Explanation

• Sugar Mills in 1947: 2
• Current Sugar Mills (Approx.): About 88 according to Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA)
• Punjab: About 45 mills
• Sindh: About 38 mills
• Balochistan: About 5 mills
• Main Raw Material: Sugarcane

Last verified on 26-07-2026

Explanation

• BRT stands for Bus Rapid Transit.
• The BRT project started in October 2017.
• Built at a cost of Rs 70 billion.
• It features a 27.5 kilometre-long corridor track.
• Includes 31 stations along the main route.
• Has 7 feeder routes stretching 62 km.
• These feeder routes include 146 stops.
• The system is designed to facilitate thousands of passengers daily.

Last verified on 19-04-2026

Explanation

• Name: Jameel Ahmad
• Term: 5 years, 19 August 2022
• Previously, Murtaza Syed 

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History of State Bank

• The President of Pakistan appoints the Governor.
• Term of five years.
• Zahid Husain was the founder and the first governor of the State Bank of Pakistan from June 1948 to July 1953.
• Dr. Shamshad Akhtar became the first female Governor of State Bank of Pakistan in 2006.

Last updated by NS on 06 May 2026

Explanation

• University: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
• Year: 1963
• Initial Unit: Department of Rural Sociology under the Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology

Explanation

Karachi — the origin of the organized community development movement in Pakistan in the early 1950s 

• 1951–1952: UN-aided social welfare initiatives introduced.
• 1952–1953: Pilot community projects launched.
• 1954: First formal urban community development project established in Lyari.
• Focus — slums, health, education, self-help.
• Legacy — foundation for community development nationwide