Explanation

• Presidency period: 20 June 2001 – 18 August 2008
• Took power: 12 October 1999 (military coup)
• Position before presidency: Chief of Army Staff (1998–2007)
• Party formed later: All Pakistan Muslim League (APML, 2010)
• Preceded by: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar

Last verified on 21-06-2026

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• Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated on 16 October 1951.
• Age: 56 years
• He was Pakistan’s first Prime Minister.
• Birth: 1 October 1895
• Place of assassination: Company Bagh (Liaquat Bagh), Rawalpindi
• Title: Shaheed-e-Millat (Martyr of the Nation)
• His assassin Syed Akbar was immediately killed on the spot by police.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

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• The Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) was established in 2002.
• The Gwadar Port is situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in the Balochistan, Pakistan.
• Omani Rule: Gwadar remained under Oman for 174 years (1783–1958).
• Purchase Date: 8 September 1958 by Pakistan.
• Official Integration: 8 December 1958.

Additional information:

Pakistan has three big sea ports:

1. Karachi Port
2. Muhammad Bin Qasim port
3. Gwadar port

Last verified on 16-03-2026

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After 18th Amendment Strength: 104 members

Provincial Representation: 23 members per province

After 2024 Elections: 96 members

Last verified on 03-05-2026

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• Sor Range is famous for coal production in Balochistan, Pakistan.
• It is located near Quetta city, about 16 km east of Quetta.
• The area contains important Eocene coal deposits.
• It is part of the Sulaiman Thrust-Fold Belt.

Last verified on 21-06-2026

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• Enforced: 14 August 1973
• Prime leader: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
• State name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Structure: 280 Articles, 12 Chapters

Last verified on 20-06-2026

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• Date Promulgated: 23 March 1956
• Official Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Form of Government: Parliamentary system
• Legislature: Unicameral
• Governor-General replaced by: President
• Parliament structure: Federal system with East & West Pakistan parity

Additional information:

• It has 234 articles, 13 parts, 6 schedules.
• Urdu and Bengali declared national languages.
• The constitution remained in force for 2 years, 6 months, and 14 days.
• It was abrogated by Iskander Mirza in 1958.

Last verified on 17-05-2026

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• Hub Dam is located in Balochistan province.
• It is near the Sindh border and supplies water to Karachi.
• It is built on the Hub River about 56 km from Karachi.
• The dam lies between Lasbela District (Balochistan) and Karachi (Sindh).

Last verified on 20-06-2026

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• Author: Benazir Bhutto
• Book Type: Autobiography
• Published: 7th January 1989
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Theme: Politics, struggle, democracy

Additional information:

• Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan.
• She served two non-consecutive terms: 1988–1990 and 1993–1996.

Last verified on 20-06-2026

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• Indus Water Treaty was signed between Pakistan (President Ayub Khan) and India (Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru).
• Eugene R. Black (President of the World Bank) brokered the Indus Waters Treaty on behalf of the World Bank.
• It was signed on September 19, 1960, in Karachi.

It became effective on April 1, 1960.

• Western Rivers (given to Pakistan): Indus, Jhelum, Chenab
• Eastern Rivers (given to India): Ravi, Beas, Sutlej

Last verified on 30-03-2026