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• The Indian National Congress (INC) was formed on 28 December 1885 in Bombay (now Mumbai), British India.
• The first session was held at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College.
• Headquarters: New Delhi, India
• Founder: Allan Octavian Hume (with support from Indian leaders)
• First President: Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
• Purpose: To represent Indian political interests and later lead the Indian independence movement.

Last verified on 11-07-2026

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• Event: War of Independence (Indian Rebellion of 1857)
• Started: 10 May 1857
• Place: Meerut, India
• Against: British East India Company
• Result: British Crown assumed direct control of India in 1858

Last verified on 10-07-2026

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• The height of Nanga Parbat is 8,126 metres (26,660 feet).
• It is located in Gilgit-Baltistan.
• It is part of the Western Himalayas.
• It is locally known as Diamer.
• It is the 9th-highest mountain in the world.
• It is famously called the "Killer Mountain."
• First Ascent: 3 July 1953
• Shehroze Kashif became the youngest Pakistani to successfully summit Nanga Parbat.

Last verified by on 16-05-2026

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• K-2 (Godwin Austin) has a total height of 8,611 meters (28,251 feet).
• It is the second-highest mountain in the world after Mount Everest.
• K2 is part of the Karakoram Range.
• It is located on the Pakistan–China border in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.
• The letter "K" stands for Karakoram.

Last verified on 12-03-2026

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• The length of the Indus River is 3,180 km.
• The largest river in Pakistan is the Indus River.
• It is the National River of Pakistan.

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• The Indus River starts in Tibet.
• It originates from the Mansarovar lake.
• They flow through India, Pakistan.
• It finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.
• They start making a delta near the city of Thatta.
• The old name of the Indus River was Sindhu.
• There are 6 Barrages constructed in the Indus River.
• The 2nd source of Indus River is Gar Tsangpo.
• The upper Indus Plain starts from Kalabagh.
• The upper Indus Plain ends at Mithankot.

Last verified on 10-07-2026

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• CPEC stands for China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.
• It was agreement was formally signed and launched in April 20, 2015 during the visit of Xi Jinping to Pakistan.
• CPEC was initiated in mid-2013.
• It is a major network of energy, transport, and infrastructure projects connecting China's Xinjiang with Gwadar.
• The initial value of CPEC was about US$46 billion.

Last verified on 06-07-2026

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• Independence date: 16 December 1971
• New name: Bangladesh
• Previous name: East Pakistan / East Bengal
• Event: Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)
• Region: South Asia

Last verified on 25-06-2026

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• Announced by: Lord Mountbatten
• Announcement date: 3 June 1947
• Also known as: Mountbatten Plan / Partition Plan
• Result: Creation of Pakistan and India
• Provinces divided: Punjab and Bengal

Last verified on 06-07-2026

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Muslim League Ministers in the Interim Government of 1946:

• Liaquat Ali Khan – Finance (Introduced the "Poor Man's Budget")
• I. I. Chundrigar – Commerce
• Abdur Rab Nishtar – Communications
• Ghazanfar Ali Khan – Health
• Jogendra Nath Mandal – Law (Legislature)

Last verified on 06-07-2026

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• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was given the title “Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity”.
• This title was conferred by Sarojini Naidu, a prominent Indian political leader and poet.
• At that time, Jinnah was working for unity between Hindus and Muslims.

Last verified on 13-01-2026