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• New name: Bangladesh
• Independence date: 16 December 1971
• Previous name: East Pakistan / East Bengal
• Event: Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)
• Region: South Asia

Last verified on 25-06-2026

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• Total Area: 906 km² (350 sq mi)
• Construction Began: 1960
• Capital Status: 14 August 1967
• Population: Over 1.2 million
• Postcode: 44000

Additional information:

• Balochistan: 347,190 sq. km — largest province by area.
• Punjab: 205,344 sq. km
• Sindh: 140,914 sq. km
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP): 74,521 sq. km
• Gilgit-Baltistan (GB): 64,817 sq. km
• Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK): 13,297 sq. km

Last verified on 19-07-2026

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• First SBP banknote series: Issued on 1 March 1949.
• Initial denomination: Rs. 2.
• First Governor of SBP: Zahid Hussain.
• Printing company: Bradbury Wilkinson & Company.

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Explanation

• Gilgit-Baltistan is located in the northern part of Pakistan.

Additional information:

• Punjab: East-central region.
• Sindh: Southeast region.
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK): Northwest region.
• Balochistan: Southwest region.
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK): Northeast region
• Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT): Northern-central region.

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Author: Choudhry Muhammad Ali.
• Publication year: 1967.
• Subject: The Pakistan Movement, the partition of British India, and the establishment of Pakistan.
• Author’s role: Choudhry Muhammad Ali served as the fourth Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956.

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Explanation

• 2nd Constitution (1962): 250 articles, 10 parts, imposed by Ayub Khan during his first martial law.

• 1st Constitution (1956): 234 articles, 13 parts, adopted during civilian rule.
• 3rd Constitution (1973): 280 articles, 12 parts, introduced in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s era.
• First Martial Law: Imposed by Ayub Khan before the 1962 Constitution.

Explanation

• Malik Ghulam Muhammad was the third Governor-General of Pakistan.

Additional information:

1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah: 15 August 1947 – 11 September 1948.
2. Khawaja Nazimuddin: 14 September 1948 – 17 October 1951.
3. Malik Ghulam Muhammad: 17 October 1951 – 6 October 1955.
4. Iskander Mirza: 6 October 1955 – 23 March 1956.

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Explanation

• Karachi remained the capital of Pakistan from 1947 to 1959.

Additional information:

• Rawalpindi remained capital of Pakistan from 1959 to 1967.
• Islamabad is the current capital of Pakistan since 14 August 1967.

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Article 232 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, deals with the proclamation of an emergency when the security of Pakistan or a part of it is threatened by war, external aggression, or internal disturbance beyond the control of a provincial government.

Additional information:

• Article 233: Power to suspend certain Fundamental Rights and the right to seek their enforcement through courts during an emergency.
• Article 234: Emergency provisions relating to the failure of constitutional machinery in a province.

Last verified on 14-10-2026