Explanation

• Pakistan’s two-letter country code is PK.
• Pakistan’s international telephone calling code is +92.

Additional information:

• National Language: Urdu
• National Poet: Allama Muhammad Iqbal
• National Sport: Field Hockey
• National Fruit (summer): Mango
• National Mosque: Faisal Mosque, Islamabad

Last verified on 13-10-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan Air Force Day (PAF) is celebrated on 7 September every year.
• Due to honor the achievements and sacrifices of the PAF in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
• It is observed one day after Defence Day.

Additional information:

• 6 September: Defence Day (commemorates Pakistan Army’s role in 1965 war)
• 8 September: Navy Day (commemorates Pakistan Navy services)

Last verified on 13-10-2026

Explanation

• Osman I was the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
• He established the empire in 1299 AD.
• He was a Turkish tribal leader known as Osman Gazi.
• His reign lasted from 1299 to 1324 AD.

Last verified on 26-04-2026

Explanation

• The Shah Jahan Mosque is also known as the Jamia Masjid of Thatta.
• It was built by Shah Jahan.
• It's construction started in 1647 and completed in 1659.
• Shah Jahan also constructed the Shalimar Bagh.

Explanation

• Under the Treaty of Amritsar in March 1846, the British government sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh for 7.5 million Nanakshahee rupees.
• Gulab Singh was subsequently bestowed with the title of Maharaja.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

Explanation

• The early response to COVID-19 in Pakistan (2020) was led by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
• Later, a central body was created called National Command and Operation Center (NCOC).
• NCOC was established in April 2020 on the orders of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
• It coordinated national efforts against COVID-19.
• NCOC was officially dissolved on 31 March 2022.

Last verified on 30-04-2026

Explanation

• During his five-year rule from 1540 to 1546.
• Sher Shah Suri set up a new civic and military administration.
• He issued a coin of silver, weighing 178 grains.
• It was also termed the Rupiya.
• The silver coin remained in use during the Mughal period, the Maratha era (1674–1818) and in British India, as well.

Last verified on 30-04-2026

Explanation

• Date: October 1, 1906
• Leader: Sir Aga Khan III
• Members: About 35 Muslim leaders
• Location: Viceregal Lodge in Simla
• Main Purpose: To demand separate electorates and protect Muslim political interests.

Last verified on 12-10-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan Television (PTV) started its live transmission on November 26, 1964
• At the pilot station in Lahore.
• The initial broadcasts were entirely live, as video tape recording (VTR)

Additional information:

• 2nd, in Dhaka in 1965.
• 3rd, in Rawalpindi-Islamabad in 1965.
• 4th Karachi in 1966.

Last updated by NA on 16-07-2026

Explanation

President Ayub Khan promulgated the Constitution of 1962 on 1 March 1962

It finally came into effect on 8 June 1962

In 1962 constitution:

• The presidential government system was introduced 
• Urdu and Bengali was Declared as the Official Language 

Iskandar Ali Mirza, the first president of Pakistan abrogated the constitution of 1956 

Ayoub Khan was made chief of martial law after this abrogation

Ayoub Khan enforced the new constitution on 8th June 1962

Yahiya Khan abrogated the 1962 constitution and became CMLA