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• Award Year: 1962
• Real Name: Manzoor Hussain
• Known As: Bholu Pehlwan
• Rustam-e-Pakistan: 1949
• Rustam-e-Zaman: 1964

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• Bholu Pehlwan was granted 20 kanals of land by President Ayub Khan.
• He won the World Heavyweight Wrestling Title in 1967 after defeating Henry Perry in London.

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• The period from 1947 to 1958 is known for political instability and constitutional crisis in Pakistan.
• Pakistan faced frequent changes of prime ministers and delays in constitution-making.
• The first Constitution was finally enforced on 23 March 1956.
• Political instability continued until martial law was imposed in 1958.

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• The Simon Commission did not include any Indian members.
• It consisted of exactly seven British members of the UK Parliament
• Sir John Simon served as the chairman

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• Indian Statutory Commission, also known as the Simon Commission, 
• Rejected by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
• Appointed in 1928
• Opposed by both Jinnah & Gandhi

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• Name: Dr. Maleeha Lodhi
• Position: Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations
• Office: 6 February 2015 – 30 September/30 October 2019
• Appointed by: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
• Preceded by: Masood Khan
• Succeeded by: Munir Akram

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• Date of Iranian strikes: 16 January 2024
• Target area: Balochistan, Pakistan
• Reason given by Iran: Targeting Jaish al-Adl
• Pakistan's response: 18 January 2024
• Operation by Pakistan: Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar

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