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How does Pakistan rank globally in air pollution?

which country had the worst air quality in 2020?

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Pakistan has been ranked as the second-most polluted country by IQAir global air quality report.

List of top polluted country in the World.

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Pakistan has completed almost 90 per cent of its current FATF action plan with 24 out of 27 items rated as ‘largely addressed’ and remaining 3 items ‘partially addressed’,

FATF stand for            Financial Action Task Force

Headquarters:            Paris, France

Founder:                     Group of Seven (G7)

Founded:                    1989

Purpose:                     Combat money laundering and terrorism financing

Membership:              39

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ACCA stand for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Pakistani student Zara Naeem achieved the highest score globally in the exam for Financial Reporting for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants examinations held in December 2020.

A student at the SKANS School of Accounting in Lahore, Zara was among the 527,000 students who undertook the examination from 179 countries.

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A hybrid regime is a mixed type of political regime that is often created as a result of an incomplete transition from an authoritarian regime to a democratic one. Hybrid regimes combine autocratic features with democratic ones and can simultaneously hold political repressions and regular elections.

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Pakistan has taken 105th position out of 167 Countries

In the recently released Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Democracy Index report, top five countries

1.       Norway

2.       Iceland,

3.       Sweden,

4.       New Zealand

5.       Canada 

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The Sindh cabinet on Aug 20, 2020 approved new district.

Now total district of Sindh: 30

PSP, MQM-P and PTI challenge the decision of a new district in the court.

Districts are there in KPK: 34

Districts are there in Punjab: 36

Districts are there in Balochistan: 33

Districts are there in Sindh: 30

Districts are there in AJK: 10

Districts are there in GB: 14

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Pakistan jumped up 28 places from 136th to 108th in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2020 and secured a place among top 10 countries that did the most in the corresponding/past year to improve the ease of doing business in their countries.

Explanation

Pakistan has managed to improve its place by 31 spots on the Trading Across Border Index as the ranking jumped from 142nd to 111th, a major achievement towards ensuring ease of doing business.

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Young Pakistani girl, Emma Alam, broke multiple world records as she won the 29th World Memory Championships global finals, beating over 300 competitors from all across the world.

Explanation

ü  Pakistan Post has moved up by 27 places from 94th to 67th position in the Universal Postal Union (the global organization of postal services) World Rankings 2020.

ü  The ranking is based on best service, confidence over service quality, reach, hard work and dedication.