Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs – Set 19

Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs – Set 19

1. Which Pakistani leaders arrived in Tehran on August 24, 2026, as part of Pakistan's efforts to promote regional peace and stability?

A. Shehbaz Sharif and Ishaq Dar

B. Asim Munir and Mohsin Naqvi

C. Asif Ali Zardari and Khawaja Asif

D. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Ahsan Iqbal

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Correct Answer: B. Asim Munir and Mohsin Naqvi

2. Who received Field Marshal Asim Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi after their arrival in Tehran?

A. Abbas Araghchi

B. Eskandar Momeni

C. Masoud Pezeshkian

D. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

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Correct Answer: B. Eskandar Momeni

3. According to ISPR, the main focus of Field Marshal Asim Munir's Tehran visit is to promote efforts towards what?

A. A new trade agreement

B. A peaceful, lasting and comprehensive resolution of the Middle East conflict

C. A new border treaty

D. A regional sports agreement

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Correct Answer: B. A peaceful, lasting and comprehensive resolution of the Middle East conflict

4. According to reports, with which US leader did Field Marshal Asim Munir speak before his Tehran visit?

A. Joe Biden

B. Donald Trump

C. Marco Rubio

D. JD Vance

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Correct Answer: B. Donald Trump

5. Which Pakistani minister accompanied Field Marshal Asim Munir during his August 24 visit to Tehran?

A. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb

B. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi

C. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif

D. Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan

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Correct Answer: B. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi

6. Which international organisation's chief did Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar meet in London regarding Pakistani sailors held by Somali pirates?

A. International Maritime Organization

B. International Labour Organization

C. International Civil Aviation Organization

D. World Trade Organization

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Correct Answer: A. International Maritime Organization

7. What did Ishaq Dar seek from the International Maritime Organization concerning Pakistani sailors?

A. Immediate intervention for their return

B. New employment contracts

C. A reduction in maritime insurance

D. New Pakistani shipping routes

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Correct Answer: A. Immediate intervention for their return

8. What new sovereign credit rating has Moody's assigned to Pakistan?

A. B1

B. B2

C. B3

D. Ba1

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Correct Answer: C. B3

9. From which rating did Moody's upgrade Pakistan's sovereign rating to B3?

A. Caa1

B. Caa2

C. B1

D. B2

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Correct Answer: A. Caa1

10. What outlook did Moody's maintain for Pakistan following the latest sovereign rating upgrade?

A. Negative

B. Positive

C. Stable

D. Developing

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Correct Answer: C. Stable

11. How many reserved seats of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly were contested in the latest polling?

A. Five

B. Six

C. Seven

D. Eight

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Correct Answer: C. Seven

12. Which two political parties contested the five women's reserved seats in the AJK Legislative Assembly?

A. PML-N and PPP

B. PTI and PPP

C. PML-N and PTI

D. PPP and PML-Q

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Correct Answer: A. PML-N and PPP

13. How many women's reserved seats were contested by PML-N and PPP respectively in the AJK Assembly?

A. 3 and 2

B. 4 and 1

C. 2 and 3

D. 5 and 0

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Correct Answer: B. 4 and 1

14. Which Pakistani city has begun dredging operations at its port to strengthen maritime capability and trade?

A. Gwadar

B. Karachi

C. Port Qasim

D. Pasni

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Correct Answer: B. Karachi

15. What annual savings is the proposed Thar coal railway project expected to generate according to the Railways Minister?

A. $1 billion

B. $2 billion

C. $3 billion

D. $4 billion

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Correct Answer: B. $2 billion

16. How many major passport offices have had their working hours extended by the federal government?

A. Six

B. Seven

C. Eight

D. Ten

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Correct Answer: C. Eight

17. Until what time will the eight major passport offices remain open under the extended schedule?

A. 8:00pm

B. 10:00pm

C. 11:00pm

D. Midnight

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Correct Answer: D. Midnight

18. Which area is the focus of a new Sindh initiative aimed at restoring and protecting mangrove forests?

A. Makran Coast

B. Indus Delta

C. Thar Desert

D. Kirthar Range

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Correct Answer: B. Indus Delta

19. How large an area of mangrove forests is targeted under the new Sindh Indus Delta restoration initiative?

A. 150,000 hectares

B. 250,000 hectares

C. 350,000 hectares

D. 450,000 hectares

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Correct Answer: C. 350,000 hectares

20. How many skilled young people does the Balochistan government plan to send abroad in the first phase of its overseas employment initiative?

A. 1,500

B. 2,000

C. 2,500

D. 3,000

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Correct Answer: C. 2,500

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