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November 02, 2024: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. Bill tabled for `preventive detention` of terror suspects
In a significant move, the government on Friday quietly introduced a crucial bill in the National Assembly, seeking to grant military and civil armed forces the authority to keep individuals facing terrorism charges in `preventive` detention for up to three months.
Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah referred the bill, which proposes amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997, to the relevant committee for consideration immediately after Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar tabled it in the closing moments of a thinly attended session, without explaining its salient features
2. Children among eight dead in Mastung bombing
At least eight people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were martyred and over 30 injured in a bomb blast near a girl`s school and a hospital in Mastung town, some 50km south-east of Quetta, on Friday.
Officials said the target of the remote-controlled blast was a police vehicle heading to Mastung district hospital to pick up polio vaccinators to escort them to different neighbourhoods as part of the nationwide immunisation drive being run from Oct 28 to Nov 3.
3. Ordinance giving more powers to top judge lands in Senate
A controversial ordinance promulgated by President Asif Ali Zardari in September giving a dominant role to the chief justice of Pakistan in the formation of benches landed in the Senate on Friday.
The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) (Amendment) Ordinance 2024, was laid in the house by Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar and referred to the standing committee concerned by the deputy chairman.
According to sources, the ordinance is likely to be placed before the house in the form of a bill next week
4. Pakistan, Qatar to explore ways to expand ties
Pakistan and Qatar have agreed to deepen cooperation and explore new horizons to strengthen bilateral ties, underscoring the importance of high-level exchanges to enhance mutual understanding, trade and investments.
Bilateral ties were discussed during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif`s two-day official visit to the Gulf state which ended on Friday.
The PM held meetings with Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
5. CM cannot completely ban transfers and postings, LHC rules
The Lahore High Court has ruled that the law does not allow the chief minister to place a complete ban on the transfer/ posting of government officials.
`Chief Minister can exercise powers and perform functions within the limitations defined and contours prescribed through legislative fiat,` Justice Asim Hafeez holds in a judgement, setting aside a March 1, 2024, notification approved by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
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6. Shabir appointed KP member in Irsa for three years
The federal government on Friday appointed Engineer Sahibzada Muhammad Shabir as the member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) for three years.
On the notification of his appointment as a member, Mr Shabir immediately assumed the charge of Irsa chairman for one year.
The federal government delayed the appointment of Mr Shabir, who was nominated by KP as its member on Sept 10
7. `Entire population in north Gaza` at risk of dying, UN chiefs warn
The unfolding situation in the northern Gaza Strip is `apocalyptic`, United Nations chiefs said on Friday, warning that its entire population was at `imminent risk` of death.
They said the entire Middle East region was now on a precipice and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.
Israel launched a major air and ground assault in northern Gaza last month, saying it wanted to stop Hamas regrouping there
8. Japan enters into defence pact with European Union
Japan and the European Union announced a sweeping new security and defence partnership in Tokyo on Friday, which EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell hailed as a historic and `very timely` step.
Borrell and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya unveiled the pact to develop cooperation on joint military drills, exchange of information related to the defence industry, and space security among other matters
9. Ceasefire prospects dwindle as Israel intensifies attacks
Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli air strikes killed atleast64 people in the Gaza Strip and battered Beirut`s southern suburbs.
US envoys had been working to secure ceasefires on both fronts ahead of the US presidential election next Tuesday
10. Dictionary chooses `brat` as its `Word of the Year`
THE Collins Dictionary has chosen `brat` as its `Word of the Year` for 2024.
Defined as someone with a `confident, independent and hedonistic attitude`, it has been inspired by Charli XCX.
What started as the name of her number one album has arguably grown into a cultural movement for some, with people adopting the brat way of life.
Courtesy: Daily Dawn Epaper
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