Explanation

The current State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) policy interest rate is 11.5%, effective since April 2026.

1 percent was increased on 26 April 2026. 

The 11% rate mentioned was the previous benchmark, which was held steady from June to October 2025. 

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Verified & updated on 25-07-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan and China signed an agreement for the ML-1 railway track in 28 April 2019.
• The agreement aims to upgrade and reconstruct the existing Karachi-Lahore-Peshawar (ML-1) railway track.
• This project is part of the CPEC.

Last verified on 11-05-2026

Explanation

• 3.9 is the GDP ratio in Pakistan during 2021
  
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3.94 is the GDP ratio in Pakistan during 2020-21

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• GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product
  
• Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin said that Pakistan’s GDP growth stood at 3.94 percent against the envisaged target of 2.1 percent,
• remittances made a historic record, and exports would be touching $25 billion in the outgoing fiscal year.
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• Agricultural GDP of Pakistan in 2019: 22.4%
• According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2021-22, only 1.77 % of GDP was spent on the education sector in FY2021.
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• Japan had a record-high Defence budget, more than a ceiling of 1% of its GDP in April 2021
• According to the GDP per capita report, 2021 poorest country in the world is Burundi

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VU FIA CBT  14-12-2021

Sh1-9-2023

Explanation

 After the March 2025 agreement, the IMF granted access to around $1.3 billion (SDR 1 billion) under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).

This access is spread over 28 months. 

Explanation

In May 2024, Pakistan bagged a military deal to supply the 12 MFI-17 Super Mushshak trainer aircraft to Zimbabwe

The MFI-17 Super Mushshak, a lightweight and durable aircraft with a capacity for two or three occupants.

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Explanation

The board of executive directors of the World Bank has approved $435 million in financing to Pakistan for three housing sector projects mainly in Punjab.

Explanation

• Pakistan has purchased J-10C fighter jets from China. 
• To counter regional 4.5-generation threats.
• Induction Date: March 2022 (first batch commissioned at Minhas Air Base, Kamra)
• Radar: Advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA).
• Weapons: Equipped with long-range PL-15E and short-range PL-10 missiles.

Last updated 25-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

Samsung is a South Korean company that is one of the world's largest producers of electronic devices.

Samsung was founded in 1938 

Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-Chul

headquartered in South Korea.

Samsung Mobile company is going to start its production in Pakistan on December 1, 2021.

Explanation

Pakistan imports crude and refined cooking oils (palm and palm olein) mainly from Malaysia and Indonesia and brings in soybean oil from North America and Brazil.

Explanation

In Islamabad, on 8 march 2022 Federal Minister Asad Umar launched the first-ever National Gender Policy Framework for Pakistan

 On the occasion of International Women’s Day, first-ever National Gender Policy Framework was launched 

Pakistan’s ranking on the Gender Inequality Index was 133 out of 160 countries.

The NGPF is targeted in six major areas:

1. governance;
2. equality and quality in education;
3. employment and economic empowerment;
4. political participation and meaningful engagement;
5. safety and security;
6. and, health and well-being.

ND16-12-2022