Explanation

• “To gild the lily” means to add extra decoration or improvement where it is not needed.
• It refers to making something already beautiful or perfect unnecessarily more elaborate.
• The idiom criticizes overdoing or excessive embellishment that adds no real value.

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Explanation

• The Boundary Commission’s decisions were finalized without visiting the affected areas.
• Year: 1947
• Chairman: Sir Cyril Radcliffe
• Purpose: Demarcation of India–Pakistan borders
• Time given: Few weeks only
• Basis: Maps, census reports, administrative records

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Explanation

• First flight to China: 1964
• Airline: PIA (Pakistan International Airlines)
• Route: Karachi → Shanghai/Beijing (early operations)
• Status: First non-communist airline in China
• Relation impact: Strengthened Pakistan–China friendship
• Pakistan was among the first countries to recognize China in 1950.

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Explanation

• Leader: Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
• Visit Year: 1956
• Chinese Counterpart: Premier Zhou Enlai
• Event: Signing of Treaty of Friendship Between China and Pakistan in Beijing
• Significance: Laid the foundation for long-term Pakistan-China relations

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Explanation

• The Rann of Kutch lies between Sindh (Pakistan) and Gujarat (India).
• It is a large salt marsh located in the Thar Desert region.
• According to Pakistan, the boundary line is the 24th Parallel.
• The dispute led to skirmishes before the 1965 war.
• India does not officially recognize this line.

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Explanation

• Original owner: Seth Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta
• Construction period: 1927–1928
• Location: Clifton, Karachi
• Architect: Agha Ahmed Hussain
• Used as: After independence 1947, Foreign Office of Pakistan

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Explanation

• After independence in 1947, Mohatta Palace in Karachi was used as the Foreign Office of Pakistan.
• Later use: Museum / Cultural center
• Built: 1927 (by Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta)

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Explanation

• Article: 7
• Constitution: 1973 Constitution of Pakistan
• Topic: Definition of “State”
• Includes: Federal + Provincial + Local authorities
• Importance: Used in Fundamental Rights enforcement

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Explanation

• Article: 239
• Constitution: 1973 Constitution of Pakistan
• Topic: Constitutional amendment procedure
• Requirement: Two-thirds majority in Parliament
• Purpose: Legal process for constitutional changes

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Explanation

• The National Finance Commission (NFC) Award is constituted under Article 160 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
• Article 160 deals with the distribution of financial resources between the Federation and Provinces.
• The President constitutes the NFC after intervals as required.

Additional information:

• The first NFC Award was announced in 1974.
• The 7th NFC Award (2010) is a major milestone.
• Because it increased the provincial share in divisible pool taxes.

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