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FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 (football)

Edition: 9th

Venue: Australia, New Zealand

Final held: 20 August 2023

Final venue: Sydney

Winner: Spain

Runner-up: England

Third position: Sweden

Participating teams: 32

Total matched: 64

Official mascot: Tazuni

Total goals scored: 164

Top scorer: Hinata Miyazawa from Japan (5 goals)

Best player: Aitana Bonmatí from Spain

Best young player: Salma Paralluelo from Spain

Best goalkeeper : Mary Earps from England

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ACC Men's Cricket Premier Cup 2023

Venue: Nepal

Champion: Nepal (first title)

Runner-up: UAE

Final held: 2 May 2023

Participating teams: 10

Total Matches: 24

Note: ACC stands for Asian Cricket Council

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Bombing took place in Bajaur district KPK in a political gathering organised by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl

Deaths: More than 50

Injured: More than 150

Incident Date: 30 July 2023

Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) claimed the responsibility of the attack. 

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The terrorist attack on an army garrison in Balochistan’s Zhob town on July 12 2023, claimed the lives of nine soldiers of Pakistan Army.

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In 2023, The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will begin a new five-year programme in Pakistan to target 1.5 million poor rural households.

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PM Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated coal-fired power plants 

Capacity: 1,650 megawatts (MW)

Inauguration date: 22 March 2023

Location: Tharparker (Sindh)

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• Namira Salim, the trailblazing Pakistani astronaut, is set to make history as the first female astronaut from Pakistan, South Asia, and the Commonwealth of Nations to embark on a space journey.
• Her mission will be aboard Virgin Galactic’s commercial space liner, a company at the forefront of space tourism.
• Namira Salim has a remarkable track record, having previously planted the Pakistani flag at both the North Pole and the South Pole.
  

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At least 53 people, including a police officer, were killed while dozens were injured in what officials believe was a suicide blast near a 12th Rabiul Awwal procession in Balochistan’s Mastung district on 29 September 2023.

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Azerbaijan's national airline, AZAL, has officially commenced its direct flight operations to Pakistan. The inaugural flight from Baku to Lahore is scheduled.

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According to the annual Times Higher Education World University Rankings published in Sept 2023, two Chinese universities entered the top 15 for the first time in the 20-year history of the ranking. China’s Tsinghua University occupied 12th place on the list, gaining four places since last year, while Peking University rose from 17th to 14th.