Current Affairs

The 'AI for Good Global Summit' is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for information and communication technologies. ITU has hosted this summit annually since its inception.

Multiple authoritative sources, including DAWN, Dunya News, and The Nation, confirm that Syed Khurram Ali, a BS-21 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan, was appointed as the Director General of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in October 2025. He replaced Waqar Uddin Syed, who was the previous DG. The NCCIA was established in 2024 to replace the FIA's cybercrime wing. There is no evidence of any change in this appointment as of the latest available news in May 2026.

Multiple authoritative news sources (Dawn, Geo News, The News) confirm that the Punjab provincial government called in the army to assist civil authorities in six districts—Lahore, Faisalabad, Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal, and Okara—during an unprecedented flood emergency in August 2025. The deployment was in response to exceptionally high flood threats caused by heavy monsoon rains and the release of water from Indian dams. The army was specifically requisitioned for rescue and relief operations in these six districts, as reported by the Punjab Home Department and Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).

Web search confirms that 'Operation Rising Lion' was the codename for the large-scale Israeli airstrike campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure. There is no evidence for the codename 'True Promise 3' or the other options being associated with this operation. Multiple reputable sources, including CSIS and West Point's Lieber Institute, confirm 'Rising Lion' as the correct codename.

Multiple authoritative sources, including Dawn, Arab News, and the UK Parliament, confirm that the UK government removed Pakistan from its Air Safety List on July 16, 2025. This decision allows Pakistani airlines to apply for permits to operate flights to the UK after a ban that began in 2020. There is no evidence supporting the date November 14, 2024; the correct date is July 16, 2025.

Authoritative sources, including Dawn and Dunya News, confirm that the 'Power Smart' app under the 'Apna Meter Apni Reading' initiative allows electricity consumers in Pakistan to take a photograph of their electricity meter on a specified date and upload it to the app. This reading is then used for billing, ensuring transparency and reducing errors or overbilling. The app's main feature is empowering consumers to submit their own meter readings, which is prioritized over readings taken by meter readers.

Justice Aamer Farooq is the current Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court as of June 2024. The other options refer to either previous chief justices or judges of other courts.

Multiple authoritative sources, including The Diplomat and Al Jazeera, confirm that Ishaq Dar's August 2025 visit to Bangladesh was the first by a Pakistani foreign minister in 13 years. Historical records and news archives confirm that Hina Rabbani Khar was the last Pakistani Foreign Minister to pay an official visit to Dhaka in 2012. Sartaj Aziz and Shah Mahmood Qureshi served as foreign ministers at other times, but neither visited Bangladesh in 2012. Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's tenure ended before 2012. Therefore, the answer and explanation are accurate.

On 24th July 2018, Pakistan issued a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Burhan Wani, a Kashmiri youth leader who was martyred. This was done to show solidarity with the Kashmir freedom struggle.

As of June 2024, Jens Stoltenberg is the current Secretary General of NATO. Mark Rutte has been selected as the next Secretary General and will officially take office on 1 October 2024, succeeding Stoltenberg. Therefore, the correct answer for the current Secretary General is Jens Stoltenberg, not Mark Rutte.