Explanation

Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem threw a massive 86.40m to win gold in the men’s javelin final at the Asian Athletics Championship

Winning date: 31 May 2025

Venue: Gumi, South Korea

Nadeem’s gold is Pakistan’s first and only medal at the championship.

Additional Information:

The 2025 Asian Athletics Championships was the 26th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships.

Being held from 27 to 31 May 2025 in Gumi, South Korea.

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Explanation

Global Hunger Index 2024

Edition: 19th

Total countries: 127

Pakistan: 109

Worst ranking: Somalia (127)

Topper: Belarus

Additional Information:

Global Hunger Index 2024 is published by Concern Worldwide, an Irish humanitarian organisation, and Welthungerhilfe, a German aid agency

Explanation

ð Lieutenant General Muhammad Asim Malik is the current and 26th Director-General (DG) of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) since 30 Sep 2024.
ð He replaced  Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum.
ð DG ISI tenure term: 3 years

Last update on 01.09.2023

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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Explanation

The current Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research is Rana Tanveer Hussain.

He has been in office since March 11, 2024.

He is also serving as the Minister of Industries and Production.

Explanation

On 27 January 2025, West Indies won a Test match in Pakistan for the first time in nearly 35 years.

The West Indies won the second Test in Multan by 120 runs on day three to draw the series 1-1.

The last time the West Indies won a Test in Pakistan was in Faisalabad in November 1990.

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Explanation

Know about Gilgit-Baltistan budget 2025-26

Outlay: Rs 148 billion

Health: Rs 50 million

Presented by Speaker Nazir Ahmed Advocate

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Explanation

13 security personnel were martyred and 16 others injured while 14 militants were killed in two separate attacks in Mir Ali, North Waziristan district.

Asood-al-Harb, a group linked to the banned Hafiz Gul Bahadur network, claimed responsibility for the Mir Ali bombing.

This incident occurred on 28 June 2025.

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Explanation

On 1 July 2025, Pakistan assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of July.

This marks Pakistan’s eighth term on the 15-member Council and its first presidency since 2013.

Pakistan began its current two-year term as a non-permanent member in January 2025, which will continue through the end of 2026.

Additional Information: 

The UNSC has 15 members, five of which — Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States — are permanent ones.

The 10 non-permanent seats of the Council are allocated by geographic region, with five replaced each year.

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Explanation

Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar is the current Chief justice of the Sindh High Court since July 2025

He was elected by Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP)

He replaced Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui

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Updated & verified on 02July 2025