At least 11 coal miners were killed in the Mach area of Balochistan on Sunday after armed militants kidnapped them and took them to a nearby area before opening fire at close range.
A. Three
B. Five
C. Nine
D. None
Tech has gradually become one of life’s necessities, be it for businesses, industries, offices or the home.This year science, technology, and innovation played an even more important role as governments raced to find a vaccine and treatments for Covid-19. Individuals and organisations came forward to find innovative solutions.
Here is a list of Pakistani scientist and researchers from around the world that pulled off an impressive performance in 2020.
1. Professor Shazia Sadiq has been selected by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) to be a part of its advanced STEM research team.
2. Pakistan-born scientist Dr Asifa Akhtar has been selected as a recipient for the prestigious 2021 Leibniz Prize by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for her outstanding work in cell-biology on mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation.
3. Dr Naqeeb Khalid is a Toronto-based Pakistani doctor who has introduced an instant Covid-19 diagnostic test using a smartphone, according to Radio Pakistan.
4. The 29-year-old Sanaa Khan is a programme manager at Google, where she supervises the market strategy and hardware planning for the company’s gaming service Stadia.
5. In February, 20-year-old Sumail Hassan Syed was listed as one of the top-earning esports players with around $3.6 million earnings to date.
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Pakistan Current Affairs MCQsPakistan’s middle-order batsman Fawad Alam has garnered heaps of praises after he pulled off an interesting match against the Kiwis on Tuesday.
Alam, who scored a brilliant 102 off 296 deliveries, resisting the attack by New Zealand bowlers for around six hours and 36 minutes, added an important 165 for the 5th wicket with skipper Mohammad Rizwan.
This is the second Test century for Fawad Alam, who debuted in 2009 against Sri Lanka and scored a century on his debut.
However, he was dropped from the Pakistan team in November 2009 and made a comeback only in August 2020.
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Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs A. Abeerah Ather
B. Emma Alam
C. Syeda Kisa Zehra
D. None of these
Emma Alam was thrilled to win the prestigious global event. “I had aimed to give my best in WMC 2020, backed by a lot of daily practice for the past two years with my coach and the institute. It still astonishes me how powerful the mechanism of human memory is and the brain’s infinite information storage system.”
A. Shadab khan
B. Babar Azam
C. Shaheen Afrid
D. Muhammad Amir
Pakistan captain Babar Azam was on Friday named the Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year in the PCB awards following his stellar performances during the season. The 26-year-old was also adjudged the White-ball Cricketer of the Year after averaging 110.5 and 55.2 in the ODIs and T20Is respectively.
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Pakistan Current Affairs MCQsPrime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday announced that the fixed tax regime for the construction sector that was introduced earlier this year had been extended to Dec 31, 2021.
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Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs A. Block 2
B. Block 3
C. Block 4
D. None of these
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has announced the production of the state-of-the-art JF-17 Thunder Block 3 fighter jets, while also acquiring 14 dual-seat JF-17 aircraft, a media report said on Wednesday. The JF-17 Thunder Block 3 of the PAF will be operational with a new radar
