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• Pakistan hosted the 2nd Islamic Summit Conference of the OIC from 22–24 February 1974 in Lahore.
  • An Extraordinary OIC Summit was also held later in 1997 in Islamabad on Pakistan’s Golden Jubilee.

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• 1st Summit: Rabat, Morocco – September 1969
• 3rd Summit: Makkah, Saudi Arabia – 25–28 January 1981

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• Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park is located in Bahawalpur.
• It is in the desert area of Lal Sohanra, Cholistan.
• It is the largest solar power plant in Pakistan.
• The park was built in May 2015.
• Installed capacity is 400–600 MW, generating clean energy.
• Total cost of construction was $121 million.

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The Hijri calendar was started in 622AD

Islamic Calendar starts from Hijri

Islamic calendar officially established by: Hazrat Umar (R.A) ibn al-Khattab.

The Prophet's migration or hijra in 622AD marks the beginning of the Hijri year calendar and gives the calendar its name.

The Islamic calendar is based on 12 lunar months 

یہ سوال ضرور پڑھیں

Current Hijri Year is ______?

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Asim Iftikhar Ahmad is the current permanent representative of Pakistan to United Nations.

He was appointed in April 2025.

He has replaced Munir Akram (Munir completed his term on 31 March 2025)

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• Bill Gates was conferred upon Hilal-e-Pakistan on February 17, 2022
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• President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi conferred the Hilal-e-Pakistan award to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for his efforts
• Bill Gates has been conferred with Hilal-e-Pakistan, which is the 2nd highest civilian award in Pakistan.
• Bill Gates visited Pakistan for the first time on February 17, 2022
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• William Henry Gates III is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author, and philanthropist.
• He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. 
• Born: October 28, 1955
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• The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) announced on 10 October 2022 that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be the vice-chairperson for the event.
• President of Egypt, Prime Minister of Norway & Prime Minister of Pakistan will jointly chair COP27 from November 6 to November 18, 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt.

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Mann-o-Salwa is a type of food that was gifted to Bani Israel (people of Prophet Musa A.S).

There were two foods:

• One was “Mann” and the other was “Salwa”. 
• Mann was a kind of sweet
• Salwa was a kind of Bird

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived before dawn on 9 September 2022

UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Pakistan to show solidarity with Pakistan’s government and people over climate-induced floods.