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October 31, 2021.

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

CURRENT AFFAIRS
1.Bizenjo sworn in as chief minister of
Balochistan
• Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, after being elected leader of the house
in the Balochistan Assembly unopposed by obtaining 39 votes in a
house of 65, was sworn in as the 17th chief minister of the province
on October 29, 2021.

2.`Pakistan ranked ninth among 12

countries where journalists` killers still
at large`
• The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has released its annual
report as per which Pakistan has been ranked ninth among 12
countries where journalists have been killed and the murderers are
still at large.
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The CPJ`s 2021 `Global Impunity Index` has also found that no one

has been held to account in 81pc of journalists` murder

casesduringthelast10years.

3.Afghan `diplomats` take charge in

Pakistan
• The Taliban-appointed `diplomats` have taken charge of the Afghan
embassy and consulates in Pakistan, according to officials familiar
with the development.
• Sardar Muhammad Shokaib has started working as the first secretary
in the Afghan embassy in Islamabad.

4.Rules for Pakistan Halal Authority

approved
• After a delay of almost five years, the federal cabinet has finally
approved operational rules for Pakistan Halal Authority (PHA).
• The PHA was established under the Ministry of Science and
Technology (MoST) through an Act of Parliament in 2016. The
mandate of the authority is to promote trade and commerce in `Halal`
food items, stamping halal status of the edible and certain non-edible
products.
• The authority is also responsible for monitoring local market as well
as products being imported
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5.Natural disasters a challenge to

Pakistan`s development: WB
• The World Bank has said that climate change and natural disasters
pose a major challenge to Pakistan`s development, and an estimated
49 million people reside in areas that face the risk of a four-to-five per
cent decline in quality of life by 2030.

6.US hits Iran drone programme with

sanctions
• The United States has issued a fresh round of Iran-related sanctions
tied to an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) drone
programme that it said threatened regional stability, the Treasury
Department said on October 29, 2021.
• US officials, in a statement, said the IRGC has been providing
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones for use by Iran-backed
groups, including Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and in crisis-hit
Ethiopia.

7.End mistrust to help on climate,

vaccines, UN chief tells G20 leaders
• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on October 29, 2021
challenged the G-20 leaders to overcome dangerous levels of mistrust
among themselves and between developed and developing nations to
try to avoid climate catastrophe as well as narrow an immoral gap on
global vaccine distribution and pandemic recovery aid.
• Guterres spoke to reporters in Rome on the eve of the Group of 20
summit, whose members account for 80 per cent of the world`s GDP.
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8.Saudi Arabia to bid to host Expo 2030

world fair
• Saudi Arabia intends to bid to host the Expo 2030 world fair, Saudi
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on October 29, 2021, part
of the de facto ruler`s push to transform the kingdom`s economy and
diversify it away from oil.
• The Saudi capital Riyadh has submitted a formal request to host
Expo 2030 under the theme `The era of change: Leading the planet to
a foresighted tomorrow`, a statement said.

9.Asif`s six spree gives Pakistan win over

Afghans
• Asif Ali smashed four sixes in the penultimate over of the match to
seal a five-wicket win for Pakistan over neighbours Afghanistan in
the T20 World Cup on October 29, 2021.
• Set a tricky 148 to win at a noisy and colourful Dubai International
Stadium, Pakistan needed 24 runs with two overs remaining and had
just seen key batters Babar Azam and Shaoib Malik get out.

10. West Indies edge Bangladesh in

thriller to stay alive
• The West Indies are still alive in the T20 World Cup.
• The defending champions beat Bangladesh by three runs in a low
scoring thriller that went to the final ball on Friday, picking up the
first win of their underwhelming title defence.
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Needing 13 runs o f Andre Russell`s final over to collect their own

first victory in the Super 12s, Bangladesh got it down to requiring
four off the last ball of the match.

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