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• Pakistan’s shortest international boundary is with China in the north.
• It lies in the Gilgit-Baltistan region along the Karakoram range.
• This border connects Pakistan with China’s Xinjiang province.
• The Khunjerab Pass is the main crossing point on this border.

Additional information:

• India → ~2,912 km (Longest)
• Afghanistan → ~2,430 km
• Iran → ~909 km
• China → ~523 km (Shortest)

Last verified on 17-05-2026

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• Badr-1 was launched from China on 16 July 1990.
• It was Pakistan’s first experimental digital communication satellite.
• The satellite was developed by SUPARCO (Pakistan Space Agency).
• Badr-1 was placed in low Earth orbit (LEO).

Last verified on 12-06-2026

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• Manchhar Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan.
• It collects water from the Kithar mountain range.
• It is one of South Asia's largest.
• It covers an area of 23.5 km (14.6 mi)
• It is the part of Indus River basin.

Last verified on 31-03-2026

Explanation

List of largest provinces of Pakistan by Population.

List of largest provinces of Pakistan by Area.

Last verified on 10-06-2026

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• Iskander Mirza became the first President of Pakistan on 23 March 1956.
• He was the last Governor-General of Pakistan before becoming President.
• He was associated with the Republican Party.
• He abrogated the 1956 Constitution and imposed martial law (1958).
• He also served earlier as Governor of Bengal (India) and Governor-General of Pakistan.
• Born: 13 November 1899, Murshidabad, India
• Died: 13 November 1969, London, UK (buried in Iran)
• He was the great-grandson of Mir Jafar.

Additional information:

• First President of Constituent Assembly of Pakistan: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• First elected President of Pakistan: Field Marshal Ayub Khan

Last verified on 01-04-2026