On Dec. 23, 2025, Pakistan sold a 75 percent stake in PIA for _____ to an Arif Habib-led consortium.
PIA's 75% stake was sold to the Arif Habib-led consortium for Rs135 billion.
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The Khunjerab Pass connects China’s Xinjiang region with _____ in Pakistan.
Khunjerab Pass links Xinjiang, China, with Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
On Dec. 23, 2025, the _____ High Court set aside the federal government’s power to inactivate a citizen’s passport and placing a person on the Passport Control List.
The Lahore High Court's Multan bench ruled on Dec. 23, 2025, that passport inactivation under Rule 23 exceeded the Passport Act, 1974.
In 2025, conflict between Thailand and Cambodia erupted on the issue of:
The 2025 Thailand-Cambodia conflict centered on a disputed temple's ownership.
On June 22, 2025, US B2 Bombers and Tomahawk missiles hit Iran’s nuclear facility as part of:
The US strike on Iran's nuclear site was codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer.
_____ Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is in vogue for 2015-2030.
The Sendai Framework guides global disaster risk reduction from 2015-2030.
The central idea of Anatol Lieven’s book “Pakistan: A Hard Country” is:
Lieven argues Pakistani society is unusually resilient despite state weaknesses.
The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is called:
This is the classic Brundtland Commission definition of sustainable development.
Doha Forum is an annual global forum held in Doha that gathers world leaders, policymakers, civil-society representatives, business leaders, media etc. Doha Forum and Doha Dialogue are, hence:
Doha Forum and Doha Dialogue are distinct, separately branded events.
_____ authored the book “Prisoner of Geography”.
Tim Marshall wrote the geopolitics bestseller "Prisoner of Geography".
Which Pakistani economist contributed significantly towards the development of Human Security Theory?
Mahbub ul Haq, a Pakistani economist, pioneered the human security/human development concept.
Who authored seminal book “World Order”?
Henry Kissinger authored "World Order," analyzing global governance and diplomacy.
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is currently operational in the European Union (EU). It applies to:
CBAM taxes carbon-intensive imports entering the EU.
An economic model designed to eliminate waste and keep resources in use for as long as possible is known as:
The circular economy model minimizes waste by keeping resources in continuous use.
Türkiye will host COP31 in 2026, while _____ will serve as President of Negotiations.
Türkiye hosts and presides over COP31 in Antalya, while Australia holds the separate role of President of Negotiations.
In a new report, _____ has urged world leaders to halt an “obsession” with energy sources that fuel the climate crisis.
Amnesty International urged leaders to move away from fossil-fuel dependence.
Advances in _____ are enabling treatments tailored to an individual’s makeup, improving effectiveness for cancer, cardiovascular disease, and mental health disorders.
Source page is cut off after the first option; based on the question's content (treatments tailored to individual genetic/biological makeup), this describes precision/personalized medicine — the remaining options are a reasonable reconstruction, not confirmed from the scan.
Former CM Punjab Manzoor Wattoo passed away on _____, 2025.
Manzoor Wattoo died in Lahore on Dec. 16, 2025, at age 86, after a prolonged illness.
The most flexible muscle in the human body is _____.
The tongue is often cited as the body's most flexible/agile muscle.
_____ got Nobel Peace Prize, 2025.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
The tough, waterproof protein that makes up our fingernails, toenails and hair is _____.
Keratin is the structural protein forming nails, hair, and skin's outer layer.
The main sugar in our blood that gives us energy is _____.
Glucose is the primary sugar circulating in blood for energy.
The building blocks of our muscles and organs are called _____.
Proteins form the structural building blocks of muscles and organs.
The Litani River is the longest river flowing entirely within _____.
The Litani is Lebanon's longest river, flowing entirely within its borders.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that most often affects _____.
TB is primarily a lung (pulmonary) infectious disease.