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November 10, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. Govt, IMF agree on backup steps in review talks
The caretaker government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a consensus on backup measures to activate by the year`s end if significant deviations from fiscal and monetary objectives threaten the broader aims of the ongoing $3 billion loan programme.
Informed sources told Dawn that a visiting mission of the IMF and the Pakistani authorities would be concluding technical level discussions on Friday that involve an exchange of the latest data, not only limited to the end September quarterly performance, and queries and clarifications on all macroeconomic areas and their forward-looking outcomes
2. Govt reveals plan to expel documented immigrants
As a UNHCR team postponed its visit to district Khyber due to a purported threat alert, Pakistan announced its plan to deport registered Afghan immigrants as well after the forced repatriation of undocumented immigrants, with Balochistan caretaker minister Jan Achakzai saying the policy was in reaction to militants using Afghanistan as a launching pad to foment terrorism in the country.
On the other hand, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman demanded the formation of a commission to deal with the issue of refugees, saying `unilateral decisions do not serve Pakistan or Afghanistan`
November 10, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News
3. Mossad, CIA chiefs hold prisoner talks in Qatar
The CIA and Mossad chiefs met with the Qatari prime minister in Doha on Thursday to discuss the parameters of a deal for prisoner releases and a pause in Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip, a source briefed on the meeting.
According to Reuters, the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad announced that they are ready to release two Israeli prisoners, a woman and a boy, for humanitarian and medical reasons, a spokesperson for the Al Quds Brigades said in a recorded message. He added that the initiative would take place once appropriate measures are met
4. Putin, Erdogan and Raisi fly to C. Asia in diplomatic push
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kazakhstan on Thursday to cement Moscow`s ties with its old ally, while Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticised the West over the Gaza crisis during a separate trip to Uzbekistan.
The visits are the latest in a flurry of diplomatic activity in Central Asia, as Europe, Russia, Turkiye, Iran and China all vie for influence in the region.
The former Soviet Republics in Central Asia are seeking to diversify their international partnerships
5. US strikes at weapons storage site in Syria
US warplanes carried out a strike on a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria on Wednesday in response to attacks against American personnel, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
`US military forces conducted a self-defense strike on a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran`s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups. This strike was conducted by two US F-15s against a weapons storage facility,` Austin said in a statement.
`This precision self-defense strike is a response to a series of attacks against US personnel in Iraq and Syria by IRGC-Quds Force affiliates, Austin said
