Explanation

About Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026

Edition: 11th

Participating teams: 08

Total Matches: 44

Starting date: 23 March 2026

Final date: 3 May 2026

Champion: Peshawar Zalmi

Runners:up: Hyderabad Kingsmen

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Explanation

About World Press Freedom Index 2026

Total countries: 180

Topper: Norway

Bottom: Eritrea

Pakistan: 153rd

About World Press Freedom Index 2025

Topper: Norway

Bottom: Eritrea

Pakistan: 158th

Additional Information:

This index is released by Paris-based international NGO named Reporters Without Borders.

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Explanation

About Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026

Final Venue/Date: Lahore (3 May 2026)

Edition: 11th

Participating teams: 08

Total Matches: 44

Starting date: 23 March 2026

Final date: 3 May 2026

Champion: Peshawar Zalmi

Runners:up: Hyderabad Kingsmen

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Explanation

About Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026

Edition: 11th

Participating teams: 08

Total Matches: 44

Starting date: 23 March 2026

Final date: 3 May 2026

Champion: Peshawar Zalmi

Runners:up: Hyderabad Kingsmen

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Explanation

• Balochistan Governor Malik Abdul Wali Kakar approved the dissolution of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
• Summary sent by: Abdul Qud­oos Bizenjo (Chief Minister)
• Under article: Article 112(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan
• Dissolution Date: 12th August 2023

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

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• Babar Azam has become the second-fastest Asian in April 2023.
• Fastest to 12,000 T20 Runs: Babar Azam (338 innings).
• Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings, PSL 2026.
• Surpassed Chris Gayle (343 innings) and Virat Kohli (360 innings) to break the record

Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

Explanation

The United States did impose a naval blockade on Iran.

It was launched after failed negotiations in Pakistan and escalating tensions in the ongoing Iran conflict.

On 13 April 2026, the U.S. enforced a naval blockade on Iran, making it one of the most serious escalations in the 2026 Middle East crisis centered around the Strait of Hormuz.

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• Article 35A was revoked on 5 August 2019 by the Government of India.
• The move was widely viewed as enabling demographic changes in Kashmir.
• It removed special rights related to residency and property ownership.
• The decision was linked with revocation of Article 370.
• It created significant political and regional tensions.

Last verified on 29-04-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan conducted a successful test of the Ababeel missile system in October 2023.
• According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the test was successful.
• Ababeel is a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) missile.
• Its name means “Flock of Birds” in Arabic.

Last verified on 29-04-2026

Explanation

Pakistan is the country hosting the crucial US-Iran ceasefire talks starting on April 10, 2026.

The negotiations are being held in the capital city of Islamabad.

This follows a successful mediation effort by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, who brokered a two-week truce to halt 40 days of direct hostilities.

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