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• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) — $7.65 trillion (China)

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• Agricultural Bank of China — $6.97 trillion (China)
• China Construction Bank — $6.52 trillion (China)
• Bank of China — $5.48 trillion (China)
• JPMorgan Chase & Co. — $4.42 trillion (United States)

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• IBRD (World Bank): 11 July 1950

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• United Nations (UN/UNO): 30 September 1947.
• FAO: 7 September 1947.
• Commonwealth of Nations: 1947; withdrew in 1972 and rejoined in 1989. 
• WHO: 1948.
• UNESCO: 1949.
• IMF: 11 July 1950. 
• SEATO: 1954; dissolved in 1977.
• CENTO: 1955; dissolved in 1979.
• OIC: 1969.
• SAARC: 1985.
• WTO: 1995.
• Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): 9 June 2017.

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• Name: Brigadier Dr. Helen Mary Roberts
• Branch: Pakistan Army Medical Corps (as a senior pathologist)
• Service Tenure: 26 years of service
• Announcement Date: June 2024
• Recognition: Promoted by the Selection Board and congratulated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)

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• Major General Nigar Johar became Pakistan Army’s first female Lieutenant General in June 2020.

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• Lima was originally named Ciudad de los Reyes, meaning “City of Kings.”
• Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founded Lima on 18 January 1535.
• The name is associated with the Feast of the Epiphany in the Christian calendar.

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• Capital: Lima
• Country: Peru
• Continent: South America

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• Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced token currency around 1329–1330 AD.
• He introduced copper and brass coins equal in value to silver tankas.
• The system failed due to counterfeit coins, and he withdrew the currency.

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• Surah Al-Baqarah is the longest chapter (surah) in the Holy Quran
• Chapter Number: 2nd chapter in the Quran.
• Meaning: "The Cow" or "The Heifer".
• Verse Count: 286 verses (ayat).
• Length: Spans about 2.5 parts (juz') of the Quran
• .Place of Revelation: Madinah. 
• It derives its name from the story of the cow (vv. 67-73).
• Verse 282, the longest verse, is known as 'āyatu d-dayn.
• It consists of 25,500 letters.
• The chapter has 40 Rukus.

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• Surah Al-Kausar is the shortest surah of the Holy Quran.
• Surah Aal-e-Imran is the second-longest surah of the Holy Quran.

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• Gwadar is a deep-sea port city in Pakistan (Balochistan).
• Its main role is international trade and maritime shipping.
• Fishing is also an important local economic activity.
• It is a key part of the CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor).
• It connects Pakistan with the Arabian Sea and global trade routes.

Last verified on 07-06-2026

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• Prime Minister: Malik Feroz Khan Noon.
• Purchase year: 1958.
• Pakistan acquired Gwadar from the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman on 8 September 1958.
• Gwadar officially became part of Pakistan on 8 December 1958.

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• President: Major General Iskander Mirza.
• He served as Pakistan’s first President from 23 March 1956 to 27 October 1958.

Last verified on 15-10-2026