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September 15, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. Senate panel summons Nepra chairman, members
In a rare move and without prior notice, the Senate Standing Committee on Power served a summons on the chairman and members of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to appear before the panel after they skipped a meeting on Thursday.
`The committee expressed displeasure over the absence of chairman Nepra and its members and decided to issue a summons for chairman Nepra and all its members to attend the next meeting,` the committee said in a written statement following discussions in the meeting
2. US urges Pakistan to move forward with poll process `as per law`
While stressing the need for timely elections, the US has urged the Pakistan government to take the electoral process forward as per the law.
In a press briefing on Wednesday, the State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller was asked about President Arif Alvi`s letter proposing Nov 6 as election day and whether this move would lead to another constitutional crisis in the country.
In reply, Mr Miller said as it did with other countries, the US urged Pakistan `to hold a free and fair and timely elections` and respect human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law
3. Chinese firm to establish EV plant in Pakistan
A Chinese electric car manufacturing company has announced establishing an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Pakistan and chain of showrooms in major cities of the country.
This announcement was made by a delegation of XinjianJingyi Cheng Group, led by its assistant chairman GU Xongquan, during a meeting with FPCCI Vice President Amin Ullah Baig here on Thursday.
Mr Baig, who is also chairman of the FPCCI Capital Office, held an extensive discussion with the Chinese firm`s team on the investment landscape of Pakistan
4. Torkham closer to reopening as officials `reach understanding`
With senior officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan reaching an understanding during their protracted parleys during the last week of Torkham border closure, positive signs emerged on late Thursday about the possible reopening of the border on Friday morning.
Though there was no official word on record about the border reopening of Friday till the filing of this story, social media was abuzz with reports about its possible reopening on Friday
5. 333m kids still live in poverty, says global study
A new Unicef-World Bank analysis estimates that one in six children globally (around 333 million) live in extreme poverty, and warns that at current rates of reduction, the Sustainable Development Goal of ending extreme child poverty by 2030 will not be met.
The Global Trends in Child Monetary Poverty According to International Poverty Lines which for the first time looks at trends in extreme child poverty, finds that while the number of children living on less than $2.15 a day decreased from 383m to 333m between 2013 and 2022, the economic impact of Covid-19 led to three lost years of progress
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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
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