Vice President Wang Qishan 王岐山 State Councillor and Minister of Defense Wei Fenghe 魏 State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi State Councillor and Secretary General of the State Council Xiao Jie US leaders: Antony J. Blinken was sworn in as the 71st U.S. Secretary of State on January 26, 2021. Lloyd James Austin III was sworn in as the 28th Secretary of Defense on January 22, 2021. Joe Biden 46th U.S. President Kamala Harris Vice president UN leaders UN Secretary-General António Guterres The President of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), Mr. Csaba Korosi. Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council Jinping, Macron, Biden, Putin, king charles India leaders: Defense Rajnath Singh, FM Jaishankar, President Droupadi Murmu Afghan FM Amir khan Iran president Ebrahim Raisi, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian FM, defense minister amir hatami PM of UK rishi sunak FM of turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Hulusi Akar Defense DM of malaysia Mohamad Hasan, FM Dr. Zambry, PM Anwar Ibrahim KSA president Mohd bin salman, FM Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, DM Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, Current chairman of NAB javed Iqbal Pakistan 29th on world countries having gas reserves Pakistan 125th rank at SDG in 2022 According to labor force survey Pakistan has 12% unemployment Indus deepest river Minister of state of petroleum Musadik malik Federal minister of water resources Khursheed Shah Federal minister aviation division Khawaja Saad Rafique Federal minister planning, development and special initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Federal minister housing maulana abdul wasay Interior minister rana sanaullah Federal minister defense Khawaja Muhammad asif Finance minister Miftah ismail DG-FIA Muhammad tahir rai Pakistan 33rd largest country Foreign minister hina Rabbani Builquis bano edhi die on 15 april 2022 Deputy speaker of national assembly Zahid akram durrani Who took oath of new fed ministers and state ministers sadiq sanjrani Speaker of national assembly raja Pervaiz ashraf No confidence motion successful against Imran khan 9 april 2022 (rejected in 3 april) (submitted 8 april) Benazir Bhutto no confidence motion in 1989 Shaukat aziz (before Imran khan) no confidence motion in 2006 Imran khan first PM to be removed by no confidence vote No confidence needs 172 votes to pass Governer of Punjab Baligh ur rehman President Arif alvi dissolved national assembly on PM advice 3 rd April Local body elections in KP on march 31 Pakistan signed reko diq mine deal (chaghi) in 20th march to avoid $11b (this dispute has been resolved after 10 years-suspended in 2011) Pakistan hosted 48th meeting of OIC of council of foreign minister march 22-23, 2022 in Islamabad OIC established in 1969 UN general assembly recognized march 15 as international day to combat terrorism India fired missile Brahmos into Pakistan on 9 march due to technical fault Pakistan biggest oil refinery byco PM Imran arrived in Moscow to advance gas pipeline project on 23 rd feb 2018 world trade bank report Pakistan and India trade value is $2 billion Govt of Pakistan has 3 pillars (executive, legislative and judicial) Rasst is Pakistan instant pmt system fast, free and secure Arif alvi gave hilal e Pakistan to bill gates on his first arrival in Feb 17 th Justice umara ata bandial became 28th supreme court chief justice and will serve until sept 16 2023 18th amendment stripped vast powers of president DG ISI Nadeem anjum Pakistan transparency index from 124 to 140 (lost 16 points) Population growth rate of Pakistan 2.4% with around 30 million people by 2030 First women at highest judicial forum in Pakistan Ayesha malik Pakistan had committed to 22 IMF programs since 1958 to 2021 Pakistan 110th on global competitiveness index Chairman NDMA Akhtar Nawaz 153rd at global gender gap index Islamia college founded in oct 1913 Pk recognized Kosovo in 2012 Kargil came to an end in 4 July 1999 Old name of GT road is shahi road WAPDA FOUNDED IN feb 12 1958 COAS of PK asim munir th Global food security index Pakistan 75 of 113 countries Pakistan awarded fine $6b in reko diq case IG of railway police rao sardar ali khan IG of Punjab police sardar ali khan Chairman FBR Asim Ahmed Chairman of CPEC authority Ch salik hussain Thar largest in Pakistan and 18th largest in the world Pk global climate