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D. Foreign criminals and immigration offenders from the UK can be returned to Pakistan.
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The UK signed a major deal with Pakistan on Wednesday, under which foreign criminals and immigration offenders from the UK can be returned to Pakistan. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel hailed the development on Twitter, saying that “I’m proud to have signed a new landmark agreement with our Pakistani friends to return foreign criminals and immigration offenders from the UK to Pakistan. This deal shows our #NewPlanForImmigration in action, as we deliver for the British people”.
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A. 152
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Revealing alarming facts during a briefing to the cabinet on the climate change, Minister Sherry Rehman has said that Pakistan is the eighth most-affected country by the climate change globally and likely to be water scarce by 2025. Besides, the country is also in the grip of food, climate, water, population and environmental crisis. Terming the climate catastrophe in Pakistan a national security crisis, the minister said that the country had faced 152 extreme events in the last two decades with constant shifts in rainfall patterns, intensity and frequency.
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A. UAE
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C. 2021
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The 2022 Kashmir Premier League (also known as 2022 KPL, a cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2021.
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B. 13 August to 26 August
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The 2022 Kashmir Premier League is taking place from 13 August to 26 August with all matches taking place at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium. The 2022 Kashmir Premier League (also known as 2022 KPL or, for sponsorship reasons, Kingdom Valley KPL 2022) was the second season of the Kashmir Premier League, a cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2021.
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C. NUR-E 75
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DICE Foundation has unveiled the prototype of Pakistan’s first ever Electric Car (aka Electric Vehicle or EV), Nur-E 75, on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day at the Beach Luxury Hotel in Karachi. The car has been labeled Pakistan’s first ever electric vehicle (EV) because it will be the first locally produced vehicle in its category. However, the EV has been designed and developed by DICE Foundation, a US-based non-profit organization run by expatriate Pakistanis in the US and EU with support from local academia and industry.
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A. 68 Years
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The national anthem has been re-recorded after 68 years, with the participation of 155 singers, 48 musicians and 6 bandmasters. Taking an inclusive, gender-balanced approach, the anthem features vocalists from diverse regional, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, from various religious faiths and musical genres. The brass bands of all three-armed forces also participated in this national effort.
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A. Mian Shehbaz Sharif
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will launch the re-recorded national anthem on the occasion of Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day on Sunday. He is the second elected Prime Minister, after Liaquat Ali Khan, to have this unique honour.
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C. Babar Azam
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Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Sunday was conferred with Sitara-e-Pakistan, while women’s team captain Bismah Mahroof has been bestowed with Tamgha-e-Pakistan. As the country observes its 75th Independence Day on August 14, prominent cricketers were honoured with prestigious titles.
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C. All of these
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