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Turkey’s Parliament passed a law?

10 August, 2026

Related to Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

Act: Offering Conditional Pardon & reintegration Thousands of workers for those who have not committed violent crimes

History:

Founder: Abdullah Ocalan, 1978

Based: Marxist-Leninist Organization

Objective: Separate Kurdish state

Captured: Ocalan in 1999

Ceasefire: 2013

Renewed Distrust: 2015 attacks

Again Ceasefire: March 2025 by Ocalan to lay-down their arms

Disbandment: May 2025 voted by PKK in congress

Turkey’s Law: 10 Aug, 2026 conditional pardon

Google Local Office In Pakistan

Inauguration: August 18, 2026

Location: ICT

Key personalities: Pak Pm Shabaz, Google Affairs Wilson L. White

1st head of Google Pakistan’s mission: Faseih Mehta

Initiative for student: Free Google Gemini for student for one year

When was ISC awarded private hospital shifting to PM Imran

18th August, 2026

To Shifa Hospital

Mir Raza Case

Missing on July 28, 2026

His dead body found in bushes near Shahi Qila Ground in Gulstan -i-Jauhar, Karachi

He was entrepreneur and owner of eatery “Wafflix”

Sindh Govt. Cabinet appointed or extended which doctor in JSMU

Doctor: Dr. Neghat Shah

She was: Associate professor

SHC as well throw out the petition against her reappointment

The state uses terms Fitna - ul - Khawarij and Fitna ul Hindustan for which groups of terrorists

For TTP Khwarij

For Balochistan based groups fitna ul hinustan

The “relentless counterterrorism campaign under which vision and who passed it

Under vision “ Azme-i-Isteqlal

Passed by “Federal Apex Committee of National Action Plan”

Which country’s foreign minister visit the Pakistan on 20-22 August, 2026 after almost two decades follow change in govt in his country

Syrian FM - Asad Hassan Al Shaibani

Last visit was in May 2007 by FM- Walled ul Mahalem

Syrian Capital & Currency: Damascus and Pound

Which two Federal public servants pomp and show display?

Chief Commisioner: Sohail Ashraf

IGP(Inspector General of Police): Ali Nasir Rizvi

on 14 August ceremony

Broad Peak Incident

Broad Peak:

• 8051m Height

• 12th highest in the world

• One of the Eight-Thousanders

• Located in Karakoram MT range

• Spanning GB to Xijiang, China

• 5km away from K2

Incident:

• July 30, 2026

• 10 climbers have been died there

• Cause: a massive avalanche struck there b/w camp 2 and 3

• Head by: Nimral Pujra (Nepali-UK dual citizenship)

• Team: 6 from Nepal, 1 American, 1 Omani, 1 China and 1 Pakistani

• Pakistani: Sohail Sakhi from Hunza

Pak department dealing with it : ACP Alpine Club of Pakistan

Current President - Major General (ret) Arshad Khan

Pak Fiscal Deficit FY2026

Primary Surplus

Civil Govt. Running Expenditure increase

Defense Expenditure increase

Trade Deficit for FY26-27

Which institute given this data

2.6% of GDP (Govt. Total expenditure higher than total income in a year)

2.9% of GDP (Govt tax and revenue collection greater than its spendings)

16% (Cross 1 Trillion)

18%

18.1%

Pakistan Bureau of Statistic

Sorange mine tragedy claims how many lives

Duki coal mining in which province

Sorange:

30 to 50 km away from Quetta

34 lives

In Balochistan

Current CJP

Yaya Afridi

Maradona’s which ball had been auctioned in USA and when was

Auction expected value: $10millions

21 to 23 August, 2026

“God Hand Ball”

A ball with which he scored a foul goal against England in quarter final in 1985 FIFA Cup, referee not judged and decided goal

After match he was asked, Maradona said, he scored little with his head and little with God Hand

Makkah Joint Defense Pact

1st Meeting or inaugural meeting

Signed b/w KSA, Turkeye and Pak

August 7, 2026

Al-Safa Place, Makkah city

“Collective deterrence against ant aggression”

