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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

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• 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

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• Australian Navigator was explored and charted by Captain James Cook.
• Cook first sighted the Australian coast on April 19, 1770
• He was a British Royal Navy officer
• Born: 7 November 1728; Marton‎, ‎Yorkshire‎
• Died: 14 February 1779 (aged 50); Kealakekua
• Service years: 1755–1779

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• Protein foods come from both animal and plant sources.
  • Animal sources include seafood, meat, poultry, and eggs.
  • Plant sources include beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds, and soy products.
  • These foods help in body growth and tissue repair.
  • Protein is an essential nutrient.

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• Myanmar is the old name of Burma.
• It is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups
• Located in the Continent of Asia.
• Old capital: Rangoon
• The New capital is Naypyidaw.
  
• Currency is Kyat.
• The official language is Burmese.
• Primary Religion is Buddhism.

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Molana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of  "The book India Wins Freedom". 

India Wins Freedom was published on 1 January 1988.

It was the introduction of the Indian Act of 1935 and different events of the subcontinent.

Explanation

Iran was the first country to recognize Pakistan as an independent state in 1947

They officially accepted Pakistan after Indonesia.

The United States was the first non-Muslim country to recognize Pakistan 

France was the first country where Pakistan's flag was raised.

Pakistan is the only country in the world that does not recognize Armenia as a state

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• "Badr" means "full moon" in Arabic.
• The Battle of Badr, also called Furqan.
• The Battle of Badr is also known as The Day of the Criterion.
• Day of the Criterion means کسوٹی کا دن
• It took place on Tuesday, 13 March 624 CE (17 Ramadan, 2 AH) near the city of Badr.
• Prophet Muhammad SAW, commanding his Sahaba, defeated the Quraysh army led by Abu Jahl (Amr ibn Hishām).
• The Kufar forces numbered 1,000.
• It was the first battle of Islam, with 313-317 Muslims.
• The Muslim forces included 82-85 Muhajirun and 231 Ansar (61 from Aws and 170 from Khazraj).
• They had 2 horses and 70 camels.
• Fourteen Muslims were killed, while 70 Kufar were killed and 70 captured.
• Surah Al-Anfal mentions that Allah promised to reinforce the Muslims with 1,000 angels.

Explanation

Babur first built a fort here in 1526 after capturing Peshawar.

First mentioned by 7th-century explorer Xuanzang, the fort was used as a royal residence for the Durrani Empire since December 1747.

The Maratha Empire captured it after the Battle of Peshawar in 1758.

The Sikhs reconstructed the fort after capturing Peshawar in March 1823.

Explanation

Infāq s an Arabic word meaning spending or disbursement.

but also carries the sense of doing so simply to please God without asking for any favor or hoping for a return.

The word ʾinfāq is mentioned once in the Qurʾān in Q17:100

The imperative form of the verb (ʾanfiqū) (أَنفِقُوا) appears 18 times in the Qurʾān

Infāq is different from zakat, which is obligatory on Muslims, or sadaqah

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