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The function of Fish plates is to hold the two rails together both in horizontal as well as in vertical planes.

It resists the impact and transfer the load of the wheels from one rail to other.

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Born: Delhi (August 11, 1943)

Graduated: Pakistan Military Academy at Kakul (1964)

Appointed chief of army staff: October 1998

Appointer: Nawaz Sharif

Musharraf became 10th president of Pakistan in 2001 until 2008.

Coup: October 12, 1999 (declared a state of emergency)

In June 2001, Musharraf became the president of Pakistan.

In 2006, Musharraf’s autobiography titled In the Line of Fire was published.

In March 2007, Musharraf suspended then chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

Musharraf imposed a state of emergency on November 3, 2007.

Resigned from his position of army chief November 2007

Replacer: General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani

Musharraf lifted the emergency on December 15, 2007.

In 2010, Musharraf launched his political party — All Pakistan Muslim League (APML).

He flew to Dubai on March 17, 2016

On December 17, 2019, a special court handed Musharraf death sentence in the high treason case (only military ruler to be sentenced to death)

Died: 5 February 2023

Dying place: Dubai, UAE

Disease: amyloidosis

Aged: 79

Buried: Karachi

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Full Name: Kofi Atta Annan

Born: April 8, 1938, in Kumasi, Ghana

Died: August 18, 2018, in Bern, Switzerland

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997–2006)

First black African to hold the post

Major Achievements:

Promoted human rights, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and HIV/AIDS awareness

Played a key role in reforming the UN and promoting global peace

Shared the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize with the United Nations

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FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization

FAO was founded on 16 October 1945

FAO headquarters located in Rome, Italy.

World Food Day is observed on 16 October. 

Pakistan joined the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on September 7, 1947.

Pakistan joined it just three weeks after its independence.

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The British Crown assumed direct control over India in 1858, following the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

It is also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.

This marked the end of the East India Company's rule and the beginning of the British Raj, which lasted until India gained independence in 1947.

The British ruled India directly for 90 years, from 1858 to 1947.

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“Call me as soon as possible” is the most natural and correct form in everyday English.

It’s direct, clear, and fits the urgency of the situation.

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On 11th August 1947, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.

The first session of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was held on 10th August 1947 at the Sindh Assembly Building in Karachi.

Liaquat Ali Khan headed after the death of Jinnah for three years and produced the Objectives Resolution.

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Sub-Himalayas are also known as Siwalik or Outer Himalayas.

Sub-Himalayan range of the northern Indian subcontinent.

Their average height varies between 600 and 1200 meters,

 The range spans the modern-day countries of :

1. Pakistan,
2. India,
3. Nepal,
4. and Bhutan.

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مصور غم علامہ راشد الخیری کو کہا جاتا ہے۔

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