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Mohmand Dam

Inaugurated by: Prime Minister Imran Khan on May 2, 2019

Expected Completion: November 2024

Type: Multi-purpose concrete-faced rock-filled dam

Location: Swat River, Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Construction Cost: ₨340 billion (US$1.2 billion)

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• The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is also known as the Friendship Highway in China and N-35 in Pakistan.
• It was built by the governments of Pakistan and China and completed in 1979.
• Starting from Hassan Abdal, it spans 1,300 (810 miles) km in Pakistan.
• The Silk Route is also referred to as the Karakoram Highway.
• The Karakoram Range, located between China and Pakistan.
• It is traversed by the Karakoram Highway.
• It connects the two countries via the Khunjerab Pass.

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Balochistan plateau is located on west side of the Sulaiman and Kirthar ranges.

Balochistan plateau temperatures rising as high as 120 degrees F (50 degrees C).

The desert climate is characterized by hot and very arid conditions.

Thar desert is a hot desert.

It is also called the Great Indian Desert.

The mean average temperature varies from a minimum of 24 degrees C to 26 degrees C in summer to 4 degrees C to 10 degrees C in winter.

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Akbar Nama was a three-volume history of Akbar's reign, written by Abul Fazl.

It details the events of Akbar's empire and his administration.

Akbar Nama was written in Persian language.

Abu al Fazal was killed by Bir Singh Deva Bundela.

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• “From Plassey to Pakistan” is a biography of Iskandar Mirza.
• It was written by Humayoun Mirza.
• It was published in 1999.
• The book covers 300 years of the history of Hindustan and Pakistan.

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• Gadani Beach is situated on the Arabian Sea near the Hub River and Cape Monze in Gadani, Lasbela District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
• It is known for its ship-breaking yard.
• It is one of the largest in the world.
• It is scenic coastal views.

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• Punjab Province has two deserts:
• The Thal Desert (Bhakkar)
• The Cholistan (Bahawalpur) Desert.
• Sindh has one desert: The Thar Desert.
• Balochistan has one desert: The Kharan Desert.
• KPK has no deserts.
• Gilgit-Baltistan has one desert: Katpana (Skardu) Desert.

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• The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919 
• Also known as the Amritsar massacre.
• In Amritsar, Punjab, India.

Additional information

Target: Crowd of nonviolent protesters, along with Baisakhi pilgrims, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar

Last updated by NA on 22-April-2026

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• The first SOS Village in Pakistan was founded in 1977 in Lahore, Punjab.
• This initiative by SOS Children's Villages provides a family environment for orphaned and abandoned children.

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Pakistan's agriculture sector contributes 18.9% to country's GDP and 42.3% of its labour force (accuracy may lack)

Though recent data suggests a slight decrease to around 33.1% by 2024