Explanation

• New name: Bangladesh
• Independence date: 16 December 1971
• Previous name: East Pakistan / East Bengal
• Event: Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)
• Region: South Asia

Last verified on 25-06-2026

Explanation

• Balochistan was merged into the One Unit of West Pakistan in 1955.
• Approval date: 30 September 1955.
• Implementation date: 14 October 1955.
• Dissolution of One Unit: 1 July 1970, when Balochistan was restored as a separate province.

Last verified on 13-10-2026

Explanation

• Under the Treaty of Amritsar in March 1846, the British government sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh for 7.5 million Nanakshahee rupees.
• Gulab Singh was subsequently bestowed with the title of Maharaja.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan Television (PTV) started its live transmission on November 26, 1964
• At the pilot station in Lahore.
• The initial broadcasts were entirely live, as video tape recording (VTR)

Additional information:

• 2nd, in Dhaka in 1965.
• 3rd, in Rawalpindi-Islamabad in 1965.
• 4th Karachi in 1966.

Last updated by NA on 16-07-2026

Explanation

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in Pakistan is the province affected by emergency measures.

On October 11, 2026, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari officially declared a state of emergency and imposed Governor's Rule in the northwestern province under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution.

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