Explanation

• The M-5 Motorway connects Multan (Punjab) with Sukkur (Sindh).
• It is part of Pakistan's north-south motorway network.
• The motorway is 392 km (244 miles) long.
• It has been operational since 2018.
• The M-5 was constructed during the government of Nawaz Sharif.

Additional information:

• M-1: Islamabad – Peshawar
• M-2: Lahore – Islamabad (Pakistan's first motorway in 1999)
• M-3: Lahore – Abdul Hakeem
• M-4: Pindi Bhattian – Multan

Last verified on 02-07-2026

Explanation

• Enforcement date: 14 August 1973
• Introduced by: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
• Legislature: Bicameral (National Assembly + Senate)
• President elected by: National Assembly and Senate
• Prime Minister elected by: National Assembly

Additional information:

• 1956 Constitution → 23 March 1956
• 1962 Constitution → 8 June 1962

Last verified on 06-07-2026

Explanation

• The Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 was headed by Lord Pethick-Lawrence.
• Its members included Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander.
• It was announced on 16 May 1946 from New Delhi.
• It arrived in India on 24 March 1946.
• The mission was sent by the British government to plan transfer of power.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

Explanation

• Date: 3 June 1947
• Announced by: Lord Louis Mountbatten
• Position: Last Viceroy of British India
• Purpose: Partition of British India
• Outcome: Creation of India and Pakistan

Last verified on 16-05-2026

Explanation

• The Basic Democracies System was introduced in Pakistan on 27 October 1959.
• It was promulgated on 26 October 1959.
• Introduced By: Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan
• System: Four-tier local government
• Basic Democrats: 80,000 elected representatives

Last verified on 11-07-2026