Explanation

• Date Signed: 10 January 1966
• Place: Tashkent, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)

Signatories:

• Ayub Khan – President of Pakistan
• Lal Bahadur Shastri – Prime Minister of India
• Alexei Kosygin – Premier of USSR (mediator)

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

• The Kargil War was fought between India and Pakistan in 1999.
• It took place from May to July 1999.
• It is also known as Kargil Conflict / Operation Vijay (India).
• The location was the Kargil district along the Line of Control (LoC).

Additional information:

• The conflict was stopped with USA’s intervention.
• India had about 30,000 troops, Pakistan had about 5,000 troops.
• Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed was a hero of the war.
• General Pervez Musharraf was Pakistan’s COAS.
• General V. P. Malik was India’s COAS.
• India won the Kargil War.
• India lost 527 soldiers.
• Pakistan lost 453 soldiers.

Last verified on 22-06-2026

Explanation

• The headquarters of the International Court of Justice is in The Hague, Netherlands.
• ICJ is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
• It consists of 15 judges, elected for 9-year terms.

• Founded: 1945
• Official Languages: English, French
• Member States: UN member countries
• Main Function: Settling legal disputes between states

Explanation

• Range: Karakoram Mountains
• Length: about 63 km (39 miles)
• Area: about 1,500 sq km (580 sq mi)
• Type: Non-polar glacier
• Location: Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Last verified on 10-06-2026

Explanation

• Capital: Damascus (Syria)
• Rule period: 661–750 CE
• Founder: Muawiyah I
• Type of government: Hereditary monarchy
• Ended after: Abbasid Revolution (750 CE)

Last verified on 22-06-2026

Explanation

• Tarbela Dam was built on the Indus River.
• It is located mainly in the Swabi District Tehsil Topi of KPK.
• It is the largest earth-filled dam in the world.
• The Construction began in 1968. 
• They were Opened in 1976.
• Height: 470 feet (143 m)

Last verified on 30-03-2026

Explanation

• Total electors: 538
• Majority required: 270

Composition:

• House of Representatives: 435
• Senate: 100
• Washington D.C.: 3 electors

Country: United States of America

Last verified on 21-06-2026

Explanation

• Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated on 16 October 1951.
• Age: 56 years
• He was Pakistan’s first Prime Minister.
• Birth: 1 October 1895
• Place of assassination: Company Bagh (Liaquat Bagh), Rawalpindi
• Title: Shaheed-e-Millat (Martyr of the Nation)
• His assassin Syed Akbar was immediately killed on the spot by police.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

Explanation

• Russia is the largest country in the world.
• With a total area of 17,098,242 Km² (6,601,665 mi²).
• Tips remember: RCCU BAI

List of Largest countries by area:

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Last verified on 09-02-2026

Explanation

• Theory proposed by: Charles Darwin
• Book published: 1859
• Book name: On the Origin of Species
• Key concept: Natural Selection
• Voyage that inspired him: HMS Beagle expedition (1831–1836)

Last verified on 21-06-2026