Explanation

• OGRA stands for Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority.
• It is the regulatory body responsible for overseeing the oil and gas sector in Pakistan.
• It was established in 2002.
• It to ensure a fair and transparent regulatory framework for the exploration, production, transportation, and distribution of oil and gas resources.

Last verified on 07-09-2026

Explanation

• The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan
• The Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India
• Indus Waters Treaty signed on September 19, 1960, 
• Between India and Pakistan
• Treaty was brokered by the World Bank
• Signed at Karachi by 
• Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan,
• The then President of Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru 
• The then Indian Prime Minister, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif 
  
• The Treaty is effective from 1st April 1960 

Last updated by NS on 26 JULY 2026

Explanation

• The current Chief Justice of Pakistan is Yahya Afridi.
• Position: 30th Chief Justice of Pakistan
• Took Office: October 26, 2024
• He replaced Qazi Faez Essa.
• Retirement: 22 January 2030
• He will serve as CJP until 2027.

Additional information:

• Born on 23 January 1965 in Kohat.
• Appointed as an Additional Judge of the Peshawar High Court in 2010.
• He became the judge in Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2018.

Explanation

• Author: Waris Shah
• Written in: 1766
• Language: Punjabi
• Genre: Epic poetry / Romance
• Origin Date: Late 15th century (traditionally)
• Related: Mirza Sahiban, Sohni Mahiwal, Sassui Punnhun

Last updated by NS on 06-09-2026​

Explanation

• Hayat-e-Muhammad was written by Muhammad Husain Haykal.
• The book is a famous biography (Seerah) of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).
• It was originally written in Arabic.

Additional information:

• Sirat-un-Nabi → Shibli Nomani (completed by Syed Sulaiman Nadvi)
• Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) → Safi-ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
• Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources → Martin Lings
• The Life of Muhammad → Ibn Ishaq (preserved and edited by Ibn Hisham)

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