Category: Pakistan Current Affairs September 2023

Correct Answer: B. 13 September 2023

Pakistan’s army chief General Syed Asim Munir met Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the country’s military leadership during an official visit to the country to discuss defense collaboration and training cooperation, the army’s media wing said on Wednesday. Pakistan and Turkiye have fostered strong military and trade relations over the years. When a devastating earthquake struck Turkiye in February this year, killing thousands, Pakistan sent planeloads of relief items to help the victims of the natural disaster.

Correct Answer: B. Ahmed Uzair and Anum Uzair

Lahore-based couple, Ahmed Uzair and Anum Uzair, have become the first Pakistani couple to summit the world’s eighth-highest peak Mt Manaslu — 8,163 metres tall — in Nepal. Alpine Club of Pakistan Secretary Karrar Haidri told Dawn.com that the couple “have created history” by becoming the first Pakistani couple to summit the peak. “Pakistan feels incredibly proud of this outstanding accomplishment by Ahmed and Anum,” he said. Pakistani climber Shehroze Kashif, who himself summited Manaslu recently, also congratulated the couple.

Correct Answer: B. United Kingdom

The Pakistan Navy have gifted its PNS TARIQ to the United Kingdom as a goodwill gesture that will serve as a symbol of maritime heritage for navies of both countries in the future. The Transfer Agreement Signing Ceremony for the ex-Pakistan Navy Ship TARIQ to Falls of Clyde International (FOCI) of United Kingdom was organized at Pakistan High Commission in London, said Pakistan Navy news release on Tuesday.

Correct Answer: B. PNS Tariq

The Pakistan Navy have gifted its PNS TARIQ to the United Kingdom as a goodwill gesture that will serve as a symbol of maritime heritage for navies of both countries in the future. Ex PNS TARIQ was formerly decommissioned by Pakistan Navy on 4 Aug 23 and has been gifted by the Government of Pakistan to a UK based firm Falls of Clyde International (FOCI) that plans to convert the ship into a floating museum.

Correct Answer: B. Lahore

Punjab’s first plastic road inaugurated in lahore linking the Gymkhana with Jail Road was inaugurated on 25 September 2023. The provincial communications and works secretary, and professors from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, gave a detailed briefing on the Zafar Ali Plastic Road to Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi.

Correct Answer: C. Karachi

The metropolitan city of Karachi made a shocking distinction by becoming the most polluted city in the world for two successive days, Monday and Tuesday, in terms of air quality, followed by New Delhi, on the Air Quality Index (AQI), according to the Swiss company IQAir that monitors air quality.

Correct Answer: A. Pakistan

Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani chaired the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ Meeting (CWYMM) in London from 12-15 September 2023. This was the first time in 30 years that Pakistan chaired a Commonwealth event. The theme of the four-day ministerial meeting is ‘Aim Higher, Delivering More for Young People in the Commonwealth.

Correct Answer: C. Poor Economic Conditions

The lender on Friday revealed that poverty in Pakistan shot up to 39.4% as of last fiscal year with 12.5 million more people falling into the trap due to poor economic conditions. About 95 million Pakistanis now live in poverty. The lender identified low human development, unsustainable fiscal situation, over-regulated private sector, agriculture and energy sectors as the priority areas for reforms for the next government.