Explanation

• First dry port: Lahore Dry Port
• Year: 1973
• Authority: Pakistan Railways
• Location: Mughalpura, Lahore
• Purpose: Inland cargo/custom clearance

Additional information:

• Karachi Dry Port (1974)
• Quetta Dry Port (1984)
• Peshawar Dry Port (1986)
• Multan Dry Port (1988)
• Rawalpindi Dry Port (1990)

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• The first Urdu newspaper called "Jam-e-Jahan-Numa"
• It was published from Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1822.
• It marked the beginning of Urdu journalism in the subcontinent.
• The Editor of Jam-i-Jahan-Numa by Harihar Dutta.

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Explanation

• Faiz Ahmed Faiz was the first editor of the newspaper Pakistan Times.
• The newspaper started on 4 February 1947.
• It was one of the leading English newspapers of early Pakistan.

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Explanation

• Sir Henry Bartle Frere initiated railway development in Sindh.
• The main goal was to connect Karachi port with inland areas.
• The railway line was planned between Karachi and Kotri in April 1858.
• It was opened on 13 May 1861 for public use.
• Distance: about 174 km (108 miles).

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