risk index 5th most affected country Budget for fiscal year 2022-2023 9.5 trillion Pk is 5th largest cotton producer 60% exports in textile Chairman of NADRA tariq malik DG airport security force zafar ul haq Census in Pakistan since 1947 6 Pakistan World happiness index 121 spot in 2022 IG of Baluchistan police Abdul Khaliq sheikh Current inflation rate in Pk 24.9% Literacy rate in Pakistan 62.3% Global hunger index Pk rank 92 Poverty rate 39.2 per cent in 2021-22 and might come down to 38 per cent by 2022-23 Pakistan won 1st position in world radio contest 2019 Most spoken language in Pakistan Punjabi General seats of KP assembly after FATA merger 147 Chairman of PSX Shamshad Akhter 7 rivers in Baluchistan Objective resolution 1949 was passed by Liaqat Ali khan Second constitution 8 June 1962 Press and Publication ordinance 1963 Smallest river in Pk ravi Baluchistan first case of Covid on 10 march 2020 In Pk 6th population census in 15th march 2017 and carried after 19 years Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline aka peace pipeline started in 1994 Punjab police established in 1861 Baluchistan declared province on 1971 Pk joined Non-Align Movement in 1979 and members are 120 Pk joined CENTO (central treaty org) in 1955 NAB created in Nov 16 1999 Bahawalpur joined Pk in 1947 Pk won Hockey championship 3 times Sir syed was author of nature 1973 constitution solidarity belongs to Allah 1973 constitution Islamabad is a territory 1973 constitution Pakistan is an Islamic state Maleeha lodhi ambassador to UN, US and UK First governor general of bengal warren hastings Book fall of muslims written by syed ahmed akkarabadi PRODA act in 1949 Home rule movement annie besant Membership of EU 27 countries Article 95 deals with vote of no confidence against PM Sikandar Sultan Raja is Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan In 2018 which chief election commissioner conducted elections Sardar Muhammad Raza khan Cuban missile crisis occurred in 1962 3rd martial law lifted in 31 dec 1985 Pk is headquarter on OIC commission on science and technology; Islamic chamber of commerce and industry Education is a matter of life and death for our country- Jinnah Members of D-8 (1997, HQ-Istanbul) Pk, Bangla, iran, egypt, indonesia, turkey, malaysia and nigeria Height if skaser peak 1500m SBP founded on 1 july 1948 Pk GDP growth 4.1% in 2023 Muhammad bin Qasim aka Amamuddin Muhammad (means pillar of islam) Pk forest cover 5.7% Hamun I mashkel lake in Baluchistan Mirani dam is on dashat river Pk 5 major rivers come together at panjnad Plain areas in Sindh, Bahawalpur and rachna doab are cover flood plain Major part of lower Indus plain is Sindh plain Active flood plain aka khaddar plain River baes, ravi, jhelum, sutlej, and chenab are a tribute to Indus 2nd longest river sutlej Youm e takbeer 28 may World rule of law index Pk 130 of 139 countries Governor/Deputy governor of SBP sima kamil/murtaza syed Pakistan reported first case of omicron Covid 13 dec 2021 FATA merger with KPK 25th amendment Annulment of Bengal partition In 1911 criticized by lord Minto (established in 1905) When UN commission on India and Pakistan called adopted a resolution for calling Jammu and Kashmir a free and fair state jan 5 1949 Current national security advisor moeed yusuf God of poetry Meer taqi meer When Pk offered to host OIC in Islamabad Dec 19 2021 Bradford city is called little Pk Founder muslim league nawab salimullah Swadeshi Movement (1905-1911) was 1st movement launched against British India Cats existence in indus civilization is doubtful Bolan river is in Baluchistan Pk industrial development corporation was developed in 1949 Dec 20 1971 Bhutto became country’s first martial law administrator Longest river in subcontinent barhamputra Harappa is on Ravi river (most polluted river) Indus annual flow is twice than nile Indus rises from Tibet and ends up in Arabian sea Most country river flow into Indus (from Punjab they enter into Indus at kot mitthan) Rivers in Pk 24 Agricultural in Pk depends on all rivers Indus river aka Abaseen river, Attock river and Skardu river Rivers in KPK/Baluchistan/Punjab/Sindh 8/7/5/4 Lahore high court founded in 1919 SNGPL founded 1963 (natural gas first discovered in 1952) Campbellpur is old name of attock Kallar kahar lake in chakwal Chittori is a graveyard in Mirpur khas Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity given to Jinnah by Sarojini