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• Allegation: Pakistan was alleged to have provided support to Osama bin Laden.
• Death: He was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs on 2 May 2011.
• Location of Compound: Just half a mile from Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Kakul, Abbottabad.
• U.S. Response: President Barack Obama requested Pakistan to investigate the network supporting bin Laden.

Last verified on 28-01-2026

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Burj Khalifa

• Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Significance: World’s tallest building
• Height: 830 meters (2,717 ft)
• Construction Started: 6 January 2004
• Construction Completed: 1 October 2009
• Opening Date: 4 January 2010
• Owner: Emaar Properties

Last verified on 28-01-2026

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• Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed was the first soldier to be awarded the Nishan-e-Haider
• Born: 10 November 1910, Singhori village, Rawalpindi District
• Died: 27 July 1948 (aged 37), Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
• Buried: Hill of Tilpatra near Uri, Jammu and Kashmir in India
• Service years: 1929–1948
• Allegiance
• British India (1929–1947)
• Pakistan (1947–1948)

Nishan-e-Haider has been awarded to 11 soldiers since Pakistan's independence in 1947.

1. Captain Muhammad Sarwar (1948, Kashmir)
2. Naik Saif Ali Janjua (1948, Kashmir)
3. Major Tufail Muhammad (1958, East Pakistan)
4. Major Raja Aziz Bhatti (1965, Indo-Pak War)
5. Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas (1971, Indo-Pak War)
6. Major Muhammad Akram (1971, Indo-Pak War)
7. Major Shabbir Sharif (1971, Indo-Pak War)
8. Sowar Muhammad Hussain (1971, Indo-Pak War)
9. Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz (1971, Indo-Pak War)
10. Captain Karnal Sher Khan (1999, Kargil War)
11. Havildar Lalak Jan (1999, Kargil War)

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• Per capita water availability in Pakistan is decreasing by 400pc.
• Due to population growth and diminishing water resources.
• This leading to increased concerns over water scarcity.

Last verified on 27-01-2026

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Ray Tomlinson, an American programmer, invented email 

When: 1971.

Where: Working for Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN) on the ARPANET.

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• The study of humans has multiple branches focusing on biology, culture, and history.
• Anthropology specifically studies the evolution and biological development of humans.
• It examines humans as part of the animal kingdom and their physical, social, and cultural traits.

Last verified on 22-01-2026

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the character Sherlock Holmes  

He was first introduced the iconic detective in his novel A Study in Scarlet in 1887

He was a British writer and medical doctor.

The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.