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• The National Economic Council (NEC) of Pakistan is chaired by the Prime Minister.

• It is a constitutional body formed under Article 156 of the Constitution of Pakistan.

• The council is responsible for economic planning and development policies.

NEC 5 Key Members:

• Prime Minister – Chairman

• Chief Ministers of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan

• Federal Ministers related to finance and planning

  
  

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The Israeli attack on Gaza was named Operation Cast Lead.

The military offensive lasted from 27 December 2008 to 18 January 2009.

Around 1,300 Palestinians were killed during this operation.

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• River Kabul flows from Afghanistan into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before joining Indus.
• River Kabul passes through Kabul (Afghanistan), Jalalabad, and Peshawar.
  
  
  
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• Indus River – Longest river of Pakistan
• Jhelum River – Joins Indus at Trimmu
• Chenab River – Joins Indus at Panjnad
• Ravi River – Tributary of Indus
• Sutlej River – Joins Indus at Panjnad

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The leader who gave a proposal to form a South Asian task force to combat terrorism in the region is Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh. 

She announced this initiative shortly after her election victory in December 2008
And discussed it with Indian officials in early 2009.

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• Born: 1845, Chachran, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Died: 24 July 1901 (aged 56), Chachran, Bahawalpur
  • Resting Place / Mausoleum: Mithankot, Punjab
  • Sufi Order: Member of Chishti Nizami Sufi order
  
  
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• The Karakoram Highway (KKH), also called the "Eighth Wonder of the World".
• It was completed in 1979.
• Construction started in 1966 and took 13 years to complete.
• It connects Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) with China (Xinjiang) through the Karakoram mountain range.
• The highway is 1,300 km long.

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a renowned Pakistani poet and intellectual.

He was arrested in 1951 in connection with the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case.

This political conspiracy was alleged by the government of Liaquat Ali Khan.

The case involved allegations of a coup plot against the government.

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Ahmad Khan Kharal was a leading freedom fighter of the War of Independence (1857).

He led resistance against British rule in Punjab.

He belonged to Jhamra.

Jhamra is a village of the Faisalabad District in Punjab, Pakistan.

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He played a key role in uprisings around Gogera region.

Martyred while fighting the British in 1857.