naidu Badshahi mosque built by Aurangzeb in 1673 Polio started in 1994 Kanpur incident occurred in 1913 (Amritsar massacre in april 13 1919) Khaksar tehreeq founded in 1930 by allam inayatullah mashraqi Hindu Mahasabha founded in 1921 First captain of pakistan cricket team hafeez kardar Longest railway station is rohri station (sukker) First capital of british raj Calcutta Article 257 and UN resolution 47 deals with Kashmir Kahbbiki lake is in khushab Old name of Larkana chandka Sheesh mehal Lahore built by shah Jahan 1st governor of GB qamar uz zaman kiara 1st Pakistani aircraft JF-17 thunder Opposition leader at 1962 constitution bahadur khan Polo came from Iran Zamindar newspaper founder maulana zafar ali khan Sir syed ahmed khan founded scientific society in 1864 Suggestion for forming SAARC came from zia ur rehman 24 members in committee of basic principles Districts in AJK/GB 10/14 Largest district of AJK is Neelum 31 Ulema participated in convention that gave 22 points in 1951 PTV color transmission 1976 Treaty of friendship signed in 1951 btw Pk and KSA Muhammad ali johar born in 1878 Federal shariat court established in 1980 Muhammad Ali Johar issued Hamdard newspaper in 1913 Unionist Party Punjab formed in 1923 FIA founded on January 13, 1975 Sher Shah Suri famous for land revenue system Muhammad ali bogra became PM on 17 april 1953 First federal tax ombudsman of Pk saleem Akhtar Highest Pt of hindu kush tirich mir Country that owns International defense exhibition seminar (IDEAS) is Pk and Karachi hosts it since 2000 after every 2 years IDEAS cancelled in 2010 due to flood 1st nuclear power plant at Karachi Ruins of Harappa discovered 1921 located in Sahiwal Pk recognized Bangladesh in Feb 1974 First meeting of congress in Bombay Pk placed of FATF grey list for 1st time for 3 years Keenjhar lake near thatta Lalusar lake in kaghan Siachen glacier in Baltistan Nanga parbat in Himalayas Liaqat nehru pact announced In April 1950 at Delhi Generation capacity of warsak dam 240MW Glacier in karakoram Siachen, batura, chogo lungma K-2 height 8611 m Bahawalpur mostly consists of desert Gomal pass connects D I Khan with ghazni (Afghanistan) Punjab largest producer of oil Chianter glacier is in chitral Lower indus plain starts from mithankot Karakoram seperates Pk and China Which pass connects chitral and wakhan: broghil pass Deltas plain starts from thatta Largest producer of natural gas is Sindh province Peaks higher than 8000m 5 in Pakistan Tarbela dam constructed In 1976 K-2 aka goodwin Austin Thar in Sindh and thal in punjab, no desert in KP Pass that connects Bannu with ghazni is tochi Mangla dam completed in 1967 Height of khunjrab pass 4555m Baltistan and yarkand connected by muztagh pass (highest pass of Pk) Highest peak of kuh e sufaid is skaram Upper indus plain starts from kalabagh and ends at mithankot Pk plains are divided into 2 Area around rivers bela Pk iran/Pk afghan boundary line is 909Km/2460Km Area of AJK 13295 sq Km Wakhan seperates Pk and central asia Pass that connects Sindh with Quetta is Bolan Pass than connects Dir and Chitral is lowari Sat para lake in Baltistan Saif ul muluk is in Kaghan Manchar lake is in Dadu district Pass that connects Abbottabad with gilgit babusar Pass that connects Chitral and gilgit and is 381 m long is shaundur Baltoro glacier is in karakoram Height of nanga parbat 8126m Mardan and Malakand connected by dargai pass Height of tirich mir peak 7708m Pk lies btw latitudes 24-degree N – 37 degree N and longitudes 61-75.5 degree E Area of FATA 27220/area of KPK without FATA 74251 sq Km/area if Baloch 347190 sq Km/Sindh 140914/Punjab 205344/Pk 796096 Sheikh Bujeeb ur rehman born in tungipara Length of Pk coastline 1046Km Pk response to Indian aggression on feb 27 is known as operation swift retort Quaid e azam title given by mulana mazharudding shaheed Age limit for retirement in Pk 60 yrs First newspaper after Pk creation was Imroze 1st muslim to serve as High court judge in british raj syed Mahmood Indian congress found by allan octavian hume in dec 28 1885 East india company established in dec 31, 1600 Rakhal das Banerjee first discovered indus valley civilization Radcliff line established on 17 august 1947 In 1971/1965 war Pk C in C for army was yahya khan/musa khan Latest version of Hatf 5 is shaheen 1 Mirpur is a city of AJK First C in C of Pk navy/PAF/Army gefford james/paery cane/frank mesari First COAS army/PAF takka