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If the Kerry-Lugar Bill has received $1.5 billion in non-military aid annually for five years

The 'Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009

It is also known as the Kerry-Lugar-Berman Act

It was passed by the US Congress on 24 September and signed by President Obama on 15 October.

It was proposed by Senators John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) and Richard Lugar (R-Indiana).

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Pakistan's government, specifically the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee,

Designated 2009 as a year focused on achieving Justice at the Grassroots Level

They aimed at improving access and fairness in the justice system. 

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On November 26, 1964, the first official television station commenced transmission broadcasts from Lahore

Inauguration: By President Mohammad Ayub Khan.

Technology: Initial broadcasts were in black and white

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• First Muslim Governor of Punjab: August 1949 – November 1951
• Appointed Governor of Punjab after the dismissal of the Punjab provincial government in 1949.

• Born: 13 June 1899, Peshawar
• Died: 14 February 1958 (aged 58), Karachi

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• The National Economic Council (NEC) of Pakistan is chaired by the Prime Minister.

• It is a constitutional body formed under Article 156 of the Constitution of Pakistan.

• The council is responsible for economic planning and development policies.

NEC 5 Key Members:

• Prime Minister – Chairman

• Chief Ministers of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan

• Federal Ministers related to finance and planning

  
  

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• Born: 1845, Chachran, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Died: 24 July 1901 (aged 56), Chachran, Bahawalpur
  • Resting Place / Mausoleum: Mithankot, Punjab
  • Sufi Order: Member of Chishti Nizami Sufi order
  
  
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• The Karakoram Highway (KKH), also called the "Eighth Wonder of the World".
• It was completed in 1979.
• Construction started in 1966 and took 13 years to complete.
• It connects Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) with China (Xinjiang) through the Karakoram mountain range.
• The highway is 1,300 km long.

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a renowned Pakistani poet and intellectual.

He was arrested in 1951 in connection with the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case.

This political conspiracy was alleged by the government of Liaquat Ali Khan.

The case involved allegations of a coup plot against the government.

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Ahmad Khan Kharal was a leading freedom fighter of the War of Independence (1857).

He led resistance against British rule in Punjab.

He belonged to Jhamra.

Jhamra is a village of the Faisalabad District in Punjab, Pakistan.

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He played a key role in uprisings around Gogera region.

Martyred while fighting the British in 1857.