Current Affairs MCQs — Wednesday, 26 August 2026

PML-N nominated Shah Ghulam Qadir for which position on 26 August 2026

1. A Chief Minister of Punjab ✓
2. B Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir ✓
3. C Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ✓
4. D Federal Information Minister ✓

A public holiday was observed across Pakistan on 26 August 2026 for

1. A Independence Day ✓
2. B Ashura ✓
3. C Eid Miladun Nabi ✓
4. D Defence Day ✓

On 26 August 2026, PM Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting to review

1. A Budget allocations ✓
2. B Election preparations ✓
3. C Power sector reforms ✓
4. D Flood damage from monsoon rains ✓

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham made his first overseas trip, arriving in Kyiv on

1. A 20 August 2026 ✓
2. B 24 August 2026 ✓
3. C 28 August 2026 ✓
4. D 30 August 2026 ✓

During his Kyiv visit, Britain agreed to give Ukraine blueprints for British-made components of which missile system

1. A Storm Shadow ✓
2. B Javelin ✓
3. C Scalp cruise missile ✓
4. D Brimstone ✓

Andy Burnham co-chaired a meeting of Kyiv's allies alongside Zelensky, joined by video link by the leaders of Germany and

1. A Italy ✓
2. B Poland ✓
3. C Spain ✓
4. D France ✓

Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan was sentenced to life in prison by which Chinese court

1. A Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court ✓
2. B Beijing Higher People's Court ✓
3. C Shanghai Intermediate People's Court ✓
4. D Guangzhou People's Court ✓

The National Assembly failed to maintain quorum on 26 August 2026 after which party boycotted proceedings

1. A Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) ✓
2. B Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ✓
3. C Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ✓
4. D Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) ✓

Hui Ka Yan pleaded guilty to charges including fundraising fraud, illegally taking public deposits, and

1. A Tax evasion ✓
2. B Bribery ✓
3. C Money laundering only ✓
4. D Insider trading ✓

Evergrande Group was fined approximately how much by Chinese regulators as part of the case

1. A $500 million ✓
2. B $2 billion ✓
3. C $1.31 billion (8.82 billion yuan) ✓
4. D $5 billion ✓

Indonesia's forest and peatland fires in August 2026 have been most severe on which two islands

1. A Java and Bali ✓
2. B Sulawesi and Papua ✓
3. C Lombok and Flores ✓
4. D Kalimantan (Borneo) and Sumatra ✓

Indonesian police arrested how many people suspected of starting the forest and peatland fires

1. A 72 ✓
2. B 15 ✓
3. C 130 ✓
4. D 300 ✓

Haze from Indonesia's 2026 forest fires has crossed into Malaysia and which other neighboring country

1. A Thailand ✓
2. B Brunei ✓
3. C Philippines ✓
4. D Vietnam ✓

Pakistan's Supreme Court scheduled 16 September 2026 to hear a contempt petition filed by

1. A Imran Khan's sister, Uzma Bokhari ✓
2. B PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar ✓
3. C Imran Khan's lawyer ✓
4. D Bushra Bibi ✓

PM's adviser Rana Sanaullah told the Senate the government would implement the Supreme Court's direction on Imran Khan's medical transfer

1. A Immediately, without conditions ✓
2. B After Supreme Court clarification ✓
3. C Only after the next general election ✓
4. D Pending a cabinet review ✓

The government filed a review petition arguing that Imran Khan should be examined at

1. A A military hospital ✓
2. B A private hospital abroad ✓
3. C A public hospital ✓
4. D A jail dispensary ✓

The Sindh High Court sought answers over the JIT investigation into which case, questioning its handling

1. A The Baldia factory fire case ✓
2. B The Sahiwal shooting case ✓
3. C The Model Town case ✓
4. D The Mir Raza case ✓

Imran Khan's sister alleged in a statement reported on 26 August 2026 that he told her he was being subjected in jail to

1. A Torture ✓
2. B Solitary confinement only ✓
3. C A hunger strike order ✓
4. D Denial of family visits ✓

Petrol prices in Pakistan were increased by Rs1.12 per litre effective

1. A 24-25 August 2026 ✓
2. B 26-27 August 2026 ✓
3. C 28-29 August 2026 ✓
4. D 1-2 September 2026 ✓

High-speed diesel prices rose by how much per litre in the same 26-27 August 2026 revision

1. A Rs0.50 ✓
2. B Rs1.11 ✓
3. C Rs2.30 ✓
4. D Rs3.81 ✓

Pakistan's Power Division and NEPRA flagged independent power producers for overcharging consumers through

1. A Excessive transmission losses ✓
2. B Unauthorized meter tampering ✓
3. C Delayed billing cycles ✓
4. D Expensive coal procurement ✓

Pakistan's planning minister claimed the country sits on mineral reserves worth approximately

1. A $7 trillion ✓
2. B $2 trillion ✓
3. C $15 trillion ✓
4. D $500 billion ✓

A high-powered Pakistani government body was formed to resolve a dispute over which pipeline project, amid arbitration in Paris

1. A TAPI gas pipeline ✓
2. B Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline ✓
3. C North-South gas pipeline ✓
4. D Turkmenistan-Pakistan pipeline ✓

Pakistan and which country are reported to be jointly leading diplomatic efforts to resolve the US-Iran standoff, conveying messages between Tehran and Washington

1. A Qatar ✓
2. B Saudi Arabia ✓
3. C Oman ✓
4. D Turkey ✓

Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir returned to which country around 24 August 2026, a visit seen as possibly helping finalise an Iran-Oman Hormuz management agreement

1. A Saudi Arabia ✓
2. B Iran ✓
3. C Oman ✓
4. D UAE ✓

In response to the 2026 Iran war, Pakistan has officially adopted a policy of

1. A Neutrality ✓
2. B Military alliance with Iran ✓
3. C Full support for US operations ✓
4. D Economic sanctions on Iran ✓

As of 26 August 2026, which country is reported to be leading the political mediation and acting as the main communication bridge between Washington and Tehran, while Pakistan focuses on military-to-military channels

1. A Egypt ✓
2. B Qatar ✓
3. C Switzerland ✓
4. D Jordan ✓

The US and Iran agreed to extend their 60-day ceasefire under which agreement, due to expire around 17 August 2026

1. A The Doha Accord ✓
2. B The Vienna Framework ✓
3. C The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding ✓
4. D The Muscat Declaration ✓

Iran and Oman discussed establishing a temporary shipping corridor through which strategic waterway, as reported on 26 August 2026

1. A The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ✓
2. B The Strait of Malacca ✓
3. C The Bosphorus Strait ✓
4. D The Strait of Hormuz ✓

Global oil prices extended their losses on 26 August 2026 amid diplomatic hopes tied to

1. A The proposed Hormuz shipping corridor ✓
2. B A new OPEC production cut ✓
3. C Improved US-China trade relations ✓
4. D A ceasefire in Ukraine ✓