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• Members of the Senate of Pakistan serve a 6-year term.
• One-half of the Senators retire every 3 years, ensuring continuity in the Senate.

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Last verified on 02-07-2026

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• Date Signed: 10 January 1966
• Place: Tashkent, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)

Signatories:

• Ayub Khan – President of Pakistan
• Lal Bahadur Shastri – Prime Minister of India
• Alexei Kosygin – Premier of USSR (mediator)

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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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.

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• 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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• Multan is famous for camel skin art, handicrafts, and glazed pottery, especially its traditional painted lamps.
• Province: Punjab, Pakistan
• Nickname: City of Saints

Last verified on 22-06-2026

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• Enforced: 14 August 1973
• Prime leader: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
• State name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Structure: 280 Articles, 12 Chapters

Last verified on 20-06-2026

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• Indus Water Treaty was signed between Pakistan (President Ayub Khan) and India (Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru).
• Eugene R. Black (President of the World Bank) brokered the Indus Waters Treaty on behalf of the World Bank.
• It was signed on September 19, 1960, in Karachi.

It became effective on April 1, 1960.

• Western Rivers (given to Pakistan): Indus, Jhelum, Chenab
• Eastern Rivers (given to India): Ravi, Beas, Sutlej

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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• Liaquat joined the All-India Muslim League in 1923.
• He was elected to the Legislative Council in 1926.
• He was assassinated on October 16, 1951, in Rawalpindi.
• The Place of burial: Mazar-e-Quaid, Jinnah's Mausoleum, Karachi.
• He was the first PM of Pakistan (1947-51).
• He was Born on October 1, 1895, Karnal, India.

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• Quaid-e-Azam joined the Muslim League in 1913.
• Allama Iqbal joined the Muslim League in 1922.
• Fatima Jinnah joined the Muslim League in 1939.

Last verified on 15-06-2026

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• The Cripps Mission of 1942 was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps.
• He was sent by the British government during World War II.
• The mission aimed to gain Indian political support for the war.
• It proposed constitutional reforms and dominion status after the war.
• The mission failed because Indian leaders rejected its proposals.

Last verified on 27-05-2026

Explanation

• The Indus Waters Treaty was signed on September 19, 1960, in Karachi.
• It was signed between Pakistan (President Ayub Khan) and India (Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru).
• It was brokered by the World Bank.

It became effective on April 1, 1960.

• Western Rivers (given to Pakistan): Indus, Jhelum, Chenab
• Eastern Rivers (given to India): Ravi, Beas, Sutlej

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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• At the peak of the Afghan refugee crisis, Pakistan hosted approximately 3.5 million Afghan refugees.
• This occurred mainly during the Soviet-Afghan War (1980s).
• This making the Pakistan one of the largest refugee-hosting countries at that time.

Last verified on 12-06-2026