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Who is the Current Minister of Food in Punjab? (As reported on 14 May 2020)
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C. Aleem Khan
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Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 elevated Provincial Minister Aleem Khan to the status of Senior Minister and also assigned him the portfolio of Food department.
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D. Dr Imran Zeb
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Dr Imran Zeb 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. Sweden
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A Pakistani journalist forced into exile in Sweden after covering violence, crime and a simmering insurgency in his home country was found dead on Friday in a river north of Stockholm,Sweden.
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B. 3 years
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Umar Akmal has been banned from all forms of cricket for three years on corruption charges, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday.Apr 27, 2020
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B. Rahul Dev
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Rahul Dev, who has been recruited as a pilot officer, hails from Tharparkar, the largest district in Sindh province.
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B. Pakistan
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Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday launched a new app ‘FM Direct’ for promoting exchange of ideas within the foreign ministry. “The purpose of the ‘FM Direct’ app is to involve all officers of the ministry of foreign affairs both at the headquarters and missions abroad in an interactive dialogue for exchange of ideas,” Mr Qureshi said at the launching ceremony of the app that was attended online among others by 60 heads of Pakistani diplomatic missions abroad. The ‘FM Direct’ app is a new and evolved way of thinking, encapsulating the spirit of meritocracy and transparency within the Foreign Office through digital communication, a Foreign Office statement said.
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A. 8.4
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The United States announced on Friday a funding of $8.4 million for Pakistan to combat the spread of new coronavirus in the country. The contribution was announced on US mission’s social media platforms by Ambassador Paul Jones. An amount of $3m will be utilised to provide three new mobile labs to enable Pakistanis living in virus hotspots to be tested, treated and monitored to stop the spread. High-tech emergency operations centres will be established in Islamabad, Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan under the initiative. Funding of $2m will be used to train community health workers to assist people in their homes and lessen the burden on hospitals. Life-saving activities among Afghan refugees and in host communities in the country will be carried out at a cost of $2.4m, which will be administered by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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C. Apr 27,2020
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A. Three years
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Three years 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. Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad
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The former secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad, has been appointed chairman of the Federal Land Commission.