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• The Swat officially merged into Pakistan on July 28, 1969. 
• Nov 3, 1947: Swat acceded to Pakistan, keeping internal autonomy.
• Jul 28, 1969: Yahya Khan fully merged Swat, Dir, and Chitral into Pakistan.

• District in Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Capital: Saidu Sharif
• Largest city: Mingora
• Gwalerai — famous for apples
  

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• Pakistan left the Commonwealth in 1972.
• The main reason was the Commonwealth’s recognition of Bangladesh after the 1971 war.
• Pakistan later rejoined the Commonwealth in 1989.

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Explanation

• The Seventh Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed on 16 May 1977.
• It introduced Article 96A into the Constitution.
• It provided a mechanism for a referendum to obtain a vote of confidence from the people.
• The amendment was made during the government of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

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• Nawaz Sharif, as Prime Minister of Pakistan, addressed the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2013.
• He delivered his address on 27 September 2013.
• His speech focused on regional peace, terrorism, Kashmir, and Pakistan’s foreign policy.
• This was his first address to the UN General Assembly after returning as Prime Minister in 2013.

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• Pakistan conducted a series of nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 at the Chagai test site, in Balochistan.
• 5 Nuclear tests were conducted by Pakistan at 15:15 hrs PST on 28 May 1998.
• The tests were performed at Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai District of Balochistan Province.
• Chagai-I was Pakistan's first public test of nuclear weapons.

Additional information:

• Chagai-II is the codename assigned to the second atomic test conducted by Pakistan, carried out on 30 May 1998.
• These tests followed the Chagai-I series.
• The test site was Kharan Desert, Pakistan.
• The number of tests is 1.

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