1221Pakistan Current AffairsMedium
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B. Alamgir
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Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Alamgir visited Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as part of overseas deployment in Africa and established a free medical camp as a goodwill gesture from the people of Pakistan.
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A. KP
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44 international investment companies sign MoU with KP government, plans to bring $8 billion dollar worth of investment.
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A. 5th.
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Pakistan ranks 5th amongst the high burden countries in the world. Over 44,000 people die of tuberculosis (TB) in Pakistan every year, making it the fifth country on the list of TB high-burden nations. Besides, out of the over 600,000 cases that emerge, 27,000 turn out to be resistant to drugs. This was highlighted in a statement issued by the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS).
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A. State Bank of Pakistan
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Islamic Finance News (IFN), an arm of RED money Group, Malaysia, has announced State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) as the best central bank of 2021 across the world in promoting Islamic finance. IFN Best Banks Poll is regarded as a prestigious award in the global Islamic finance space. Bank Negara Malaysia stood second, while the Saudi Central Bank secured third position. SBP has won this award five times in seven years. Previously, SBP was bestowed with this coveted award for the year 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2020.
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C. Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA)
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Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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B. 3
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Lahore, Jan 20 (PTI) A powerful bomb blast on Thursday ripped through a crowded market where Indian commodities are sold in Pakistan’s cultural capital here, killing three persons and wounding 28 others, police said. The blast took place near the Paan Mandi in the famous Anarkali market, where Indian commodities are sold.
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D. Pakistan
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Pakistan is set to host the Asian Open Taekwondo Championships, which will be held in November this year. The news was announced by the Asian Taekwondo Union.
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C. Debt Crisis
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The ‘Global Risks Report 2022’ has listed five risks facing Pakistan with top risk of debt crisis , followed by extreme weather events, failure to stabilize price trajectories, failure of cyber security measures and human-made environmental damage.
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C. Jhelum River
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Jhelum River is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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C. PPP
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PPP is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.