Current Affairs MCQs — Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Despite postponing its Islamabad march, Jamaat-e-Islami pledged to maintain its

1. AParliamentary boycott✓
2. BProtest camps over petrol levy grievances✓
3. CAlliance with PTI✓
4. DHunger strike outside the Punjab Assembly✓

The Lahore High Court sought arguments on a plea challenging the detention of

1. ABushra Bibi✓
2. BBarrister Gohar✓
3. CAleema Khan under the MPO✓
4. DYasmin Rashid✓

Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on 22 September 2026 that dower (haq mehr) is

1. AA negotiable commodity between families✓
2. BSubject to the husband's discretion✓
3. CEnforceable only through arbitration✓
4. DA mandatory legal entitlement for wives✓

Iran signaled it would be willing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the US

1. AEased military pressure and lifted its blockade✓
2. BReturned frozen Iranian assets immediately✓
3. CWithdrew from the UN Security Council✓
4. DEnded all sanctions on Russia✓

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said operations of all Iranian commercial airlines would

1. ABe placed under UN oversight✓
2. BShut down globally✓
3. CBe restricted to domestic routes only✓
4. DFace a temporary 30-day suspension✓

The White House launched "Trump TV" on 21-22 September 2026 after banning which three outlets from its grounds

1. AFox News, NBC, and ABC✓
2. BReuters, AP, and BBC✓
3. CCNN, MS NOW (MSNBC), and Politico✓
4. DThe Washington Post, NYT, and WSJ✓

The three banned outlets sued the Trump administration in federal court, alleging a violation of

1. AThe Fourth Amendment✓
2. BThe Freedom of Information Act✓
3. CThe Espionage Act✓
4. DThe First Amendment✓

"Trump TV" marked its first broadcast by streaming President Trump's address from

1. AMount Rushmore✓
2. BThe Lincoln Memorial✓
3. CCamp David✓
4. DThe Kennedy Space Center✓

The UN General Assembly's high-level debate opened on 22 September 2026 with approximately how many heads of state and government expected to speak

1. A60✓
2. B130✓
3. C190✓
4. D25✓

Jamaat-e-Islami postponed its planned march toward Islamabad on 22 September 2026 after

1. AAn appeal from PM Shehbaz Sharif✓
2. BA Supreme Court restraining order✓
3. CA request from the Election Commission✓
4. DAn army-brokered truce✓

Saudi airstrikes on Yemen's Red Sea port city of Mokha killed at least how many people, per Houthi-affiliated media

1. A2✓
2. B15✓
3. C6✓
4. D30✓

Saudi Arabia restarted crude oil exports from Yanbu port by reopening which pipeline

1. AThe Trans-Arabian Pipeline✓
2. BThe Iraq-Saudi Pipeline✓
3. CThe Gulf Coast Pipeline✓
4. DThe East-West oil pipeline✓

In New York, Turkish President Erdogan held talks with which Lebanese leader on 22 September 2026

1. APM Nawaf Salam✓
2. BPresident Joseph Aoun✓
3. CParliament Speaker Nabih Berri✓
4. DForeign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib✓

In its dower ruling, the Supreme Court warned that courts must safeguard wives' entitlement against

1. AMisuse in family disputes✓
2. BTaxation by provincial authorities✓
3. CInterference by religious councils✓
4. DDelay in property registration✓

A National Assembly panel voiced concern on 22 September 2026 over delays in which infrastructure project, now expected to complete by April 2029

1. ADiamer-Bhasha Dam✓
2. BThe K-IV water supply project✓
3. CPeshawar-Karachi Motorway✓
4. DThar Coal Power Project✓

Pakistan's FCC rejected the Punjab government's appeal against a Lahore High Court verdict upholding a monthly allowance of Rs150,000 for

1. AA retired chief secretary✓
2. BA former IG Punjab✓
3. CAn ex-PACP official✓
4. DA former provincial ombudsman✓

Two police officers were killed on 22 September 2026 while guarding a polio vaccination team in

1. AZhob, Balochistan✓
2. BKalat, Balochistan✓
3. CChaman, Balochistan✓
4. DNoshki, Balochistan✓

Following the Noshki attack, an investigation was ordered by

1. AThe Balochistan Chief Minister✓
2. BThe Chief Justice of Pakistan✓
3. CThe Inspector General of Police Punjab✓
4. DThe Senate Standing Committee on Interior✓

Pakistan said its airstrikes on suspected militant hideouts inside Afghanistan around 21-22 September 2026 killed how many people

1. A3✓
2. B28✓
3. C60✓
4. D12✓

Pakistan's airstrikes inside Afghanistan followed an attack in Hangu that killed how many Pakistani security personnel, including two army officers

1. A2✓
2. B4✓
3. C6✓
4. D10✓

Aside from the Afghanistan airstrikes, an intelligence-based operation around Kohat and Hangu killed how many additional militants

1. A3✓
2. B15✓
3. C21✓
4. D9✓

On 22 September 2026, security reports noted an ongoing search for a kidnapped official and the abduction of two cricketers from

1. ADera Bugti, Balochistan✓
2. BTurbat, Balochistan✓
3. CLoralai, Balochistan✓
4. DKhuzdar, Balochistan✓

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a visa waiver agreement in New York on 22 September 2026 covering

1. AAll passport holders✓
2. BDiplomatic and official passport holders only✓
3. CBusiness travelers only✓
4. DStudents and academics✓

At the UN General Assembly, Deputy PM Ishaq Dar met foreign ministers of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to strengthen coordination on

1. AClimate finance✓
2. BTrade tariffs✓
3. CThe Palestinian issue✓
4. DRefugee resettlement✓

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iran's President Pezeshkian to discuss a mediation process, with Iran expressing gratitude for Pakistan's role in

1. ARegional trade agreements✓
2. BRefugee repatriation✓
3. CBorder demarcation✓
4. DPeace efforts✓

Following a price revision reported on 22 September 2026, petrol in Pakistan retails at approximately

1. ARs393.75 per litre✓
2. BRs278.75 per litre✓
3. CRs450.00 per litre✓
4. DRs320.50 per litre✓

On 22 September 2026, the US Dollar's selling rate against the Pakistani Rupee was approximately

1. ARs258.35✓
2. BRs278.35✓
3. CRs298.35✓
4. DRs318.35✓

At the Asian Games, Pakistan's field hockey team defeated Thailand with multiple goals from Ahmed Nadeem and which other player

1. ASufyan Khan✓
2. BAbdul Rana✓
3. CAmmad Butt✓
4. DHannan Shahid✓

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on 22 September 2026 that the US was open to talks with Iran at the UN, though

1. AIran had rejected the offer outright✓
2. BThe talks would exclude Hormuz issues✓
3. CChina had blocked mediation✓
4. DNo meeting had yet been scheduled✓