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Muhammad ibn Qasim

• Conquest of Sindh: 712 AD
• Battle: Aror (near Rohri)
• Opponent: Raja Dahir (killed in battle)
• He attacked Sindh on orders of the Umayyad Caliph through Hajjaj bin Yusuf.
• Death: 18 July 715 AD

Major cities captured:

• Nirun
• Debal (Sikka fortress)
• Brahmanabad
• Alor (Aror)
• Multan

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• Alexander Graham Bell is credited as the inventor of the telephone.
• He was awarded the first successful patent for it.
• The telephone was invented in 1876.
• Bell made the first-ever telephone call to his assistant Thomas Watson.

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• The headquarters of the International Court of Justice is in The Hague, Netherlands.
• ICJ is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
• It consists of 15 judges, elected for 9-year terms.

• Founded: 1945
• Official Languages: English, French
• Member States: UN member countries
• Main Function: Settling legal disputes between states

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• Greenwich is an area in south-east London, England.
• It lies on the south bank of the River Thames in the historic county of Kent.
• It is famous for the Prime Meridian (0° longitude).
• It is used as the reference for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
• Greenwich is famous for calculating the time for all countries.

The Greenwich meridian, also known as the prime meridian, passes through the following countries:

• England
• France
• Spain
• Algeria
• Mali
• Burkina Faso
• Togo
• Ghana 
• Antarctica

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• The Lowari Pass connects the regions of Chitral and Dir within Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province,
• It is a high mountain pass located in KPK
•  Its closure due to snow (late November to late May) 

Additional information RELATED PASSES:

• Babusar Pass – Connects Kaghan with Chilas
• Shandur Pass – Connects Chitral with Gilgit
• Malakand Pass – Connects Mardan with Swat
• Khunjerab Pass – Connects Pakistan with China

Last Updated on 14-01-2026

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• Pakistan conducted a series of nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 at the Chagai test site, in Balochistan.
• 5 Nuclear tests were conducted by Pakistan at 15:15 hrs PST on 28 May 1998.
• The tests were performed at Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai District of Balochistan Province.
• Chagai-I was Pakistan's first public test of nuclear weapons.

Additional information:

• Chagai-II is the codename assigned to the second atomic test conducted by Pakistan, carried out on 30 May 1998.
• These tests followed the Chagai-I series.
• The test site was Kharan Desert, Pakistan.
• The number of tests is 1.

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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• Sifting means to examine carefully, especially to separate useful from unwanted items.
• It fits the context of sorting through junk thoroughly.

Last verified on 31-03-2026

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• Al-Baqarah (The Cow or The Heifer) is the second and longest chapter of the Quran, with 286 verses.
• It derives its name from the story of the cow (vv. 67-73).
• Verse 282, the longest verse, is known as 'āyatu d-dayn.
• It consists of 25,500 letters and is positioned in Juzʼ 1–3.
• The chapter has 40 Rukus.
• It is classified as Medinan.

Additional information:

• Hazrat Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) is mentioned 13 times.
• The verse 183 describes the obligation of fasting (soam).
• Surah Aal-e-Imran is the second longest surah of Holy Quran.
• Surah Al-Kausar is the shortest surah of Holy Quran.

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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• The hottest planet in our solar system is Venus.

Additional information:

• The black planet is called Venus.
• The second-closest planet to the Sun is Venus.
• Slowest Rotating Planet
• No moon
• Similar in size to Earth

Last verified on 30-03-2026