Explanation

• Location: Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Era: 1st century CE (Buddhist period)
• Civilization: Gandhara Civilization
• UNESCO status: World Heritage Site (1980)
• Structure: Monastery, stupas, prayer halls, and meditation cells

Last verified on 21-04-2026

Explanation

• Pervez Musharraf became the 10th President
• He was sworn in on June 20, 2001
• He served as president from 2001 to 2008

Additional information

Know everything about Musharraf

Born: Delhi (August 11, 1943)

Graduated: Pakistan Military Academy at Kakul (1964)

Appointed chief of army staff: October 1998

Appointer: Nawaz Sharif

Coup: October 12, 1999 (declared a state of emergency)

In 2006, titled In the Line of Fire was published.

In March 2007, the then-chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was suspended.

State of emergency on November 3, 2007.

Resigned from: the army chief in November 2007

Replacer: General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani

Musharraf lifted the emergency on December 15, 2007.

In 2010, Musharraf launched his political party — All Pakistan Muslim League (APML).

He flew to Dubai on March 17, 2016

On December 17, 2019, a special court handed Musharraf death sentence in the high treason case (only military ruler to be sentenced to death)

Died: 5 February 2023

Dying place: Dubai, UAE

Disease: amyloidosis

Aged: 79

Buried: Karachi

 Last updated by NS 19 April 2026

Explanation

• The COVID-19 first appeared in late 2019.
• It reached Pakistan in February 2020.
• The first confirmed cases were reported in Karachi.
• The virus spread globally and was declared a pandemic by WHO in March 2020.

Last updated by NS 19 April 2026

Explanation

• Location: Khunjerab Pass, Karakoram Range, Pakistan-China border.
• Altitude: 4,693 meters (approx. 15,397 feet).
• Installed by: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in 2016

Last updated by NS 19 April 2026

Explanation

• Pakistan lies near the Tropic of Cancer.
• This line passes through the southern part of Pakistan.

Additional information:

Important imaginary latitude lines:

• Equator – 0°
• Tropic of Cancer – 23.5° North
• Tropic of Capricorn – 23.5° South
• Arctic Circle – 66.5° North
• Antarctic Circle – 66.5° South

Last verified on 13-04-2026

Explanation

In the Northern Areas of Pakistan, Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) are a major hazard

Explanation

• The Brohi tribe primarily lives in the north of Kalat,
• Located within the Sarawan region of Balochistan 
• It is an ethnolinguistic group of pastoralists

Explanation

Balochistan is widely considered one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in Pakistan

Baluchistan is the biggest province of Pakistan by area.

Became a province in 1970

The capital of Baluchistan is Quetta.

Covers 42 percent of the area of Pakistan

Explanation

Mohmand Dam

• Construction Start: 2 May 2019
• Expected Opening: 2026-27
• Location: Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Last verified on 03-04-2026

Explanation

• Punjab means “Land of Five Rivers” (Punj = Five, Aab = Water).
• The five rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum.
• All five rivers merge into the Panjnad River before joining the Indus.
• Panjnad is the main river system of southern Punjab.

Last verified on 03-04-2026