Explanation

• Date of Conquest: 29 May 1453
  • Siege Duration: 55 days
  • Ottoman Sultan: Mehmed II (Mehmed the Conqueror)
  • Significance: End of Byzantine Empire; start of Ottoman dominance in Eastern Europe
  • Population of Constantinople at Fall: ~50,000 – 80,000

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Explanation

Ameer Khusro (1253–1325 AD) was a famous Sufi poet, scholar, and musician in the Indian subcontinent.

He was served under Sultan Alauddin Khilji and later Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.

Additional information:

• Birth Year: 1253 AD
• Death Year: 1325 AD
• Also called as: “Tuti-e-Hind” (Parrot of India)

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Explanation

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

• Added to Grey List: June 2018
• Removed from Grey List: 21 October 2022
• Duration on Grey List: ~4 years
• Votes required to exit Grey List: 12 out of 39

Additional related updates (2023):

• South Africa & Nigeria added to Grey List on 24 February 2023
• Cambodia & Morocco removed from Grey List on 24 February 2023

Explanation

• Cease Fire Date: 1 January 1949
• Based on: Part I of the UN Resolution of 13 August 1948
• Purpose: Suspension of hostilities and delineation of control areas
• Countries involved: India and Pakistan
• Later Name: Line of Control (LoC)

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Explanation

• Regulatory Authority: SECP (Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan)
• Headquarters: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
• Formerly: Karachi Stock Exchange Limited
• Foundation Date: 18 September 1947 (as Karachi Stock Exchange)
• Purpose: Regulate stock market, protect investors, ensure transparency

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Explanation

• Main Cultural Center: Taxila
• Location: Peshawar Valley, near present-day Islamabad, Pakistan
• Time Period: 6th century BCE – 5th century CE
• Purpose: Education, trade, and religious spread (Buddhism)
• Connected Regions: South Asia, Central Asia, Middle East

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Explanation

• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared that the accession of Kashmir with India was illegal and fraudulent.
• He raised the issue in 1947, soon after independence, demanding that Kashmir be part of Pakistan.
• This statement was part of Pakistan’s diplomatic and political stance on the Kashmir dispute.

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Explanation

First Governor: Sir Francis Mudie (15 Aug 1947 – 2 Aug 1949)

Additional information:

• West Punjab Province Duration: 15 August 1947 – 14 October 1955
  • Capital: Lahore
  • Divisions: Lahore, Sargodha, Multan, Rawalpindi

Subsequent Governors:

• • Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar (2 Aug 1949 – 24 Nov 1951)
  • Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar (24 Nov 1951 – 2 May 1953)
  • Mian Aminuddin (2 May 1953 – 24 Jun 1954)
  • Habib Ibrahim Rahmatullah (26 Sep 1954 – 26 Nov 1954)
  • Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani (27 Nov 1954 – 14 Oct 1955)

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Explanation

• Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari: 8th President of Pakistan
• Presidency period: 14 Nov 1993 – 2 Dec 1997
• Birth: 29 May 1940
• Death: 20 Oct 2010 (aged 70)
• Political party: Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 2002–2010

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Explanation

Akbarnama was written by Abul Fazl.

It is the official chronicle of Emperor Akbar’s reign (1556–1605).

Additional information:

• Born: 1551, Agra, India
• Died: 1602, Patna, India
• Position: Court historian and vizier of Akbar

Famous Work: Akbarnama (Three volumes)

1. Volume 1: Akbar’s ancestry and early life
2. Volume 2: Administrative and political history
3. Volume 3: Fatawa-e-Alamgiri / Akbar’s achievements

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