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In The State vs Dosso (PLD 1958 SC 533), the Court validated the annulment of the 1956 Constitution and dissolution of National and Provincial Assemblies.

This case applied the "Doctrine of Necessity" for the first time in Pakistan.

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In Maulvi Tamiz-ud-Din Khan vs Governor General of Pakistan (PLD 1955 FC 240), Justice Muhammad Munir was the Chief Justice.

This case is notable for upholding the Governor General’s powers, leading to controversy over constitutional interpretation.

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On 20 May 2025, the federal cabinet approved the promotion of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir to Field Marshal.

For ensuring the security of the country and defeating the enemy based on the high strategy and courageous leadership of the Battle of Truth, Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos.

Additional Information:

The rank of Field Marshal is the highest rank of armies built on the patron of the British Army.

It may be noted that after his promotion, General Asim Munir will become the country’s second field marshal only after Field Marshal Ayub Khan.

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Justice Ayesha Malik the first female Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan since March 2012.

In June 2023, Judicial Commission of Pakistan approved the elevation of Justice Musarrat Hilali to the Supreme Court.

17 judges are there in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Retirement age of Supreme Court Judges: 65

Retiring age of High Court Judge: 62

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Justice Hilali became only the second female judge to rise to the apex court after Justice Ayesha  Malik

Justice Musarrat Hilali is set to become the first female chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on April 1, 2023

Syeda Tahira Safdaris a Pakistani jurist served as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court.

Mian Abdul Rasheed  was the 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan

Explanation

2023 national census (released on 5 August 2023)

Growth rate: 2.55 per cent

Total Pakistan population: 241.49 million

Punjab: 127.68 million

Punjab growth rate: 2.53 percent

Sindh population: 55.69 million

Sindh growth rate: 2.57 percent

Balochistan population: 14.89 million

Balochistan growth rate: 3.2 percent (highest of all)

KPK population: 40.85 million

KPK growth rate: 2.38 percent

Islamabad population: 2.36 million

Islamabad growth rate: 2.81 percent

Pakistan rural population: 61.18 percent

Pakistan Urban population: 38.82 percent

33 million population increased between 2017 and 2023 

110 million population increased between 1998 and 2023 

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Explanation

2023 national census (released on 5 August 2023)

Growth rate: 2.55 percent

Total Pakistan population: 241.49 million

Punjab: 127.68 million

Punjab growth rate: 2.53 percent

Sindh population: 55.69 million

Sindh growth rate: 2.57 percent

Balochistan population: 14.89 million

Balochistan growth rate: 3.2 percent (highest of all)

KPK population: 40.85 million

KPK growth rate: 2.38 percent

Islamabad population: 2.36 million

Islamabad growth rate: 2.81 percent

Pakistan rural population: 61.18 percent

Pakistan Urban population: 38.82 percent

33 million population increased between 2017 and 2023 

110 million population increased between 1998 and 2023 

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About Qavi Khan

Born: Peshawar

Profession: Actor

Joined film industry: 1965

Received pride of performance: 1980

Dying date: 5 March 2023

Dying place: Canada

Aged: 80

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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took oath as FM on 27 April 2022.

She became a member of the National Assembly: in 2018 

Previously, Shah Mehmood Qureshi was the foreign minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to April 2022.

Hinna Rabbani Khar was appointed the youngest FM in 2011 at the age of 34.

Hinna Khar belongs to: the Pakistan People's Party (Muzaffargarh, Punjab)

Explanation

Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali, also known as Sarfraz Soomro, was martyred on August 1, 2022.

He died in a helicopter crash during a flood relief operation in Balochistan.