khan/zafar ahmed Choudhary OIC conference in Islamabad on 1997 Warsak dam in KPK it is also the smallest dam in Pk Most populous muslim country is Indonesia Inland revenue wing of FBR collects income tax, sales tax, federal excise duty Sir syed went to England with his son and returned in 1870 MAO college inaugurated by lord lytton Sir syed formed British Indian association in 1866 Shah faisal mosque build in 1986 3rd governor general of Pk Ghulam Muhammad 26th amendment GB chronic issue to be resolved Total length of Pk borders 6774Km Z A Bhutto, Ayub khan and mian Soomro have served as both president and PM Karakoram is in Ladakh, GB and Xinjiang Budget of 2022-23, 9.5trillion Basic democracies introduced by Ayub khan Longest river Sindh (indus) Pk standard time suggested by Muhammad anwar 1962 constitution (presidential) abrogated in 25th march 1969 According to 1956 constitution (age for president 40 years) official language is Urdu and bengal Objective resolution passed in 12 march 1949 Bogra formula introduced in oct 1953 Pak-turkish navy carried out bilateral exercise in July called ayyildiz-2019 Youngest female aerospace engineer arooba faridi First Pakistani to climb K-2 ashraf anan Monsoon season from July to august First capital of Pk is Karachi Federal minister of industries and production mahdoom syed Murtaza Federal minister of economic affairs sardar ayaz sadiq Federal minister of information and broadcasting Mariyam auregzeb Biden announced US withdrawal on sept 11 2021 E9 composed of 9 countries (Bangla, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Pak, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria) for over half of world population formed in 1993 Babur mother Qutlugh nigar khanum Khilji dynasty ruled 30 years for 1290 to 1320 Chairman ruet e hilal committee abdul khabir azad When PM modi called and ‘env of trust’ for better ties with Pk march 23, 2021 Urdu become national language in 1973 Article 37 deals with eradication of social evils in Pk Seats/strength of national assembly is 342 Minister of parliamentary affairs shakeel malik Court language of Mughals persian Quran translated 1st time in India in persian Tipu sultan aka fateh ali Best bank in Pk at Pk banking awards 2022 allied bank Rasst eliminates corruption and aids financial inclusion Cold start doctrine caters to Indian army Global terrorism ranking 1 for Pk in 2022 with score 9.109 Sir syed was born in Delhi Jinnah gave 14 points in 1929 State bank inaugurated in 1948 Gwadar port is in Baluchistan Second PM Kh Nazimuddin First president of Muslim league Khaliquzzaman National saint of Pk fariduddin ganj shakar 1st president of congress chudder bonerjee Electoral college votes in US presidential election 538 Z A Bhutto died in Pindi on 4 april 1979 Pk won World Hockey cup 1st time in 1971 At independence, congress was in power at KPK Article 45, president can pardon a death row inmate Asia power index Pakistan rank 15 Musharraf was born in Delhi Major event of 1971, Bangla-Pak tore up Pk means Holy land L ali khan visited USA in 1950 Kargil dam on indus river Oldest city of Pk Multan Jinnah joined Congress in 1906 to 1920 Daily dawn started in 1942 Ancient monuments preservation act was done by lord Curzon 1st elected President of Pk Ayub Khan The pamphlet ‘now or never’ in 1933 has objective to create a separate nation of Muslims AIML changed its manifesto in 1913 to become hostile towards British Arya samaj founded in 1875 to revive and reform Hinduism (it was against muslims, sikhs and Christians) Qazi isa/andrabi/mohd alam/ seconded Pk resolution from Baluchistan/AJK/Punjab At 25th session of Muslim league at lucknow on oct 15 1937, jinnah gave direction on power and self- relaiance on for political success Koh e sultan (chaghai) forms sulphur In 1937 provincial elections, under the 1935 act, Muslim league failed miserably ‘education foundation’ setup to promote education at all levels Second part of act 1935 not put in effect due to because world war 2 emergency Important part of simon commission 1930 was the introduction of federal system of govt for india Ami ali resigned from AIML in 1913 because party has no clear-cut policy Qissa soni mahiwal written by fazal shah At NAM summit 1998 kashmir issue discussed regarding Pk Ganghi-Jinnah talks failed in 1944 due to 2 nation theory Mohtasib established in presidential order 1983 AIML resolution ‘Divide and quit’ 1943 was against