Explanation

• Khewra Salt Mine is located in Khewra near Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum District, Punjab.
• It is the largest and oldest salt mine in Pakistan.
• It is the second-largest in the world.

Additional information:

• It is also called the Mayo Salt Mine.
• The salt deposits were discovered during the campaign of Alexander the Great in 326 BC.
• The mine was officially opened in 1872 during the British period.

Last verified on 14-03-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan’s shortest international boundary is with China in the north.
• It lies in the Gilgit-Baltistan region along the Karakoram range.
• This border connects Pakistan with China’s Xinjiang province.
• The Khunjerab Pass is the main crossing point on this border.

Additional information:

• India → ~2,912 km (Longest)
• Afghanistan → ~2,430 km
• Iran → ~909 km
• China → ~523 km (Shortest)

Last verified on 17-05-2026

Explanation

India got the Eastern Rivers:

1. Ravi
2. Beas
3. Sutlej

Pakistan got the Western Rivers:

1. Indus
2. Jhelum
3. Chenab

• Signed date: 19 September 1960
• Brokered by: World Bank

• Place of signing: Karachi

• Effective from: 1 April 1960 (implementation period)

• Signatories:

  • Field Marshal Ayub Khan (Pakistan)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru (India)

Last updated NA on 10-09-2026

Explanation

• The first female Governor of Sindh was Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan.
• Appointed as Governor of Sindh on 15 February 1973.
• Served until February 1976.

Additional information 

• The first female Chief Minister in Pakistan is Maryam Nawaz Sharif.
• She took office for the Punjab province on February 26, 2024.
• First Female Prime Minister: Benazir Bhutto
• First Female Speaker of the National Assembly: Fahmida Mirza
• First Female Foreign Minister: Hina Rabbani Khar
• First Female Chief Minister: Syeda Abida Hussain
• First Female Judge of the Supreme Court: Ayesha A. Malik
• First Female High Court Chief Justice: Syeda Tahira Safdar

Last updated 18-07-2026 by NA

Explanation

Explanation

• K-2 (Godwin Austin) has a total height of 8,611 meters (28,251 feet).
• It is the second-highest mountain in the world after Mount Everest.
• K2 is part of the Karakoram Range.
• It is located on the Pakistan–China border in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.
• The letter "K" stands for Karakoram.

Last verified on 12-03-2026

Explanation

• Baluchistan is the biggest province of Pakistan by area.
  
• It covers 43% of the area of Pakistan
• Capital City: Quetta
• Established: 1 July 1970

Additional information:

• Punjab is the biggest province of Pakistan by population.

Last updated by NA on 06-11-2026

Explanation

• The Lahore Resolution was passed on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park, Lahore.
• It demanded separate states for Muslims of the subcontinent.
• It is also called the Pakistan Resolution.

Additional information:

• Presented by A. K. Fazlul Huq
• Prepared text by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan

Key Participants (by region)

1. Punjab → Zafar Ali Khan
2. Sindh → Sir Abdullah Haroon
3. Bengal → A.K. Fazlul Huq
4. KPK → Sardar Aurangzeb Khan
5. United Provinces → Khalid Zaman

Last verified on 04-05-2026

Explanation

• Delivered Presidential Address at 25th All-India Muslim League session, Allahabad, 29 December 1930.
• Allama Iqbal (1877–1938) is the National Poet of Pakistan.
• Joined Muslim League: 1908 in London, 1922 in Indian subcontinent.

Additional information:

• Born: 9 November 1877, Sialkot
• Died: 21 April 1938, Lahore
• Burial: Tomb of Allama Iqbal, Lahore
• Known as “Mufakkir-e-Pakistan” (Thinker of Pakistan) and “Shair-e-Mashriq” (Poet of the East).

Last verified 09-03-2026

Explanation

• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the All India Muslim League in 1913.
• He was about 37 years old when he became a member of the Muslim League.

Additional information:

• Quaid-e-Azam joined the Indian National Congress in 1906 and left it in 1920.

Last verified on 21-07-2026