Explanation

The 'Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009

also known as the Kerry-Lugar-Berman Act

It was passed by the US Congress on 24 September and signed by President Obama on 15 October.

This bill provides Pakistan with a non-military aid package of US$1.5 billion annually, for the next five years

It was proposed by Senators John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) and Richard Lugar (R-Indiana).

Explanation

NSP stands for National Security Policy

The Public version of the NSP was launched on 14 January 2022 

NSP was approved by the federal cabinet on Dec 28, 2021.

Prime Minister Imran Khan reveals the country's first-ever NSP

The policy document is meant for a five-year period (2022-26)

Explanation

Tirich Mir is the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush range

It’s the 33rd-highest peak in the world.

It is the highest mountain in the world

Tirich Mir is located in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Tirich Mir height: 7708 meters 

Its first recorded climber on 21 July 1950 by a Norwegian

Additional Information:

Pakistan Highest Peaks List:

Himalayas range: Nanga Parbat

K-2: Krakarm range

Kirthar: Zardak peak

Koh e Suleman: Takhat e Sulaimani

Salt range: Sakesar

Explanation

During the constitution-making process in Pakistan, Bengali politicians from East Pakistan supported the principle of representation based on population.

Explanation

Mohsin Hamid is the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist,

It was published in 2007

Explanation

slogan was coined by the Urdu poet, Indian freedom fighter, and leader of the Indian National Congress Maulana Hasrat Mohani in 1921.

It was popularized by Bhagat Singh during the late 1920s 

Inquilab Zindabad is an Urdu phrase, which translates to "Long live the revolution". It was first used by Muhammad Iqbal.

 It was also the official slogan of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association

Explanation

The Himalaya mountains extend for about 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles), separating the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia

The Himalayas separate the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

Elevation: 8,849 m

Area: 595,000 km²

Highest point: Mount Everest

Explanation

Kashmir Day was Started by: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990

Explanation

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 47, adopted on 21 April 1948, concerns the resolution of the Kashmir conflic

the Council increased the size of the UN Commission created by the former Resolution 39 to five members

Meeting no. 286

Code: S/726

while

The security council passed its first resolution on Kashmir on January 17, 1948

United Nations Security Council Resolution 39, adopted on January 20, 1948.

Explanation

In 1901, the British carved out the northwest portions of Punjab Province to create the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP)

Lord Curzon separated the area beyond the river Indus of Punjab and formed a new province named North-West Frontier 

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NWFP was renamed "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" on  19 April 2010 after 18th amendment of the constitution of Pakistan with 90 votes.

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