Click here

Explanation

• Author: Shuja Nawaz, a Pakistani-American author and South Asia analyst.
• Publication year: 2019 (Penguin Random House India edition).
• Main topic: Pakistan’s complex relationship with the United States and its regional neighbours, particularly Afghanistan and India.

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Became separate province: 1 April 1936, capital Karachi
• Annexed to Bombay Presidency: 1843
• Part of Pakistan: 14 August 1947 – 14 October 1955, capital Hyderabad
• Separation demanded by: Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1929 under Government of India Act 1935
• First Muslim League Government in Sindh: 1943

Last verified on 15-01-2026

Explanation

• The city of Kufa was established in 638 CE (17 AH) during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar Farooq (R.A.).
• It was founded under the direction of Hazrat Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (R.A.) in present-day Iraq.
• Kufa was established as a military garrison city following the Muslim victory at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah in 636 CE.

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan’s Fatah-II guided rocket system has a reported range of approximately 400 kilometres.
• Test date: 27 December 2023.

Additional information:

• Fatah-I: 140–150 km
• Fatah-IV: 750 km (cruise missile)

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Highest Non-Operational Military Award: Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct)

Additional information:

• Smallest Civil Award: Tamgha-e-Khidmat
• Highest Military Award (Operational): Nishan-e-Haider
• Highest Civil Award: Nishan-e-Pakistan
• Second Highest Civil Award: Hilal-i-Imtiaz

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Year of Establishment: 1962
• Headquarters: Islamabad, Pakistan
• Initial Ministry: Ministry of Education (1962)
• Current Administrative Ministry: Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) (transferred in June 2011 after the 18th Constitutional Amendment)
• Affiliated National Federations: 40 sports federations

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• The Basic Principles Committee (BPC) had 24 members.
• It was formed in March 1949 by Pakistan’s First Constituent Assembly.
• Its purpose was to recommend fundamental principles for framing Pakistan’s Constitution.
• Liaquat Ali Khan played a key role in its formation and constitutional work.

Last verified on 09-10-2026

Explanation

• Diffusion is the natural movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration without external force.
• It occurs in gases, liquids, and even solids to some extent.

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Microsoft Word: Ctrl + W closes the currently open document.
• Web Browser: Ctrl + W closes the currently active tab.

Additional information:

• Ctrl + A: Select all content.
• Ctrl + P: Open the Print dialog.
• Ctrl + F: Find text or content.
• Ctrl + T: Open a new tab in most web browsers.
• Alt + F4: Close the active application window on Windows.

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Movie Title: The Challenge (Russian: Вызов or Vyzov)
• Release Date: April 20, 2023 (in Russian cinemas)
• Director: Klim Shipenko
• Lead Actress: Yulia Peresild (playing a thoracic surgeon sent to the International Space Station)
• Space Filming Dates: October 5 to October 17, 2021 (12-day orbital visit aboard the ISS)
• Duration: 163 minutes

Last verified on 14-10-2026