Explanation

• The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan
• The Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India
• Indus Waters Treaty signed on September 19, 1960, 
• Between India and Pakistan
• Treaty was brokered by the World Bank
• Signed at Karachi by 
• Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan,
• The then President of Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru 
• The then Indian Prime Minister, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif 
  
• The Treaty is effective from 1st April 1960 

Last updated by NS on 26 JULY 2026

Explanation

Physiographic distribution of Pakistan:

• Mountain + Plateaus = 58% of total area
• 30% Mountains
• 27.7% Plateaus
• Plains and deserts = 42%
• 13% of mountain region is covered by glaciers
• ~60% of land area is rangeland

Last updated by NS on 06-09-2026​

Explanation

• Hayat-e-Muhammad was written by Muhammad Husain Haykal.
• The book is a famous biography (Seerah) of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).
• It was originally written in Arabic.

Additional information:

• Sirat-un-Nabi → Shibli Nomani (completed by Syed Sulaiman Nadvi)
• Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) → Safi-ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources → Martin Lings
• The Life of Muhammad → Ibn Ishaq (preserved and edited by Ibn Hisham)

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Explanation

• Location: Lasbela District, Balochistan
• Region: Makran Coastal Region
• Established: 1988
• Area: ≈6,100 km² (2,400 sq mi)
• Status: Largest National Park in Pakistan

Last verified on 20-07-2026

Explanation

• The Simla Deputation took place on October 1, 1906
• Location: Viceregal Lodge, Simla (now Shimla, India)
• Leader: Sir Aga Khan III
• Participants: 35 prominent Muslim leaders
• Met With: Lord Minto, the Viceroy of India.
• Main Demand: Separate electorates for Muslims

Additional information

• The Simla Agreement was signed on July 2, 1972.

Last updated by NS on 5-09-2026

Explanation

• Choudhry Rahmat Ali coined the name "Pakistan"
•  He first used the name in his pamphlet titled "Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?"
• On January 28, 1933.
• The word means "Land of the Pure" in Persian and Urdu (Pak means pure, and stan means land)
• He first thought of the name in 1932 while on a London bus,
• The name was also designed as an acronym for the Muslim-majority regions of northern British India
• Punjab
• Afghania (North-West Frontier Province)
• Kashmir
• Sindh
• Baluchistan 
  

Explanation

• The Goldsmid Line marks the border between present-day Pakistan and Iran.
• It was established through the Goldsmid Commission in 1871–1872.
• The boundary was surveyed under Major-General Frederick John Goldsmid.
• It forms part of the Pakistan–Iran international border.

Last verified on 05-09-2026

Explanation

• The initial value of CPEC was about US$46 billion.
• The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) agreement was formally signed and launched in April 2015 during the visit of Xi Jinping to Pakistan.
• CPEC was initiated in mid-2013.
• It is a major network of energy, transport, and infrastructure projects connecting China's Xinjiang with Gwadar.

Last verified on 05-09-2026

Explanation

• After the failure of the Cripps Mission, Congress reacted strongly.
• It launched the Quit India Movement in 1942.
• This was led by Mahatma Gandhi.
• The demand was for immediate British withdrawal from India.
• It became a major mass movement against British rule.

Last verified on 29-04-2026

Explanation

• Sohail Khan Afridi is the current and 30 Chief Minister (CM) of KPK province since 13 October 2025.
• He replaced Ali Amin Gandapur.
• He belongs to PTI.

Last verified on 07-02-2026