Explanation

The United States is the 2nd largest goods exporter in the world, behind only China.

U.S. goods exports to the world totaled $2.1 trillion in 2022

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China is the largest import partner of Pakistan.

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Dr. Abdul Qadeer was born on 1st April, 1936 in Bhopal, India

Prof Dr Ahmad Al-Ghazali offer the funeral prayer of Dr. A Q Khan

What was the title given to Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan? Mohsin-e-Pakistan

Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan died on 10 October 2021, at the age of 85 after being transferred to a hospital in Islamabad with lung problems.

Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Pakistan (TTP) was a political party in Pakistan founded and led by nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan.  In September 2013, the party was dissolved by Abdul Qadeer Khan.

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In July 2024, International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintained Pakistan’s growth forecast at 3.5 per cent for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

The IMF’s unchanged growth forecast at 3.5pc previously made in April 2024.

IMF reached an agreement with Pakistan authorities on $7bn worth in July 2024.

The government has set 3.6pc growth target for the fiscal year 2024-25.

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• 3.9 is the GDP ratio in Pakistan during 2021
  
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3.94 is the GDP ratio in Pakistan during 2020-21

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• GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product
  
• Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin said that Pakistan’s GDP growth stood at 3.94 percent against the envisaged target of 2.1 percent,
• remittances made a historic record, and exports would be touching $25 billion in the outgoing fiscal year.
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• Agricultural GDP of Pakistan in 2019: 22.4%
• According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2021-22, only 1.77 % of GDP was spent on the education sector in FY2021.
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• Japan had a record-high Defence budget, more than a ceiling of 1% of its GDP in April 2021
• According to the GDP per capita report, 2021 poorest country in the world is Burundi

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Explanation

IMF has forecast Pakistan’s economy to grow by 3.2 per cent during fiscal year 2024-25.

This report was released on 22 October 2024 by the IMF.

Explanation

Shaheen Shah Afridi is the current captain of Pakistan Men's cricket team since October 2025.

He replaced Mohammad Rizwan

Updated & verified on 21-10-2025

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Explanation

Jordan’s King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein made an official visit to Pakistan in November 2025.

He was awarded Nishan e Pakistan on 16 November 2025 by Pakistani government.

King Abdullah also conferred the Order of the Bejewelled Grand Cordon of Al-Nahda, one of the kingdom’s highest honours, upon President Zardari.

 Additional Info:

Jordan is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.

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Former speaker of the Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani passed away on 15 October 2025.

He was 72.

He belongs to PPP.

He had served two consecutive terms as the Sindh Assembly speaker, from 2013-2018 and from 2018-2023.

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Explanation

Global Hunger Index 2025

Total countries: 123

Releaser: Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe

Top-ranked: Armenia

Last-ranked: Somalia (123rd)

Pakistan ranking: 106th

Additional Info:

Global Hunger Index 2024

Edition: 19th

Total countries: 127

Pakistan: 109

Worst ranking: Somalia (127)

Topper: Belarus

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