971Pakistan Current AffairsMedium
Floods in Pakistan have killed at least _________ people since mid-June 2022?
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A. 1200+
Explanation
Historic flooding in Pakistan has now killed 1,200 people and caused $10 billion in damage since mid-June. Aid workers warn a lack of clean drinking water is causing an increase in diseases in Pakistan, as the floods death toll passes 1,200. Access to clean water was the biggest problem for those trying to find food and shelter. Some 1.4 million homes had been destroyed in record monsoon rains which have affected more than 33 million people. The country’s top disaster management official said that 2022 had brought some harsh realities of climate change for Pakistan.
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C. 29 August 2022
Explanation
Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday held an international telethon through which he raised Rs5 billion in funds for the flood-affected people.
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C. Rs5 billion
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Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday held an international telethon through which he raised Rs5 billion in funds for the flood-affected people.
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B. Mirpur Royals
Explanation
The match was abandoned due to rain and the Mirpur Royals were declared the winners of the 2022 KPL due to their better position in the points table.
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A. August 24, 2022
Explanation
Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mahmood and Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas on Wednesday jointly performed the groundbreaking of the long awaited ‘dry port complex’ in Mirpur. The dry port in the lakeside city, which is not only home to hundreds of thousands of UK based expatriates but also an industrial hub of the liberated territory, had been the demand of local and non-local importers, industrialists and traders for the past three decades and on a number of occasions in the past the federal government had shown willingness for its establishment.
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A. August 23, 2022
Explanation
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Qatar on Tuesday for a two-day official visit on the invitation of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. “This will be the prime minister’s first visit to the State of Qatar since assuming office in April 2022,” according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
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A. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
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A. European Union
Explanation
The European Union is providing €350,000 (nearly PKR 76 million) to provide crucial humanitarian assistance to families affected by severe flooding, which has wreaked havoc across many parts of Pakistan. The aid will focus on addressing the urgent needs of those most affected in some of the hardest-hit districts of Jhal Magsi and Lasbella in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan.
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A. Gujrat division
Explanation
The Punjab government on Wednesday formally notified Gujrat as a 10th division of the province. Gujrat division will consist of three districts — Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin and Hafizabad — as per a notification issued by the senior member Board of Revenue (BoR) after the approval of the Punjab governor. The new division has been created by bifurcating the existing Gujranwala division, the largest one comprising six districts, having a total population of around 16 million
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A. 21 August 2022
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21 August 2022 is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.