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• Countries sharing border with Syria (5): Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan
• Location: Western Asia, Middle East
• Capital: Damascus
• Significance: Syria is strategically located connecting Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean region
• Area: ~185,180 km²

Last verified on 15-01-2026

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• Area: ~2,330,000 km²
• Location: Covers Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar

• 1. Sahara – 9,200,000 km²
• 3. Gobi – 1,295,000 km²
• 4. Kalahari – 900,000 km²

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• River Kabul flows from Afghanistan into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before joining Indus.
• River Kabul passes through Kabul (Afghanistan), Jalalabad, and Peshawar.
  
  
  
  Additional information:
• Indus River – Longest river of Pakistan
• Jhelum River – Joins Indus at Trimmu
• Chenab River – Joins Indus at Panjnad
• Ravi River – Tributary of Indus
• Sutlej River – Joins Indus at Panjnad

Last Updated on 12-01-2026

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The word was first introduced now or never in 1933 by Chaudhry Rahmat Ali.

The "Pakistan Declaration" titled Now or Never means Are We to Live or Perish Forever?

In this pamphlet, the word Pakistan was used for the first time 

This pamphlet was derived from the two-nation theory of Muslim reformer Syed Ahmed Khan

it was a pamphlet, referring to the names of the five northern regions of British India: 

1. Punjab
2. Afghanistan
3. Kashmir
4. Sindh
5. Baluchistan. (Pakistan)

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• Dina Wadia was the daughter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  Born: August 15, 1919, London, United Kingdom
  Died: November 2, 2017, New York, New York, United States
  Nationality: American, British
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  • Mohammad Ali Jinnah Born: December 25, 1876, Karachi

  • Pakistan's first governor-general until his death

  • Mohammed Ali Jinnah died on September 11, 1948, in Karachi, Pakistan.

  • Mohammed Ali Jinnah was the founder and first governor-general (1947–48) of Pakistan

  • Spouse: Rattanbai Jinnah (m. 1918–1929), Emibai Jinnah (m. 1892–1893)

  • Siblings: Fatima Jinnah, Shireen Jinnah, Maryam Bai Jinnah, Ahmad Ali Jinnah, Bunde Ali Jinnah, Rahmat Ali Jinnah

  • Children: Dina Wadia

  • Parents: Poonja Jinnah, Mithibai Jinnah

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Jerusalem is located in Israel.

Area: 125.1 km²

Founded: 3000 BC

Population: 874,186 (2016) United Nations

Jerusalem is considered by many to be one of the holiest places in the world.

Jerusalem largest city in Israel.

Jerusalem is a site of major significance for the three largest monotheistic religions:

Judaism,

Islam,

Christianity

both Israel and Palestine have claimed Jerusalem as a capital city.

Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East War.

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• The Kalabagh Dam  is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Indus River.
  
• The proposed site for the dam is situated at Kalabagh,
• in Mianwali district of Punjab. 
• Height: 83 m
  
• Location: Kalabagh, Mianwali District
• Active capacity: 7.52 km3 
• Installed capacity: 3,600 MW
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• The All India Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 in Dacca, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh).
• It's founder was Nawab Khwaja Salimullah.
  
• It's first President was Sir Agha Khan.
• The headquarters of the All India Muslim League was in Lucknow.
• The party was dissolved on 14 August 1947.

When the Muslim League ended in 1947, it split into three parties:

1. Muslim League in Pakistan
2. Awami League in Bangladesh
3. Indian Union Muslim League in India

Explanation

Karakorum highway was started in 1959 and was completed and opened to the public in 1979.

The Silk Route is also known as Karakoram Highway

The silk road connects Pakistan and China.

The total length is approximately 1,300 kilometers, of which 887 kilometers are in Pakistan and 413 km in China.

The silk road is considered a symbol of Pakistan-China's eternal friendship

The highway meets the Pakistani-Chinese border at Khunjerab Pass