“attack against one, attack against all”

Date: 1 Sep, 2026

Venue: Ciragan Palace, Istanbul

Agenda: Institutional structure establishment

Meeting of: Strategic, Political & Defense committee

Meeting members of alliance states: Foreign & Defense ministers and Military Chiefs of each country

Officially renamed: Makkah Defense Alliance

Deliverables: Establishment of secretariat in Riyadh and 1st secretary general will be from Pakistan for 3 years

Mohsin Naqvi statement for new provinces has been appeared on which event

While addressing Pak Economic Summit 2026

Irani Leadership:

Head

President

Foreign Minister and His Spoke person

Speaker

Mujtaba Khamenei

Masoud Pazekshian

Abbas Araghchi and Ismail Baqaei

M. Bagher Ghalibaf

The current Sec General of Common Wealth Organization

Shirley, Ayorkor Botchwey

Duki Coil Mining is located in which province

Balochistan

Asma Shafiq Case

Mountaineer

Climb over Spantik Mt.

Peak 7027m

Spantik in Shigar dist. Of GB

Die on 20th August, 2026

US economic sanctions compaign against Iran

Announced By: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on 24 August, 2026

Named as : Operation Economic Outcast

Also officials called it : Economic D-Day

Pak Hockey Team Win Against

Date: 22 August, 2022

Against: Japan

Venue: Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen, Netherland

Score: 4-3

Key Players: Rana Waheed Ashraf scored 2 goals and M. Hammadudin scored 1 goal

Significant: Pak win after 16 Years in FIH Work Cup Since 2010 against Spain

New elected cabinet of AJK on 25 August, 2026

PM: Syed Iftikhar Gillani

Speaker: Ch Tariq Farooq

Acting President: Ch Tari Farooq on demise of Sultan Mahmood Ch on 31 Jan 2026

Iceland government voted on which issue on August 29, 2026

- Resuming Membership Negotiation talks after 13 years, Iceland applied for membership in 2013 and talks suspended and Iceland stated it will resume it after a referendum

Who is current PM of Iceland: Kristrun Frosdatottir voted in "yes"

When was Nasa launched its flagship space telescope and why?

30 August 2026

To create an unprecedented map of cosmos and shed light on unresolved mysteries including dark matter and dark energy, to discover thousands of exoplanets and supernovae

Hockey FIH World cup 2026

Men:

Winner: Germany (4th title and equalize Pakistan most world cup winnings, Pak last was in 1994)

Runner Up: Spain

Pakistan Position: 11th (Defeated S. Africa on penalty shoutout) 29 August 2026, in qualifier round, Pak defeated Japan and it was after 16 years in World Cup campaign after 2010 Pak appeared in World cup

Venue: Netherland & Belgium

Women:

Winner: Argentina

Runner Up: Netherland

Venue: Netherland & Belgium

Both cups concluded on 30 August

The Hague Court of Arbitration verdict on IWT suspension by India

Date: August 31, 2026

The Hague: A city in Netherland

Case of IWT Suspension:

SCO’s Head of States meeting is in

Meeting venue, outcomes, etc details

Date: 31 Aug to 1 Sep, 2026

Venue: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Motto: 25 Years of SCO: Together for sustainable peace, prosperity and development

Culmination of chairmanship of: Kyrgyzstan 2025-26

New chairmanship: Pakistan 2026-27

• Vision: Turning vision into action: Connectivity, innovation and shared prosperity

• SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital: Lahore City for 2026-27

Declaration: Bishkek Declaration- commemorating 25th anniversary of SCO including 28 outcomes document focusing regional security, peace, anti-terrorism and anti-drug etc

Geopolitical Stance: Joint statement to condemn US & Israel attack on Iran and Western sanction over its member states

The Hague PCA verdict over IWT

The Hague: a city of Netherland

PCA member board consists of: 5 members

Verdict:

• No member state unilaterally uphold, suspend IWT

• Prohibited the construction of Hydropower project over western rivers specially to Rattle hydropower project over Chenab river and Kishanganga project over Nelum river in Kashmir

• Verdict restrict the construction till 90 days after the final decision from WB, expected in July, 2027.

