Explanation

• Sindh is known as Bab-ul-Islam 
•  Bab-ul-Islam  means the gateway of Islam
• Describe as having seen the first spread of Islam into South Asia.
  

Additional information

• Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area
  
• Second-largest province by population after Punjab
• Sindhi language is the oldest
• It has 30 Districts and 7 districts
• There are three Barrages in Sindh
• The mountain range located in Sindh is the Kirthar Range

Last updated by NA on 16-07-2026

Explanation

• SEATO was founded on 8 September 1954.
• Pakistan joined SEATO in the same year 1954 as a member.
• It was a Cold War military alliance led by the United States.
• Pakistan later withdrew its association in the 1970s (after 1972/1973 period changes).
• SEATO was officially dissolved in 1977.

Last verified on 29-04-2026

Explanation

• Liaquat Ali Khan was given the title Quaid-e-Millat (Leader of the Nation).
• He is also known as Shaheed-e-Millat (Martyr of the Nation).

Additional information:

• He was born on 1 October 1895 in Karnal, British India.
• He joined the All-India Muslim League in 1923.
• He was elected to the Legislative Council in 1926.
• He became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, serving from 1947 to 1951.
• He was assassinated on 16 October 1951 at Company Bagh, Rawalpindi.
• Burial: Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi, alongside the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Last verified on 09-08-2026

Explanation

General Elections are held after every 5 years.

The first-ever general elections were held on 7th December 1970.

Yahya Khan issued a Legal Framework Order for the first general elections.

Explanation

• The first census in Pakistan was held in 1951.

Additional information:

Total nationwide censuses in Pakistan: 7

• 1st Census: 1951
• 2nd Census: 1961
• 3rd Census: 1972
• 4th Census: 1981
• 5th Census: 1998
• 6th Census: 2017
• 7th Census: 2023

Frequency: Every 10 years (approx.)

Historical start: 1872 (British rule, first census in the region)

Last verified on 17-01-2026

Explanation

• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah referred to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as the "Congress Showboy."
• Jinnah used this term during the political disagreements between the All-India Muslim League and the Indian National Congress.

Additional information:

• Jinnah also referred to Abul Kalam Azad as "Muslim Lord Haw-Haw" in political criticism.
• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad served as the first Education Minister of independent India (1947–1958).

Last verified on 27-07-2026

Explanation

• Introduced by the Government of India Act 1919.
• Diarchy = system of shared rule in provinces under British India.
• Meaning: “Double system of government” – two heads responsible for administration.
• Introduced by Edwin Samuel Montagu and Lord Chelmsford.
• Ended by Government of India Act 1935, which established provincial autonomy.

Last verified on 23-01-2026

Explanation

Explanation

• The Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 was headed by Lord Pethick-Lawrence.
• Its members included Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander.
• It was announced on 16 May 1946 from New Delhi.
• It arrived in India on 24 March 1946.
• The mission was sent by the British government to plan transfer of power.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

Explanation

• Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703–1762) was a great Islamic scholar and reformer of the Mughal era.
• His real name was Qutubuddin Ahmad Syed.
• He was born on 21 February 1703 in Phulat (India) during the reign of Aurangzeb.
• He translated the Holy Quran into Persian for the first time in the subcontinent.
• He wrote about 51 books on Islam, society, and reforms.

Last verified on 02-04-2026