Category: Pakistan Current Affairs July 2023

Correct Answer: B. Islamic State – Khorasan Province

JUI-F organized a workers’ convention on 30 July 2023. At around 4 p.m., when over 400 party members and supporters were present, a suicide bomber approached the stage and detonated an explosive vest. At least 63 people were killed and nearly 200 others were injured, including many children. Maulana Zia Ullah, a local leader of the JUI-F, was killed in the attack and it was the second assassination attempt on him. On 31 July, the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS–KP) claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing. 

Correct Answer: A. He Lifeng

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng landed here on July 30, 2023, amid extraordinary security arrangements as over 2,700 security personnel are being deployed in Islamabad and Rawalpindi for the visit. Mr. He, a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, arrived on a two-day visit as the Special Envoy of President Xi Jinping at the invitation of the government of Pakistan to attend the 10th-anniversary celebrations of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), APP reported.

Correct Answer: B. 30 July 2023

On 30 July 2023, the Islamic State – Khorasan Province carried out a suicide bombing at a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) rally in Khar, Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing at least 63 people and injuring nearly 200 others. Maulana Zia Ullah, a local leader of the JUI-F, was killed in the attack and it was the second assassination attempt on him. On 31 July, the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS–KP) claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing.

Correct Answer: B. 3rd

Pakistan has been ranked third in the world over the imposition of internet restrictions in the first half of 2023. According to a report by Surfshark, a virtual private network company headquartered in Lithuania, a half-year analysis of internet shutdown based on the Internet Shutdown Tracker reveals that Pakistan was responsible for three of the 42 new restrictions worldwide, which were imposed following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan on May 9.

Correct Answer: B. Dmytro Kuleba

Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba will arrive here on a two-day official visit to Pakistan on July 20. According to the Foreign Office, the Ukrainian minister will hold meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. The FO said in a statement that Pakistan and Ukraine enjoyed close and cordial relations, particularly in the fields of trade, investment, agriculture, and higher education.

Correct Answer: A. Naila Kiani

Climber Naila Kiani set another record on July 20, becoming the first Pakistani woman to summit Broad Peak, the world`s 12th highest mountain at 8,051 metres above sea level.

Correct Answer: B. 3rd

For the third consecutive year, the Pakistani passport has been ranked the `fourth worst` by this year`s Henley Passport Index, a ranking of the world`s 199 passports according to the number of destinations their owners can access without a prior visa. In the latest ranking, Pakistan`s travel document is only ranked higher than those of Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.