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Ø  The seventh edition of the multinational maritime exercise Aman-2021 is beginning in Pakistani waters (Karachi( from February 11, 2021

Ø  The 6-days exercise, with the slogan ‘Together for Peace”, will have two phases, a harbor phase and a sea phase.

Ø  45 countries along with their surface and air assets, special operation forces, marine teams, senior officers and observers are participating in the exercise.

Ø  The exercise is carried out in collaboration between the navies of various countries to maintain a safe and sustainable maritime realm.

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Senior writer, journalist, historian, and analyst Akhtar Baloch passed away in Karachi on 31 July 2022.

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Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi is the youngest Deputy Speaker in the history of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

Wasiq Abbasi was elected unopposed on 30 July 2022.

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Fatima Jinnah: younger sister of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Fatima Jinnah born: 31th July 1893

Fatima Jinnah is referred as:  Madr-e-Millat (Mother of Nation)

Fatima Jinnah died: 9 July 1967

Fatima Jinnah died at age: 71

Fatima Jinnah died: Karachi

Fatima Jinnah profession: Dental Surgeon

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President Dr. Arif Alvi has approved the appointment of Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali as the Chairman of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) in July 2022.

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Parvez Ellahi took oath as CM Punjab: 27 July 2022

Previously, Hamza Shahbaz was Chief Minister of Punjab from 30 April 2022 to 26 July 2022.

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Pakistan ranked 145 out of 146 Countries in Global Gender Gap Index 2022.

The top five worst countries are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Chad,

while the top five countries with gender parity are Finland, Norway, New Zealand, and Sweden.

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Note: India is the worst performer in the world in ‘Health and Survival’ sub-index, ranked @ 146.

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Haider Ali won the first-ever Gold Medal for Pakistan In Paralympics 2020.

Pakistani athlete Haider Ali belongs to Gujranwala City

The games were held in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.

There were 539 medal events.

2020 Summer Paralympics medals
Location	Tokyo,  Japan
Highlights
Most gold medals	China (96)
Most total medals	China (207)

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Italy’s Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, arrived in Islamabad on a two-day official visit to hold talks with the country's leadership over the situation in Afghanistan in September 2021.

 Foreign Ministers, views will be exchanged on the latest developments in Afghanistan.

Pakistan and Italy enjoy cordial relations, bilaterally as well as in the context of EU and multilateral fora. 

 The two sides closely coordinate on the issue of the UN Security Council reforms

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ð  The Ramon Magsaysay Award, named after a Filipino president killed in a plane crash, was established in 1957.

ð  The Ramon Magsaysay Award dubbed as Asia’s highest award equivalent to Nobel Prize.

ð  Pakistani Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for pioneering the idea of Interest-Free Microfinance Programme.

ð  Dr. Amjad Saqib, Founder Akhuwat foundation.

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