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• Martial Law imposed: 7 October 1958
• Pakistan’s first Martial Law was imposed under the control of General Ayub Khan.
• President at the time: Iskandar Ali Mirza
• Prime Minister: Feroz Khan Noon

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Last verified on 22-06-2026

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Objectives Resolution (قراردادِ مقاصد)

• Adopted: 12 March 1949

• Adopting Body: Constituent Assembly of Pakistan

• Presented By: Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan

• Date of Presentation: 7 March 1949

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• Total Members of Assembly: 75

• Members Supporting the Resolution: 21

• Minority Members: 10

• All amendments proposed by minority members were rejected.

• As a result, all 10 minority members voted against the resolution.

Last Updated on 12-01-2026

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• Al-Tauba does not begin with Bismillah.
• It is known by two names - At-Taubah and Al-Baraat.
• Surah Tauba is in 10 Parah.
• The number of Rukus in Surah Tauba is 16.
  
  
  

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• Bismillah is repeated in the Holy Quran 114 Times.
• Surah Naml surah of the Holy Quran has Bismillah twice.

Last verified on 01-04-2026

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• Iskander Mirza became the first President of Pakistan on 23 March 1956.
• He was the last Governor-General of Pakistan before becoming President.
• He was associated with the Republican Party.
• He abrogated the 1956 Constitution and imposed martial law (1958).
• He also served earlier as Governor of Bengal (India) and Governor-General of Pakistan.
• Born: 13 November 1899, Murshidabad, India
• Died: 13 November 1969, London, UK (buried in Iran)
• He was the great-grandson of Mir Jafar.

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• First President of Constituent Assembly of Pakistan: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• First elected President of Pakistan: Field Marshal Ayub Khan

Last verified on 01-04-2026

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Objectives Resolution (قراردادِ مقاصد)

• Presented By: Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan

  Adopted: 12 March 1949

• Adopting Body: Constituent Assembly of Pakistan

• Date of Presentation: 7 March 1949

Additional information:

• Total Members of Assembly: 75

• Members Supporting the Resolution: 21

• Minority Members: 10

• All amendments proposed by minority members were rejected.

• As a result, all 10 minority members voted against the resolution.

Last Updated on 12-01-2026

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• The first Urdu translation of the Holy Quran was done by Shah Abdul Qadir and Shah Rafiuddin.
• Both were sons of Shah Waliullah.
• Shah Rafiuddin translated more literally, word-to-word.
• Shah Abdul Qadir’s translation was simpler and easier to understand.

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• First time translated into Punjabi:Tauqir Amaan Khan
• First time translated into Sindhi:Aakhund Azzizullah
• First time translated into English:George Sale
• First time in IndiaSindhi
• First time in WorldPersian

Last updated by NA on 25- April-2026

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• Al-Baqarah (The Cow or The Heifer) is the second and longest chapter of the Quran, with 286 verses.
• It derives its name from the story of the cow (vv. 67-73).
• Verse 282, the longest verse, is known as 'āyatu d-dayn.
• It consists of 25,500 letters and is positioned in Juzʼ 1–3.
• The chapter has 40 Rukus.
• It is classified as Medinan.

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• Hazrat Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) is mentioned 13 times.
• The verse 183 describes the obligation of fasting (soam).
• Surah Aal-e-Imran is the second longest surah of Holy Quran.
• Surah Al-Kausar is the shortest surah of Holy Quran.

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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• NADRA stands for National Database and Registration Authority.
• It was established on 10 March 2000.
• Headquarters: Islamabad 
• The largest NADRA office is situated in Islamabad.
• Formal name: National Database Organization (NDO), an attached department under the Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan, in 1998.

Last verified on 23-03-2026

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China Currency is Chinese Yuan.