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• International Day to Combat Islamophobia: 15 March
• UNGA Resolution Adopted: 15 March 2022
• The date commemorates the Christchurch mosque attacks in New Zealand on 15 March 2019.
• People Killed: 51
• People Injured: 40
• The day promotes religious tolerance, mutual respect, and the fight against Islamophobia.

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World Youth Skills Day is celebrated on 15 July.

In 2014, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution that proclaimed July 15 as World Youth Skills Day.

Theme 2025: Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond.

Theme 2026: Skills for a Shared Future

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• Name: Dr. Maleeha Lodhi
• Position: Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations
• Office: 6 February 2015 – 30 September/30 October 2019
• Appointed by: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
• Preceded by: Masood Khan
• Succeeded by: Munir Akram

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• Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu 
• 23rd Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force.
• He assumed office on 19 March 2021.
• He replaced Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan.
• He joined PAF in 1986 as a fighter pilot (GD Pilot branch).
• He belongs to Sidhar, Gujrat (Punjab).

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• Host Country: England
• Tournament Dates: 17–23 March 2025
• Host Region: West Midlands
• First Time Outside Asia: Yes
• Champions: India (Men & Women)

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• 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature László Krasznahorkai (Nationality:  Hungarian).
• Purpose: For his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art
• Date: 9 October 2025 (announcement) 10 December 2025 (ceremony)
• Location: Stockholm, Sweden
• Presented by: Swedish Academy
• First award: 1901

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• Nobel Literature Prize 2024
• Winner: Han Kang
• Nationality:  South Korean
• Purpose: For her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.

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• Museum: Louvre Museum
• City: Paris, France
• Date of theft: 19 October 2025
• Items stolen: 8 Crown Jewels
• Gallery targeted: Apollo Gallery (Galerie d'Apollon)

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• Country: Iran
• Launch Date: 2 February 2025
• Satellites: Paya, Zafar-2, Pars
• New Satellites Introduced: Navak-1, Pars-2
• Capital: Tehran

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• David Szalay won the Booker Prize 2025 for his novel Flesh.
• The winner was announced on 10 November 2025 in London.
• David Szalay is a British (Hungarian-British) writer.
• He became the first Hungarian-British author to win the Booker Prize.
• Prize Money: £50,000

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• Date: 10 November 2025
• Location: Cadet College Wana, South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Attackers: 5 terrorists
• Students & staff evacuated: 650+
• Outcome: All attackers were killed; no cadets or staff were harmed.

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