Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs – Set 09

Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs – Set 09

1. What major development was the federal cabinet scheduled to discuss on August 20, 2026?

A. New electoral reforms only

B. Fuel margins and key legislation

C. Provincial budget revisions only

D. Agricultural land reforms

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Correct Answer: B. Fuel margins and key legislation

2. Which party announced that it was suspending cooperation with the PML-N-led federal government until its concerns were addressed?

A. PTI

B. PPP

C. JUI-F

D. MQM-P

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Correct Answer: B. PPP

3. Who announced the PPP's decision to withhold support from the federal government?

A. Asif Ali Zardari

B. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

C. Yousaf Raza Gilani

D. Sherry Rehman

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Correct Answer: B. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

4. Which issue was among the concerns raised by the PPP in its dispute with the federal government?

A. AJK elections

B. Senate chairman election

C. Presidential election

D. National Assembly speaker election

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Correct Answer: A. AJK elections

5. What did Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif say on August 20, 2026, regarding talks with the opposition?

A. Talks were permanently cancelled

B. The government was ready for talks

C. Talks would only be held after elections

D. The opposition should leave Parliament

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Correct Answer: B. The government was ready for talks

6. Which country's Foreign Minister held a phone call with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir on August 20, 2026?

A. Türkiye

B. Iran

C. Saudi Arabia

D. Syria

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Correct Answer: B. Iran

7. Who is the Iranian Foreign Minister who discussed regional developments with Field Marshal Asim Munir?

A. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian

B. Abbas Araghchi

C. Javad Zarif

D. Ali Bagheri Kani

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Correct Answer: B. Abbas Araghchi

8. According to the Iranian government statement, what did Abbas Araghchi and Asim Munir discuss?

A. Only bilateral trade

B. Regional developments and diplomatic efforts

C. Cricket cooperation

D. Hajj arrangements

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Correct Answer: B. Regional developments and diplomatic efforts

9. What action did Indian authorities take outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on August 20, 2026?

A. Closed the visa section

B. Removed external barricades and structures

C. Expelled Pakistani diplomats

D. Sealed the entire compound

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Correct Answer: B. Removed external barricades and structures

10. Which Pakistani diplomatic mission in India was affected by the removal of external structures?

A. Pakistan Consulate in Mumbai

B. Pakistan Consulate in Chennai

C. Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi

D. Pakistan Consulate in Kolkata

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Correct Answer: C. Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi

11. How many Pakistani sailors' bodies were repatriated to Karachi after the recent Houthi attack on a vessel in the Bab-el-Mandeb?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

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Correct Answer: B. Two

12. In which strategic waterway were the Pakistani sailors killed in the recent vessel attack?

A. Strait of Hormuz

B. Bab-el-Mandeb

C. Bosporus Strait

D. Strait of Malacca

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Correct Answer: B. Bab-el-Mandeb

13. What health test was made mandatory for employees of Pakistan's federal Health Ministry?

A. Diabetes screening

B. Hepatitis C screening

C. Tuberculosis screening

D. HIV screening

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Correct Answer: B. Hepatitis C screening

14. How many hepatitis C testing facilities had been established in Islamabad under the latest screening initiative?

A. 10

B. 12

C. 17

D. 25

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Correct Answer: C. 17

15. What did Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq describe as being directly linked to food security, economic stability and national security?

A. Digitalisation

B. Water security

C. Tourism

D. Industrialisation

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Correct Answer: B. Water security

16. Where was the Parliamentary Seminar on Water Governance and Flood Resilience held?

A. Lahore

B. Karachi

C. Parliament House, Islamabad

D. Peshawar

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Correct Answer: C. Parliament House, Islamabad

17. Which motorway project was reported to be at the feasibility stage and potentially suitable for Public-Private Partnership implementation?

A. M-2

B. M-5

C. M-10

D. M-9

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Correct Answer: C. M-10

18. Which project was discussed in connection with financing from the Korean Exim Bank?

A. Lyari Elevated Freight Corridor

B. Lahore-Bahawalnagar Motorway

C. Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway

D. Karachi Northern Bypass

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Correct Answer: A. Lyari Elevated Freight Corridor

19. On August 20, 2026, Pakistan marked the 55th martyrdom anniversary of which Nishan-e-Haider recipient?

A. Major Aziz Bhatti

B. Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas

C. Major Shabbir Sharif

D. Captain Karnal Sher Khan

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Correct Answer: B. Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas

20. In which year was Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas martyred?

A. 1965

B. 1971

C. 1973

D. 1977

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Correct Answer: B. 1971

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