quit india movement 1942 by Gandhi Article 25 of 1973 constitution deals with equality of citizen Gandhi announced his formal leadership in 1947 Jinnah launched direct action day on Aug 16 1946 to protest against breach of pledge by lord Wavell Acting in aid of civil power by armed forces in article 245 Radcliff announced boundary commission award on August 17 1947 which is biased due to lord mount batten Pk resolution 1940 had support of entire muslim community Objective resolution was magna carta in constitutional history of Pk Current ambassador of Pk to USA is Masood khan Ghulam Muhammad dismissed PM Kh Nazimuddin on April 19 1953 because PM couldn’t solve Pk difficulties Shortest tenure of Governor general Jinnah Large chunk of Punjab Govt budget went to social sector and lion’s share gotten by Industry Founder MAO college Sir Syed India recognize Provincial Govt of Bangladesh in dec 16 1971 Article 234 governor rule on failure of constitutional machinery in Province Legality in proclamation of governor general was challenged in maulvi tamizuddin case First chief executive of Pk Musharraf PM in 1954 Bogra 100 gandhi and 200 abdul kalam statement said by sarijini naidu In 2nd constituent assembly Muslim league formed govt with united front PRODA formed in jan 1949 In 1970 elections 2 candidates other than awami league members won seats in East Pk Peer sahib mankisharif founded awami muslim league in sept 1949 In oct 24 1954 governor general Ghulam Muhammad dissolved constituent because it placed limits on GG power Abu al fath daud was Ismaili ruler of Multan Mohd bin qasim tortured to death in prison in Iraq Fiscal yr Pk July 1 to 30 June After zia aul haq Ghulam ishaq khan became President Sisakar was wazir of raja dahir (ruler of Sindh) Dabul and alor are in Sindh Hindi-Urdu controversy 1867 came because of 2 nation theory Mahmood (1st battle in jaipal) died April 30 1030 AIML main objective was to be loyal to british Indian Govt Subuktin a Turkish slave girl became master of ghazni in 777 AD/367AH Abbasid leader hisham came to Sindh 140AH/757AD In 133AH/750 AD Abbasids overthrew Umayyads 1192 AD 2nd battle of train was fought Mahmood set out expedition to Somnath on 17 oct 1024AD Sindh conquered by Mohd bin qasim during Umayyad period 1st women bank established on 1989 18th amendment agreed by president on April 19 2010 Himalayas lie south of indus 1st Mughal emperor of india AKBAR Avg height of Himalayas 6000m Largest city of AJK Muzaffarabad Jinnah became first GG in Aug 15 1947 Banks nationalized in 1974 Jinnah went into exile in 1931 in London Bureaucracy in Pk is Elitist Lotus lake in Islamabad First international flight taken by PIA was in feb 1 1955 First person to receive Nishan e haider capt raja sarwar Benazir Govt dismissed 2nd time by Farooq Leghari All rivers enter indus at kot mitthan First patient of covid in Pk recovered 7 march 2020 First muslim general victorious in subcontinent in 712AD Sir Sikander hayat khan leader if unionist party Maharaja gulab singh sold Kashmir to British in 1846 Islamabad was made capital in 14 august 1967 New START April 8 2010 In pragues World CA Economic forum (Headquarter in cologny) came into being in 24 January 1971 Boris Johnson was leader of conservative party Seats in G20 (founded in 26 sept,1999) 19 (theme recover together, recover stronger or pulih Bersama, bengkit perkasa) 17th summit of G20 held in Indonesia Biden in July visited Israel, palestine, KSA 8 july 2022, former PM of Japan shot during his speech 14TH BRICS summit 23-24 June 2022 hosted by China (blocked Pk) I2U2 formed by India, Israel, UAE, US (first summit in July) Afghanistan hit by earthquake on 22 nd June 2022 with 5.9 earthquake World refugee day June 20 FATF (headquarter in Paris) aka group de action financiere developed on 1989 by initiative of G7 China always supported Pk when it was removed from FATF For the 1st time FATF said that Pk has met all its requirements 17 june 2022 Members of FATF 39 Theme of world environment day on 5 june 2022 was only one earth Country with largest labor force Members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) are 8 (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka)- Dec 1985 Biden visited East Asia as 1st trip after taking office in Japan and south korea World shortest street ebenezer Worlds largest oil reserves in Venezuela Ukraine shares borders with poland, Slovak, hungary, Romania Sheikh