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2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Edition: 8th

Venue: South Africa

Date: 10-26 February 2023

Final held: Cape Town

Winner: Australia (6th title)

Won by: 19 runs

Runner-up: South Africa

Participates: 10

Matches: 23

Player of the series: Ashleigh Gardner (Australia)

Most runs: Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa (230 wickets)

Most wickets: Sophie Ecclestone of England (11 wickets)

Explanation

Men's Hockey World Cup 2023

Edition: 15th

Final Held: 29 January 2023

Host: India

Winner: Germany (third title)

Runner-up: Belgium

Participating teams: 16

Matches played: 44

Goals scored: 249

Top scorer: Jeremy Hayward (Australia)

Best player: Niklas Wellen (Germany)

Best young player: Mustapha Cassiem (South Africa)

Best goalkeeper: Vincent Vanasch (Belgium)

Explanation

• INDONESIA hosted a multilateral naval exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2023 in its waters from June 5-8, 2023.
• Thirty-six countries including the US, UK, China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia and South Korea participated in the three-day military drill.
• The world’s biggest archipelago conducted a large-scale non-war exercise amid simmering tension in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Explanation

In February 2023, New Zealand declared a national state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells, forcing evacuations and stranding people on roof tops.

Explanation

ESA discovered a new exoplanet named LHS 475B in 2023.

ESA: European Space Agency

Explanation

Lionel Messi won 2023 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award.

Lionel Messi is the professional footballer from Argentina.

Lionel Messi is the first athlete to win individual and team award in the same year (2023).

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FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 (football)

Edition: 9th

Venue: Australia, New Zealand

Final held: 20 August 2023

Final venue: Sydney

Winner: Spain

Runner-up: England

Third position: Sweden

Participating teams: 32

Total matched: 64

Official mascot: Tazuni

Total goals scored: 164

Top scorer: Hinata Miyazawa from Japan (5 goals)

Best player: Aitana Bonmatí from Spain

Best young player: Salma Paralluelo from Spain

Best goalkeeper : Mary Earps from England

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Explanation

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 (football)

Edition: 9th

Venue: Australia, New Zealand

Final held: 20 August 2023

Final venue: Sydney

Winner: Spain

Runner-up: England

Third position: Sweden

Participating teams: 32

Total matched: 64

Official mascot: Tazuni

Total goals scored: 164

Top scorer: Hinata Miyazawa from Japan (5 goals)

Best player: Aitana Bonmatí from Spain

Best young player: Salma Paralluelo from Spain

Best goalkeeper : Mary Earps from England

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Explanation

Know about Federal Budget 2023-24

Presenter: Ishaq Dar (9 June 2023)

Total outlay: Rs14.46 trillion 

New taxes imposed: Zero percent

Minimum wage: Rs32,000

Govt.  employees’ wages from Grades 1-16: 35%

Wages of govt employees from Grades 17-22: 30%

FBR Tax collection target: Rs9,200bn

increase in the pension of government employees: 17.5%

Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) pension: Rs10,000 (previous was 85,000)

Budget of BISP: Rs 400 billion (previous was Rs360 billion)

K4 Greater Water Supply Scheme Karachi: Rs 17.5 billion

Dasu Hydropower Project: Rs58.59 billion

Jamshoro power station: Rs. 12 billion

Mohmand Dam: 10 billion

Dia Mir Bhasha Dam: Rs20 billion

Public Sector Development Programme: Rs1150 billion

Exports target: 30 billion USD

Remittance target: USD 33 billion

Subsidies: Rs1.074 trillion

Transport and communications projects: Rs267 billion

water sector: Rs100 billion

Former FATA: 57 billion

Kashmir: Rs32 billion

Gilgit-Baltistan: Rs28 billion

Education: Rs82 billion

Health: Rs26 billion

growth target of 3.5%

Defence affairs: Rs 1,809.5 billion )(1.8 trillion) 

Inflation forecasted to average at 21%

Laptops for students: Rs10 billion (100,000 laptops)

Explanation

• About Henley Passport Index released in July 2023
• Released by: Henley & Partners

• Total countries: 103

• Topper: Singapore

• Pakistan: 100th (fourth worst)

• Pakistanis has visa-free access: 33 states
• Bottom: Afghanistan