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Last verified on 06-04-2026

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• ‘Azb’ refers to one of the seven swords of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) used in Ghazwaz of Uhud and Badr.
• Operation Zarb-e-Azb (15 June 2014 – 22 Feb 2017) was launched in North Waziristan, former FATA, Pakistan.
• Operation was led by Army Chief General Raheel Sharif to eliminate terrorist groups.

• Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad followed on 22 Feb 2017, led by General Qamar Javid Bajwa.

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• The square of standard deviation is called variance.
• Standard deviation measures how much data deviates from the mean.
• Variance helps in understanding data spread or dispersion in statistics.

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• Formula: Variance (σ²) = (Standard Deviation)²
• Range = Difference between largest and smallest values.

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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The current Ambassador of Pakistan to Afghanistan is Obaid ur Rehman Nizamani.

Appointed in May 2025

LAST UPDATED 13-JANUARY-2026

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• First Muslim Governor of Punjab: August 1949 – November 1951
• Appointed Governor of Punjab after the dismissal of the Punjab provincial government in 1949.

• Born: 13 June 1899, Peshawar
• Died: 14 February 1958 (aged 58), Karachi

Last Updated on 12-01-2026

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Veto power / Permanent members of 'The United Nation Security Council

1.      France has used its veto power sparingly, vetoing 18 resolutions 

2.      Russia has been the most frequent user of the veto. Russia/USSR has used its veto 121 times

3.     China has used the veto 16 times, with the first one

4.      United States has used the veto 82 times

5.      United Kingdom has used the veto 29 times

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Canada does not yield veto power

Germany has no veto power in the security council of the United Nations

Russia the country used veto power most of the time in UNO Security Council

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A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. 

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The British exiled Napoleon Bonaparte to the remote island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic, where he died in 1821 at the age of 51

Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, 

Born: August 15, 1769, Ajaccio, France

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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Founded October 13, 1884

It is the local mean time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London