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• Battle of Yarmouk: Fought between the Byzantine Empire and Muslim forces under Khalid bin Waleed.
• Dates: August 15 to August 20, 636 AD.
• Location: Near the Yarmouk River.
• Caliphate: During the reign of Hazrat Umar (RA).
• Result: Decisive victory for the Muslims, marking the end of Byzantine rule in Syria.

Last verified on 27-04-2026

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NOTE: Length: Old – 1,046 km, New – 1,058 km (both accepted in MCQs)

• Divisions: Sindh Coast – 270 km, Makran Coast – 720 km
• Major Location: Most of the coastline is in Balochistan
• Geographical Areas: Gwadar, Lasbela, Karachi, Thatta Coast
• Borders: Thatta Coast from Korangi Creek to Sir Creek; Rann of Kutch from Badin to Tharparkar

Last verified on 15-01-2026

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• Kitab-ul-Umm was written by Imam Shafi’i, a renowned Islamic jurist.
• It is considered the first major book of Fiqh.
• The book explains Islamic laws and jurisprudence in detail.
• Its teachings form the basis of the Shafi’i school of thought.
• Published between 1903–1907 in printed form.

Last verified on 01-04-2026

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World Water Day is observed every year on 22 March.

Additional information:

• First Observed: 22 March 1993
• Organized by: United Nations (UN)
• Theme 2021: 'Valuing Water'
• Theme 2022: "Groundwater, making the invisible visible".
• Theme 2023: Accelerating Change
• Theme 2024: Leveraging Water for Peace
• Theme 2025: Glacier Preservation
• Theme 2026: Water and Gender: Where water flows, equality grows 

Explanation

The battle took place in 627 

Fought in fifth Hijri

Aso known as the Battle of Khandaq and the Battle of the Confederates.

 It is a 27-day-long defense.

Muslims of Yathrib from Arab and Jewish tribes.

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• The epic novel War and Peace was written by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy.
• It was published completely in 1869 
• Describes Russian society during the Napoleonic Wars

Last updated by NA on 09-09-2026

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The Mediterranean Sea is bordered by 21 countries: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey.

It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar.

Mediterranean Sea is also shared by Europe, Asia and Africa. 

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In 969, they conquered Egypt, and in 973 they established Cairo as the capital of their caliphate.

The Fatimid Caliphate was an Ismaili Shia caliphate of the 10th to the 12th centuries CE.

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SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SAARC Secretariat was founded by Bangladeshi diplomat Abul Ahsan

The SAARC movement was launched for Regional cooperation

1. Australia,
2. China,
3. the European Union,
4. Iran,
5. Japan,
6. Mauritius,
7. Myanmar,
8. South Korea
9. and the United States

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There is a total of eight members of SAARC;

1. Afghanistan,
2. Bangladesh,
3. Bhutan,
4. India,
5. Nepal,
6. the Maldives,
7. Pakistan
8. and Sri Lanka

Explanation

UNO was founded on 24th Oct 1945

They founded after the Second World War (1939 to 1945)

UNO stands for United Nations Organization

The motto of UNO is “It’s your world!”. 

The headquarters of the United Nations is in Manhattan, New York City. 

UNO Member states 193 States.

UNO Official languages:(06)

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Russian
• Spanish

Pakistan joined the United Nations on September 30, 1947