Explanation

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

Additional information:

• 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

Explanation

Explanation

• The first nuclear power plant was established in Karachi, 
• With the help of Canada 
• KANUPP is Pakistan's first nuclear power plant,
• Inaugurated on November 28, 1972,
• Total gross capacity of 137 MW.

Additional information

• K2 & K3 with the help of China 
  
• K2  started on 21 May 2021 and has an 1100 MW capacity.
• K3 is expected to start in 2022.

Last updated 18-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

• Conquest of Sindh: 712 AD
• Battle: Aror (near Rohri)
• Opponent: Raja Dahir (killed in battle)
• He attacked Sindh on orders of the Umayyad Caliph through Hajjaj bin Yusuf.
• Death: 18 July 715 AD

Major cities captured:

• Nirun
• Debal (Sikka fortress)
• Brahmanabad
• Alor (Aror)
• Multan

Last verified on 01-04-2026

Explanation

• The first general elections in Pakistan were held on 7 December 1970.
• Conducted under the Legal Framework Order (LFO) issued by General Yahya Khan.

Seats Structure:

Total seats: 313 seats in National Assembly

General seats: 300 seats

• East Pakistan: 162 seats
• West Pakistan: 138 seats

Reserved seats for women: 13 seats

• East Pakistan: 7 seats
• West Pakistan: 6 seats

Main Results:

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Awami League)

• Seats won: 167
• Votes: 12,937,162
• Percentage: 39.20%

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (PPP)

• Seats won: 86
• Votes: 6,148,923
• Percentage: 18.63%

Last verified on 21-06-2026

Explanation

Last verified on 26-09-2026

Explanation

1962 Constitution

• System: Presidential System
• Introduced by: General Ayub Khan
• Legislature: National Assembly + Provincial Assemblies
• Election system: Indirect (Basic Democracies)

Additional information:

1956 Constitution

• System: Parliamentary System
• Head of State: President (ceremonial)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister

1973 Constitution

• Head of Government: Prime Minister (executive authority)
• System: Parliamentary System (Federal Parliamentary Democracy)
• Head of State: President (ceremonial role)

Last verified on 23-06-2026

Explanation

• Date Signed: 10 January 1966
• Place: Tashkent, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)
•  It was a peace treaty between India and Pakistan following the 1965 war

Signatories:

• Ayub Khan – President of Pakistan
• Lal Bahadur Shastri – Prime Minister of India
• Alexei Kosygin – Premier of USSR (mediator)

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

• Year: 1974
• Amendment: Second Constitutional Amendment
• Prime Minister: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
• Founder of Ahmadiyya movement: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
• Constitution: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Last verified on 02-09-2026

Explanation

Pakistan’s borders with neighbors:

• India: 2,100 km (East)
• Afghanistan: 2,611 km (West/Northwest)
• Iran: 909 km (West)

• Arabian Sea coast: 1,058 km (South)
• Total land border: 6,219 km
• Land + Sea border: 7,277 km
• Land + Sea + LOC & Working Boundary: 8,340 km