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 Pakistan was ranked 24th in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. 

6th: Australia, not Pakistan, ranked 6th. 

7th: Wales, not Pakistan, ranked 7th. 

 18th: Pakistan did not rank 18th in 2018, but the country ranked 18th in 2022

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The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games 

Location: The games were held on the Gold Coast, which is a major tourist city in Queensland, Australia.

Dates: The event took place from April 4 to April 15, 2018.

Sports: The 2018 Games featured 18 sports and 7 para-sports.

Participants: More than 4,400 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations participated.

Medal Count: Australia topped the medal table with 80 gold medals, followed by England and India.

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Year	City	Country
2002	Manchester	England
2006	Melbourne	Australia
2010	Delhi	India
2014	Glasgow	Scotland
2018	Gold Coast	Australia
2022	Birmingham	England
2026	TBD

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Shadab Khan has become the first spinner to take 100 wickets in the Pakistan Super League during clash against Multan Sultans in the PSL 10.

The right-arm spinner reached the milestone by dismissing Multan Sultans’ captain Mohammad Rizwan.

He became the fourth player and first spinner to take 100 wickets in the history of the PSL.

Additional Information: 

Shadab Khan represents Islamabad United in PSL 2025.

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Emperor Naruhito is the 126th and current Emperor of Japan as of 1 May 2019.

Emperor Naruhito succeeded Emperor Akihito, who abdicated the throne.

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Qasim Suri became Deputy Speaker National Assembly: August 2018

Qasim Suri Belongs: PTI (Balochistan)

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 The 2nd RCEP Summit was held in Singapore on November 14, 2018. 

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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a free trade agreement among the 15 Members 

All ten members of ASEAN (excludes candidate member  East Timor):

1 Brunei

 2 Cambodia

3 Indonesia

4 Laos

5 Malaysia

6 Myanmar

 7 Philippines

 8 Singapore

9 Thailand

10 Vietnam

The three East Asian members of ASEAN Plus Three:

11 China

12 Japan

13 South Korea

The two Oceanian members of ASEAN Plus Six:

14 Australia

15 New Zealand

The 15 member countries account for about 30% of the world's population (2.2 billion people) and 30% of global GDP ($29.7 trillion)

The RCEP was signed virtually on November 15, 2020, on the sidelines of the annual summit of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

RCEP) was signed virtually, and organized by Vietnam

Effective: 1 January 2022

Language: English 

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• The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy was the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy.
• It was hosted by Pakistan Cricket Board.
• held across three venues in Pakistan and one in the United Arab Emirates.
• The tournament was contested by the top eight Team
• Afghanistan made their debut appearance in the tournament.
• Pakistan were the defending champions.
• India became the champions by defeating New Zealand in the final
• India became the first team to win three Champions Trophy titles.

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Explanation

 The car company that created a major scandal by manipulating emissions measurement software in their cars was Volkswagen (VW). 

In September 2015, the EPA announced that Volkswagen had violated the Clean Air Act by installing unlawful software into their diesel vehicles.

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Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud succeeded King Abdullah.

He became the king of Saudi Arabia in January 2015.

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Mohammad Sharifullah, top commander of Daesh has been captured in March 2025 with the help of Pakistani Security Forces.

On 5 March 2025, US President Donald Trump said the person responsible for killing 13 US service members during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 had been arrested with the help of Pakistan.

The 2021 Abbey Gate bombing killed 13 US service members and approximately 170 Afghan civilians during the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

 The militant Islamic State (IS) group had claimed responsibility for the killings.

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