Explanation

• Pakistan Air Force Headquarters is in Islamabad.
• Abbreviation: PAF
• 15 August 1947: Initially established at Peshawar.
• 1 June 1948: Moved to Karachi.
• 1960: Moved back to Peshawar.
• 1983: Construction of Air Headquarters began in Islamabad.

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• Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
• NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
• Founded: 4 April 1949 (Washington, USA).
• Type: Military Alliance.
• Official Languages: English & French.
• Founding Members: 12

Total Members: 32

• European: 30
• North American: 2

Latest Member: Sweden (joined 7 March 2024)

• Muslim Member Country: Türkiye
• Pakistan: Not a NATO member

List of NATO member countries:

1. Albania
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Canada
5. Croatia
6. Czechia
7. Denmark
8. Estonia
9. France
10. Germany
11. Greece
12. Hungary
13. Iceland
14. Italy
15. Latvia
16. Lithuania
17. Luxembourg
18. Montenegro
19. Netherlands
20. North Macedonia
21. Norway
22. Poland
23. Portugal
24. Romania
25. Slovakia
26. Slovenia
27. Spain
28. Turkiye
29. United Kingdom
30. United States
31. Finland
32. Sweden

Last verified on 10-05-2026

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• The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10 61 A.H (October 10, 680)
• In Karbala, present-day Iraq.
• It was fought between the army of the second Umayyad Caliph, Yazid I, and a small army led by Hussain ibn Ali (AS).
• The Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I had nominated his son Yazid as his successor.

Last verified on 25-04-2026

Explanation

• Shahadah is the Islamic declaration of faith.
• It affirms belief in the oneness of Allah and Muhammad ﷺ as His Messenger.
• It is the first pillar of Islam.

Explanation

• First Viceroy of India: Lord Canning in 1858

Additional information:

• 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

Last verified on 08-10-2026

Explanation

• The One Unit scheme was dissolved on 1 July 1970 under General Yahya Khan.
• The Legal Framework Order (LFO) 1970 ended the One Unit system and restored the provinces of West Pakistan.

Additional information:

• The scheme was presented by Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra in 1954.
• The One Unit scheme was introduced to merge the provinces and areas of West Pakistan into one province.
• It was approved on 30 September 1955 and came into effect on 14 October 1955.

The four major provinces merged into West Pakistan were:

1. West Punjab
2. Sindh
3. NWFP (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
4. Balochistan

Last verified on 08-10-2026

Explanation

Andy Burnham is the current & 59th prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK) since July 2026

Party affiliation: Labour Party

Predecessor: Keir Starmer

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Last verified on 24-07-2026

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• Lake: Baikal
• Location: Siberia, Russia
• Depth: ~1,642 meters (deepest lake)
• Freshwater share: ~20% of world’s unfrozen water
• Age: ~25 million years

Last verified on 27-04-2026

Explanation

• Katpana Desert is a cold desert 
• Located in Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
• Altitude: 2,226 meters above sea level
• Global ranking: 16th largest desert in the world
• Approximate area: ~50 km²
• Average winter temperature: -10°C to 5°C

Last updated 07-09-2026 by NA