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• Abbreviation: AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank)
• Founded: 16 January 2016
• Founder Nation: China
• Headquarters: Beijing, China
• Region Served: Asia and Oceania
• Members: About 106 member states

Last verified on 10-03-2026

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• Double landlocked means a land-locked country that is also surrounded by landlocked neighboring countries.
• Uzbekistan is bordered by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
• Liechtenstein bordered by Austria and Switzerland.

Last verified on 09-03-2026

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• Sunlight is a good source of vitamin D.
• When our skin is exposed to sunlight, it produces vitamin D, 
• It is essential for bone health, immune function, and the regulation of calcium levels in the blood.
• Deficiency of Vitamin D results in Rickets.

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• Refrigerants are gases used in refrigerators to absorb heat and provide cooling.
• Freon (CFCs) and ammonia are commonly used in domestic and commercial refrigeration.
• They evaporate at low temperatures, absorbing heat from the fridge interior.
  

Last verified on 03-02-2026

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• Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed was the first soldier to be awarded the Nishan-e-Haider
• Born: 10 November 1910, Singhori village, Rawalpindi District
• Died: 27 July 1948 (aged 37), Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
• Buried: Hill of Tilpatra near Uri, Jammu and Kashmir in India
• Service years: 1929–1948
• Allegiance
• British India (1929–1947)
• Pakistan (1947–1948)

Nishan-e-Haider has been awarded to 11 soldiers since Pakistan's independence in 1947.

1. Captain Muhammad Sarwar (1948, Kashmir)
2. Naik Saif Ali Janjua (1948, Kashmir)
3. Major Tufail Muhammad (1958, East Pakistan)
4. Major Raja Aziz Bhatti (1965, Indo-Pak War)
5. Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas (1971, Indo-Pak War)
6. Major Muhammad Akram (1971, Indo-Pak War)
7. Major Shabbir Sharif (1971, Indo-Pak War)
8. Sowar Muhammad Hussain (1971, Indo-Pak War)
9. Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz (1971, Indo-Pak War)
10. Captain Karnal Sher Khan (1999, Kargil War)
11. Havildar Lalak Jan (1999, Kargil War)

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• The capital of Ukraine is officially Kyiv
• Currency is Hryvnia.
• Official language is Ukrainian and Russian.
• Located in the continent of Europe.
• Primary religion is Eastern Orthodoxy.
• The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is the unicameral parliament of Ukraine.

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The outermost layer of the Sun is called the corona.

It is the Sun's outer atmosphere, extending millions of kilometers into space and visible during a total solar eclipse.

The innermost layer is the core, where nuclear fusion occurs.

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• Pakistan’s continental shelf officially extends up to 350 nautical miles from its baseline.
• A continental shelf is the extended perimeter of a country’s land under the sea.

Additional information:

• Pakistan submitted its extended shelf claim to the UN in 2015.
• The EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) limit is 200 NM, but the continental shelf can extend further.

Last verified on 15-01-2026

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• Nature of Disease: Chronic and progressive
• Main Causes: Hepatitis B & C, alcohol abuse, fatty liver disease
• Effect: Scarring (fibrosis) reduces liver efficiency

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• Signed by: Chen Yi (China), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Pakistan)
  • Signed on: 2 March 1963
  • Length of border: 599 km
  • Era of initial demarcation: Ayub Khan’s rule
  
  
  Last verified on 15-01-2026