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• Name: Justice (Retired) Yar Muhammad Nasir.

• Title: Caretaker Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.
  Term Started: November 26, 2025

  Previous CM: Haji Gulbar Khan 

Note: He was appointed for the role by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the GB Assembly completed its five-year tenure on 23 Nov 2025.

Last updated by NA on 27 April 2026

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Begum Khaleda Zia

• Bangladeshi politician; leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
• Prime Minister: 1991–1996, 2001–2006
• First female PM of Bangladesh
• Second female PM in Muslim world (after Benazir Bhutto)
• Born: 15 August 1945
• Died: 30 December 2025
• Age: 80 years

Last verified on 10-02-2026

Explanation

• In late December 2025, Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq met Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Bangladesh.
• The meeting included an unexpected diplomatic handshake that drew media attention.
• It occurred during the SAARC parliamentary assembly in Dhaka, fostering regional dialogue.

Last verified on 08-02-2026

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Syed Asim Munir is the current Chief of Defence Forces after the 27th amendment since Dec 2025. 

His term is for five years.

He will remain CDA until Dec 2030.

He was appointed 11th Army Chief after the retirement of Qamar Javed Bajwa in Nov 2022.

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Updated & verified on 07-02-2026

Explanation

• The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) — Africa’s major national team football tournament.
• It was hosted by Morocco.
• It was 35th edition of the tournament.
• It was from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026.

Last verified on 02-02-2026