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Wahab Riaz is the current Chief Selector of Pakistan cricket Team.

PCB appointed Wahab Riaz as chief selector on 17-11-2023

He replaced Tauseef Ahmad 

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Pakistani master's student Moosa Harraj has been elected Oxford Union president for Term 2025.

He is the fourth Pakistani to be elected to the prestigious position.

Harraj family are considered quite influential in Punjab’s Khanewal area.

Additional Information: 

Former PM Benazir Bhutto was the first, former presidents Ahmad Nawaz was the second while Israr Khan from was the third Pakistani to be elected Oxford Union president. 

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International Teachers Day is an international day held annually on October 5.

• Theme 2020: Teachers: Leading in Crisis, Reimaging the future
• Theme 2021: Teachers at the heart of education recovery
• Theme 2022: The Transformation of Education Begins with Teachers
• Theme 2023: The Teachers We Need for the Education We Want: The Global Imperative to Reverse the Teacher Shortage
• Theme 2024: Valuing Teacher Voices: Towards a New Social Contract for Education

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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

World Leprosy Day is observed on last Sunday of January.

In 2022, last Sunday of January falls on 30 January.

Leprosy: کوڑھ

Leprosy Day 2022 Theme: United For Dignity

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On 11 March 2024, Judge Tomoko Akane from Japan was elected as the President of the International Criminal Court for a three-year term (2024–2027) by her fellow judges. ​

She is the first Japanese judge to hold this position. 

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World Hepatitis Day is observed on July 28.

One person in every 30 seconds die due to Hepatitis in the world.

World Health Organization (WHO) set a target to eliminate Hepatitis by 2030.

World Hepatitis Day is observed honour the Nobel Prize winning scientist Baruch Blumberg on his birthday.

Baruch Blumberg discovered hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Hepatitis is a disease of liver.

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UNESCO dedicates International Day of Education 2023 to Afghanistan girls and women.

Fifth edition of International Day of Education observed on 24 January 2023.

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International Mother Language Day is celebrated on 21 February. 

International Mother Language Day first celebrated : 2000

International Mother Language Day was created by: UNESCO

Theme 2024: Multilingual education is a pillar of intergenerational learning