khalifa bin Zayed (1948-Friday 13 may 2022 aged 73) was 2 nd president of UAE Ganges water treaty between India and Bangladesh Palk strait seperates india and sri lanka Theme of earth day 22 april invest in our planet SDGs setup in 2015 by UN International maritime defence fair started in Qatar March 21, 2022 plane crashed and killed 133 in china 22 march is world water day 24 march is world TB day Olympia city in Greece World largest suspension bridge in turkey Caspian sea among Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Iran UK left EU in 31 jan 2020 (members of EU 27) Motto of UN its your world HQ of transparency international/amnesty international Berlin/London NSA/Pentagon are secret agencies of USA ligo scientific collaboration on feb 11 2016 made direct observation of gravitational waves MUST/Scotland yard /KGB is secret agency of Sweden/UK/Russia CIA established in 1947 OIC summit held every 3 years HQ of MI 5 in London Except Palestine, all other members of OIC are also members of UNO Feb 21 mother language day Putin announced military operation in Ukraine in 24 th feb 2022 Imran visited Russian for gas pipeline project in feb 23 Bill gates visited Pk in feb 17 According to world energy output temp has risen by 1.1 degrees We are 1st gen to feel climate change effects and last to do something about it said by Obama China Russia relations are good African union summit 2022 hosted by Ethiopia 20th SAARC summit held by Pk Order of cloud and banned highest military for china World 1st flying car invented by Slovakia Muslim state with highest per capita income Qatar UNEP united nations env program HQ in Kenya Official residency palace of Ukrainian president mariinsky palace Largest automobile manufacturing in Detroit Pakistan ranks 129th at SDG index League of nations expelled USSR from its membership Currency of Norway is krone current president of un general assembly Abdullah shahid ECO/SCO HQ in Tehran/Beijing Jahangir khan won 555 matches in a row US secretary of state ANTHONY Blinken Height of burj khalifa 828m Chinese foreign minister wang yi CIS is of central east Kautilya was advisor of emperor Chandragupta Book sapiens was written by yuval Harari Book no higher honor written by condolezza rice Great illusion by norman angel International maritime defense fair started in Qatar Ukraine separated from soviet union in 1991 Zelensky a former actor and comedian became in 2019 President of USA and Ukraine were former actors Sphinx is in egypt Turkey shifted from parliamentary system to presidential in 2018 Children health insurance established by Obama Who wrote vande matram Chandra chaterjee Ali sadpara died on his 2nd attempt to K2 Old name of Tokyo is edo Oldest person to be elected as president in US is Biden Earth land covered by forest as per UNFAO is 30%-31% ICC men’s T20 WC played in Oct-Nov in Australia 100 billion dollars stolen from covid relief fund Oldest flag belongs to Denmark Saving lives in Covid is paramount (supreme) HQ of WHO/UNESCO in Geneva/Paris In start of 2022, violent anti-govt protests happened in kazakhastan Russian invaded and annexed crimean peninsula from Ukraine in march 2014 OSCE org for security and cooperation in Europe As per walls street, US spent 14 trillion on wars in Afghanistan UN commission adopted resolution to call Kashmir free and fair state in jan 5 1949 Noughties means 2000 to 2009 G7 2022 summit held in Germany Desmond tutu (died dec 26 2021 aged 90) awarded nobel prize in 1984 National poet of England sheakespeare Sick man of Asia during covid was India Bond street, England is famous for Jewelery and tailoring ICRC won nobel prize 3 times till now New covid strain announced by South Africa is a variant of concern Area of earth 510.072m sq km Islamia college founded in oct 1913 27th UN COP27 hosted in 6 to 18 Nov, 2022 IN EGYPT AUKUS (trilateral) announced in 15 sept 2021 World heart day sept 29 Smoking is called silent killer as per WHO International day of peace 21 September since 1982 Japan captured manturia in 1931 UNESCO UN education, scientific and cultural organization Twitter character limit 280 High commissioner on Human rights michelle bracelet Current auditor general ajmal gondal Current foreign minister of India Jaishankar Company Blue origin founded by jeff bezos Largest producer of palm oil is Indonesia New president of FATF raja kumar Longest river of asia chang jiang Taliban ruled Afghanistan from 