Explanation

• "Shikwa" (Complaint) and "Jawab-e-Shikwa" (Answer to the Complaint)
• Found in the book "Bang-e-Dara"  (The Call of the Caravan Bell).
• Are iconic Urdu poems by Allama Muhammad Iqbal,
• Originally published: 1924

Last updated by NA on 25-April-2026

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• Designer: Amir Uddin Kidwai Adoption Date: 11 August 1947 (officially adopted) Additional information: Green field – represents Muslims of Pakistan White stripe – represents minorities and religious minorities’ rights Crescent and star – symbol of progress and light Proportion of flag: 2:3 (height:width)

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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• Decimal Coinage in Pakistan: Introduced on 1 January 1961 to simplify currency calculations.
• Based on the Rupee, divided into 100 paisas.
• 1961: 1, 5, 10 paisa coins issued
• 1963: 25 and 50 paisa coins issued
• First coins ever: 1948

Last verified on 03-04-2026

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• The Khilafat Movement came to an end in 1924 when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk abolished the Ottoman Caliphate.
• The movement started in 1919.
• It was led by Indian Muslim leaders like Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali to protect the Caliphate.

Last verified on 02-04-2026

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• Protection of Women against Violence Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 24 February 2016.
• It was assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 26 February 2016.
• It was published in the Punjab Gazette, dated 29 February 2016.

Last verified on 01-04-2026

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• The BISP is a federal unconditional cash transfer poverty reduction program in Pakistan.
• BISP stands for Benazir Income Support Programme.
• It was launched in 2008.

Last verified on 01-04-2026

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• The Tashkent Declaration was signed on 10 January 1966.
• It ended the 1965 Indo-Pak war through peace talks.
• At that time, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the Foreign Minister of Pakistan.

The agreement was mediated by the Soviet Union.

• Pakistan leader: Ayub Khan
• India leader: Lal Bahadur Shastri

Last verified on 01-04-2026

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• The Gwadar Port is situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in the Balochistan, Pakistan.
• Omani Rule: Gwadar remained under Oman for 174 years (1783–1958).
• Purchase Date: 8 September 1958 by Pakistan.
• Official Integration: 8 December 1958.
• Port Opening: 2002 (development of the modern deep-sea port began).

Additional information:

Pakistan has three big sea ports:

1. Karachi Port
2. Muhammad Bin Qasim port
3. Gwadar port

Last verified on 16-03-2026

Explanation

• Allama Iqbal was a renowned poet, philosopher, and politician.
• He obtained his PhD in Philosophy from Germany.
• His thesis was titled “The Development of Metaphysics in Persia.”
• He is famously known as the “Poet of the East”.
  

Additional information:

• Born: 9 November 1877, Sialkot
• Father: Sheikh Noor Muhammad
• Mother: Imam Bibi
• Died: 21 April 1938, buried at Badshahi Mosque

Last verified on 10-03-2026

Explanation

Mercury is used as a thermometric fluid

Because it has several ideal properties like:

• High Boiling Point (B.P)
• Low Freezing Point (not high M.P)
• Stable and Uniform Coefficient of Expansion
• Visibility and Non-wettability

Last updated on 06-March-2026