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About UNGA session 2026

Edition: eighty-first

Held in September 2026

Venue: New York City, United States

Participants: United Nations Member State

 Pak was represented by PM Shahbaz Sharif 

Additional Information:

UNGA stands for United Nations General Assembly

UNGA is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN).

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Explanation

Retired Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood had been appointed as the first secretary general of the Makkah Defence Alliance in September 2026.

Note: Makkah Joint Defence Agreement is a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey signed into force on 7 August 2026.

Last Updated on 23-09-2026

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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat district.

The Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, a city in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, came under a deadly terrorist attack and suicide bombing on September 18, 2026.

At least 31 people were killed with over 100 injured.

A local militant faction linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.

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Pakistan's air-defence system shot down eight drones after they crossed the border from Afghanistan on September 23, 2026.

Eight drones that entered Pakistani airspace near the Torkham border and Kohat.

Four were reportedly intercepted near Torkham and four near Kohat.

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Explanation

Pakistan's air-defence system shot down eight drones after they crossed the border from Afghanistan on September 23, 2026.

Eight drones that entered Pakistani airspace near the Torkham border and Kohat.

Four were reportedly intercepted near Torkham and four near Kohat.

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About SCO Summit 2026

 Venue: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Starting date: 31 August 2026

Closing date: 01 September 2026

Edition: 26th

Pakistan was represented by PM Shahbaz Sharif 

Note: The 25th SCO Head of State Summit was held in Tianjin, China from 31 Aug to 1 Sep 2025.

Additional information:

SCO stands for Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

It Founded in 2001.

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Guru Nanak Dev was the founder of the religion of Sikhism and the first of the Sikh Gurus.

He was born in 1469 at Nankana Sahib.

It is believed that his birth was a mark of divinity.

He died on September 22, 1539.

His 487th death anniversary on September 22, 2026.

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Explanation

Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born on 25th December 1876 in Karachi while he died on 11th September 1948 at the age of 71.

He is the founder of Pakistan.

78th death anniversary on 11 Sep, 2026.

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Explanation

In September 2026, Pakistan assumed the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)) for 2027-28 term.

Additional Information: 

The SCO Headquarters: Beijing, China

1. China
2. India
3. Kazakhstan
4. Kyrgyzstan
5. Russia
6. Pakistan
7. Tajikistan
8. Iran
9. Uzbekistan
10. Belarus

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Explanation

The current State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) policy interest rate is 11.5%, effective since September 2026.

1 percent was increased on 26 April 2026. 

The 11% rate mentioned was the previous benchmark, which was held steady from June to October 2025. 

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Verified & updated on 20-09-2026