Explanation

• Operation: Radd-ul-Fasaad
• Launched: 22 February 2017
• Started by Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa
• Across: Pakistan
• Main aim: Eliminate residual terrorist threats and consolidate gains of previous operations

Explanation

• Common Border: Pakistan–Afghanistan
• Also known as: Durand Line
• Entities: Afghanistan, Pakistan
• Length: 2,640 km (1,640 mi)
• Agreement Date: 12 November 1893
• Signed by: Sir Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan
• Current shape established: 8 August 1919

Explanation

• Sialkot–Lahore Motorway is officially known as M-11.
• Length: Approximately 103 km
• Travel Time: Around 50 minutes to 1 hour
• Starting Point: Near Kala Shah Kaku/Ring Road, Lahore
• The motorway opened to traffic on March 18, 2020

Explanation

• The 8th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed in 1985 during the rule of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
• It inserted Article 58(2)(b), which empowered the President to dissolve the National Assembly under certain circumstances.
• This power enabled the President to dismiss elected governments and dissolve the National Assembly.
• Article 58(2)(b) was later removed by the 13th Amendment in 1997.
• It was restored by the 17th Amendment in 2003 and later abolished again by the 18th Amendment in 2010.

Last verified on 05-10-2026

Explanation

• The Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty was the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
• It was founded by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1206 AD.

Additional information:

1. Mamluk Dynasty: 1206–1290
2. Khilji Dynasty: 1290–1320
3. Tughlaq Dynasty: 1320–1414
4. Sayyid Dynasty: 1414–1451
5. Lodi Dynasty: 1451–1526

Last verified on 05-10-2026

Explanation

• Karez is the irrigation system of Balochistan.
• This ancient method involves underground channels that transport water from aquifers to the surface.
• It providing a sustainable water supply in arid regions.

Last verified on 05-10-2026

Explanation

• General Sahir Shamshad Mirza is identified as the last CJCSC of Pakistan
• Role: He was the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
• Tenure: 27 November 2022 – 27 November 2025

Explanation

• Major minerals: Copper and Gold
• Location: Chagai District, Balochistan
• Project: Reko Diq Mining Project
• Region: Tethyan Magmatic Belt
• Significance: One of the world's major undeveloped copper-gold deposits.

Last verified on 04-10-2026

Explanation

• China — North‑northeast (around 559–595 km)
• Afghanistan — Northwest (~2,400 km+)
• India — East (~2,900 km+)
• Iran — West (~900 km)
• Arabian Sea — South (~1,046 km)

Last verified on 19-03-2026

Explanation

• 1 January 1949: Ceasefire came into effect.

Additional information:

• 1947: First Kashmir War began.
• 1948: United Nations became involved in the Kashmir dispute.
• 27 July 1949: Karachi Agreement established the Ceasefire Line.
• 1972: Simla Agreement → Ceasefire Line renamed Line of Control (LoC).

Last verified on 04-10-2026