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"KHAKI SHADOWS" is written by General Khalid Mahmud Arif.

Originally published: 2001

This book describes the powerful role of the army in the politics of Pakistan from its earliest years through the late 1990s.

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Mohammad Siddiq Choudri, was a three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy who was the first native Commander in Chief of Pakistan Navy.

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Pakistan purchased Gwadar port (Balochistan) from Oman on 8th September 1958.

Gwadar officially became part of Pakistan on 8th December 1958.

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 Habib Bank of Pakistan started its operation on August 17, 1947

The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 01 July 1948.

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Habib Bank Limited is a Pakistani multinational bank.

HBL was founded in 1940 by the Habib family.

HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank.

In 1951 it opened its first international branch in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Government nationalized the bank in 1974 and privatized it in 2003.

In 2003 the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development acquired a controlling share.

HBL major shareholding lies with the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) which is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

As of 2018, HBL has 1700+ branches with presence in over 25 countries spanning four continents.

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Benazir Bhutto

• Born: June 21, 1953, in Karachi.
• Assassinated: December 27, 2007, in Rawalpindi.
• Spouse: Asif Ali Zardari (1987–2007).
• Party: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
• Children: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari.
• Education: Lady Margaret Hall (1973–1977).

Political Career:

• Sworn in as First Woman Prime Minister of Pakistan on December 2, 1988.
• First term as Prime Minister: 1988 to 1990.
• Second term as Prime Minister: 1993 to 1996.
• Farooq Laghari dissolved her second government.
• Served as the 11th and 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Education Details:

• Nursery School: Lady Jennings Nursery School in Karachi.
• College: Radcliffe College
• University: University of Oxford

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• Location: River Chenab, Gujranwala District
• First Built: 1889
• Old Khanki Barrage: Built from 1892–1898
• Purpose: Diverts water to the Lower Chenab Canal
• One of Pakistan's oldest headworks
• New Khanki Barrage: Completed in 2017
• Purpose of New Barrage: Flood control and better water management

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Explanation

The largest university in Pakistan is Punjab University.

It was established in 1882.

It is the oldest higher learning institution in the country.

The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) is the largest in terms of area, with a campus spanning 2,550 acres. 

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Qutab ud Din Aibak was the first ruler of the Muslim dynasty in Sub-Continent

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Qutb al-Din Aibak  was a general of Muhammad Ghori.

Qutab ud Din Aibak was in charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Muhammad Ghori's death.

he became the ruler of an independent kingdom that evolved into the Delhi Sultanate ruled by the Mamluk dynasty.

Qutab ud Din Aibak is buried in Lahore. 

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Al-khafif was the first ruler of soomra dynasty (1011-1026)

Mughal emperor Akbar the first Muslim ruler who tried to reconcile the differences between Muslims and Hindus

Razia Sultana the first woman ruler of India

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Baluchistan is the key contributor of Apple production

While KPK stands on second number

with contributing 25 percent of national Apple growth.

 Baluchistan is called land of Apples.