Category: Pakistan Current Affairs May 2024

Correct Answer: B. Qatar

In a landmark move to bolster job opportunities for Pakistanis, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (SAPM OP&HRD), Jawad Sohrab Malik, led a successful official visit to Qatar, culminating in the signing of several Agreements & Letter’s of Intent (LOIs) with top Qatari companies. This initiative is set to enhance employment opportunities for the Pakistani workforce in Qatar significantly.

Correct Answer: C. 29 May 2024

In the early morning of 29 May 2024, a bus carrying 54 passengers fell off the road into a ravine in Washuk in the Pakistani province of Balochistan, resulting in at least 29 deaths and 8-10 critical injuries.

Correct Answer: A. Washuk

Correct Answer: C. 26th

The country is commemorating the 26th anniversary of Youm-e-Takbeer today with great national zeal and fervour in remembrance of the successful nuclear tests carried out on this day in 1998 that rendered the nation’s defence unbeatable. On this day, Pakistan became the first Muslim state and the seventh nuclear-armed country in the world to have a nuclear arsenal for defence and peaceful deterrence. The prime minister has declared the day a public holiday to fortify Pakistan’s defences.

Correct Answer: B. May 26, 2024

Veteran Pakistani actor Talat Hussain is no more. Known as ‘Pakistani Laurence Olivier’, Hussain breathed his last on Sunday, May 26, at the age of 83 after a prolonged illness. Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui has also confirmed his death through his X platform.

Correct Answer: A. 13th

China and Pakistan will hold the 13th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) virtually on 24 May 2024 in the run-up to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s first visit to China after coming to power early this year. Pakistan is pushing for expediting approval of financing for the development of $6.7bn Main Line-1 (ML-1), notwithstanding internal opposition, and about $1.9bn Karachi Circular Railway during the JCC as part of the second phase of the multi-billion dollar CPEC initiative launched in 2013.

Correct Answer: A. Humqadam

A user-friendly ‘Humqadam’ mobile application to assist more than one-third of the country’s women who face physical and emotional violence was launched here at a local hotel in the federal capital. Developed by women’s rights CSO, Shirkat Gah – Women’s Resource Centre in collaboration with the National Commission of Status on Women (NCSW) and the technical support from LUMS, the Humqadam App connects survivors with legal and other services. The project was funded by the UN Trust Fund. 

Correct Answer: B. Allama Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi

Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi has been appointed as the Chairman of the Islamic Ideological Council (IIC), according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice on 21 May 2024. The appointment was made by the President of Pakistan following the completion of Dr Qibla Ayaz’s three-year term in April. Dr. Naeemi, a prominent religious scholar, currently serves as the Imam of Jamia Naeemia, Lahore. He is also the chairman of the Muttahida Ulema Board Punjab and a member of both the Quran Board Punjab and the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.