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Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019

Edition: Fourth

Dates: 14 Feb – 17 Mar 2019

Administrator: PCB

Format: Twenty20

Venue: UAE & Pakistan

Final venue: Karachi

Winner: Quetta Gladiators (1st title)

Quetta Gladiators won by: 8 wickets

Runner-up: Peshawar Zalmi

Participants: 6

Matches: 34

Player of the series: Shane Watson (Quetta Gladiators)

Shane Watson made: 430 runs

Most runs: Shane Watson

Most wickets: Hasan Ali (Peshawar Zalmi)

Hasan Ali took: 25 wickets

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• Published: 28 August 1928
• Place: Lucknow Conference
• Chairman: Motilal Nehru
• Member: Jawaharlal Nehru
• Main Demand: Dominion status & federal system for India
• Muslim League Response: Muhammad Ali Jinnah rejected it and presented his 14 Points.

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• Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA) conquered the Fort of Qamus.
• This happened during the Battle of Khaybar.
• The fort belonged to the Jewish tribe of Khaybar (Banu Nadir).
• Year: 7 AH / 628 AD
• Muslim martyrs: 15
• Opponents killed: ~93

Last verified on 27-04-2026

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• Urine is produced in the kidneys by filtering the blood.
• The kidneys remove excess water, salts, and waste products from the blood.
• Urine is formed in tiny filtering units called nephrons.
• After formation, urine passes through the ureters to the urinary bladder.
• The kidneys help maintain the body's fluid and electrolyte balance.

Last verified on 04-08-2026

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• Tritium (³H) is the radioactive isotope of hydrogen.
• It undergoes beta (β) decay and changes into Helium-3.

Additional information:

• Hydrogen Isotopes: 3 (Protium, Deuterium, Tritium)
• Protium (¹H): 1 proton, 0 neutrons (Stable)
• Deuterium (²H): 1 proton, 1 neutron (Stable)
• Tritium (³H): 1 proton, 2 neutrons (Radioactive)
• Half-life of Tritium: Approximately 12.3 years

Last verified on 04-08-2026

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• Separates: Malay Peninsula from the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
• Strait of Malacca connects: Andaman Sea and South China Sea
• Trade Route Between: Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
• Countries Along the Strait: Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore
• Approximate Length: 930 km
• Importance: One of the world's busiest international maritime trade routes

Last verified on 10-07-2026

Explanation

World Hepatitis Day is observed on July 28.

World Hepatitis Day is observed honour the Nobel Prize winning scientist Baruch Blumberg on his birthday.

Baruch Blumberg discovered hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Explanation

• Einstein's equation E=mc² shows that mass can be converted into energy and vice versa.
• c: Speed of light = 299,792,458 m/s (≈ 3×10⁸ m/s)
• E: Energy
• m: Mass
• It was proposed by Albert Einstein in 1905 as part of the Special Theory of Relativity.

Last verified on 28-07-2026

Explanation

• Reticent means a person who speaks very little or is reserved in speech.

Additional information:

• Obsolete → Something old-fashioned or no longer in use
• Hypocrite → A person who pretends to have good morals but does not follow them
• Misogynist → A person who dislikes or hates women

Last verified on 20-06-2026

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• Wheat is the major and staple crop of Pakistan.
• It is the most widely grown food grain in the country.
• Wheat is mainly grown in Punjab and Sindh provinces.
• It is used to make flour (atta), a basic food in Pakistan.
• Wheat season: Rabi crop (winter season).

Last verified on 01-06-2026