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The Protocol Agreement 2026 is a defence co-operation agreement between Pakistan and Kuwait, aimed at enhancing the existing military cooperation framework.

Signed by Kuwait's Defence Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Saleem Al-Sabah and Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif.

Signing date: 27 August 2026 (in Rawalpindi)

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Explanation

The Protocol Agreement 2026 is a defence co-operation agreement between Pakistan and Kuwait, aimed at enhancing the existing military cooperation framework.

Signed by Kuwait's Defence Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Saleem Al-Sabah and Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif.

Signing date: 27 August 2026 (in Rawalpindi)

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• Current Position: 72nd U.S. Secretary of State
• Assumed Office: 21 January 2025
• President: Donald Trump
• Preceded by: Antony Blinken
• Nationality: American
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Last verified on 15-07-2026

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About SCO Summit 2026

 Venue: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Starting date: 31 August 2026

Closing date: 01 September 2026

Edition: 26th

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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Explanation

Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.

It was first celebrated in 1972, designated by Congress in 1973, and is proclaimed each year by the United States President.

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• Sohail Khan Afridi is the current and 30 Chief Minister (CM) of KPK province since 13 October 2025.
• He replaced Ali Amin Gandapur.
• He belongs to PTI.

Last verified on 07-02-2026

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• Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on 28 February 2026 in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
• Iranian state media subsequently confirmed his death and announced 40 days of mourning.
• He had served as Iran’s Supreme Leader since 1989.
• He was 86 years old at the time of his death.
• His date of birth was 19 April 1939.

Last verified on 05-09-2026

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• Native name: 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
• Date: 30 November – 13 December 2023
• Location: Expo City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Organised by: United Arab Emirates
• Participants: UNFCCC member countries
• President: Sultan Al Jaber
• Previous event ← Sharm El Sheikh 
• The first UN climate agreement was held in 1992. 

Last updated question NS on 09 MAY 2026

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• COP23 was held in Bonn, Germany.
• It took place from 6–17 November 2017.
• The conference was under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
• Fiji held the COP23 presidency, while the conference was hosted in Bonn.

Last verified on 04-09-2026

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• Pakistan’s total budget outlay for FY 2016–17 was Rs. 4,894.9 billion.
• The budget was presented by the Federal Government for the fiscal year 2016–17.
• The total outlay was higher than the previous fiscal year's budget.

Last verified on 04-09-2026