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Sarah Ahmad is the current Chairperson and a member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly since 2019 to date

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last updated on 17-05-2025

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About Asian Athletics Championships 2025

Edition: 26th 

Starting date: 27 May 2025

Closing date: 31 May 2025 

Venue: Gumi, South Korea

Topper: China 

China won 19 gold, 9 silver & 4 bronze medals

Note: Pakistan won a gold medal in Javelin Throw category.

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Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem threw a massive 86.40m to win gold in the men’s javelin final at the Asian Athletics Championship

Winning date: 31 May 2025

Venue: Gumi, South Korea

Nadeem’s gold is Pakistan’s first and only medal at the championship.

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The 2025 Asian Athletics Championships was the 26th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships.

Being held from 27 to 31 May 2025 in Gumi, South Korea.

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Lt Gen (retd) Nazir Ahmed Butt is the current 16th chairman of NAB since 4 March 2023.

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Fazal Hakim Khan is the current Climate Change minister of Khyberpahthtun Khwa (KPK)

Appointed in March 2024.

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the current Director-General (DG) of World Trade Organization

She replaced replaced Roberto Azevedo

She is the first African to lead WTO. 

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World Maritime Day is celebrated on last Thursday of September. 

In 2022, it was celebrated on 29 September.

Theme 2022: New technologies for greener shipping.

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•  'World Water Week 2022' celebrated from  23 August to 1 September.
• Theme 2022: Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water 

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Russia has developed an mRNA vaccine for cancer patients.

The vaccine is expected to be released in early 2025.

The vaccine will be free for eligible Russian cancer patients.

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