India suspension cause:

• 22 April 2025, Phalagam militant attack, which leads to 7 May Operation Sandor by India and 10 May respond by named Operation Bunyan Ul Marsos by Pakistan

IWT:

• Signed on Sep 19, 1960

• B/W: Indian PM Jawarlal Nehru and Pak President Ayub Khan

• Venue: Karachi

• Broker: WB

• Division: Western Rivers to Pakistan(ICJ) and Eastern to India

• Construction of Dams and Canals in Pakistan

Which Country Hold 1st Makkah Defense Pact Meeting in

Turkey, 1st Sep 2026

Apple new CEO

John Ternus

1sep, 2026

Precedented to: Tim Cock

Who move to chief executive of apple

BRICS Summit-2026

Held on & in: 12-13 Sept. & New Delhi

Theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”.

India host: 4th times

Current meeting was: 18th

Highlighted:

• Xi 1st visit to India after - 2019

• Masoud Pezeshkian 1st presidential visit to India

• Xi proposes ‘open-source AI zone’ at BRICS summit

History:

• BRIC: 2001 as an economic concept

• Inaugural Summit: 2009

• BRIC to BRICS: 2010-South Africa addition

• Bank: 2014 New Development Bank

• From 5 members to 11 members: 2024-2025

• Total members: 11

• Partner countries: 10

Agriculture Pesticide Ordinance-1971 and Agriculture Pesticide ule-1973 replaced by which act

NAFSA Act 2026

(National Agri-trade & Food Safety Authority)

Purpose: Digital model for pesticide regulation

Autonomous Weapons’ regulations

128 states’ memorandum

At Geneva to regulate killer robots

GPS + Status

Generalized Preferences Regime

• EU scheme compiled of human rights, labor rights, environmental protection & good governance

• May be suspended partly or whole

• Bolivia has partly lost & China completely lost

Pak got status: In 2014

• End on Dec 31, 2028

GPS+ Regime:

• Cover 32 int. conventions to get it

• 2023-25 Assessment was declared June-2026.

• Pak export to EU in 2024 was 732 Euro while in 8.275 in 2025

• Limit to get access was 7.482 Euro

• Major export to EU; Textile and Clothing 70% & 76% receptively.

• Current assessment envoy toward Pk;

Sister port

Gwadar and Sohar port of Oman

Rise in Dangue cases in Pakistan, AKU research

3000 %

Aga Khan University research

From 2012 - 2022

In 11 years

Yemen current conflict

• Which AI tool used by group in Yemen for missile projects claimed by Anthropic - Claude AI

• Yemen drone attack on oil conduit - East West Pipeline

• Capacity: 4m-5m per day

• 1200km long pipe across the Arabian Peninsula

• Working from 6 months

• Attack from Iraq territory

• Iraq dismissed its military commander

Which country removed Afghan woman as alien terrorist

USA on order of terror court

Which telecommunication company test 5G in GB

Special Telecommunication company

Women Asia Cup Title win by in 2026

India, 8th time

Pak Army & US Drone Maker inks a deal

US Company: POWERUS

Co-Founder of Powerus Visit Pakistan: Bret Velicovich

MoU: Initial drone related order

Goal: Joint technology relationship, pairing best in breed the technology from US and best in breed the technology from Pakistan

Pakistan Halt how much illegal emigration to Europe

64% by Mohsin Naqvi

WEF Global Gender Report - 2026

Pak position: Third to last

Gender Parity: 59.5% and gain 3% from last year

Based on and rank of Pak

• Women political participation & ranked 107th

• Economic participation and opportunity & ranked 144th

• Educational attainment & ranked 130

• Health and Survival & ranked 127th

Which country was invited to become 1st ever “associate member” of EU in 2026

Canada

Current Summits of G20, COP31, ASEAN, NATO , Munch Security Conference

G20 - Miami USA

COP31 - Antalya Turkey

ASEAN - Manila Philippine

WEF - Davos Switzerland

NATO - Ankara Turkey 7-8 July

Munch Sec Conference - Munch

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