Category: Pakistan Current Affairs July 2020

When the deadly border clash between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Chaman happened?

A. July 29, 2020
B. July 30, 2020
C. July 31, 2020
D. August 1, 2020

Answer

Correct Answer: B. July 30, 2020


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The deadly border clash between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Chaman happened on Thursday, July 30, 2020. On Thursday, at least three people, including a woman, were killed and over 20 injured on the Pakistan side. Subsequent cross-border artillery fire by Pakistan killed at least 15 civilians in Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.

The Govt of Pakistan has approved Rs ___ billion sales tax subsidy on locally manufactured tractors.

A. Rs1.0 billion
B. Rs1.5 billion
C. Rs2.0 billion
D. Rs2.5 billion

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Rs1.5 billion


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The government, under its Agricultural Fiscal Package, has approved Rs1.5 billion sales tax subsidy on locally manufactured tractors in order to promote mechanization in agriculture sector to enhance per-acre crop output in the country. The government had announced a Fiscal Package of over Rs 1200 billion in the wake of Covid-19 Pandemic. 

The Anti-Terrorism and the UN (Security Council) Amendment Bill, 2020, passed by the National Assembly on:

A. July 28, 2020
B. July 29, 2020
C. July 30, 2020
D. July 31, 2020

Answer

Correct Answer: B. July 29, 2020


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The Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2020, and the United Nations (Security Council) Amendment Bill, 2020, had been passed by the National Assembly on July 29, 2020, but the government`s bid to get the two bills passed by the Senate the same day had failed. 

On July 29, 2020, who was appointed as Advocate General (AG) of Punjab?

A. Zafar Mirza
B. Ahmad Awais
C. Ali Rehman
D. Altaf Qadir

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Ahmad Awais


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The provincial government has once again appointed senior lawyer Ahmad Awais as advocate general of Punjab a notification issued on July 29, 2020. The office of Punjab`s principal law officer has been lying vacant since resignation by Ahmad Jamal Sukhera in February this year. Sukhera was appointed on April 16, 2019, following resignation by Mr. Awais, the first advocate general of the PTI`s government in the province.

Two special assistants of the prime minister (SAPMs) Dr Zafar Mirza and Tania Aidrus resigned from their posts on:

A. July 29, 2020
B. July 31, 2020
C. August 01, 2020
D. August 03, 2020

Answer

Correct Answer: A. July 29, 2020


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Two special assistants of the prime minister (SAPMs) Dr. Zafar Mirza and Tania Andrus resigned from their posts on July 29, 2020. Two notifications issued by the Cabinet Division said Prime Minister Imran Khan had accepted resignations of Dr. Mirza and Ms. Aidrus.

When the second shipment of 100 ventilators from US has arrived in Pakistan?

A. July 28, 2020
B. July 29, 2020
C. July 30, 2020
D. July 31, 2020

Answer

Correct Answer: A. July 28, 2020


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The ventilators arrived in Islamabad on July 28 and will be deployed in hospitals across Pakistan. The ventilators were delivered on President Donald Trump`s promise to Prime Minister Imran Khan to stand by the people of Pakistan. The first shipment of 100 ventilators arrived on July 3, 2020.

When Pak Army inducted Al Khalid-I main battle tank in Armoured Corps Regiment?

A. July 27, 2020
B. July 28, 2020
C. July 29, 2020
D. July 30, 2020

Answer

Correct Answer: B. July 28, 2020 


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The Army on July 28, 2020, inducted Al Khalid-I main battle tank in Armoured Corps Regiment. The handing over ceremony of the tank, which is an upgraded version of Al Khalid tank, was held at Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), the largest state-owned manufacturer of defense products.

Mention the name of the Pakistan`s scrabble champion who clinched the online Double-double Scrabble Championship?

A. Waseem Khatri
B. Inam Butt
C. Nadeem Jafri
D. Musa khan

Answer

Correct Answer: A. Waseem Khatri


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Waseem Khatri Pakistan`s brilliant scrabble champion clinched the online Double-double Scrabble Championship this week in which 64 participants from around the world competed. The championship, organized in the USA, kicked off on Tuesday, May 12, and the final was played on July 22. Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares.

According to the NTI (Nuclear Threat Initiative), what is the rank of Pakistan in nuclear security index 2020?

A. 19th
B. 20th
C. 21st
D. 22nd

Answer

Correct Answer: A. 19th


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A United States study on worldwide nuclear materials security for 2020 has said Pakistan is the “most improved country” after increasing its overall score by seven points. Overall, Pakistan ranked 19th with 47 points, while India ranked one place below at the 20th spot with 41 points. ‘Most improved, among countries with materials in 2020, is Pakistan’, the study noted. Australia topped the list with 94 out of 100.

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