Explanation

• Player: Younis Khan
• Milestone: 10,000 Test runs
• Achieved in: 2017 against the West Indies
• Test Matches: 118
• Total Test Runs: 10,099
• Batting Average: 52.05
• Test Centuries: 34

Additional information:

• Javed Miandad – 8,832 runs
• Inzamam-ul-Haq – 8,830 runs
• Mohammad Yousuf – 7,530 runs
• Misbah-ul-Haq – 5,222 runs

Last verified on 15-07-2026

Explanation

• Author: Waris Shah
• Written in: 1766
• Language: Punjabi
• Genre: Epic poetry / Romance
• Origin Date: Late 15th century (traditionally)
• Related: Mirza Sahiban, Sohni Mahiwal, Sassui Punnhun

Last updated by NS on 06-09-2026​

Explanation

• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is credited with giving the title “Zinda Dilan-e-Lahore” to the people of Lahore.
• The phrase means “the lively-hearted people of Lahore.”
• Lahore is famous for its cultural traditions, hospitality, festivals, and lively social life.

Last verified on 29-10-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan became a member of the IMF and the World Bank in 1950.
• WTO in 1995.

Additional information:

• Founded: 22 July 1944
• Headquarters: Washington, D.C., USA
• Members: 191 countries
• Purpose: Financial stability, economic growth, and balance of payments support
• First Managing Director: Camille Gutt

Last Verified on 13-01-2026

Explanation

• The damage of the flooding was ₨3.91 trillion (US$14.9 billion)
• The economic loss was ₨3.99 trillion (US$15.2 billion).
• World Bank released a $1.5 billion aid package for Pakistan’s flood relief efforts.

Last verified on 23-10-2026

Explanation

• Place: Dhaka (then Bengal, British India)
• Founded on: 30 December 1906
• Founders: Nawab Salimullah, Agha Khan III, etc.
• Objective: Protection of Muslim political rights
• Role: Key political force behind Pakistan Movement

Last verified on 21-04-2026

Explanation

• K2 is part of the Karakoram Range.
• It is located on the border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan.

Additional information:

• K-2 is also known as Godwin Austin.
• 'K' standing for Karakoram.
• Mount K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth.
• Mount K2 is located on the border of Pakistan and China.
• The height of K2 is 8,611 meters.

Last verified on 12-03-2026

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• The Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) was established in Kahuta, Pakistan on July 31, 1976.
• The KRL was founded by Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer Abdul Qadeer Khan.
• He is known as the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb.
• The lab was created in response to India's first nuclear bomb test in 1974.
• Khan was the lab's senior scientist and chairman until he retired in 2001.

Last verified on 23-10-2026

Explanation

• The Battle of Chawinda was fought between Pakistan and India in September 1965 during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
• It took place near Chawinda in the Sialkot sector of Punjab, Pakistan.

Additional information:

• The Battle of Kursk (1943) is famous as one of the largest armoured battles of World War II.

Last verified on 23-10-2026

Explanation

• Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was the Premier (Chief Minister) of undivided Bengal from 24 April 1946 to 14 August 1947.
• He belonged to the All-India Muslim League.
• He supported a proposal for a united, independent Bengal during the 1947 partition discussions.
• Bengal was partitioned in August 1947 into West Bengal (India) and East Bengal (Pakistan), which later became Bangladesh in 1971.

Last verified on 22-10-2026