Explanation

FATF Stands for Financial Action Task Force. 

Headquarters located in Paris & founded in 1989.

FATF recently meeting held in Paris from 01-03-2022 to 04-03-2022.

FATF once again retained Pakistan on grey list.

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Pakistan needs 12 votes out of 39 to exit the “grey" list and move up to join countries that do not require monitoring. 

Explanation

Pakistan ranked 121 out of 146 countries on the list of World Happiness Report published by United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, released on 18 March 2022. 

Topper: Finland

Bottom: Afghanistan

Explanation

The study, titled ‘Democracy Report 2022:  Autocratisation Changing Nature?’  produced by the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at the University of Gothenburg.

Explanation

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) released its three-year performance report, showing a total recovery of Rs487 billion.

The total recovery of NAB, since its inception in 1999, is said to be Rs714bn.

Explanation

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) released its three-year performance report, showing a total recovery of Rs487 billion.

The total recovery of NAB, since its inception in 1999, is said to be Rs714bn.

Explanation

Here is a list of Pakistani scientist and researchers from around the world that pulled off an impressive performance in 2020.

1. Professor Shazia Sadiq

He has been selected by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) to be a part of its advanced STEM research team.

2. Dr Asifa Akhtar

Pakistan-born scientist Dr Asifa Akhtar has been selected as a recipient for the prestigious 2021 Leibniz Prize by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for her outstanding work in cell-biology on mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation.

2.    Dr Naqeeb Khalid

he is a Toronto-based Pakistani doctor who has introduced an instant Covid-19 diagnostic test using a smartphone, according to Radio Pakistan.

4. Sanaa Khan

The 29-year-old Sanaa Khan is a programme manager at Google, where she supervises the market strategy and hardware planning for the company’s gaming service Stadia.

5. Sumail Hassan Syed

In February, 20-year-old Sumail Hassan Syed was listed as one of the top-earning esports players with around $3.6 million earnings to date.

Explanation

The rank of Pakistan is 108th in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2020.

The report was discontinued by the World Bank on September 16, 2021.

Explanation

The Global Health Security Index is an assessment of global health security capabilities in 195 countries prepared by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

The USA tops the list, Australia 2nd, and Finland is in 3rd spot. Pakistan is in the 130th spot in the index.

Explanation

Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Pakistan has decreased from 276 deaths per 100,000 live births as per Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey of 2006-7 to 186, according to the latest Pakistan Maternal Mortality Survey (PMMS).

Explanation

River Ravi in Pakistan is the most polluted river in the world, followed by water bodies in Bolivia and Ethiopia.

The Ravi River is a transboundary river crossing northwestern India and eastern Pakistan.

It is one of five rivers associated with the Punjab region

Length: 720 km (450 mi)

The Ravi was known as Purushni or Irawati to Indians in Vedic times and as Hydrates to the Ancient Greeks.