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Pakistani master's student Moosa Harraj has been elected Oxford Union president for Term 2025.

He is the fourth Pakistani to be elected to the prestigious position.

Harraj family are considered quite influential in Punjab’s Khanewal area.

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Former PM Benazir Bhutto was the first, former presidents Ahmad Nawaz was the second while Israr Khan from was the third Pakistani to be elected Oxford Union president. 

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The Central National Muhammadan Association was a political organization founded by Syed Ameer Ali in Calcutta in 1877.

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The Wall Street Journal, is an  international daily newspaper based in New York City.

The Journal is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp.

The newspaper is published in broadsheet format and online. 

also referred to simply as the Journal,

Owner: Dow Jones & Company

Publisher: Dow Jones & Company

Founders: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, Charles Bergstresser

First issue date: July 8, 1889

Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.

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Veto power / Permanent members of 'The United Nation Security Council

1.      France has used its veto power sparingly, vetoing 18 resolutions 

2.      Russia has been the most frequent user of the veto. Russia/USSR has used its veto 121 times

3.     China has used the veto 16 times, with the first one

4.      United States has used the veto 82 times

5.      United Kingdom has used the veto 29 times

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Canada does not yield veto power

Germany has no veto power in the security council of the United Nations

Russia the country used veto power most of the time in UNO Security Council

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Sher Muhammad Khan, better known by his pen name Ibn-e-Insha.

He was a Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer, and newspaper columnist.

Born: June 15, 1927, Phillaur, India

Died: January 11, 1978, London, United Kingdom

Genre: Ghazal

Notable awards: Pride of Performance Award in 1978 by the President of Pakistan

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A tsunami is a series of powerful sea waves.

It typically caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

It leading to coastal flooding.

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The New York Stock Exchange is located on Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

It is the largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization exceeding $25 trillion in July 2024

Founded: May 17, 1792

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On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 181

It is also known as the Partition Resolution

The UN Partition Plan of 1947 proposed dividing Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states

Leading to the creation of Israel

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