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September 22, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. Country told to prepare for chilly elections in January
More than a month after the premature dissolution of the National Assembly, the Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday announced that general elections would be held by the last week of January over two months after the constitutionally mandated deadline of 90 days.
The statement of the ECP did not mention the exact date of polls, leaving room for some flexibility in its schedule expected to be released after the final notification of the delimitation exercise likely on Nov 30. Informed sources told Dawn Jan 28 would most probably be the polling day
2. Caretakers will only rescue viable SOEs, says Shamshad
Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar said on Thursday the government would prioritise the improvement of 85 out of some 200 state-owned entities (SOEs) which had the capacity to pay dividends, and were either are profitable, or could become profitable.
Speaking at a hurriedly called news conference, the minister said caretakers have decided to review the draft policy on SOEs circulated by the previous government and carry forward the `good work it had inherited`
3. KP assembly tops Pildat report, Sindh PA ranked at bottom
A comparative analysis of the performance of the four provincial assemblies for the period 20182023, in terms of status of transparency and access to information, has placed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa legislature at the top while the Sindh Assembly has been ranked at the bottom.
Moreover, the Balochistan chief minister attended the highest percentage (31 per cent) of assembly sittings.
The report has been compiled by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency (Pildat)
4. IMF chief asks Kakar to `tax rich, protect the poor`
Over a busy couple of days in New York, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar met with the UN chief, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Chinese vice premier.
In their interaction on Wednesday evening, Kristalina Georgieva urged PM Kakar to `tax the rich and protect the poor`.
September 22, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News
5. Saudi ties with Israel will betray Palestinians, fears Raisi
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has accused regional rival Saudi Arabia of betraying the Palestinians by seeking to normalise relations with Israel.
`We believe that a relationship between regional countries and the Zionist regime would be a stab in the back of the Palestinian people and of the resistance of the Palestinians,` he said.
`The initiation of a relationship between the Zionist regime and any country in the region, if it is with the aim to bring security for the Zionist regime, will certainly not do so,` Raisi told a news conference on Wednesday as he attended the UN General Assembly
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6. Assad in China, seeks end to diplomatic isolation
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, his first visit to China since 2004 and his latest bid to end more than a decade of diplomatic isolation under Western sanctions.
Assad arrived aboard an Air China plane in heavy fog, which Chinese state media said `added to the atmosphere of mystery`, a nod to the Syrian leader`s infrequent trips abroad since 2011, when a civil war erupted that has killed more than half a million people
7. EU refuses to send observers for Bangladesh polls
The European Union will not deploy a full election observer team to Bangladesh citing a lack of `necessary conditions`, and prompting the opposition on Thursday to declare the polls would not be fair.
Bangladesh is set to hold its general election by the first week of January, and several Western governments have expressed concern over the political climate, where the ruling party dominates the legislature.
The South Asian nation`s opposition has staged a series of protests demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign and let a neutral caretaker government hold the vote
8. First Ukraine grain ship since Russian blockade reaches Istanbul
The first grain ship to sail from Ukraine since Russia reimposed its Black Sea blockade in July reached Istanbul on Thursday, marine traffic monitors said.
Ukrainian officials said the Palau-flagged Resilient Africa vessel was carrying 3,000 tonnes of wheat when it left Ukraine`s Chornomorsk port on Tuesday.
It was destined for Israel, according to marine traffic websites, representing the first successful Black Sea voyage since Russia pulled out of a UN-backed deal to export Ukrainian grain
9. Zelensky wins US air defence arms, but faces aid battle
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky won a promise of `significant` new air defence weapons from the White House on Thursday but he warned Kyiv could lose the war with Russia if Republican lawmakers cut the flow of billions of dollars in US military aid.
Zelensky, wearing his trademark olive green military-style shirt on his second wartime visit to Washington, also failed to get the coveted long-range US missiles that Ukraine has been seeking in the effort to beat back President Vladimir Putin`s forces
10. India suspends visas for Canadians as row escalates
India on Thursday suspended new visas for Canadians and asked Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic presence in the country, sharply escalating a spat triggered by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau`s accusations linking New Delhi to a Sikh separatist`s murder.
The Indian foreign ministry said Canada has not shared any specific information in connection with the allegations Trudeau made and that New Delhi was willing to look at it if provided. A blanket suspension of new visas by India for a Western country is unheard of and marks the lowest point of India-Canada relations
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