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• Jiwani is the farthest coastal point from Karachi on the highway.
• Although the highway officially ends at Gwadar, Jiwani lies further west near the Iran border.

Additional information:

• The Makran Coastal Highway connects Karachi to Gwadar.
• It ends near the Iran border in Balochistan.
• It passes the towns of Ormara and Pasni, both in Balochistan.
• The highway provides a scenic coastal route across the Arabian Sea.
• Length: 653 km (406 miles)
• Start: Karachi (Sindh)
• End: Jiwani (Balochistan)
• Construction: 2002–2004

Last verified on 31-03-2026

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• The Lowari Pass connects the regions of Chitral and Dir within Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province,
• It is a high mountain pass located in KPK
•  Its closure due to snow (late November to late May) 

Additional information RELATED PASSES:

• Babusar Pass – Connects Kaghan with Chilas
• Shandur Pass – Connects Chitral with Gilgit
• Malakand Pass – Connects Mardan with Swat
• Khunjerab Pass – Connects Pakistan with China

Last Updated on 14-01-2026

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WTO (World Trade Organization) was established on 1 January 1995.

It succeeded GATT.

Pakistan joined WTO on 1 January 1995.

Additional information:

• Members: 164
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Official Languages: English, French, Spanish

Objectives:

• Protect Intellectual Property Rights
• Promote Free Trade
• Remove Trade Quotas

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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Explanation

Bang-e-Dara (The Call of the Caravan): His first collection of Urdu poetry,

Iqbal's Urdu poetry collection is available in four books.

1. Bang-i-Dara 1924
2. Bal-e-Jibril 1935
3. Zarb-i-Kalim 1936
4. Armaghan-e-Hijaz 1938

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• India's first nuclear device explosion was conducted under the code name "Smiling Buddha"
• It is also known as Pokhran-I, 
• First successful nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974.
• Location: Pokhran Test Range, Rajasthan.
• It is India's first nuclear test, conducted as a "peaceful nuclear explosion" (PNE),

Explanation

Turnip is best described as a napiform root

This shape is characterized as being swollen or spherical at the base and abruptly tapering towards a point at the apex

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The celebrated scientist Isaac Newton was  British.

Born in 4 January 1643, England.

Awards

• FRS (1672)
• Knight Bachelor (1705)

Died: 31 March 1727 (aged 84) Kensington, Middlesex, England

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Rod Laver won the Grand Slam twice.

Laver won 11 Grand Slam tournament singles titles and 8 Pro major titles.

Achieved in 1962 and 1969.

• 1962: Won the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.
• 1969: Won all four majors again, making him the only man to do so twice. 

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