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In March 2023, Poland pledged it would send four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Poland is the first NATO member to do so.

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Saudi Arabia on 11 March 2023 marked Flag Day for the first time in its history with zeal.

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Know about NATO

NATO full form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Founded: 4 April, 1949 (Washington, USA)

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Total members: 32 

Latest Member: Finland

Type: Military Alliance

Official Languages: English & French

Founding members: 12

Pakistan: Not a NATO member

Member Muslim country: Turkiye  

On 4 April 2023, Finland became 31st member on 74th anniversary of NATO.

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Spain`s parliament approved on February 16, 2023 a law granting paid medical leave to women suffering severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation.

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Men's FIH Hockey Pro League Title 2022–23 

Edition: 4th 

Final held: July 2023

Winner: Nethelands (second time) 

Runner-Up: The great Britain 

Third place: Belgium

Total matches: 72

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• In August 2023, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem completed a throw of 87.82m in his third attempt to seal the second spot and silver medal in World Athletics Championship.

  Arshad Nadeem is the first Pakistani to win Silver Medal of World Athletics Championship.

   

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Dr. Saqib Arif, a Pakistani scientist working as a Principal Scientific Officer in the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council based in Karachi, was recognized as one of the top three winners and awarded €2,000 as a token of appreciation and acknowledgment.

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Jahangir Tareen launches new political party Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party on 8 June 2023.

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On 28 September 2023, Pakistan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) following the conclusion of the final round of negotiations between the two sides in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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• In 2023, Scientists in Zambia have discovered what are believed to be the remains of the world’s oldest wooden structure.
• Dated to some 476,000 years ago, they are almost a hundred times older than the Pyramids in Egypt.