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• Asim Iftikhar Ahmad is the Current/new Foreign Secretary of Pakistan as of 18 September 2026.
• He was appointed as the next Foreign Secretary on 9 September 2026.
• 34th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
• Predecessor: Amna Baloch, 33rd Foreign Secretary
• Amna Baloch retired: 17 September 2026
• Asim Iftikhar Ahmad: Previously Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN.

Last verified on 18-09-2026

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• GPS is an abbreviation of the Global Positioning System.
• It is a satellite-based radio navigation system.
• Owned by the United States government. 
• First launch: February 22, 1978

Last verified on 05-09-2026

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• Full Name: D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation
• Type: Developing countries organization
• Founded: 1997
• Headquarters: Istanbul, Turkey
• Founder: Necmettin Erbakan
• Purpose: Promotes economic cooperation, trade, and development among member states.

Additional information:

Member Countries (9):

1. Bangladesh
2. Egypt
3. Indonesia
4. Iran
5. Malaysia
6. Nigeria
7. Pakistan
8. Turkey
9. Azerbaijan

Last verified on 06-07-2026

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• "Jinnah of Pakistan" was written by Stanley Wolpert.
• It was published in 1984.
• The book is a famous biography of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, covering his public and private life.
• It describes Jinnah’s journey from his birth in 1876 to his death in 1948.
• Stanley Wolpert was an American historian known for his works on South Asian history.

Last verified on 20-06-2026

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• "Shahnama" is an epic poem that was written in 1010.
• It contains about 60,000 couplets.
• The author of "Shahnama" was Abu Al-Qasim Firdausi.
• The epic poem is also known as the "Book of Kings".

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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Million: 1,000,000 (one followed by 6 zeros)

Billion: 1,000,000,000 (one followed by 9 zeros)

Trillion: 1,000,000,000,000 (one followed by 12 zeros)

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A solar eclipse can only take place during the phase of the new moon

when the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and its shadows fall upon Earth's surface.

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Celsius and Fahrenheit are two temperature scales.

The Fahrenheit and Celsius scales have one point at which they intersect.

They are equal at -40°C and -40°F.

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Insects can cause or spread disease.

Similarly, war can cause destruction.

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Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar is the current Chief justice of the Sindh High Court since July 2025

He was elected by Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP)

He replaced Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui

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Updated & verified on 02July 2025