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• Indian National Congress – headed by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• All-India Muslim League – led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Purposes of Lucknow Pact:

• Hindu-Muslim unity
• Congress-League cooperation
• Constitutional reforms
• Separate electorates for Muslims
• Demand for self-government

Last verified on 19-01-2026

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• Sarfraz Bugti is the current and 20th Chief Minister of Balochistan since 2 March 2024.
• He belongs to PPP.

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Last verified on 06-03-2026

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• Location: Between the Jhelum and Indus Rivers
• Province: Punjab
• Length: About 190 miles (306 km)
• Major Districts: Bhakkar, Layyah, Khushab, Mianwali, Jhang

Additional information:

Major Deserts of Pakistan (5):

1. Cholistan (Bahawalpur, Punjab)
2. Thal (Bkhar district of Punjab)
3. Katpana desert (Sakardu)
4. Kharan desert (Balochistan)
5. Thar desert (Sindh)

Last verified on 26-07-2026

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• Rivers: Chenab + Jhelum
• Location: Jhang District, Punjab
• Type: Barrage (Headworks)
• Built during: British colonial period (1937-1939)
• Purpose: Flood control + irrigation

Last verified on 09-06-2026

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• Balochistan currently has 41 districts and 11 divisions.

Additional information:

• Punjab: 42 districts
• Sindh: 30 districts
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK): 40 districts
• Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT): 1 district
• Gilgit-Baltistan (GB): 14 districts
• Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK): 10 districts

Last verified on 14-07-2026

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Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee's head is now Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad assisted by 150 observatories of the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee  of Pakistan is the department that announces the sighting of the new moon

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee was set up in 1974 under a resolution passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan,

Headquarters" Karachi, Pakistan

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From Kalabagh to the Indus Delta, six major barrages are constructed on the Indus River.

1. Chashma Barrage
2. Taunsa Barrage
3. Guddu Barrage
4. Sukkur Barrage
5. Kotri Barrage
6. Jinnah Barrage

Additional information:

• The Indus River is the national river of Pakistan.
• It originates near Lake Mansarovar (Tibet region).
• Flows through India and Pakistan.
• Ends in the Arabian Sea near Thatta (delta region).
• Ancient name: Sindhu
• Total length: about 3,180 km
• Indus River system is the backbone of Pakistan’s agriculture.
• The upper Indus Plain starts near Kalabagh and ends at Mithankot.

Last verified on 07-05-2026

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• The famous August Offer was made by the Viceroy named Lord Linlithgow
• Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
• Purpose: To secure Indian cooperation in World War II.
• Date: August 8, 1940.

Last question by NA on 26 April 2026

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• The Urdu-Hindi controversy officially began in 1867 in India
• It started in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
• Hindus demanded that Hindi be an official language in place of Urdu
• In 1881, Hindi replaced Urdu in the Devanagari script in Bihar,
• The demand grew significantly in 1867 in Banaras
  

Question updated 03-March-2026

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