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Important Passes of Pakistan

1. Khyber Pass

• Connects: Peshawar to Kabul
• Connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan
• Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

• Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 
• Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass

• Connects: Chitral with Dir 
• Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass

• Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 
• Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass

• Connects: Dir with Chitral 
• Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur Pass

• Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 
• Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan)

• Other name: Friendship Gate
• Connects: China with Pakistan 
• Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah Pass

• Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 
• Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass

• Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

• Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

• Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

• Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

Last verified on 01-04-2026

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• Pakistan purchased the Gwadar enclave from Oman on 8 September 1958 
• The Gwadar Port is situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in the Balochistan
• Takeover Date: December 8, 1958.
• Purchase Amount: $3 million (approximately £3 million).
• Port Opening: 2002

Last updated by NA on 23-April-2026

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Top three polluted city in the World:

1. Lahore, Pakistan

2. Delhi, India 

3. Mexico City, Mexico

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Last verified on 06-03-2026

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• The total area of Pakistan is 881,913 km.²
• Forest has about 4.8% (5%) of the total land area.
• In Pakistan's hilly areas, about 40% forest comprises coniferous and scrub forests.
• The largest forest in Pakistan is Changa Manga.

Last verified on 03-02-2026

Explanation

مولوی عبدالحق کو اردو زبان کی ترویج اور معیاری شکل دینے کی وجہ سے بابائے اردو کہا جاتا ہے۔

 وہ انجمن ترقیِ اردو کے اہم رہنما تھے اور اردو لغت و تحقیق پر بڑا کام کیا۔

Last verified on 02-02-2026

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• Time Period: 3300 BCE – 1300 BCE (entire civilization)
• Mature Phase: 2600–1900 BCE
• Major Cities with Drainage: Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, Dholavira, Lothal, Kalibangan
• Number of Main Drains in Mohenjo-daro: Over 700 household drains connected to covered sewers
• Population Estimate: Around 1–2 million people in urban centers

Last verified on 18-01-2026

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The current Ambassador of Pakistan to Afghanistan is Obaid ur Rehman Nizamani.

Appointed in May 2025

LAST UPDATED 13-JANUARY-2026

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'I.H. Qureshi is the author of the book "struggle of Pakistan"

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Ayesha Jalal wrote the book titled: The Struggle for Pakistan:

while I.H. Qureshi wrote the book: The Struggle for Pakistan

 Publish Date. 1965

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ND 05-12-2022

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ND16-1-2023

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• First Viceroy of India: Lord Canning in 1858
• Last Viceroy of India: Lord Mountbatten in 1947
• First Governor of Bengal: Robert Clive
• First Governor-General of Bengal: Warren Hastings (1772-1785)
• First Governor-General of India: William Bentinck in 1833

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• 160 seats was won by awami league in the 1970 election
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• In the elections of 1970, the Awami League won 167 of 169 East Pakistan seats in the National Assembly
• but none of West Pakistan's 138 seats.
• It also won 288 of the 300 provincial assembly seats in East Pakistan.
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