Explanation

• Largest & busiest seaport: Port of Karachi
• Location: Karachi, Arabian Sea
• Cargo handled: About 60% of Pakistan’s cargo
• Harbour size: 32 km
• Opened: 1857

Additional information:

• Muhammad Bin Qasim Port: Also called Port Qasim; located near Karachi.
• Gwadar Port: Deep-sea port in Balochistan; developed as part of CPEC.

Explanation

• Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
• First currency note: Rs. 2
• First coin: Issued on 3 January 1948
• First coin designer: Brandley

Additional information

• National Animal: Markhor
• National Tree: Deodar
• National Dish: Nihari
• National Fruit: Mango
• National Flower: Jasmine
• National Vegetable: Lady Finger (Okra)
• Field hockey is Pakistan's official national sport.

Last updated by NA on 15-09-2026

Explanation

• Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah. He was the first Chief Minister of Sindh.
• Served from 1937 to 1938.
• He also served as the first Speaker of the Sindh Legislative Assembly.

List of Chief Ministers of Sindh from 1947 to 2021

Explanation

• Term: 5 Years
• Total Seats: 336
• General Seats: 266
• Reserved Seats for Women: 60
• Reserved Seats for Non-Muslims (Minorities): 10

Last verified on 20-07-2026

Explanation

• Author: Syed Abul Ala Maududi
• Book: Tafhim-ul-Quran
• Type: Quranic translation & commentary (Tafsir)
• Volumes: 6
• Written over: 30 years (1942–1972)
• Based on: Quran & Sunnah
• Covers: Social, moral, economic & legal concepts.

Last updated by NA on 14-09-2026

Explanation

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa currently has 40 districts.
• In 2025, Swat was divided into Swat and Upper Swat, increasing the total from 38 to 40.

Additional information:

• Punjab: 42 districts
• Sindh: 30 districts
• Balochistan: 41 districts
• Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT): 1 district
• Gilgit-Baltistan (GB): 14 districts
• Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK): 10 districts

Last verified on 14-07-2026

Explanation

• General Seats: 266
  • Women Seats: 60
  • Non-Muslim Seats: 10
  • Total Seats: 336
  • Old strength: 342 (reduced after KPK seats changed from 61 → 55)
  • Constitution Reference: Article 51 (1) & 3(a)
  
  
  Additional information:
  • Minimum age to contest NA election: 25 years
  • Seats increase or decrease based on population
  • National Assembly = Lower House
  • Senate = Upper House

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

A national census in Pakistan is legally mandated by the constitution to be held every 10 years

1. First 1951
2. Second 1961
3. Third 1972
4. Forth 1981
5. Fifth1998 
6. Sixth 2017
7. Seventh 2023

Explanation

Explanation

• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is known as the Founder of Pakistan.
• His real name was Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
• Pakistan became independent on 14 August 1947.
• He served as the first Governor-General of Pakistan from 1947 to 1948.
• He is also known as Quaid-e-Azam, meaning “Great Leader.”

Last verified on 14-09-2026