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The 8th Constitutional Amendment, adopted by the Pakistani Parliament in November 1985.

It introduced Article 58(2)(b), granting the President discretionary powers to dissolve the National Assembly.

This amendment allowed the President to unilaterally dissolve the assembly and elected governments.

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On 13 December 2022, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif laid foundation of the 306-kilometre Sukkur-Hyderabad section of the M6 motorway. 

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Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto made the first-ever visit to Lithuania on 21-22 February 2023.

This visit marked a significant milestone in diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Lithuania.

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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).

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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)

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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

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

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Mohsin Hamid is the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist,

It was published in 2007

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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

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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