Explanation

• Date of Ordinance: 15 June 2022
• Issue: Speaker’s powers limited by ordinance
• Issued by: Governor Balighur Rehman
• Affected body: Punjab Provincial Assembly

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Explanation

• General Seats: 266
  • Women Seats: 60
  • Non-Muslim Seats: 10
  • Total Seats: 336
  • Old strength: 342 (reduced after KPK seats changed from 61 → 55)
  • Constitution Reference: Article 51 (1) & 3(a)
  
  
  Additional information:
  • Minimum age to contest NA election: 25 years
  • Seats increase or decrease based on population
  • National Assembly = Lower House
  • Senate = Upper House

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Explanation

Manzur Qadir

• Office: Foreign Minister of Pakistan
• Tenure: 1958 – 1962
• President at the time: Muhammad Ayub Khan
• Profession: Jurist
• Era: Early military-led government

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Explanation

• Author: Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman
• English edition published: 1961
• Urdu edition published: 1967
• Nature of book: Autobiography / Memoirs
• Topic: Pakistan Movement and political struggle

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Explanation

• Date of invasion: 24 December 1979
• Afghan President (at invasion): Hafizullah Amin
• New President installed: Babrak Karmal
• War duration: 1979–1989
• Invading country: Soviet Union (USSR)

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Explanation

• Regulatory Authority: SECP (Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan)
• Headquarters: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
• Formerly: Karachi Stock Exchange Limited
• Foundation Date: 18 September 1947 (as Karachi Stock Exchange)
• Purpose: Regulate stock market, protect investors, ensure transparency

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Explanation

• Main Cultural Center: Taxila
• Location: Peshawar Valley, near present-day Islamabad, Pakistan
• Time Period: 6th century BCE – 5th century CE
• Purpose: Education, trade, and religious spread (Buddhism)
• Connected Regions: South Asia, Central Asia, Middle East

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Explanation

• District: Gurdaspur
• Population (1941 Census): Approx. 51% Muslim majority
• Year of Partition: 1947
• Purpose: Provided India with access to Kashmir
• Adjacent districts: Amritsar, Pathankot, Lahore (nearby in Punjab region)

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Explanation

• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared that the accession of Kashmir with India was illegal and fraudulent.
• He raised the issue in 1947, soon after independence, demanding that Kashmir be part of Pakistan.
• This statement was part of Pakistan’s diplomatic and political stance on the Kashmir dispute.

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Explanation

• Date of Ordinance: 15 June 2022
• Issue: Speaker’s powers limited by ordinance
• Issued by: Governor Balighur Rehman
• Affected body: Punjab Provincial Assembly

Last verified on 18-01-2026