Explanation

• The One Unit scheme was dissolved on 1 July 1970 under General Yahya Khan.
• The Legal Framework Order (LFO) 1970 ended the One Unit system and restored the provinces of West Pakistan.

Additional information:

• The scheme was presented by Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra in 1954.
• The One Unit scheme was introduced to merge the provinces and areas of West Pakistan into one province.
• It was approved on 30 September 1955 and came into effect on 14 October 1955.

The four major provinces merged into West Pakistan were:

1. West Punjab
2. Sindh
3. NWFP (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
4. Balochistan

Last verified on 08-10-2026

Explanation

• Sir Cyril Radcliffe was appointed to draw the boundary between Pakistani Punjab and Indian Punjab in 1947.
• The Radcliffe Line was announced on 17 August 1947, after the independence of Pakistan and India.
• He chaired the Punjab Boundary Commission.
• The partition divided Punjab between Pakistan and India.

Last verified on 08-10-2026

Explanation

• Iran was the first country to recognize Pakistan on 22 August 1947.

List of Country recognized Pakistan Date vise:

Last verified on 31-03-2026

Explanation

• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was elected the first President (Speaker) of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11 August 1947.
• The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held on 10 August 1947 at the Sindh Assembly Building, Karachi.
• Jinnah also served as the first Governor-General of Pakistan.

Last verified on 07-10-2026

Explanation

• MRD (Movement for the Restoration of Democracy) was launched in February 1981.
• Type: Political alliance in Pakistan
• Founded: To oppose General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq’s military regime
• Leader: Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
• Purpose: Restore democracy and challenge military dictatorship

Last verified on 08-02-2026