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Know about Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2024

Released by Transparency International

Total countries: 180

Topper: Denmark

Bottom: South Sudan

Pakistan Ranking: 135

Note: Pakistan was ranked 133 in CPI in 2023

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About G20 summit 2024

Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dates: 18-19 November 2024

Theme: Building a just world and a sustainable planet

Additional information:

G20, Group of the Twenty, is a global organization

G20 was founded in 1999

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Runner-up: Multan Sultans Islamabad United is the winner of PSL 09 (2024) Final held on 18 March 2024 Note: Eighth edition of PSL was won Lahore Qalandars in 2023

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UAE is set to ban single-use plastic from 1 January 2024.

UAE: United Arab Emirates 

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Zaheer Aslam Janjua became High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada in May 2022.

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A total of 7 Pakistani players qualified for the Olympics in 2024.

Pakistan secured 62nd ranking in the Summer Olympic Games 2024.

Pakistan won Single Gold Medal in Javelin Throw category.

USA secured first position by winning a total of 126 medals. 

Olympic Games 2024 held in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 Aug 2024.

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Explanation

Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record by clinching the coveted gold medal in the men’s javelin final

This ended Pakistan’s 32-year wait for success at the Games 

Throw: 92.97-m throw

Winning date: 8 Aug 2024

Arshad belongs to Mian Channu.

 Nadeem’s throw was Pakistan’s first individual gold medal

Note: It also shattered the previous Olympic record of 90.57m, set by the Netherlands’ Andreas Thorkildsen at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

The throw now stands as the sixth longest throw ever, and the best in the world this year.

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The UK, US, Germany, France, Canada, Italy and Japan make up the G7.

Group of Seven (G7) summits
No	Year	Venue
1	1975	France
45	2019	France
46	2020	US
47	2021	UK
48	2022	Germany
49	2023	Japan
50	2024	Italy

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About Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship 2024

Edition: 31st

Venue: Islamabad (Pakistan)

Participation: 12 member nations

Starting date: 25 June

Closing date: 29 June

Sohail Adnan became Boys Under 13 Champion.

Sohail Adnan belongs to Pakistan.

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Global Livability Index 2024

Published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit 

Total cities: 173

Least Ranking: Damascus, Syria

Karachi: 169th 

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