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• About United Nations Climate Change Conference 2025

  Edition: 30th 

  Starting date: 10 Nov 2025

  Closing date: 21 Nov 2025

  Venue: Brazil

  Pakistan participation: Maryam Nawaz (CM Punjab) 

  
  

  Additional Information: 

  COP29 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2024.

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• Current Director General (DG): Rao Nadeem Akhtar
• Organization: Punjab Child Protection & Welfare Bureau (CPWB)
• Assumed office: October 15, 2025
• Overall Head / Chairperson: Sarah Ahmad (T.I.)
• Ahmad Khan: Served from April 1, 2023 to August 10, 2025

Last verified on 21-08-2026

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• Founder & CEO: Elon Musk
• Company: Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)
• Founded: 2002
• Headquarters: Starbase, Texas, USA
• Main activities: Rockets, spacecraft, satellite communications, and space transportation

Last verified on 11-08-2026

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• The 2026 Winter Olympics were hosted by Italy.
• The games were held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from 6–22 February 2026.
• Italy became the host country for the third Winter Olympics in its history.

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• Winter Olympics 2022: China
• Summer Olympics 2024: France
• Summer Olympics 2028: United States
• Summer Olympics 2020: Japan

Last verified on 10-05-2026

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• Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was purchased in the privatization auction by the Arif Habib Consortium.
• The consortium won the bid with an offer of Rs. 135 billion for a 75% stake in PIA.
• The auction was held in December 2025 as part of Pakistan’s privatization efforts.
• PIA is Pakistan’s national flag carrier.
• It was established in 1946 as Orient Airways.
• It was renamed PIA in 1955.

Last verified on 09-08-2026

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• Giles Thomson of the United Kingdom is the current President of the FATF.
• He assumed office on 1 July 2026 for a two-year term (2026–2028).
• He succeeded Elisa de Anda Madrazo of Mexico.
• Before becoming President, Giles Thomson served as FATF Vice-President (2025–2026).

Last verified on 05-08-2026

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• Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement.
• Signed on 17 September 2025.
• This agreement is being considered the most significant upgrade in Pakistan-Saudi defence relations in decades.
• Signed in Al-Yamamah palace Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• As per the pact, any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both.
• Singed by Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

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• This agreement comes in the wake of Israel’s strike on Qatari capital Doha on 9 September 2025.

Last verified on 05-08-2026

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• Winner: Paris Saint-Germain (French Football Club)
• Runners-up: Milan (Italian Club) 
• Final held on 31 May 2025
• Final held in Munich city of Germany

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• UEFA stands for Union of European Football Associations. 
• UEFA is the governing body of football in Europe.

Last verified on 04-08-2026

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• Operation: Operation Border Trident
• Year: 2025
• Country: United States
• Region: California coastal border
• Target: Cross-border smuggling and transnational criminal activities

Last verified on 03-08-2026

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• Theme 2025: Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance
• Edition: 17th
• Dates: 6 to 7 July 2025
• Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Additional information:

• Note: 16th edition of BRICS summit held in 2024 in Kazan, Russia.
• BRICS founded: June 2009
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China

Last verified on 02-08-2026