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• Author: Ayesha Jalal
  • Publication Date: 18 April 1985
  • Topic: Muslim League, Pakistan movement, and leadership politics
  • Language: English

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• Pakistan: 108
• Topper: Finland
• Bottom: Afghanistan

Additional information:

• Pakistan 2024/2025: 109

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• Pakistan’s continental shelf officially extends up to 350 nautical miles from its baseline.
• A continental shelf is the extended perimeter of a country’s land under the sea.

Additional information:

• Pakistan submitted its extended shelf claim to the UN in 2015.
• The EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) limit is 200 NM, but the continental shelf can extend further.

Last verified on 15-01-2026

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• Wakhan Corridor is located to the north of Pakistan.
• It is a narrow strip of land in Afghanistan that separates Pakistan from Tajikistan.
• It is strategically important and connects Central Asia with South Asia.

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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• ‘Azb’ refers to one of the seven swords of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) used in Ghazwaz of Uhud and Badr.
• Operation Zarb-e-Azb (15 June 2014 – 22 Feb 2017) was launched in North Waziristan, former FATA, Pakistan.
• Operation was led by Army Chief General Raheel Sharif to eliminate terrorist groups.

• Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad followed on 22 Feb 2017, led by General Qamar Javid Bajwa.

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Bang-e-Dara (The Call of the Caravan): His first collection of Urdu poetry,

Iqbal's Urdu poetry collection is available in four books.

1. Bang-i-Dara 1924
2. Bal-e-Jibril 1935
3. Zarb-i-Kalim 1936
4. Armaghan-e-Hijaz 1938

Explanation

The captain of the Pakistan cricket team that defeated England at The Oval in 1954 was A. H. Kardar 

Known as "The Skipper"

He led the Pakistan cricket team in its first 23 Test matches

Spanning from 1952 to 1958

Born: 17 January 1925, Lahore

Died: 21 April 1996 (aged 71), Islamabad

Explanation

Ayub Khan took power in October 1958.

The Prime Minister of Pakistan was indeed Malik Feroz Khan Noon

Malik Feroz Khan Noon served as Prime Minister from December 1957 until October 7, 1958.

Ayub Khan then became the head of administration, replacing Noon in October 1958. 

Explanation

Robert Montgomery was not an initial member of the Punjab Board of Administration.

The original three members were

• Henry Lawrence (President)
• John Lawrence (Junior member)
• Charles Mansel (Senior member, administered justice)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED BORAD OF ADMINISTRATION

• The Board of Administration was abolished in 1853 and replaced by the office of the Chief Commissioner
• Inaugural holder: Henry Lawrence
• Formation: 1 April 1849
• Final holder: Evan Meredith Jenkins
• Abolished: 15 August 1947

Explanation

The Pakistan Administrative Service was abolished through the Devolution of Power Plan (2001)

Previously known as the District Management Group (DMG before 1 June 2012

Implemented under President Musharraf via the Punjab Local Government Ordinance (PLGO 2001) and Police Order (2002)