Explanation

• The 2025 India-Pakistan conflict began after a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir on 22 April 2025.
• Militants attacked tourists in the Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam, killing 26 civilians.
• India blamed Pakistan-linked militant groups for the attack, which sharply escalated tensions.
• This led to India launching military strikes on Pakistan on 7 May 2025.

Last verified on 09-02-2026

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National Action Plan (Pakistan)

• Formulated: After the 2014 Army Public School attack in Pakistan
• Purpose: To combat terrorism and extremist activities

Last verified on 08-02-2026

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• In late December 2025, Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq met Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Bangladesh.
• The meeting included an unexpected diplomatic handshake that drew media attention.
• It occurred during the SAARC parliamentary assembly in Dhaka, fostering regional dialogue.

Last verified on 08-02-2026

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• In 2025, severe monsoon floods in Pakistan displaced over 2 million people, mostly in Punjab.
• Flooding occurred in late August – early September.
• Rivers Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab overflowed due to heavy rains and dam releases from India.
• Major affected areas: Lahore, Narowal, Kasur, Sialkot, Multan.

Last verified on 08-02-2026

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As of February 4, 2026, the current Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Gilgit-Baltistan is Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan.

He is a senior BS-20 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP).

He replaced Afzal Mehmood Butt.

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Explanation

President Iskander Mirza dissolved the assembly and imposed the first martial law in Pakistan on October 7, 1958

List of Martial Laws Held in Pakistan from 1947 to 2022

There are total four martial laws Implemented in Pakistan from 1947 to 2023

Explanation

The One Unit was the reorganization of the provinces of Pakistan 

Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra led it on 22 November 1954

Passed on 30 September 1955

This program merged the four provinces of West Pakistan into a single province to parallel the province of East Pakistan

• West Punjab
• Sind
• NWFP
• Baluchistan

Additional information:

The One Unit scheme was dissolved on July 1, 1970

General Yahya Khan imposed Legal Framework Order No. 1970 to end the program

and reinstate the provisional status of the Four Provinces as of August 1947.

Explanation

The Bank was granted a'Scheduled Islamic Commercial Bank' license on January 31, 2002

Formerly known as Al Meezan Investment Bank Limited

Founded: 27 January 1997 

Headquarters: Karachi

In 2000: listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Explanation

• Passed in: May 2018 by the National Assembly of Pakistan

Purpose:

• Allows transgender persons to self-identify their gender on official documents
• Prohibits discrimination in jobs, education, healthcare
• Grants rights to inheritance and social welfare

Last verified on 04-02-2026

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Khawaja Nazimuddin

• Death: 22 October 1964
• Born: July 19, 1894
• Governor-General Term: 1948–1951
• Prime Minister Term: 1951–1953
• Province of Origin: East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
• Political Party: Muslim League

Last verified on 02-02-2026