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The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019.

It amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for illegal migrants of Muslims, Sikh, Buddhist, christian religious minorities

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The Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan,  the Doha Agreement

commonly known as the US–Taliban deal 

Doha Agreement was  signed by the United States and the Taliban on February 29, 2020, in Doha, Qatar

Languages: Pashto- Dari- English

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• On 9 June, 2017 India and Pakistan became full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
• The SCO Headquarters: Beijing, China
• The SCO Founded: June 15, 2001
• The SCO currently comprises of nine Members States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Iran and Uzbekistan), four Observer States

• On 9 July 2023, Iran became 9th member of SCO. 

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The United States  added Pakistan and Turkey to its Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) list, a designation that could lead to strict sanctions on military assistance and listed countries’ participation in peacekeeping programmes.

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Afghanistan continues to be the main source country of refugees with 2.6m by the end of 2012.

Whilst Pakistan is host to 1.6m refugees, the largest number worldwide.

Iran has the second largest number of refugees with 868,200.

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The Azad Pattan Hydropower Project is a 700 MW hydroelectric power station

'Azad Pattan" project will be constructed on the Jhelum River of Azad Pattan Bridge in the Sudhanoti District, Azad Jammu, and Kashmir

Opening date: 2026

Construction cost: $1.517 billion

Owner(s) : China Ghezouba Group, Laraib Group

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Donald Trump is the 47th and current president of the United States.

Assumed office: January 20, 2025

Preceded by: Joe Biden

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The Emirates Mars Mission is a United Arab Emirates Space Agency uncrewed space exploration mission to Mars.

The Hope probe was launched on 19 July 2020, and went into orbit around Mars on 9 February 2021

. The mission design, development, and operations are led by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.

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• Pakistan is not a member  of BRICS
• Know everything about BRICS: 
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009)