Explanation

In December 2023, UNESCO added Iftar to its list of intangible cultural heritage.

The application for the sociocultural tradition was jointly submitted by Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan to the UNESCO.

Iftar: the meal Muslims have to break their fasts, especially in the month of Ramadan 

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UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

UNESCO founding date: 16 November 1945

UNESCO headquarters: Paris, France 

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Explanation

Priyanshu Rajawat won Orleans Masters 2023 men's singles title.

Runner-up:  Magnus Johnsson (Denmark)

Held: 9 April 2023

Priyanshu Rajawat is a badminton player from India.

Explanation

Summit for Democracy 2023

Edition: Second (first held in 2021)

Hosting country: USA

Pakistan declined to participate (announcement made on 28 March 2023)

Explanation

FATF meeting held on 24 February 2023

Suspended membership of Russia over war in Ukraine

South Africa and Nigeria: Kept in gray list

Morocco and Cambodia: Removed from gray list 

Explanation

The World Health Organisation (WHO) released the World Health Statistics 2023.

 According to this report, COVID-19 caused some 20 million deaths and a total of 336.8 million life-years.

Explanation

The UK government kicked off the two-day (1st, 2nd November) event at Bletchley Park, north of London, by publishing the "Bletchley Declaration" signed by 28 countries and the European Union.

Explanation

• Expo 2023 Doha, Qatar  located in Al Bidda Park, in the heart of Doha a few steps away from Corniche Street situated between West Bay and Doha Port.
• From 2 October 2023 to 28 March 2024.
  
  

Explanation

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

Explanation

Pakistan and Russia have signed a bilateral trade agreement aimed at facilitating and reducing costs of trade between the two countries.

The deal was signed on May 19, 2023 in Kazan, Russia.

Explanation

Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court annulled Section 124-A, of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), dealing with Sedition .

Judgment date: 30 March 2023

Section 124-A is known as the ‘sedition law’.

Sedition means بغاوت

لاہور ہائیکورٹ نے بغاوت کی دفعہ 124 اے تعزیرات پاکستان کو کالعدم قرار دے دیا۔