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• The UNOPS launched ‘GHAR (Green Housing Affordable Resilient), an initiative aimed at enhancing the technical capacity of government institutions and renowned academia to design, construct, and manage climate-resilient housing in Pakistan.
• UNOPS: United Nations Office for Project Services 
• Launched in December 2023.

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Caretaker Minister for Finance Dr Shamshad Akhtar has been honoured with the prestigious Award of the ‘Most Influential Woman in Islamic Business and Finance 2023’

Event edition: 5th

Event venue: Dubai, UAE

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In October 2023, NASA launched spacecraft named 'Psyche' to find out whether the asteroid is the exposed core of an early planetary building block from the beginning of the solar system.

NASA is the space agency of USA.

Explanation

Budget presented by: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail

Increase of salary of government employees: 15%

Proposed Budget for Defence: 1.523 trillion 

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About SAFF Under-16 football Championship 2023 (men’s category)

Edition: 8th

Winner: India

Runner-up: Bangladesh

Venue: Thimphu, Bhutan

Final held: 10th September 2023

Total matches played: 09

Note: SAFF stands for South Asian Football Federation

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The New START Treaty was signed between United States and Russia in 2010

Suspended by Russia on 21 February 2023.

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• SCO virtual summit 2023
• Held: 4 July 2023
• Pakistan represented by: Shahbaz Sharif (PM)

• Host: India (first time)

• New member: Iran (9th member)
• Theme: Towards a SECURE SCO

• On 9 June, 2017 India and Pakistan became full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

• The SCO Headquarters: Beijing, China

• The SCO Founded: June 15, 2001
• The SCO currently comprises of nine Members States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Iran and Uzbekistan), four Observer States

• On 9 July 2023, Iran became 9th member of SCO. 

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Australia beat India to become champion of ICC men’s ODI Cricket World Cup 2023

Edition: 13th

Format: One Day International (ODI)

Venue: India

Staring date: 5 October

Final date: 19 November

Runners-up: India

Participating teams: 10

Total Matches: 48

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

Official mascot: 

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Balochistan budget for the fiscal year 2023-24

Presented by:  Minister for Finance Engineer Zmarak Khan Achakzai

Total outlay: Rs750 billion

Public Sector Development Programme: Rs229.301 billion

Volume of non-development expenditure: Rs437 billion

Tax: Zero

Budget Deficit: Rs49 billion

Health: Rs65 billion

Salaries for grade 1 to 16: increase by 35%

Salaries for grade 17 to 22: increase by 30%

Pensioners: 17.5% increase

Education: Rs87 billion

Law, Order & security: Rs53 billion

Budget for development of primary and secondary education: Rs12 billion

Budget for development of livestock: Rs1.5 billion

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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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