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• NADRA stands for National Database and Registration Authority
• Motto: Empowerment through Identity
• Under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan
• Established on 10 March 2000
• Headquarters: Islamabad

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026

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• Pakistan shares its western border with Iran.
• It is approximately 909 km long.
• It is also bounded by Afghanistan to the northwest and north.
• China to the northeast.
• India to the east and southeast.
• These borders define Pakistan's geostrategic location in South Asia.

Last verified on 01-09-2026

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کنیت وہ نام ہوتا ہے جو کسی شخص کو ماں، باپ یا کسی نسبت سے دیا جاتا ہے جیسے "ابو قاسم"۔

یہ نام احتراماً یا پہچان کے لیے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے، عربی روایات میں عام ہے۔

Last verified on 26-07-2026

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• Introduced by the Government of India Act 1919.
• Diarchy = system of shared rule in provinces under British India.
• Meaning: “Double system of government” – two heads responsible for administration.
• Introduced by Edwin Samuel Montagu and Lord Chelmsford.
• Ended by Government of India Act 1935, which established provincial autonomy.

Last verified on 23-01-2026

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• Suggested by: Hazrat Salman Al-Farsi (R.A)
• Battle Name: Battle of Khandaq (Battle of the Trench)
• Start Date: March 627 AD (5 AH)
• Duration: 27 days
• Place: Madinah (Yathrib)

Last verified on 19-07-2026

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Last verified on 30-04-2026

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• The Kargil War was fought between India and Pakistan in 1999.
• It took place from May to July 1999.
• It is also known as Kargil Conflict / Operation Vijay (India).
• The location was the Kargil district along the Line of Control (LoC).

Additional information:

• The conflict was stopped with USA’s intervention.
• India had about 30,000 troops, Pakistan had about 5,000 troops.
• Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed was a hero of the war.
• General Pervez Musharraf was Pakistan’s COAS.
• General V. P. Malik was India’s COAS.
• India won the Kargil War.
• India lost 527 soldiers.
• Pakistan lost 453 soldiers.

Last verified on 22-06-2026

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OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation)

• Foundation Date: 25 September 1969
• Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Official Languages: Arabic, English, French
• Total Members: 57 countries
• First Summit: Rabat, Morocco
• Significance: Largest international organization after the UN

Last verified on 20-06-2026

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• 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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• Sheema was the foster sister of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
• She was the daughter of Haleema Saadia (R.A.), the Prophet’s foster mother.
• The Prophet (PBUH) was raised in the Banu Saad tribe.
• He stayed with Haleema Saadia (R.A.) during his early childhood.

Last verified on 11-06-2026