Explanation

• The Supreme Commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces is the President of Pakistan.
• Constitutional provision: Article 243 of the Constitution of Pakistan deals with the command of the Armed Forces.
• Election: The President is indirectly elected by an Electoral College for a five-year term.
• Eligibility: The President must be a Muslim and at least 45 years old.

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Explanation

• SEATO is the name of the pact joined by Pakistan and the United Kingdom in 1954.

Additional information:

• Full form: Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
• Established: 8 September 1954
• Purpose: To prevent the spread of communism.
• Headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand
• Original members (8): United States, United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand.
• Dissolved: 30 June 1977.

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Explanation

• I. H. Qureshi (Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi) was a Pakistani historian and scholar who wrote The Struggle for Pakistan.
• The book was published in 1965.

Additional information:

• Ayesha Jalal is also a well-known historian who wrote The Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics (2014).

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Explanation

• Peak: Nanga Parbat
• Height: 8,126 m (26,660 ft)
• Rank in Pakistan: Second-highest
• World rank: Ninth-highest
• Meaning: Naked Mountain
• Nickname: Killer Mountain
• Location: Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
• Mountain range: Western Himalayas

Additional information:

• The highest peak in Pakistan is K2.
• It is also known as Chogori.
• It stands at 8,611 meters (28,268 feet) high.

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Explanation

• Mathematician Professor Muhammad Anwar suggested Pakistan Standard Time

History

• On 15 September 1951, Pakistan introduced two time zones
• Karachi Time (KART) was used in West Pakistan (UTC+05:00)
• Dacca Time (DACT) was used in East Pakistan (UTC+06:00)
• Changes became effective on 30 September 1951
• After Bangladesh’s independence in 1971, Karachi Time was renamed Pakistan Standard Time (PST)

Additional information.

• Daylight saving time was formerly observed in Pakistan in 2002, 2008, and 2009.
• It is currently not observed

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Explanation

• Famous industries: Utensils, iron products, safes, and rice processing.
• Location: Punjab, Pakistan.
• Popular title: City of Wrestlers.
• Old name: Khanpur Shansi.

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Explanation

• Balochistan is the second major supplier of natural gas in Pakistan.

Additional information:

• Sindh is the largest producer of natural gas in the country.
• Natural gas was discovered at Sui, Balochistan, in 1952.
• The Sui gas field is located in Dera Bugti District.

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Explanation

• Lahore is generally identified as Pakistan’s second-largest city after Karachi.

Additional information:

1. Karachi — approximately 18.87 million
2. Lahore — approximately 13.00 million
3. Faisalabad — approximately 3.69 million
4. Rawalpindi — approximately 3.36 million
5. Gujranwala — approximately 2.51 million

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Explanation

• Pakistan attended its first summit conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) as a full-fledged member in Havana on September 3, 1979.

Additional information:

• Founded: 1961
• Founding Conference: Belgrade, Serbia
• Members: 120 developing countries
• Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
• Founding Leaders: Jawaharlal Nehru, Sukarno, Josip Broz Tito, Kwame Nkrumah, Gamal Abdel Nasser

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Explanation

• An adverse balance of payments occurs when a country's total payments to other countries exceed its total receipts from them over a given period.
• Heavy government expenditure abroad can increase Pakistan's foreign exchange outflows and contribute to a balance-of-payments deficit.
• Other contributing factors may include high imports, low exports, foreign debt repayments, and limited foreign investment.

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