Explanation

• The Pakistan-China economic project is called the CPEC.
• CPEC stands for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
• Mission statement: Securing Energy Import and Trade Boost for China, Infrastructure Development for Pakistan
• Established: 20 April 2015 
• Budget: $62 billion

Last updated by NA on 24-April-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan's Ghauri-I (Hatf-V) missile was developed primarily with technical support from North Korea

Production history

• Designer: Khan Research Laboratories (KRL)
• Designed: 1994–2001
• Manufacturer: Khan Research Laboratories
• No. built: 30 (estimated 2021)
• Variants: Ghauri-II, Ghauri-III

Last updated by NA on 23-April-2026

Explanation

• Start Year: 1984
• End Year: 2003
• Operation: Operation Meghdoot
• Location: Siachen Glacier (Karakoram Range)
• Countries involved: Pakistan & India
• Known as highest battlefield in the world
  

Last verified on 23-04-2026

Explanation

• Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's 22nd Prime Minister on August 18, 2018.
• He assumed office after his party, PTI, won the general elections in 2018.
• He remained PM for: 43 months 23 days.
• He became PM: August 2018
• He removed: 10 April 2022

Last verified on 22-04-2026

Explanation

• The Finance Bill 2019–20 was approved on 28 June 2019 (Friday evening).
• It carried a total budget outlay of Rs 7.022 trillion.
• The approval was completed by the National Assembly of Pakistan.
• The bill was passed despite opposition resistance.
• It is part of Pakistan’s constitutional financial process (Article 77).

Last verified on 21-04-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan inaugurated a solar energy project (solar wall) on May 02, 2019 at UET Lahore.
• It has a capacity of generating 410 kilowatts of electricity.
• The project promotes renewable and clean energy in universities.
• It was installed at a major engineering university in Punjab.

Last verified on 21-04-2026

Explanation

• NWFP renamed: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Date: 19 April 2010
• Constitutional change: 18th Amendment
• Votes: 90 in favor
• Old province: Established in 1901
• 1947 situation: Indian National Congress was influential in NWFP

Last verified on 21-04-2026

Explanation

• First IMF Loan: December 8, 1958.
• Government: General Ayub Khan's era.
• Loan Amount: US$25,000 (Equivalent to $272,463 in 2026).
• Purpose: Economic stabilization and fiscal management

Last verified on 21-04-2026

Explanation

• Full name: Abdul Sattar
• Death date: 23 June 2019
• Age at death: 88 years
• Position: Foreign Minister (1993, 1999–2002)
• Key event: Agra Summit (2001)

Note: He is distinct from the famous philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, who passed away on July 8, 2016.

Last verified on 21-04-2026

Explanation

• The Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) filed an international arbitration case against Pakistan on 12th January 2012.
• The dispute was related to the Reko Diq gold and copper mining project (Balochistan).
• The case was registered at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
• It became one of Pakistan’s most important mining-related legal cases.

Last verified on 21-04-2026