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The Alliance of Sahel States is a mutual defense pact created between the military juntas controlling Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso on 16 September 2023. The pact was created amid the 2023 Nigerien crisis, which had begun after the coup in Niger which ECOWAS threatened to militarily intervene against.

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About FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 (men’s category)

Venues: Philippines, Japan, Indonesia

Winner: Germany (first title)

Runner-up: Serbia

Third place: Canada

Fourth place: USA

Games played: 92

Final held on 10 September 2023

 Note: FIBA stands for Federation internationale de basket-ball

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In April 2023, Montana became the first US state to pass legislation banning TikTok on personal devices citing a number of concerns about TikTock. 

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IRSA was founded in 1992

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will co-host, along with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan.

Venue: Geneva, Switzerland

Date: 9 January 2023

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The first-ever World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship 2023 will be held in Kerala, India from January 10-20, 2023.

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A mob set fire to the Radio Pakistan office in Peshawar on 9 May 2023 after the arrest of former PM Imran Khan.

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Sweden holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 January to 30 June 2023.

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• In July 2023, at the Global Women Awards ceremony held in London, two Pakistanis were recognized for their remarkable contributions in their respective fields.
• Huma Fakhar, a Pakistani businesswoman, received the Global Woman Inspiration Award, while Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, a philanthropist, was honored with the Global Man of the Decade award.

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