Explanation

Know about Sindh Provincial budget for the fiscal year 2024-25

Total outlay: Rs3.056 trillion.

Minimum wage: Rs37,000

Education: Rs519 billion

Health: Rs334 billion

Transport sector: Rs 56 billion

Local government: Rs 302 billion

Agriculture: Rs 94 billion

Works and Services: Rs 86 billion

Planning and Development: Rs 30 billion

Transport: Rs 56 billion

Police & law enforcement agencies: Rs 163 billion

Presented by: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah

Presented on 14 June 2024

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Explanation

Eritrea has least ranking in World Press Freedom Index 2024

Publisher: Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Total countries: 180

Pakistan: 152

Topped by: Norway

 Greece was ranked worst in Europe (88th overall)

Explanation

Know details about Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9

Edition: 9th

Started: 17 Feb 2024

Ended: 18 Mar 2024

Champions: Islamabad United (3rd title)

Runners-up: Multan Sultans

Participants: 6

Matches: 34

Final venue: National Stadium, Karachi 

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Explanation

NASA and SpaceX launched Crew-9 mission on 28 Sep, 2024 from Florida, USA.

The mission has two people on board and two empty seats to bring back astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck on the international Space Station (ISS).

Additional Information

Both Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are American astronauts.

NASA is the space agency of the USA.

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Explanation

About Summer Paralympic Games 2024

Venue: Paris, France

Starting date: 28 Aug 2024

Closing date: 8 Sep 2024

Edition: 17h

Inaugurated by Emmanuel Macron (French President)

Winner: China (won most medals)

Additional Information:

Summer Paralympics is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete.

The Paralympic Games are held every four years.

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Explanation

About One Water Summit

Venue: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dates: From 3 to 4 Dec 2024

Pakistan is represented by PM Shehbaz Sharif

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Explanation

About BRICS summit 2024

Edition: 16th 

Starting date: 22 Oct 2024

Closing date: 24 Oct 2024

Venue: Kazan, Russia 

Additional Information 

BRICS founded: June 2009

BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

BRICS total members: 10 

South Africa joined BRICS: 2010

BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China

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Explanation

Nobel laureate and Theoretical physicist  Peter Higgs died at the age of 94

Nationality: British

Born: 29 May 1929

Died: 8 April 2024

Aged: 94

Note: Peter Higgs was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013

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Explanation

About Archery World Cup 2024

Edition: 18th

Start date: 23 April

Closing date: 20 October

Venue: Shanghai, China

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Explanation

Know about Punjab Provincial Budget 2024-25

Total outlay: Rs5,446 billion.

Development Expenditure: Rs842 billion

Pensions: Rs451 billion

Local Government: Rs857 billion

Development programme: Rs842 billion

Education: Rs669 billions

Health sector: Rs539 billion

Agriculture: Rs64 billion

Livestock: Rs4 billion

Salaries increased from grade 1 to 16: 25 per cent

Salaries increased from grade 17 to 22: 20 per cent

Pensions increased: 15 per cent

Presented by: Provincial Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman

Presented on 13 June 2024

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