Explanation

• The Nisab (minimum limit) for gold is 7.5 tola (87.48 grams).
• The ratio/nisab of Zakat is 2.5%.
• Zakat was made obligatory in 2 A.H.
• It was fully implemented in 8 A.H.

Additional information:

• Silver Nisab: 52.5 tola = 612.36 grams
• The word “Zakat” occurs 32 times in the Holy Quran.
• Zakat means purification and growth of wealth.
• “Zakat is the treasure of Islam” is a famous saying of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Last verified on 11-05-2026

Explanation

Composition of Air:

• Nitrogen → 78%
• Oxygen → 20.95%
• Argon → 0.93%
• Carbon dioxide → 0.04%
• Other gases → very small traces

Last verified on 30-04-2026

Explanation

• Manchar Lake is the largest natural lake in Pakistan.
• It is part of the Indus River basin.
• Covered Area: ~260 km² (100 square miles)
• Location: Jamshoro District, Sindh
• Water Source: Kirthar Mountains and surrounding streams

Last verified on 14-03-2026

Explanation

The Gobi Desert is a vast, arid region in northern China and southern Mongolia.

Area of the Gobi Desert: 1.295 million km²

Elevation of the Gobi Desert: 1,580 m

Length of the Gobi Desert: 1,500 km (930 mi)

Region of the Gobi Desert: Inner Mongolia

Explanation

The smallest sea in the World is the Baltic Sea

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This sea is about 146,000 square feet.

The Baltic Sea lies along the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe

and is bordered by Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Finland.

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The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins. 

 The South China Sea is the largest sea in the world in 2022. 

Explanation

Benazir Bhutto

• Born: June 21, 1953, in Karachi.
• Assassinated: December 27, 2007, in Rawalpindi.
• Spouse: Asif Ali Zardari (1987–2007).
• Party: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
• Children: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari.
• Education: Lady Margaret Hall (1973–1977).

Political Career:

• Sworn in as First Woman Prime Minister of Pakistan on December 2, 1988.
• First term as Prime Minister: 1988 to 1990.
• Second term as Prime Minister: 1993 to 1996.
• Farooq Laghari dissolved her second government.
• Served as the 11th and 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Education Details:

• Nursery School: Lady Jennings Nursery School in Karachi.
• College: Radcliffe College
• University: University of Oxford

Explanation

Explanation

• Sir Creek is located between Pakistan & India
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• Sir Creek is located along the southeastern border of the Sindh province of Pakistan and the western border of the Gujarat province in India.
  
• This area is called the Greater Rann of Kutch, a marshland situated along the Arabian Sea.
  
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• Sir Creek is important to Pakistan because: It is environmentally important to prevent coastal wetlands from degradation
  
• About 90 km2 of the lake comes under Pakistan, whilst the majority of the lake i.e. 210 km2, lies within India.
  

Explanation

• The world's largest delta is in Bangladesh
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• Delta is formed by River
  
• The major part of Bangladesh lies in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta (GBM Delta).
• It is Asia's largest and the world's most populated delta
• and encompasses approximately 100,000 km2 of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.
• Ganges Delta is the world's largest river delta
  
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• Okavango Delta is the second delta in the world
• The Sundarban Delta is the smallest delta in the World.
  

• The Amazon, the largest river in the world, is without a delta.

Explanation

• Pakistan’s largest oil fields are located in District: Attock
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• KHAUR oil field lies 54 miles southwest of Rawalpindi in Campbellpur (now Attock) District.
• This is the oldest field in Pakistan, discovered by the Attock Oil Company in 1915.
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• JOYA MAIR oil field was discovered in 1944 by the Attock Oil Company.
• BALKASSAR oil field is located west of Joya Mair in Jhelum District. The first well was drilled by Attock Oil Company in 1945/6.
• The KARNAL oil field was the first field discovered after independence.
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• Pakistan has found new deposits of oil and gas in the exploratory well Mamikhel South-01, located in Tal block in KPK
• Byco is the single largest oil refinery in Pakistan.