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Tashkent Declaration

- Date: 10 January 1966

- Countries: India and Pakistan

- Purpose: To resolve the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War

- Type: Peace agreement

- Mediation: Soviet Union

- Pakistan’s President: Ayub Khan

- India’s Prime Minister: Lal Bahadur Shastri

- Location: Tashkent (now in Uzbekistan)

Last updated: 27 OCT 2026 

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• Date: 27 October
• Observed as: Kashmir Black Day
• First oberved Year: 1947
• Purpose: To mark the arrival of Indian troops in Srinagar.

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یک نہ شد دو شد فارسی محاورہ ہے۔

اس کا مطلب ہے کہ ایک مشکل ختم نہیں ہوئی کہ دوسری مشکل سامنے آ گئی۔

Last verified on 28-07-2026

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• The Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) was established in Kahuta, Pakistan on July 31, 1976.
• The KRL was founded by Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer Abdul Qadeer Khan.
• He is known as the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb.
• The lab was created in response to India's first nuclear bomb test in 1974.
• Khan was the lab's senior scientist and chairman until he retired in 2001.

Last verified on 23-10-2026

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Asim Iftikhar Ahmad is the current permanent representative of Pakistan to United Nations.

He was appointed in April 2025.

He has replaced Munir Akram (Munir completed his term on 31 March 2025)

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Updated & verified on 09 Nov 2025

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• Reko Diq is one of the largest copper and gold reserves in the world.
• It is located in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
• The deposits were discovered in 1969.
• It is a planned mining project aimed at extracting copper and gold.
• Project Developer: Tethyan Copper Company

Last verified on 01-04-2026

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• Author: Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman
• English edition published: 1961
• Urdu edition published: 1967
• Nature of book: Autobiography / Memoirs
• Topic: Pakistan Movement and political struggle

Last verified on 18-01-2026

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• Current/Survey of Pakistan 2021 figure: 2,611 km
• Older figure: 2,430 km
• Name of border: Durand Line
• Year of agreement: 1893
• British representative: Sir Mortimer Durand
• Afghan ruler: Amir Abdur Rahman Khan

Last verified on 03-09-2026

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The Great Wall of China was built during the reign of Qin Shi Huang.

He is the First Emperor who united China.

Initially constructed around 221 BC.

The wall was created as a defense against the Mongols.

The length of the Ming Great Wall is 8,851 km (5,500 mi).

The official total length of the Great Wall is 21,196 km (13,170 mi).

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• Shalimar Gardens in Lahore was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
• Construction Year: 1641–42
• Included in UNESCO World Heritage Site: 1981
• Terraces: 3 main terraces (upper, middle, lower)
• Water Fountains: Over 400 fountains
• Total Area: Approximately 16 hectares
• Shah Jahan also built: Taj Mahal (Agra), Jama Masjid (Delhi), Red Fort (Delhi)

Last verified on 18-01-2026