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• The common ostrich (Struthio camelus) is the biggest bird in the world.
• It is weighing up to 344 pounds (157 kilograms) and standing 9 feet tall.
• Female ostriches lay the largest eggs of any living bird.
  

• The world’s fastest bird is the peregrine falcon.
• The white bellbird is the world’s loudest bird.

 Last updated on 12 NOV 2026

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• Location: Kech District, Balochistan.
• River: Dasht River.
• Completed: July 2006.
• Impounding began: August 2006.
• Commissioned by: WAPDA in 2001.
• Purpose: Water supply for Gwadar and irrigation.
• Length: 3,350 ft (1,020 m).

Last updated on 30 Oct 2026

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• LFO stands for Legal Framework Order.
• Issued by: General Yahya Khan
• Year: 1970
• Purpose: Legal framework for the 1970 General Elections
• Election Date: 7 December 1970
• Significance: Led to Pakistan's first nationwide general elections based on adult franchise.

Additional information:

• LFO Issued by: General Pervez Musharraf
• Issue Date: 21 August 2002
• Purpose: Constitutional amendments and legal framework for the 2002 General Elections
• Related Amendment: 17th Constitutional Amendment (2003)
• Significance: Increased the powers of the President and restructured parts of Pakistan's constitutional system.

Last verified on 07-02-2026

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• 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

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• IBM: International Business Machines Corporation
• Nickname: Big Blue
• Founded: June 16, 1911
• Headquarters: Armonk, New York, USA
• Nature: American multinational technology corporation
• Operations: Over 175 countries
• Founders: Herman Hollerith, Charles Ranlett Flint, Thomas J. Watson

Last verified on 03-09-2026

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• A Fathometer is used to measure the depth of the ocean, sea, or any body of water.
• It determines the distance from the water surface to the seabed.
• The instrument works using sound waves (echo sounding).
• It measures the time taken for sound waves to travel to the seabed and return.

Additional information:

• Galvanometer → Measures electric current
• Barometer → Measures atmospheric pressure
• Thermometer → Measures temperature
• Hygrometer → Measures humidity

Last verified on 06-07-2026

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• Mast Tawakali (1817–1892) was a prominent Sufi poet of Balochistan.
• He was dedicated to the poor and often opposed the oppressive feudal system.
• Contemporary of Khwaja Farid and Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, he also wrote resistance poetry against colonial powers.

Last verified on 03-04-2026

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• The Pak-China boundary line was demarcated during the era of President Ayub Khan.
• Signed on 2 March 1963.
• Signed by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Pakistan) and Chen Yi (China)
• The Pak-China agreement is called the Sino-Pak border 

Last updated on 06-March-2026

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"Ilam-ul-Iqtisad" was the first book of Allama Muhammad Iqbal,

Published in 1903.

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 The Baltic States are a geopolitical term for three countries in Northern Europe:

1. Estonia,
2. Latvia
3. Lithuania

All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, and the OECD.

The term Baltic stems from the name of the Baltic Sea