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The Ramon Magsaysay Award — named after a Filipino president killed in a plane crash — was established in________?
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D. 1957
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C. Interest-Free Microfinance Programme
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B. Muhammad Amjad Saqib
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Microfinance pioneer from Pakistan — who developed an interest-free microfinance programme — was among Tuesday’s winners of Asia’s equivalent to the Nobel Prize. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, 64, won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his “first-of-its-kind” interest- and collateral-free microfinance programme that catalysed scores of poor households. Nearly two decades after its launch, Akhuwat — founded by Dr Saqib — has grown into the nation’s largest microfinance institution, distributing the equivalent of $900 million and boasting an almost 100 per cent loan repayment rate, the award foundation said.
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A. Fly Jinnah
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Pakistan’s Lakson Group and Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia said on Friday they would launch a low-cost airline serving domestic and international routes from Pakistan. The new carrier, Fly Jinnah, will operate as a joint venture between the pair, they said in a statement, adopting the low-cost model operated by Air Arabia. The statement said the new airline would help Pakistan’s travel and tourism sector and contribute to the country’s economic growth and job creation. Prime Minister Imran Khan in a tweet welcomed Air Arabia to Pakistan and wished the group success in establishing the new airline.
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B. Haider Ali
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D. Gujranwala
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A. 55.26
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B. Dominic Raab
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for a two-day visit during which he will discuss the situation in Afghanistan and bilateral relations with senior officials. Raab was welcomed by foreign ministry and British High Commission officials after he landed at Nur Khan Airbase.
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B. Pak Identity
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Prime Minister Imran Khan launched Nadra’s Pak-ID mobile application to facilitate applicants of National ID card using Pak-ID portal. “Inaugurated PAK-ID Mobile App by NADRA. A revolutionary step in providing convenience, especially to Overseas Pakistanis,” he tweeted. “Applicants of http://id.nadra.gov.pk can now capture fingerprints, photograph and documents using mobile phone. Great initiative by Tariq Malik & NADRA team.”
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B. 92
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