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Explanation

In September 2026, Shafqat Ali Khan was appointed as Pakistan’s first ambassador to Armenia.

Pakistan and Armenia established diplomatic relations in August 2025.

Pakistan had been the only UN member state that withheld recognition of Armenia’s sovereignty since 1991, citing solidarity with Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

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NSP stands for National Security Policy

The Public version of the NSP was launched on 14 January 2022 

NSP was approved by the federal cabinet on Dec 28, 2021.

Prime Minister Imran Khan reveals the country's first-ever NSP

The policy document is meant for a five-year period (2022-26)

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The Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, a city in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, came under a deadly terrorist attack and suicide bombing on September 18, 2026.

At least 31 people were killed with over 100 injured.

A local militant faction linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.

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• The largest export of Pakistan is textiles
• Key Products: Garments, knitwear, bedwear, towels
• The United States is Pakistan's largest export market.
• Faisalabad is called the Manchester of Pakistan (the country's largest hub for textile manufacturing)

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• Presented by: Liaquat Ali Khan
• Presented: 7 March 1949
• Passed: 12 March 1949
• Voting: 21 members voted in favor (as stated in the provided notes)
• Constitution: Incorporated as Article 2A of Pakistan's Constitution.

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• Left Bank: Khairpur West, Rohri, Khairpur East, Eastern Nara
• Right Bank: North West, Rice, Dadu

Additional information:

Sukkur Barrage

• Location: Sindh, Pakistan
• Official Name: Lloyd Barrage
• Built: 1923
• Completed: 1932
• Length: About 2 km
• Oldest: Oldest barrage in Pakistan

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• Location: Sindh, Pakistan
• Official Name: Lloyd Barrage
• Built: 1923–1932
• Completed: 1932
• Length: Approximately 2 km
• Canals: 7 canals branch off from it
• Status: Oldest barrage in Pakistan
• Rehabilitation: November 2004
• M-5: Sukkur–Multan Motorway

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• Date: November 13, 1969 (on his 70th birthday)
• Place: London, England
• Cause: Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
• Born: 13 November 1899, Murshidabad, India
• 1st President of Pakistan: 23 March 1956
• Last Governor-General: 1955–1956
• Political Party: Republican Party
• Abrogated: 1956 Constitution

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Explanation

• Largest & busiest seaport: Port of Karachi
• Location: Karachi, Arabian Sea
• Cargo handled: About 60% of Pakistan’s cargo
• Harbour size: 32 km
• Opened: 1857

Additional information:

• Muhammad Bin Qasim Port: Also called Port Qasim; located near Karachi.
• Gwadar Port: Deep-sea port in Balochistan; developed as part of CPEC.