Explanation

• Pakistan’s first Martial Law was imposed under the control of General Ayub Khan.
• Martial Law imposed: 7 October 1958
• President at the time: Iskandar Ali Mirza
• Prime Minister: Feroz Khan Noon

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Last verified on 22-06-2026

Explanation

• Babur’s reign in India: 1526–1530
• He founded the Mughal Empire in India.
• First Battle of Panipat: 1526
• Death: 1530
• His son Humayun succeeded him.

Explanation

• Election Date: 2 January 1965

• Main Opponent: Fatima Jinnah
• Total Candidates: 4
• Result: Ayub Khan won.
• Election System: Electoral College of Basic Democrats.

Explanation

• The One Unit scheme was dissolved on 1 July 1970 under General Yahya Khan.
• The Legal Framework Order (LFO) 1970 ended the One Unit system and restored the provinces of West Pakistan.

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• The scheme was presented by Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra in 1954.
• The One Unit scheme was introduced to merge the provinces and areas of West Pakistan into one province.
• It was approved on 30 September 1955 and came into effect on 14 October 1955.

The four major provinces merged into West Pakistan were:

1. West Punjab
2. Sindh
3. NWFP (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
4. Balochistan

Last verified on 08-10-2026

Explanation

• Sir Cyril Radcliffe was appointed to draw the boundary between Pakistani Punjab and Indian Punjab in 1947.
• The Radcliffe Line was announced on 17 August 1947, after the independence of Pakistan and India.
• He chaired the Punjab Boundary Commission.
• The partition divided Punjab between Pakistan and India.

Last verified on 08-10-2026