMF`s projected unemployment rate of 8.5 per cent in 2023, up from 6.2pc in 2021, the ILO said in its employment outlook report on Pakistan released on Thursday. The report also highlights that the female unemployment rate, which is historically at least 1.5 times that of male rates, could reach a high of 11.1pc

September 15, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News

7. US diplomat terms TTP `greatest threat` to regional stability

A senior US diplomat has identified the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as the greatest threat to regional stability.
Addressing a seminar at the Stimson Center on Tuesday, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Tom West, however, admitted that the Taliban rulers had `significantly degraded` the capabilities of the militant Islamic State (IS) group.
Mr West said the Doha agreement that enabled the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan was no longer as relevant as it once was

8. Seven killed in held Kashmir gun battles

Five Indian officers and two fighters were killed in separate gun battles this week in held Kashmir, with clashes ongoing, officials in the occupied region said on Thursday.
On Wednesday, two Indian army officers and a senior policeman carrying out a security sweep in a forested area of the southern Kashmir valley were ambushed and killed, with the two suspected gunmen holed up and firing at soldiers encircling their position.
Kashmir police said their force had surrounded two men they said belonged to the Lashkar-e-Taiba group

9. Houthi envoys heading to Riyadh for ceasefire talks

Yemen`s Iran-backed Houthi rebels left for Riyadh on Thursday night to try to negotiate a permanent ceasefire with Saudi officials to end the war in Yemen, two people involved in the talks said.
An Omani plane carrying a 10-strong Houthi delegation and five officials from mediator Oman headed towards the Saudi capital for what a Houthi government official said would be a five-day visit

September 15, 2023: Sports Current Affairs MCQs News

10. Sri Lanka edge Pakistan in thriller to reach Asia Cup final against India

Kusal Mendis` 91 and an unbeaten 49 by Charith Asalanka helped Sri Lanka edge out Pakistan by two wickets in a last-ball thriller of the Asia Cup to set up a final clash with India.
Chasing a DLS revised target of 252 in the 42-overs-a-side contest in Colombo, Sri Lanka needed eight from the final over and achieved the target with Asalanka`s winning hit on the last ball at 1.07 am local time