Explanation

• Sukkur Barrage is the first major barrage built on the Indus River in Pakistan.
• It was commissioned in 1932 during British India to control floods and provide irrigation.
• It is located near Sukkur, Sindh.
• It has 66 gates to control water flow for farming and flood management.

Additional information:

• Kotri Barrage – 1955
• Gudu Barrage – 1968
• Chashma Barrage – 1971

Last verified on 06-03-2026

Explanation

• Prime Minister: Chaudhry Mohammad Ali
• Enforcement date: 23 March 1956
• First President: Iskander Ali Mirza
• Articles: 234
• Parts: 13
• Schedules: 6

Last verified on 06-07-2026

Explanation

• Election Year: 1945–46 (Winter elections)
• Total Seats: 1585
• Congress Seats: 923 (58.23%)
• Muslim League Seats: 425 (26.81%)
• Other parties/independents: 237 (approx.)
• Purpose: Provincial legislative representation in British India

Last verified on 24-05-2026

Explanation

• Established: 31 December 1600
• It was an English joint-stock company formed for trade with Asia.

Additional information:

• Ceased operations: 1 June 1874; 149 years ago
• Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
• Founder figures: Thomas Smythe, John Watts
• Charter granted by: Queen Elizabeth I

Last verified on 24-06-2026

Explanation

• Date Promulgated: 23 March 1956
• Official Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Form of Government: Parliamentary system
• Legislature: Unicameral
• Governor-General replaced by: President
• Parliament structure: Federal system with East & West Pakistan parity

Additional information:

• It has 234 articles, 13 parts, 6 schedules.
• Urdu and Bengali declared national languages.
• The constitution remained in force for 2 years, 6 months, and 14 days.
• It was abrogated by Iskander Mirza in 1958.

Last verified on 17-05-2026

Explanation

• Mohenjo-Daro is located in the Larkana district of Sindh.
• Mohenjo Daro means Mound of the Dead.
• It was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji.
• It is a 4000-year-old city of the Indus Civilization.
• It was built around 2500 BC.

Last verified on 11-06-2026

Explanation

Pakistan’s borders with neighbors:

• India: 2,100 km (East)
• Afghanistan: 2,611 km (West/Northwest)
• Iran: 909 km (West)

• Arabian Sea coast: 1,058 km (South)
• Total land border: 6,219 km
• Land + Sea border: 7,277 km
• Land + Sea + LOC & Working Boundary: 8,340 km

Explanation

The first constitution of Pakistan was enforced on March 23, 1956

Additional information

List of the Constitution of Pakistan 1947 to date

First:   1956 Constitution

• Adoption Date: 23rd March 1956

• Prime Minister: Chaudhry Muhammad Ali

• President: Iskander Mirza

Second: 1962 Constitution

• Adoption Date: 8th June 1962

• Prime Minister: Muhammad Ayub Khan (also President at the time)

Third: 1973 Constitution

• Adoption Date: 12th April 1973

• Prime Minister: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

• President: Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry

  
  

  Last updated by NA on 25-April-2026

Explanation

• The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan
• The Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India
• Indus Waters Treaty signed on September 19, 1960, 
• Between India and Pakistan
• Treaty was brokered by the World Bank
• Signed at Karachi by 
• Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan,
• The then President of Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru 
• The then Indian Prime Minister, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif 
  
• The Treaty is effective from 1st April 1960 

Last updated by NS on 06 May 2026

Explanation

Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Major General Akbar Khan were prominent figures involved in the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case.

It was an attempted coup detat against the government of Liaquat Ali Khan

The hearing of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case began on the 14th of June 1951 in Hyderabad Jail

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• Major General Akbar Khan
• Brigadier Muhammad Abdul Latif Khan
• Lieutenant Colonel Siddique Raja
• Major Muhammad Yousuf Sethi
• Brigadier Habibullah Khan

• Faiz Ahmed Faiz
• Syed Sajjad Zaheer
• Muhammad Hussain Ata
• Begum Nasim Akbar Khan