Afghanistan. Pakistan Current Affairs, GK & News
UN’s largest Single Country appeal
The United Nations recently launched the largest country specific appeal for Afghanistan. The appeal was launched after Pakistan called the international organization to revive the banking system in the Afghanistan. About the appeal It is a 5 billion USD appeal. That is, according to the United Nations member countries, 5 billion USD is required to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Afghan Armed Forces • Afghan Food Crisis • Afghanistan • Afghanistan humanitarian crisis. • Afghanistan. Pakistan • Disease Outbreak • Drought • Hunger • Hunger in Afghanistan • Taliban • Taliban in Afghanistan • Taliban insurgency • United Nations • US Troops • US Troops in Afghanistan
Lebanon: First Arab Country to legalize Marijuana cultivation
On April 23, 2020, Lebanon became the first Arab country to legalize marijuana cultivation. This has been done by the Lebanese Parliament in order to boost the export of marijuana. Highlights The cannabis plant has been farmed illegally in Lebanon in the fertile Bekaa Valley. Today the country has legalized marijuana cultivation for industrial and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Afghanistan. Pakistan • Cannabis • golden crescent • Golden Triangle • Heroin • Illegal cultivation • Iran • Mekong river • Myanmar • Thailand
Construction work TAPI gas pipeline project begins
Ground breaking ceremony of 1800-kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was held at the ancient city of Mary of Turkmenistan. The ground breaking function was attended by Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif and Indian Vice President Mohd Hamid Ansari. Turkmenistan is believed to have the world’s fourth-largest ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Topics: Afghanistan. Pakistan • Current Affairs 2016 • Energy security • India • India-International Relations • TAPI project • Turkmenistan