Category: Pakistan Current Affairs November 2023

Correct Answer: B. $10 billion

Pakistan and Kuwait will soon sign seven memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for investments worth $10 billion in Pakistan through seven projects in multiple fields, including environment, mining, and food security.
In this regard, the federal cabinet, in its meeting held on 25 November 2023, approved seven MoUs to be signed during the upcoming visit of caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar to Kuwait.

Correct Answer: C. 2024

Deputy Speaker of New York State Philip Ramos along with the APPAC delegation on 13 November 2023, called on Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar, and discussed the prospects for declaring Sindh and New York as sister provinces. The chief minister welcomed the Deputy Speaker of New York State, saying that declaring New York and Sindh as sister provinces would enable the exchange of delegations, and cooperation between professionals such as doctors, and engineers. Philp Ramos said that the APPAC was considering to establish a `scholarship programme’ for Pakistani students to study in educational institutions of the United States, including New York.

Correct Answer: A. Shan Masood

Pakistan have named their squad to face Australia in three Tests this summer, marking Shan Masood’s first series as red-ball captain. Less than a week into the job, Masood was handed the reins following Babar Azam’s decision to step down from captaincy of all three formats after Pakistan’s disappointing World Cup campaign.

Correct Answer: B. 13 November 2023

The Taliban’s acting commerce minister met Pakistan’s foreign minister in Islamabad on 13 November 2023, says an Afghan embassy statement, discussing trade and how the thousands of Afghan citizens Pakistan is expelling could take cash and other assets back to their homeland.

Correct Answer: D. 12 November 2023

Justice Retired Syed Arshad Hussain Shah has taken oath as the caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa at a ceremony held at the Governor House in Peshawar on Sunday 12, November, 2023. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali administered oath to the interim chief minister of the province after officially notifying Justice Retired Syed Arshad Hussain Shah as the Caretaker provincial chief Minister.

Correct Answer: C. 4 November 2023

President of the Senate of the Republic of Rwanda, Dr. Kalinda François-Xavier, official visited to Pakistan on 4 November 2023, at the invitation of the Chairman Senate, Sadiq Sanjrani. He has called on President Dr. Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar and held meetings with the Chairman Senate, the Speaker National Assembly, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Commerce and Industries and Production, and the Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication

Correct Answer: C. Wahab Riaz

Wahab Riaz born 28 June 1985) is a Pakistan former cricketer, who is the incumbent chief selector of the Pakistan national cricket team, appointed on 17 November 2023, and an advisor to the chief minister of Punjab for sports and youth affairs, in the caretaker government headed by Mohsin Raza Naqvi

Correct Answer: B. Gohar Ayub Khan

Former National Assembly Speaker and Son of Pakistan’s former President General Ayub Khan, Gohar Ayub Khan on 17 November 2023, passed away, his funeral prayer will be held on Saturday at 3 pm in the ancestral area of Rehana Haripur. Gohar Ayub Khan, who hailed from the Pashtun tribe joined the Pakistan Army as a Commissioned Officer in 1959 and resigned as Captain in 1962.

Correct Answer: B. $250m

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on November 17, 2023, announced that it had approved $250 million in loans to Pakistan for improving its power transmission network in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to ensure reliable electricity supply. The project is aimed at helping the country achieve national grid stability, energy security, climate resilience, and increased transmission capacity to deploy sufficient, reliable, clean, and cost-effective energy for sustainable economic growth.