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April 10 declared as ______________ day in Pakistan?
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C. Constitution Day
Explanation
The National Assembly on Monday, 10th April, 2023 unanimously approved a resolution to declare April 10 as National Constitution Day on the Golden Jubilee of the Constitution. The resolution was tabled by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was unanimously approved by the House. According to the resolution, April 10 will be celebrated throughout the country every year as National Constitution Day, which will be used to create awareness of the Constitution and its importance among people.
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A. 7th April 2012
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7th April 2012 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. 7th April 2023
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The eleventh anniversary of the Gayari tragedy was observed Friday to pay homage to those who embraced martyrdom in the deadly avalanche near the Siachen Glacier region. The no-man’s-land is 20,000 feet (6,000 metres) above sea level. Military experts say the inhospitable climate and avalanche-prone terrain have claimed more lives than gunfire. On 7 April 2012, a massive ice avalanche struck a Pakistani military headquarters at Gayari, 30 km west of the Siachen Glacier terminus, near the Siachen glacier region. The area located in a deep valley at 3,775 metres (12,385 feet) above sea level, the Gayari base is one of the most important Pakistani bases in the area. The Northern Infantry Battalion in Gayari Sector was being led by Lt Colonel, Tanveer. As a result, 129 Army personnel were martyred after being trapped under avalanche. After the incident, Pakistan Army initiated a search operation which went on for nearly two months. On 29th May 2012, all the victims were declared martyrs.
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D. Nida Dar
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday appointed all-rounder Nida Dar as captain of the women’s national team and brought back New Zealander Mark Coles as head coach ahead of a hectic year-long programme. Nida, 36, replaces Bismah Maroof, who stepped down after Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in February, where the team lost three of their four matches. Updated on: 6 April 2023
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C. Mark Coles
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday appointed all-rounder Nida Dar as captain of the women’s national team and brought back New Zealander Mark Coles as head coach ahead of a hectic year-long programme.
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C. Pakistan
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In a major development, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has mandated the study of the Holy Quran as a compulsory requirement to get an undergraduate degree in universities across the country.
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C. UAE
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Iran appoints first UAE ambassador since 2016 as Gulf relations improve. CAIRO, April 4 (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it had appointed an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates for the first time since 2016, amid a realignment of relations between Gulf states and Iran.
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B. 14th May 2023
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court has declared the country’s poll panel’s decision to delay the assembly elections in two provinces as “unconstitutional”. The top court on Tuesday ordered the government to hold snap polls in the country’s most populous province of Punjab on May 14.
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C. 184(3)
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Article 184(3) of the Constitution sets out the SC’s original jurisdiction and enables it to assume jurisdiction in matters involving a question of “public importance” with reference to the “enforcement of any of the fundamental rights” of Pakistan’s citizens.
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B. Pakistan
Explanation
The European Union has removed Pakistan from its “list of high-risk third countries”, a move that is expected to improve conditions for business activity.