Explanation

Mayor Election (Karachi)

Held: 14 June 2023

Winner: Murtaza Wahab (PPP)

Murtaza Wahab won: 173 votes

Second position: Naeemur Rehman (JI)

Naeemur Rehman won: 160 votes

Note: Jamaat-e-Islami rejected Karachi mayor election results, announces ‘black day’ on 15 June 2023

Explanation

On 21 June 2023, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in France to attend the New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris.

Explanation

A girls literary festival was organised for the first time in North Waziristan tribal district to provide a competitive platform to female students.

Held: February 12 to 17, 2023

Explanation

 The 65th martyrdom anniversary of Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed, recipient of Nishan-e-Haider observed on 7 August 2023

Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed martyred on 7 August 1958 

Explanation

On 6 December 2023, The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, urging the UN Security Council to act on the war in Gaza.

Article 99 allows the secretary-general to “bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security”.

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Explanation

Asian Para Games 2023

Edition: Fourth 

Venue: Hangzhou, China

Starting date: 22 Oct 2023

Ending date: 28 Oct 2023

Originally scheduled to take place from 9 to 15 October 2022, the event was postponed to 2023  due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Note: Asian Para Games 2023 is a multi-sport event that parallels the 2023 Asian Games

Explanation

Total of 10 teams participated in ICC men’s ODI Cricket World Cup 2023

Edition: 13th

Format: One Day International (ODI)

Venue: India

Winner: Australia (sixth title)

Staring date: 5 October

Final date: 19 November

Runners-up: India

Total Matches: 48

Note: This is the first time India hosting the tournament solely

Official mascot: 

Explanation

In June 2023, England off-spinner Moeen Ali was fined 25 per cent of his match fee and handed one demerit point for using an unauthorised drying agent on his bowling hand in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

Explanation

FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2023

Edition: 23rd

Venue: Argentina

Final held: 11 June 2023

Winner: Uruguay (1st title)

Runners-up: Italy

Third place: Israel

Fourth place: South Korea

Matches played: 52

Goals scored: 154

Top scorer: Cesare Casadei from Italy (7 goals)

Best player: Cesare Casadei (Italy)

Best goalkeeper award: Sebastiano Desplanches (Italy)

Fair play award: USA 

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Explanation

Know all about India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3

Launched on 14 July 2023

Launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh

On 23 August 2023, India became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon’s south pole

Chandrayaan means Mooncraft

Chandrayaan is a Sanskrit word

Chandrayaan-3 is the third Indian lunar exploration mission under the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan programme.

Chandrayaan-3 consists of a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan

The propulsion module carried the lander and rover configuration to lunar orbit in preparation for a powered descent by the lander.