1996-2001 US secretary of defense Lloyd Austin Africa was declared free of wild polio in august 2020 Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965 US spent 144billion on reviving afghan security forces since 2001 Ashraf Ghani (served till August 2021) fled to Tajikistan Taliban captured presidential palace in 15 aug 2021 Althing is parliament of Iceland LAC line of actual control border btw China and India Chairman CPEC authority Ch Salik Hussain Members of QUAD USA, India , Australia and Japan US vice president Kamala harris On 1 July 2022 Chinese communist party celebrated its 101 anniversary Company that opened its biggest office in India is Amazon BECA basic exchange and cooperation agreement UEFA EURO women’s cup 2022 won by update tomorrow won by England-July 6-31 Distance btw Mecca and Madina is 450Km Taliban were recognized by Pk, UAE and KSA after their 1996 Kala ghoda arts festival in India God of football Messi 1st country to grow cocoa Sweetest language in world Bengali States in Asia are 48 Ivana trump (wife of trump) feb 20 1949-july 14 2022 at 73 Shinzo abe (former longest PM Japan) assassinated July 8 at 67 Robert macfarlane (former national security advisor under Reagan in 1983-1985) died may 12 at 84 Orrin hatch (former republican) died April 23 at 88 Madeline albright (64th secretary of state) died march 23 age 84 Don young (former republican) march 18 at 88 Gen Charles mcgee died in jan 16 at 102 Former Pk president Rafiq tarar died on 7 march age 92 Amir Liaqat dies on 9 june at 49 Chairman of PIA Muhammad amir hayat Federal minister of PIA Ghulam Sarwar Khan President of Iran Ebrahim raisi Einstein born in Germany GDP on health a country should spend as per WHO is 6% USA BOUGHT ALASKA in 1867 from Russia 48th G7 summit June 26-28 Germany Peshmerga is name of Iraqi army Largest fishing ground in the world north sea Gold capital of the world is Johannesburg Low country of the Earth holland Donbass is disputed region between Russia and Ukraine Islamic party that imposed a ban on Pk under anti-terrorism act 1997 TLP Press freedom index 2022 Pk 157th rank Pakistan won triangular blind cricket series against india 2022 Assistant chief of USA police is Yasir Bashir Islamic republics in the world are 4 Energy minister Khurram dastagir khan Federal minister of science and technology agha Hassan Baloch E9 formed in 1993 CEYLON changed to Sri lanka in 1972 Dolphin gas pipeline btw Qatar and UAE Suez canal (10 years to build it and it runs through Egypt) opened for investigation on Nov 17,1869- it connects red and Mediterranean sea-12% global trade passes thru this canal Tomb of Babur in Kabul Pakistani topper in ACCA Zara Naeem 19th SAARC session to be hosted by Pakistan on 15-16 Nov 2016 Leader of the house in the senate of Pk Azam nazeer Defense minister of india Rajnath singh PTI launched billion tree initiative in 2013 The city that has launched app for official prices for commodities is Karachi Global firepower index Pk army ranked 9 th Biden age is 79 and is oldest in president office Biden became 46th president of US in jan 20, 2021 USA withdrawal from JCPOA in on may 8 2018 NASA formed in 1958 chief justice of lahore high court ameer Bhatti Human freedom index 2022 topped by Switzerland and Pk at 145 th Most powerful organ of UN is security council Lowest corruption Asian countries Japan and Maldives Mandela belongs to South Africa Indonesia currency is rupiah Burma old name of Myanmar ANTONIA Guterres is 9th secretary general of UNO Nur sultan is capital of Kazakhstan Languages in UNO 6 Transparency international established in 1993 First railway line laid in England Largest FX reserves in China and then Japan Most spoken language in the world is English and then Chinese Symbol of republican party/democrats in US elections Elephant/Donkey World mole day oct 23 International stuttering awareness day oct 22 Largest sea in the world South China sea First country to use face recognition when pay taxes is Singapore National intelligence/investigation agency NIA is agency of Nigeria/india Swiss became UN member in 2002 HQ of UN of drugs and crime is in Vienna Cape of good hope is in South Africa Canton is a city of China China sells most advanced warships to Pk Ambassador of EU to Pk riina kionka Range of panama canal in Panama 82km In August 2020 the country that recognized Israel was UAE International youth day 12 August 7th annual Asian infrastructure