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• Beginning of revelation: 22 December 609 CE
• Prophet’s age at start: 40 years
• Completion of revelation: 632 CE (year of his death)
• Total years of revelation: ~23 years

Additional information:

• The Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
• First word revealed: “Iqra” (Read).
• First 5 verses of Surah Al-Alaq were revealed in Ghar-e-Hira.
• Last revealed Surah: Surah An-Nasr.
• Revelation was oral, through Archangel Gabriel (Jibril).

 Last updated NA 12-04-2026

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• Pakistan has been elected 8 times as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
• The UN Security Council has 15 members: 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent members.
• Non-permanent members are elected for a 2-year term by the UN General Assembly.

Additional information:

Pakistan’s Terms in UN Security Council

1. 1952 – 1953
2. 1968 – 1969
3. 1976 – 1977
4. 1983 – 1984
5. 1993 – 1994
6. 2003 – 2004
7. 2012 – 2013
8. 2025 – 2026

Last verified on 09-03-2026

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• DOCX is the newer version of DOC, the original official Microsoft Word file format. 
• Microsoft Word 97 - 2003 Document extension (.doc).
• Microsoft Word 2007 to till date Document extension (.docx).

Additional information:
.xls extension of Excel.
.ppt extension of PowerPoint.
.txt extension of Text files.
.pdf extension of Portable Document Format.

Last verified on 15-02-2026

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Sir Mian Abdul Rashid was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan.

Additional information:

• Birth: 29 June 1889, Lahore
• Death: 6 November 1981, Islamabad (aged 92)
• Appointed By: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• Awards: Knight Bachelor, Star of India, Hilal-e-Pakistan
• Longest-serving Chief Justice: Mohammad Haleem
• Shortest-serving Chief Justice: Muhammad Shahabuddin

Last verified on 18-01-2026

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Last verified on 06-04-2026

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The Nile River flows through Northeast Africa

It begins in the rivers that flow into Lake Victoria 

It is the longest river in Africa and the world.

It is the primary source of water for Egypt

Egypt is known as the "Gift of Nile"

The Nile has two major tributaries:

• The White Nile
• The Blue Nile (begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia)

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Allah's Apostle gave him the title of Amin-ul-Ummah Besides and called him the best man.

Amir ibn Abd Allāh ibn al-Jarraḥ also known as Abu Ubayda.

He was a Muslim commander and one of the Companions of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

He is mostly known for being one of the ten to whom Paradise was promised

He was the governor of Syria for some time.

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• In a normal man, the average heart beat is 72 times per minute.
• But it may vary from 70-80 beats per minute.

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The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) is a general-purpose detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

It has a broad physics programme ranging from studying the Standard Model (including the Higgs boson) to searching for extra dimensions and particles that could make up dark matter.

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