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VEHARI ACADEMY OF  SCIENCES  & SERVICES (VASS) FAISAL TOWN CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQS EVENTS IN AUGUST 2013 By MUHAMMAD SUFDAR SAHIR 03007727047 • US temporarily closed diplomatic missions after intercepting al Qaeda threats. • Zimbabwe parliamentary election 2013: Zanu-PF, the party of Robert Mugabe declared winner. • China blocked import of milk powder from New Zealand. • Hassan Rouhani sworn in as the new president of Iran. 6 August 2013 • Colombo South Harbour declared open by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse. • Konkan Railway to scrap Skybus project. • Supreme Court rejected Abu Salem’s plea for quashing all proceedings against him. • Former Turkish army chief among 19 people handed life term for coup plot. 7 August 2013 • Japan unveiled its biggest warship called Izumo. 8 August 2013 • India announced 150 thousand Dollar assistance to Afghan bomb attack victims. • Japan pledged huge spending cuts amounting to 83 Billion US Do

VEHARI ACADEMY OF  SCIENCES  & SERVICES (VASS) FAISAL TOWN CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQS EVENTS IN AUGUST 2013 By MUHAMMAD SUFDAR SAHIR 03007727047 • US temporarily closed diplomatic missions after intercepting al Qaeda threats. • Zimbabwe parliamentary election 2013: Zanu-PF, the party of Robert Mugabe declared winner. • China blocked import of milk powder from New Zealand. • Hassan Rouhani sworn in as the new president of Iran. 6 August 2013 • Colombo South Harbour declared open by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse. • Konkan Railway to scrap Skybus project. • Supreme Court rejected Abu Salem’s plea for quashing all proceedings against him. • Former Turkish army chief among 19 people handed life term for coup plot. 7 August 2013 • Japan unveiled its biggest warship called Izumo. 8 August 2013 • India announced 150 thousand Dollar assistance to Afghan bomb attack victims. • Japan pledged huge spending cuts amounting to 83 Billion US Do