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• Global Innovation Index(GII) is compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.
• Pakistan rank in GII for 2020: 107
  
• Pakistan rank in GII for 2021: 99
  
• Pakistan rank in GII for 2022: 87
• Note: Pakistan is Innovation Achiever in 2022 for the first time ever.

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 The surface ozone levels can increase by 20 per cent across Pakistan, northern India and Bangladesh by the middle of the century, warns a UN report released on September 7, 2022.

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• About Asia Cup 2022
• The 2022 Asia Cup was the 15th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament. 
• Host country: UAE
• Champion: Sri Lanka
• Runner-Up: Pakistan 
• Participants: 6
• Matches: 13
• Player of the series: Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
• Most runs: Muhammad Rizwan (281)
• Most Wickets: Bhuneshwar Kumar (11) 

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Pakistan ranked 120 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2019 released by Transparency International on 23rd January 2020.

Previous year’s Pakistan ranked 117 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2018

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Meezan Bank was declared the Best Bank of Pakistan for the calendar year 2020 in 5th Pakistan Banking Awards on 8th January 2021, while the Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) won three awards in three different categories.

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Pakistan Army won the Pace Sticking Competition held at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom.

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Correct Answer: 1 per cent

IMF has recently released a report titled “World Economic Outlook”

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One hundred nurses and midwives from 43 countries have been recognized for their contribution to raising healthcare standards across the globe.

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13 Pakistani universities have made it into the QS World University Rankings for 2023 released in June 2022, with the National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) Islamabad being the top-ranked Pakistani institute out of 1,500 universities from around the world.

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• Pakistan's economic freedom score is 54.8, making its economy the 135th freest in the 2020 Index.