Explanation

The 2023 South Asian Games, officially the 14^th South Asian Games, will be a major multi-sport event which will be held in Pakistan, primarily in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province.

Explanation

On 19 December 2021, an OIC session was held in Islamabad, to set up a Humanitarian Trust Fund and Food Security Programme to deal with the rapidly aggravating crisis.

List of Summits

Number	Date	Country	Place
1st	22–25 September 1969	Morocco	Rabat
2nd	22–24 February 1974	Pakistan	Lahore
3rd	25–29 January 1981	Saudi Arabia	Mecca & Ta’if
4th	16–19 January 1984	Morocco	Casablanca
5th	26–29 January 1987	Kuwait	Kuwait City
6th	9–11 December 1991	Senegal	Dakar
7th	13–15 December 1994	Morocco	Casablanca
1st Extraordinary	23–24 March 1997	Pakistan	Islamabad
8th	9–11 December 1997	Iran	Tehran
9th	12–13 November 2000	Qatar	Doha
2nd Extraordinary	4–5 March 2003	Qatar	Doha
10th	16–17 October 2003	Malaysia	Putrajaya
3rd Extraordinary	7–8 December 2005	Saudi Arabia	Mecca
11th	13–14 March 2008	Senegal	Dakar
4th Extraordinary	14–15 August 2012	Saudi Arabia	Mecca
12th	6–7 February 2013	Egypt	Cairo
5th Extraordinary	6–7 March 2016	Indonesia	Jakarta
13th	14–15 April 2016	Turkey	Istanbul
6th Extraordinary	13 December 2017	Turkey	Istanbul
7th Extraordinary	18 May 2018	Turkey	Istanbul
14th	31 May 2019	Saudi Arabia	Mecca
8th Extraordinary	19 December 2021	Pakistan	Islamabad
48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers	22 March 2022	Pakistan	Islamabad

Explanation

Ø  The seventh edition of the multinational maritime exercise Aman-2021 is beginning in Pakistani waters (Karachi( from February 11, 2021

Ø  The 6-days exercise, with the slogan ‘Together for Peace”, will have two phases, a harbor phase and a sea phase.

Ø  45 countries along with their surface and air assets, special operation forces, marine teams, senior officers and observers are participating in the exercise.

Ø  The exercise is carried out in collaboration between the navies of various countries to maintain a safe and sustainable maritime realm.

Explanation

Pakistan Minerals Summit 2023

Edition: First

Date: August 01, 2023

Venue: Islamabad

Host: Govt. of Pakistan

Chief Guest: Shehbaz Sharif (PM)

Theme: DUST TO DEVELOPMENT: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PAKISTAN

Purpose: To bring together international investors, mining industry giants, corporate leaders, and government stakeholders to create a roadmap for tapping into the tremendous mineral riches   

Explanation

Pakistan is set to host the Asian Open Taekwondo Championships, which will be held in November 2022. 

Explanation

the 17th Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad, on 19 December 2021, 

to mobilize humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan

the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for convening and Pakistan for hosting the 17th Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council

Explanation

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit, which will be held in Islamabad from December 17–19.

the organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will convene for the first time in 41 years under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s leadership.

this is the 17th extraordinary session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers

Explanation

Pakistan on 11.09.2021 hosted a meeting of spymasters of some countries in the region on the situation in Afghanistan,

The meeting was attended by the intelligence heads from Russia, China, Iran and some Central Asian states.

Explanation

Pakistan has been invited by Russia to a meeting of ‘extended troika’ on Afghan peace being held on March 18 2021 in Moscow.

Explanation

The Asia Pacific Advanced Networks (APAN) 51st meeting –

APAN-51 is  hosted by the Pakistan Education & Research Network(PERN) & Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, and is to be held virtually on 1 – 5 February 2021.