Explanation

• The President of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
• - Current President: Asif Ali Zardari
• - President Number: 14th President of Pakistan
• - Assumed Office: 10 March 2024
• - Role: Head of State and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
• - Term: Five years.
• - Election: Indirectly elected by the Electoral College.

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Explanation

• - Construction Began: 1968
• - Completed/Opened: 1976
• - River: Indus River
• - Location: Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• - Type: Earth-filled dam
• - Height: 485 feet (148 metres) above the riverbed
• - Distance: Approximately 50 km northwest of Islamabad.
• - World Record: One of the world's largest earth-filled dams.

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Explanation

• - Full Name: Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
• - Born: 10 December 1878, Rampur, India.
• - Profession: Indian Muslim leader, journalist and political activist.
• - Muslim League: Founding member of the All-India Muslim League (1906).
• - Khilafat Movement: One of its leading figures.
• - Jamia Millia Islamia: One of its founders (1920).
• - Newspaper: Founded The Comrade in English in 1911.
• - Died: 4 January 1931, London, England.
• - Burial Place: Jerusalem (Bait-ul-Muqaddas), Palestine.

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Explanation

• Date: November 13, 1969 (on his 70th birthday)
• Place: London, England
• Cause: Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
• Born: 13 November 1899, Murshidabad, India
• 1st President of Pakistan: 23 March 1956
• Last Governor-General: 1955–1956
• Political Party: Republican Party
• Abrogated: 1956 Constitution

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Explanation

• Author: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
• Book: India Wins Freedom
• Published: 1959 (first edition)
• Subject: India’s freedom struggle and Partition
• Based on: Political events of the Indian subcontinent

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Explanation

• Sir Syed Ahmed Khan started the Aligarh Movement in 1875 to promote modern education among Muslims of the Indian subcontinent.
• He established the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh in 1875.
• The college was later developed into Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.
• The movement encouraged Muslims to acquire modern scientific and English education.

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Explanation

• The first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan (1947–1954) was tasked with framing the constitution.
• It was dissolved by Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad on 24 October 1954.

Additional information:

• Assembly formed: 10 August 1947
• First Prime Minister: Liaquat Ali Khan
• Constitution eventually passed: 1956

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Explanation

• The Line of Control (LoC) was established in 1949 after the Karachi Agreement.
• It was following the first Indo-Pak war over Kashmir.
• It was originally called the Ceasefire Line and renamed the LoC in the 1972 Simla Agreement.
• The LoC is approximately 740 km long.

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Explanation

• The Line of Control (LoC) was established in 1949 after the Karachi Agreement.
• It was following the first Indo-Pak war over Kashmir.
• It was originally called the Ceasefire Line and renamed the LoC in the 1972 Simla Agreement.
• The LoC is approximately 740 km long.

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Explanation

• Location: Kech District, Balochistan.
• River: Dasht River.
• Feasibility report: 1956.
• Commissioned by: WAPDA (2001).
• Completed: July 2006.
• Water impounding began: August 2006.
• Length: 3,350 ft (1,020 m).
• Purpose: Water supply to Gwadar and irrigation.

Last updated on 30 Oct 2026