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When fasting was made obligatory:

• Timing: Second year of Hijrah (2 AH / 624 CE), in the month of Sha'ban
• First fast: Ramadan 2 AH
• Key verse: Surah Al-Baqarah (183–185)
• Prophet's practice: Fasted Ramadan for 9 years (until 11 AH)
• Before Ramadan: Muslims fasted on Ashura (10th Muharram) and three days each month

Last updated by NA on 04-11-2026

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Syed Haider Shah is the current permanent representative of Pakistan to United Nations.

He was appointed on 31 October 2026.

He has replaced Asim Iftikhar Ahmad 

He has previously served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the Netherlands.

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Updated & verified on 02 Nov 2026

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

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• Invader: Nadir Shah (Persian ruler).
• Mughal Emperor: Muhammad Shah.
• Muhammad Shah's reign: 1719–1748.
• Battle: Battle of Karnal.
• Date of Battle: 24 February 1739.
• Result: Nadir Shah defeated the Mughal army.
• Delhi occupation: Nadir Shah entered Delhi in March 1739.
• Famous loot: The Peacock Throne and the Koh-i-Noor diamond were taken to Persia.

Last updated on 30 Oct 2026

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• The English Army in the Battle of Buxar was led by Hector Munro.
• It was fought on 22/23 October 1764.
• Buxar, a small town in Bihar.

The battle was fought between:

• The East India Company
• The combined armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal, and the Nawab of Awadh.
• The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II on 22nd October 1764.

The battle was a decisive victory for the British East India Company.

The war was put to an end by the Treaty of Allahabad in the year 1765.

Last verified on 29-10-2026

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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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• Al-Tauba does not begin with Bismillah.
• It is known by two names - At-Taubah and Al-Baraat.
• Surah Tauba is in 10 Parah.
• The number of Rukus in Surah Tauba is 16.
  
  
  

Additional information:

• Bismillah is repeated in the Holy Quran 114 Times.
• Surah Naml surah of the Holy Quran has Bismillah twice.

Last verified on 01-04-2026

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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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• Manchhar Lake is located in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan.
• It is approximately 23.5 km (14.6 miles) long.
• It is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan.
• It is part of the Indus River basin.
• The lake receives water from the Kirthar Mountain Range and the Indus River system.

Last verified on 09-07-2026