NATIONAL 1. The Paigham-i-Pakistan fatwa has been signed by ______ scholars. (a) 1124        (b) 1,829 (c) 1915        (d) 2029 2. On Jan 17, ______ was appointed chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) for a period of three years. (a) Mohsin Razi (b) Lt Gen (R) Maqsood Ahmad (c) Abdul Rauf (d) Syed …

NATIONAL Jan 16: President of Pakistan Federation Baseball and ex-director general Sports Board Punjab Khawar Shah passed away. He was 68. Jan 16: The government announced ‘Idea Award Scheme’ for asking bureaucrats to send suggestions for improving governance and decision-making process by offering them even cash prizes. Paigham-i-Pakistan State Narrative Against Terrorism Jan 16: Paigham-i-Pakistan, a document that offers counter-narrative …

Making a populist push for ‘New India’ Nothing has underlined the challenge facing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi better than the results of three key by-elections in the western state of Rajasthan. His Bharatiya Janata Party lost two seats in the lower house of parliament and one in the state assembly to the opposition Congress party by big margins. This …

NATIONAL 1. On Dec 17, ______ was the only Pakistani named in the top 11 powerful women of the world by NYT. (a) Malala Yousafzai         (b) Maryam Nawaz (c) Gulalai Ismail              (d) Sherry Rehman 2. On Dec 17, the ______ High Court ruled that forced abortion is a strong ground for …

NATIONAL Dec 16: The World Bank approved $300 million loan to modernise agriculture in Punjab, create better prospects for farmers and ensure better quality and safer food at lower prices to consumers. Dec 17: Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was named among the top 11 powerful women of the world by New York Times. Dec …

Jan 02: India successfully test-fired its Agni-IV intercontinental ballistic missile. Jan 06: Veteran actor Om Puri died. Jan 20: Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Jan 29: Iran tested a new ballistic missile, the Khorramshahr, having a range of 1,000 kilometers. Feb 17: Scientists found that New Zealand sits atop a previously unknown …

Jan 04: A distinguished classical singer belonging to the Patiala Gharana of classical music, Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, died. Jan 05: Younis Khan became the first batsman to score Test hundreds against 11 countries. Jan 09: Pakistan attained the credible ‘second strike capability’ as it successfully test-fired nuclear capable submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) Babur-III. Jan 11: Governor Sindh Justice (Retd.) …

NATIONAL 1. The National Assembly passed the 24th Constitution Amendment Bill, 2017, on ______. (a) Nov 16      (b) Nov 17 (c) Nov 18      (d) Nov 20 2. On Nov 17, the UNGA passed a Pakistan-sponsored resolution on peoples’ right to self-determination. It was co-sponsored by ______ countries. (a) 65         (b) 75 (c) 100  …

NATIONAL Nov 16: The National Assembly passed the 24th Constitution Amendment Bill 2017, paving the way for the ECP to carry out fresh delimitation of constituencies on the basis of provisional census data. Nov 17: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) unanimously passed a Pakistan-sponsored resolution, reaffirming the universal realization of the right to self-determination for people. The resolution was …

Decades of Middle East diplomacy thrown away in one sentence “It is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. While previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise, they failed to deliver. Today, I am delivering.” — Donald J. Trump President of the United States Introduction On December 06, 2017, the President of the United States, …