Explanation

• Constitutional Amendment: 25th Amendment
• Merger Date: 24th May 2018
• FATA Stands for: Federally Administered Tribal Areas
• Merged with: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)
• Main Purpose: Integration of FATA into Pakistan's provincial and constitutional framework

Last verified on 06-07-2026

Explanation

• OGRA stands for Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority.
• It is the regulatory body responsible for overseeing the oil and gas sector in Pakistan.
• It was established in 2002.
• It to ensure a fair and transparent regulatory framework for the exploration, production, transportation, and distribution of oil and gas resources.

Last verified on 07-09-2026

Explanation

• The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan
• The Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India
• Indus Waters Treaty signed on September 19, 1960, 
• Between India and Pakistan
• Treaty was brokered by the World Bank
• Signed at Karachi by 
• Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan,
• The then President of Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru 
• The then Indian Prime Minister, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif 
  
• The Treaty is effective from 1st April 1960 

Last updated by NS on 26 JULY 2026

Explanation

Physiographic distribution of Pakistan:

• Mountain + Plateaus = 58% of total area
• 30% Mountains
• 27.7% Plateaus
• Plains and deserts = 42%
• 13% of mountain region is covered by glaciers
• ~60% of land area is rangeland

Last updated by NS on 06-09-2026​

Explanation

• The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance was promulgated by President Ayub Khan on March 2, 1961
• Authority: under Pakistan's 1958 military regime.
• Basis: Formulated from the recommendations of the Rashid Commission.
• Purpose: Regulates marriage, divorce, polygamy, and inheritance to protect women and children.

Last updated by NS on 06-09-2026​​

Explanation

• MP stands for Member of Parliament.
• An MP is an elected representative in a country’s parliament.
• In Pakistan, Members of Parliament serve in the National Assembly or Senate.

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Explanation

• Peshawar is located to the north-west of Karachi.
• Karachi is in the southern part of Pakistan.
• Peshawar is in north-western Pakistan, near the Afghanistan border.

Last verified on 06-09-2026

Explanation

• Hayat-e-Muhammad was written by Muhammad Husain Haykal.
• The book is a famous biography (Seerah) of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).
• It was originally written in Arabic.

Additional information:

• Sirat-un-Nabi → Shibli Nomani (completed by Syed Sulaiman Nadvi)
• Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) → Safi-ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources → Martin Lings
• The Life of Muhammad → Ibn Ishaq (preserved and edited by Ibn Hisham)

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Explanation

• Location: Lasbela District, Balochistan
• Region: Makran Coastal Region
• Established: 1988
• Area: ≈6,100 km² (2,400 sq mi)
• Status: Largest National Park in Pakistan

Last verified on 20-07-2026

Explanation

• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah strongly opposed the Rowlatt Act of 1919.
• The Act allowed the British government to detain people without trial and restricted civil liberties.
• Jinnah resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council in protest against the Act.

Last verified on 06-09-2026