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Day by Day Current Affairs (February 03, 2018) | MCQs for CSS, PMS, NTS

February 3, 2018
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 February 3, 2018 (Day by Day Current Affairs)

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  1. US general rules out military operations inside Pakistan
    • A senior US general has assured Islamabad that the United States is not planning to conduct military operations inside Pakistan
    • Another general said that despite differences Pakistan remains `absolutely critical` to America`s success in Afghanistan, while the Pentagon`s chief spokesperson urged Islamabad to join US efforts to defeat terrorists in the South Asian region
    • The assurances followed a White House statement, saying that the US military had been given authority to eliminate militant safe havens in both Pakistan and Afghanistan
  2. Pakistan, WB sign loans worth $305m
    • Pakistan and the World Bank signed agreements worth $305 million on February 2, 2018 to support projects in the agriculture sector in Punjab and to improve the nutritional status of children and women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • The Strengthening Markets for Agriculture and Rural Transformation (SMART) in Punjab programme will get a loan of $300m
  3. JF-17 Thunder shoots down beyond visual target
    • The Pakistan Air Force on February 2, 2018 achieved another milestone when the indigenously produced JF-17 Thunder shot down a slow speed target with BVR (Beyond Visual Range) and IR (Infrared) missile with pinpoint accuracy at Sonmiani firing range.
    • The day marked a monumental episode in the glorious history of PAF as a state-of-the-art weapon test range has been made operational to track the complete trajectory of the aircraft and launch missiles.
  4. Pakistan calls for more democracy in an expanded UNSC
    • Pakistan strongly advocated the principles of democracy and equitable representation in the efforts to restructure the UN Security Council as the deadlocked talks aimed at improving the 15-member body’s ability to respond effectively to emerging challenges resumed
    • Progress towards restructuring the Security Council remains blocked as India, Brazil, Germany and Japan — known as the Group of Four — push for permanent seats in the Council, while the Italy/Pakistan-led Uniting for Consensus (UfC) group firmly opposes any additional permanent members.
  5. ECP denotifies Nehal Hashmi from Senate
    • Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on February 2, 2018 denotified PML-N leader Nehal Hashmi from Senate, following Supreme Court’s verdict of sentencing him to one month in prison.
    • The notification further supported the clauses with SC verdict and declared the seat from Punjab as vacant
  6. China wants one-window operation for CPEC projects
    • China has asked Pakistan to undertake massive legal reforms immediately if it wants timely completion of projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
    • The Chinese reservations were communicated to Pakistani parliamentarians during an in-camera briefing by the newly appointed Chinese ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, a key official revealed
    • The ambassador during the 26th meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on CPEC discussed Chinese perspective and the future role
  7. Fidel Castro`s eldest son commits suicide
    • The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro DiazBalart, committed suicide on February 1, 2018 aged 68 after being treated for months for depression
    • The nuclear scientist, also known as `Fidelito` or Little Fidel, because of how much he looked like his father, had initially been hospitalised and then continued treatment as an outpatient
  8. China in talks over mly base in Afghanistan`s Wakhan Corridor
    • Worried about militants sneaking into a restive Chinese region from wartorn Afghanistan, Beijing is in talks with Kabul over the construction of a military base
    • The army camp will be built in Afghanistan`s remote and mountainous Wakhan Corridor, where witnesses have reported seeing Chinese and Afghan troops on joint patrols
    • The freezing, barren panhandle of land bordering China`s tense Xinjiang region is so cut off from the rest of Afghanistan that many inhabitants are unaware of the Afghan conflict, scraping out harsh but peacefullives
  9. ICC judges consider Afghan war crimes inquiry
    • Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are deciding whether to authorise an official war crimes inquiry into events in Afghanistan
    • They are due to begin examining written submissions from victims in Afghanistan about whom and what any potential investigation should focus on
    • In 2017, ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said there was a “reasonable basis to believe” war crimes had been committed. Possible perpetrators included the Taliban, CIA and Afghan forces
  10. FIFA trophy is coming to Lahore today (Feb 3)
    • FIFA trophy is coming to Lahore as part of a journey that sees it travel to 51 countries and 91 cities across six different continents.
    • The trophy, which will reach Lahore in a special chartered plane along with a host of superstars including legendary batsman Younus Khan, famous singers Quratulain Baloch and Momina Mustehsan and former French World Cup winner Christian Karembeu, will remain in the city for a day where it will be put on display for the public

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