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In April 2025, Pakistan conducted the 3rd Pak-Morocco Joint Bilateral Military Exercise with Morocco,

Participants: Pakistan Army's Special Services Group (SSG) & Moroccan Army Special Forces.

Focus: Counter-terrorism operations, joint training, and sharing expertise.

Location: Special Operations School, Cherat, Pakistan.

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Jeremy Weil from Canada has been serving as the Vice President of the FATF since July 1, 2023.

Elisa de Anda Madrazo of Mexico is the current President of the FATF, serving a two-year term from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026.

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IMF has forecast Pakistan’s economy to grow by 3.2 per cent during fiscal year 2024-25.

This report was released on 22 October 2024 by the IMF.

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Sardar Ayaz Sadiq is the current speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan.

Appointing date: 01 March 2024

Party name: PML-N

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list of speakers of the national assembly of Pakistan from 1947 to 2024

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                   In January 2025, Nigeria has been admitted as a "partner country" of the BRICS bloc.

                Nigeria is the ninth partner country.

               Nigeria aligns with BRICS on South-South cooperation and global governance reform.

  Know everything about BRICS: 

• 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
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009)
• Indonesia became 10th member of BRICS in Jan 2025

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Know about Pope Francis

Real Name: Jorge Mario Bergoglio

Born: 17 December 1936 (Argentina)

Died: 21 April 2025

He was the first Latin American and Jesuit Pope in history

He was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City Since 2013

Aged: 88

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The current ambassador of the EU to Pakistan is Dr Riina Kionka since 30-04-2022.

As of 30 April 2022 Mrs Androulla Kaminara concluded her tenure as the EU Ambassador to Pakistan.

Last verified on 09-05-2024

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Ibrahim Traore is the current president of Burkina Faso since the 2022 coup d'état that ousted interim president Sandaogo Damiba.

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Updated & verified on 13 July 2024

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The European Union (EU) provided €1.6 billion in aid to the Palestinian Authority for projects in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip,

This was announced on April 14, 2025.

The aid is intended to support the Palestinian people and improve the PA's financial sustainability,

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China announced 84 percent of Tariffs on US Goods in Response to Trade War Escalation.

In response to the Trump administration's 104% tariffs on Chinese imports, China raised its tariffs on US goods to as high as 84%.

On April 9, 2025 US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for all countries except China. 

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