Explanation

• First Nobel laureate in Pakistan: Dr. Abdus Salam — 1979, Physics

Additional information:

• Last/most recent Pakistani Nobel laureate: Malala Yousafzai — 2014, Peace
• First Nobel laureate from Asia: Rabindranath Tagore — 1913, Literature
• First Nobel laureate in the world: Emil von Behring — 1901, Physiology or Medicine

Last verified on 07-09-2026

Explanation

• The first Prime Minister of Pakistan was Liaquat Ali Khan
• Tenure: 15-08-1947 to 16-10-1951.
• Party: Pakistan Muslim League.
• Secretary of the All-India Muslim League in 1936
• 1st Minister of Defence from 15 August 1947 – 16 October 1951
• 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs from 15 August 1947 – 27 December 1949
• Born: 1 October 1895, Karnal, Punjab, India
• Died: 16 October 1951 (aged 56), Rawalpindi
• Manner of death: Assassination

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Last updated by NS on 5-09-2026

Explanation

• Choudhry Rahmat Ali coined the name "Pakistan"
•  He first used the name in his pamphlet titled "Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?"
• On January 28, 1933.
• The word means "Land of the Pure" in Persian and Urdu (Pak means pure, and stan means land)
• He first thought of the name in 1932 while on a London bus,
• The name was also designed as an acronym for the Muslim-majority regions of northern British India
• Punjab
• Afghania (North-West Frontier Province)
• Kashmir
• Sindh
• Baluchistan 
  

Explanation

• Fazal Mahmood is famously known as the “Hero of the Oval.”
• In 1954, he took 12 wickets for 99 runs against England at The Oval.
• His bowling helped Pakistan achieve its first-ever Test victory in England.
• He took 6 wickets for 53 runs in the first innings and 6 for 46 in the second.

Last verified on 05-09-2026

Explanation

• Dina Wadia, the daughter of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah,
• Date of Death: November 2, 2017, from pneumonia 
• Location: New York City, USA
• Age: 98 years old
• Born: 15 August 1919, London, England
• Parents
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah (father)
• Rattanbai Petit Jinnah (mother)

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026