Explanation

• Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a 37-month EFF agreement in 2024.
• The program amounted to approximately US$7 billion.
• The IMF Executive Board approved the arrangement on 25 September 2024.
• The EFF aimed to support Pakistan’s economic stability, reforms, and external financing needs.

Last verified on 06-09-2026

Explanation

• Edition: 23rd
• Venue: Jinnah Convention Centre, Islamabad
• Starting date: 15 Oct 2024
• Ending date: 16 Oct 2024
• Chaired by: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

Additional information:

• 2025: Russia — Moscow; 24th meeting.
• 2026: Tajikistan — Dushanbe; the SCO’s official report calls it the 24th meeting, although the 2025 meeting was also called the 24th.
• 2027: Uzbekistan — announced as the next host at the 2026 meeting

Last verified on 23-10-2026

Explanation

• Name: Brigadier Dr. Helen Mary Roberts
• Branch: Pakistan Army Medical Corps (as a senior pathologist)
• Service Tenure: 26 years of service
• Announcement Date: June 2024
• Recognition: Promoted by the Selection Board and congratulated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)

Additional information:

• Major General Nigar Johar became Pakistan Army’s first female Lieutenant General in June 2020.

Last verified on 15-10-2026

Explanation

• Total members: 32 (30 European & 2 North American countries)
• NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Founded: 4 April 1949 (Washington, USA)
• Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
• Latest Member: Finland
• Type: Military Alliance
• Official Languages: English & French
• Founding members: 12
• Pakistan: Not a NATO member
  
• Member Muslim country: Turkiye 
• Last Member: On 7 March 2024, Sweden became the 32nd member.

List of NATO member countries

1.       Albania

2.       Belgium

3.       Bulgaria

4.       Canada

5.       Croatia

6.       Czechia

7.       Denmark

8.       Estonia

9.       France

10.   Germany

11.   Greece

12.   Hungary

13.   Iceland

14.   Italy

15.   Latvia

16.   Lithuania

17.   Luxembourg

18.   Montenegro

19.   Netherlands

20.   North Macedonia

21.   Norway

22.   Poland

23.   Portugal

24.   Romania

25.   Slovakia

26.   Slovenia

27.   Spain

28.   Turkiye

29.   United Kingdom

30.   United States

31.   Finland 2023

32.  Sweden 2024

Last updated by NA on 22-April-2026

Explanation

Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP) for 2022–2026 places economic security at its core, marking a shift from the traditional focus solely on military strength.

It emphasizes building a strong economy to bolster overall national resilience.