Explanation

• In March 1976, Pakistan and France signed an agreement for a plutonium-based reprocessing plant at Chashma.
• The deal included a 600 MW power plant.
• France canceled the deal in August 1978.

Additional information:

• Pakistan began developing nuclear weapons in 1972 under Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
• Pakistan conducted nuclear tests in 1998.
• It is now considered a nuclear weapon state.

Last verified on 15-10-2026

Explanation

• IBRD (World Bank): 11 July 1950

Additional information:

• United Nations (UN/UNO): 30 September 1947.
• FAO: 7 September 1947.
• Commonwealth of Nations: 1947; withdrew in 1972 and rejoined in 1989. 
• WHO: 1948.
• UNESCO: 1949.
• IMF: 11 July 1950. 
• SEATO: 1954; dissolved in 1977.
• CENTO: 1955; dissolved in 1979.
• OIC: 1969.
• SAARC: 1985.
• WTO: 1995.
• Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): 9 June 2017.

Last verified on 15-10-2026

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

• Prime Minister: Malik Feroz Khan Noon.
• Purchase year: 1958.
• Pakistan acquired Gwadar from the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman on 8 September 1958.
• Gwadar officially became part of Pakistan on 8 December 1958.

Additional information:

• President: Major General Iskander Mirza.
• He served as Pakistan’s first President from 23 March 1956 to 27 October 1958.

Last verified on 15-10-2026

Explanation

• Year of Establishment: 1962
• Headquarters: Islamabad, Pakistan
• Initial Ministry: Ministry of Education (1962)
• Current Administrative Ministry: Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) (transferred in June 2011 after the 18th Constitutional Amendment)
• Affiliated National Federations: 40 sports federations

Last verified on 14-10-2026