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Pakistan current affairs

The economy, foreign relations, security and constitutional change.

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Explanation

Study Pakistan's current affairs by theme: the economy, foreign relations, security and constitutional changes.

Economy

  • The IMF approved a 37-month Extended Fund Facility of about 7 billion dollars for Pakistan in September 2024.
  • The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), launched in 2015, links Gwadar port with Kashgar in western China.
  • The 2023 census, Pakistan's first digital census, counted about 241.5 million people.

Foreign relations and security

  • Pakistan is a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2025–2026, its eighth term.
  • In May 2025 Pakistan and India fought a short conflict; Pakistan's military response was named Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos, and a ceasefire was agreed on 10 May 2025.
  • General Asim Munir was promoted to Field Marshal in May 2025.
  • Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement in September 2025.

Constitutional changes

  • The 26th Amendment (October 2024) changed how the Chief Justice of Pakistan is appointed and created constitutional benches.
  • The 25th Amendment (2018) merged the former FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Practise

Pakistan current affairs MCQs

Try each question, then open the answer. MCQs 251–253 of 253.

251.The Sindh and Balochistan floods of 2022 left about what share of Pakistan under water at their peak?

  1. A. About one-tenth
  2. B. About half
  3. C. About two-thirds
  4. D. About one-third
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Answer: D. About one-third

Sindh and Balochistan were the worst hit.

252.Pakistan's first transgender news anchor appeared on TV in which year?

  1. A. 2022
  2. B. 2010
  3. C. 2014
  4. D. 2018
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Answer: D. 2018

Marvia Malik presented news on Kohenoor News.

253.Pakistan passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act in which year?

  1. A. 2015
  2. B. 2018
  3. C. 2022
  4. D. 2012
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Answer: B. 2018

The Federal Shariat Court later struck down parts of it in 2023.

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