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• Date: April 22
• First Held: April 22, 1970
• Purpose: Raise awareness for environmental protection and conservation
• Theme 2026: Our Power, Our Planet 

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• The current Secretary-General of the United Nations is António Guterres from Portugal.
• He began his first term on January 1, 2017.
• He is currently serving his second term.

Last verified on 07-10-2026

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• Pakistan joined the United Nations on September 30, 1947.

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• The name was coined by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• Headquarters is located in New York, United States.
• Founded on October 24, 1945.
• It currently has 193 member states and 2 observer states.
• The official languages of the UN are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

1. 1952-1953
2. 1968-1969
3. 1976-1977
4. 1983-1984
5. 1993-1994
6. 2003-2004
7. 2012-2013
8. 2025-2026

Last verified on 09-03-2026

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• Location: Eastern Karakoram Range, Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan.
• Length: 76 km
• Height: About 20,000 feet
• Significance: Largest glacier in Pakistan and second-largest glacier outside the polar regions.
• Meaning: Siachen means "Abundance of Roses" (گلاب کی کثرت).

Last verified on 01-04-2026

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• Nanga Parbat is famously called the "Killer Mountain."
• Its height 8,126 metres (26,660 feet).
• It is located in Gilgit-Baltistan.
• It is part of the Western Himalayas.
• It is locally known as Diamer.
• It is the 9th-highest mountain in the world.
• It is famously called the "Killer Mountain."
• First Ascent: 3 July 1953
• Shehroze Kashif became the youngest Pakistani to successfully summit Nanga Parbat.

Last verified by on 16-05-2026

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• CPEC stands for China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.
• It was agreement was formally signed and launched in April 20, 2015 during the visit of Xi Jinping to Pakistan.
• CPEC was initiated in mid-2013.
• It is a major network of energy, transport, and infrastructure projects connecting China's Xinjiang with Gwadar.
• The initial value of CPEC was about US$46 billion.

Last verified on 06-07-2026

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• NADRA was established on 10 March 2000.
• NADRA stands for National Database and Registration Authority.
• Headquarters: Islamabad 
• The largest NADRA office is situated in Islamabad.
• Formal name: National Database Organization (NDO), an attached department under the Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan, in 1998.

Last verified on 23-03-2026

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• The Kargil War was fought between India and Pakistan in 1999.
• It took place from May to July 1999.
• It is also known as Kargil Conflict / Operation Vijay (India).
• The location was the Kargil district along the Line of Control (LoC).

Additional information:

• The conflict was stopped with USA’s intervention.
• India had about 30,000 troops, Pakistan had about 5,000 troops.
• Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed was a hero of the war.
• General Pervez Musharraf was Pakistan’s COAS.
• General V. P. Malik was India’s COAS.
• India won the Kargil War.
• India lost 527 soldiers.
• Pakistan lost 453 soldiers.

Last verified on 22-06-2026

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• Shahrah-e-Resham (Karakoram Highway) connects Pakistan and China through Khunjerab Pass.
• It is the highest paved international road in the world.
• It links Hassan Abdal (Pakistan) with Kashgar (China).
• It passes through the Karakoram mountain range.
• It is a symbol of strong Pakistan–China friendship.

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• The highway is also known as the Karakoram Highway (N-35).
• It was completed in 1979.
• Its total length is about 1,300 km.
• It is often called the “Eighth Wonder of the World” due to its difficult terrain.

Last verified on 17-05-2026

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Youm-e-Takbeer is celebrated on May 28

It is celebrated  in commemoration of the Chagai-I and Chagai-II series of nuclear tests

This day made Pakistan the seventh nuclear state of the world

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