When petroleum exploration in Pakistan started?
پاکستان میں پیٹرولیم کی تلاش کب شروع ہوئی؟
- 1908
- 1948
- 1996
- 1866
Explanation
Petroleum exploration in Pakistan began in the early 1860s during the British colonial period.The first oil well was drilled in 1866 near Kundian, Punjab, by the Burmah Oil Company.
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- 1950: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) was established.
- 1952: The first oil field in Pakistan was discovered in Balochistan, near the Sui gas field.
- 1957: PPL discovered natural gas in Khairpur.
- 1960-70: Exploration shifted from gas to oil.
- 1961: PPL and Pakistan Oilfields began drilling with Soviet assistance.
- 1964: Activity began in the Toot oil field in Punjab.
- 2001: MGCL was granted a license to explore oil and gas.
- 2005: International Sovereign Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited to develop the Toot field.
Related MCQs
کون سا درہ پاکستان اور افغانستان کو ملاتا ہے؟
- Babusar Pass
- Bashkaro Pass
- Tochi Pass
- Khyber Pass
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چین پاکستان اقتصادی راہداری پاکستان کے لیے کیوں اہم ہے؟)
- It improves infrastructure and energy projects
- It reduces Pakistan's debt
- It promotes cultural exchange
- None of these
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والد فرید گنج سکا کا تعلق _____ سے ہے؟
- Chishti
- Suharwardi
- Naqshbandi
- None of these
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سندھ کا دارالحکومت کونسا ہے؟
- Sukkur
- Karachi
- Hyderabad
- None of these
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علامہ اقبال کو سر کا خطاب کب ملا؟
- 1920
- 1921
- 1922
- 1923
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