Explanation

• Date Signed: 10 January 1966
• Place: Tashkent, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)
•  It was a peace treaty between India and Pakistan following the 1965 war

Signatories:

• Ayub Khan – President of Pakistan
• Lal Bahadur Shastri – Prime Minister of India
• Alexei Kosygin – Premier of USSR (mediator)

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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• Location: Central America (Isthmus of Panama).
• Connects: North America and South America.
• Borders: Costa Rica (west) and Colombia (southeast).
• Famous For: Panama Canal, connecting the Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea) and the Pacific Ocean.

Additional information:

• Panama Canal construction started: 4 May 1904.
• Panama Canal officially opened: 15 August 1914
• Length of the Panama Canal: Approximately 82 km (51 miles).

Last verified on 20-07-2026

Explanation

• Light Year is the distance that light can travel in one year.
• The distance light travels in one year is known as light year.
• 1 light year is equal to 9.5 x 10¹²km.

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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

Last verified on 25-06-2026

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• The second Azan for Jumuah was started by Hazrat Usman (RA).
• It was introduced during his caliphate.
• He was the third Caliph of Islam (644–656 CE).
• The purpose was to inform more الناس as the population increased.
• The practice is mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari (Friday Prayer section).

Last verified on 26-04-2026

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• Author: Muhammad Ayub Khan
• Year: 1967
• Subject: Foreign policy of Pakistan
• Position of author: President of Pakistan (1958–1969)
• Type: Political / Autobiographical work

Last verified on 02-04-2026

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• There are 8 categories (Masarif) for the distribution of Zakat.
• These categories are outlined in Surah Al-Taubah (9:60) of the Quran.

These are:

1. The poor (Al-Fuqara).
2. The needy (Al-Masakin).
3. Zakat administrators.
4. New Muslims and friends of the Muslim community.
5. Slaves and captives.
6. The debt-ridden.
7. In the cause of God.
8. The wayfarer (travelling with few resources).

32 times the word Zakat occurs in the Holy Quran.

22 times word Zakat is used in Makki Surahs.

Zakat was made compulsory in 2 A.H.

But its complete system was imposed in the year of 8th hijrah.

Last verified on 21-04-2026

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Explanation

• The idiom “piece of cake” means something very easy to do.
• Example: “The exam was a piece of cake.”

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• “To face the music” means to accept punishment or deal with the results of one’s actions.
• It implies taking responsibility for mistakes or misdeeds.

Last verified on 30-03-2026