investment bank held in oct 26-27, 2022 in Beijing Current account surplus means that the country is a net lender for the rest of the world Pk current account deficit has risen to $1.4b in May, 2022 The continent with no glaciers is Australia BRICS 2022 held by China on 23-24 June. BRICS 2023 held by South Africa Non-permanent members of UN security council 2022 Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the UAE Madagascar is in Indian Ocean Benghazi is a city in Libya Atom bomb invented by Hahn otto Headquarter of OPEC (org of petrol exporting companies) in Vienna Country without any river Kuwait, yemen and Qatar 1 barrel oil = 159 litres Lachezara stoeva selected as president of UN economic and social council in year 2022 5 permanent members of UNO china, USA, Russia, France and Britian PM of Malaysia is ismail sabri bin takub Most populous city in the world is Tokyo followed by NYC Who joined NATO in 27 march 2020 north Macedonia kalabagh dam not condtructed yet due to shortage of cultivable land, damage coastal ecology and politically damaging in June 2020 G20 pledged $21b to fight covid currency of Sri lanka is Sinhala the person who signed the peace deal on behalf of USA zalmay Khalilzad great expectations is written by Charles dickens Yerevan capital of Armenia ANSA/Saba news agency of Italy/Yemen Smallest Muslim country in the world Maldives The smallest ocean is Indian ocean Bin laden killed on 2nd may 2011 International ozone day sept 16 WHO declared COVID in 11 march 2020 HQ of UNO in NYC International committee of red cross (ICRC) is in Geneva, Switzerland UNO organized on oct 24 1945 Members of UN 193 WAFA is the news agency of Palestine RAW stands for research and analysis wing 1st martial law in Pk oct 1958 Iceland doesn’t have an army Macmahon line is border between india and china Country that release highest amount of CO2 the atmosphere is china Gymnophobia is fear of nudity Article 6 discusses punishment for high treason Joe and trump broke Obama votes for most votes cast To be elected as US president, the votes won must be 270 current president of Germany frank walter world loneliest elephant moved from Pk to Cambodia China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are SCO members Nobel peace prize on dec 10, 2022 awarded to update ales bialetski 2022 PSL winners Lahore Country with largest gas reserves Russia Pk needs 12 of 39 votes to remove from FATF grey list, but Pk met all its requirements in June 17 Chiefs of defense conference 2022 held in 25-27 july in Australia Commonwealth day celebrated on second Monday of march NAFTA contains US, Canada and Mexico UN human rights council members are 49 NATO members 39 GATT replaced by WTO Human rights day in dec 10 and universal one was in 1948 Sumatra island is Indonesia Pk applied for nuclear power group on May 19 2016 China-Afghan-Pk trilateral Foreign ministers talks held in Islamabad World military expenditure 1.822 trillion SALT II treaty came into being in 1979 Book higher than hopes is a biography of Mandela founder of US republican party is Greeley, Raymond, francis blair, bovay 1st CM of abluchistan ataullah mengal 1st air chief marshal of Pk Asghar khan Pakistan exploited thar coal field for electricity in 2008 Kyoto/Montreal protocol signed in dec 11 1997/1987 UN high commissioner for refugees HQ in Geneva ASEAN members 10 Cambodia was a former French colony President of France Macron Pk bought MI 35 Helicopters from Russia East Asia boundary between communist and noncommunist is bamboo curtain Biggest water body In the world is Pacific, then Atlantic and IO Syrian currency is pound Iran-US nuclear deal signed in 2015 FIFA 2022 held in 21 nov – 18 dec, 2022 in Qatar, Argentina won OIC muslim countries 56 Cold war period 1947-91 NPT nonproliferation treaty AFP news agency of France HQ if international court of justice in Netherlands Oldest satellite of Kazakhstan Elizabeth II UK head of state Bishkek is capital of Krygystan Oldest tennis venue Wimbledon 1st Muslim nobel laureate anwar sadat China is world largest producer of Cotton Hiroshima bomb on Aug 6 1945 USSR collapse due to economic failure World largest democracy India Obama is 44th president Freedom house HQ in WASHINGTON 5th most 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dervla murphy 3 cups of tea Mortenson The last step: American ascent of K2 Ridgeway Book the Battle for Pakistan is written by: Shuja Nawaz