Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs – Set 22

Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs – Set 22

1. Who chaired the first meeting of the National Coordination Committee on the National Youth Employment Policy on August 27, 2026?

A. Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan

B. Ahsan Iqbal

C. Bilal Azhar Kayani

D. Shaza Fatima Khawaja

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Correct Answer: A. Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan

2. Which organization emphasized the importance of accurate and updated data for effective social protection delivery on August 27, 2026?

A. NADRA

B. Benazir Income Support Programme

C. National Disaster Management Authority

D. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

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Correct Answer: B. Benazir Income Support Programme

3. Who is the current Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme?

A. Rubina Khalid

B. Shazia Marri

C. Marriyum Aurangzeb

D. Wajiha Qamar

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Correct Answer: A. Rubina Khalid

4. Pakistan and Kuwait signed the Protocol Agreement-2026 mainly to strengthen cooperation in which field?

A. Tourism

B. Military and defence

C. Agriculture

D. Higher education

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Correct Answer: B. Military and defence

5. Who led the Kuwaiti delegation that met Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on August 27, 2026?

A. Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Saleem Al-Sabah

B. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah

C. Khalid Darj Saad Al-Shriaan

D. Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

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Correct Answer: A. Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Saleem Al-Sabah

6. Which Pakistani minister reviewed progress on the Brownfield Refinery Upgradation Policy with the country's oil refineries on August 28, 2026?

A. Muhammad Aurangzeb

B. Ali Pervaiz Malik

C. Abdul Aleem Khan

D. Ahsan Iqbal

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Correct Answer: B. Ali Pervaiz Malik

7. How many oil refineries did Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik meet with to review refinery modernisation and energy security?

A. Three

B. Four

C. Five

D. Six

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Correct Answer: C. Five

8. Which Pakistani institution released 256,000 cusecs of water on August 28, 2026?

A. WAPDA

B. IRSA

C. NDMA

D. FFC

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Correct Answer: B. IRSA

9. What was the inflow of water reported by IRSA on August 28, 2026?

A. 220,000 cusecs

B. 240,000 cusecs

C. 256,000 cusecs

D. 270,000 cusecs

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Correct Answer: D. 270,000 cusecs

10. Which Pakistani institution announced that it had begun referring serious gynaecology cases to other hospitals following the PIMS fire?

A. PIMS

B. Pakistan Medical Commission

C. Federal Directorate of Health

D. NIH Islamabad

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Correct Answer: A. PIMS

11. Which hospitals were among those receiving serious gynaecology patients after the PIMS fire?

A. Holy Family Hospital and Polyclinic

B. Shifa International and PIMS

C. Mayo Hospital and Jinnah Hospital

D. Civil Hospital Karachi and JPMC

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Correct Answer: A. Holy Family Hospital and Polyclinic

12. What did the National Assembly do on August 28, 2026, following the PIMS fire tragedy?

A. Adjourned the entire parliamentary year

B. Suspended routine business to discuss the tragedy

C. Dissolved its standing committees

D. Called an emergency election

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Correct Answer: B. Suspended routine business to discuss the tragedy

13. Who moved the motion in the National Assembly to suspend routine business for discussion of the PIMS tragedy?

A. Shazia Marri

B. Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh

C. Ayaz Sadiq

D. Ahsan Iqbal

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Correct Answer: B. Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh

14. Which parliamentary body is reviewing Pakistan's export performance, export promotion and trade representation in China?

A. Senate panel

B. National Assembly Finance Committee

C. Public Accounts Committee

D. Economic Coordination Committee

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Correct Answer: A. Senate panel

15. Which Pakistani province's chief minister rejected the division of the province and promised greater powers for local governments on August 28, 2026?

A. Punjab

B. Sindh

C. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

D. Balochistan

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Correct Answer: B. Sindh

16. Who is the current Chief Minister of Sindh?

A. Murad Ali Shah

B. Qaim Ali Shah

C. Sharjeel Inam Memon

D. Nasir Hussain Shah

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Correct Answer: A. Murad Ali Shah

17. What did the Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast for upper parts of Pakistan from August 29 to September 6, 2026?

A. Heatwave conditions only

B. Rain, windstorms and thundershowers

C. Dense fog across the country

D. A complete dry spell

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Correct Answer: B. Rain, windstorms and thundershowers

18. Which weather system was expected to add to rainfall in Pakistan from August 31, 2026?

A. A tropical cyclone

B. A western weather system

C. A winter monsoon system

D. A dust storm system

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Correct Answer: B. A western weather system

19. Which Pakistani official inspected Anti-Riot Wing exercises at the Federal Constabulary Training Centre in Shabqadar on August 28, 2026?

A. Mohsin Raza Naqvi

B. Khawaja Muhammad Asif

C. Ahsan Iqbal

D. Talal Chaudhry

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Correct Answer: A. Mohsin Raza Naqvi

20. What did Pakistan's Prime Minister urge regarding the country's tax reforms on August 28, 2026?

A. Delay all tax reforms

B. Timely implementation of reforms and swift action against tax evaders and smugglers

C. Abolish the digital tax system

D. Suspend FBR restructuring

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Correct Answer: B. Timely implementation of reforms and swift action against tax evaders and smugglers