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September 18, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. Symbolism marks Isa`s swearing-in as CJP
At a ceremony that was as symbolic as it was ceremonial, Justice Qazi Faez Isa was sworn in as the 29th chief justice of Pakistan, with his wife, Sarina Isa, standing beside him as he read out the oath.
CJP Isa also made history with his first decision to appoint a judicial officer as the first-ever female registrar of the Supreme Court.
The oath-taking ceremony took place on Sunday at the Aiwan-i-Sadr, where President Arif Alvi who had filed a reference against the judge four years earlier over alleged misconduct and non-disclosure of assets administered the oath
2. Full court to take up law limiting CJP`s powers today
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has constituted the full court comprising all 15 judges of the Supreme Court to take up on Monday (today) a set of nine challenges to the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 a bill that required formation of benches on constitutional matters of public importance by a committee of three senior judges of the court.
Headed by CJP Qazi Faez Isa, the bench will consist of Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha A. Malik, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Shahid Waheed and Justice Musarrat Hilali
3. PM leaves for US to attend 78th UNGA session
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Sunday left for the US on a five-day official visit to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
According to the Prime Minister`s Office, Mr Kakar during his stay will hold meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the session.
The caretaker prime minister will also attend an important conference on climate change
4. Only govt hospitals to conduct common surgeries on health card in KP
The caretaker government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to restrict seven surgeries to public sector hospitals on Sehat Card Plus (SCP) to put brakes on malpractices by private health facilities, according to official sources.
`The provincial cabinet has granted approval to the new mechanism of co-payment for treatment on SCP. We are in the process to enforce it by end of November. About seven procedures/operations will be conducted only in government hospitals as per the new plan, Dr Mohammad Riaz Tanoli, the chief executive of the free treatment scheme
September 18, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News
5. With Pakistan`s help, Somalia launches ID system
The Federal Republic of Somalia has launched a national identification system with the support of Nadra, a milestone for the `ID4Africa` movement, which aims to provide all Africans with a digital identity by 2030.
Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre inaugurated Somalia`s national identity system during a conference held by NIRA Somalia in Mogadishu. The launch was attended by Somalia`s development partners Pakistan, the EU, the World Bank Group, the UK, the US, Gulf countries, ID4Africa, diplomats and UN agencies, a press release said on Sunday
