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• World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed annually on November 5
• Established: 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly
• Aim: Raise awareness about tsunami risks and disaster preparedness.
• Theme 2025: World Tsunami Awareness Day

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• General Sahir Shamshad Mirza is identified as the last CJCSC of Pakistan
• Role: He was the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
• Tenure: 27 November 2022 – 27 November 2025

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• Asim Iftikhar Ahmad is the Current/new Foreign Secretary of Pakistan as of 18 September 2026.
• He was appointed as the next Foreign Secretary on 9 September 2026.
• 34th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
• Predecessor: Amna Baloch, 33rd Foreign Secretary
• Amna Baloch retired: 17 September 2026
• Asim Iftikhar Ahmad: Previously Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN.

Last verified on 18-09-2026

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• About United Nations Climate Change Conference 2025

  Edition: 30th 

  Starting date: 10 Nov 2025

  Closing date: 21 Nov 2025

  Venue: Brazil

  Pakistan participation: Maryam Nawaz (CM Punjab) 

  
  

  Additional Information: 

  COP29 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2024.

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• Capt. (Retd.) Asadullah Khan is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Highway Authority (NHA).
• He was appointed as CEO of NHA in November 2025 by the Federal Government.
• He succeeded Sherheryar Sultan, who was removed from the post in 2025.
• NHA is responsible for the planning, development, operation, repair, and maintenance of Pakistan's national highways and motorways.
• NHA works under the Ministry of Communications, Government of Pakistan.

Last verified on 26-07-2026

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• 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature László Krasznahorkai (Nationality:  Hungarian).
• Purpose: For his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art
• Date: 9 October 2025 (announcement) 10 December 2025 (ceremony)
• Location: Stockholm, Sweden
• Presented by: Swedish Academy
• First award: 1901

Additional information:

• Nobel Literature Prize 2024
• Winner: Han Kang
• Nationality:  South Korean
• Purpose: For her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.

Last verified on 06-05-2026

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• Date: 10 November 2025
• Location: Cadet College Wana, South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Attackers: 5 terrorists
• Students & staff evacuated: 650+
• Outcome: All attackers were killed; no cadets or staff were harmed.

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United Nations Climate Change Conference 2025

• Edition: 30th 
• Starting date: 10 Nov 2025
• Closing date: 21 Nov 2025
• Venue: Brazil

Additional Information: 

• COP29 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2024.

Last verified on 10-05-2026

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1.  Brunei
2.  Cambodia
3.  Indonesia
4.  Laos
5.  Malaysia
6.  Myanmar
7.  Philippines
8.  Singapore
9.  Thailand
10.  Vietnam
11. Timor Leste

• Founded: 8 August 1967, Bangkok, Thailand
• Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
• Official language: No single official language (English commonly used)
• Purpose: Promote economic, cultural, and political cooperation in Southeast Asia.

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• The G20 Summit 2025 was hosted by South Africa.
• It is organized under G20, a major global economic forum.
• The summit was scheduled for 22–23 November 2025.
• Theme: Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability.
• It focuses on global economic cooperation.

Additional information:

• Founded: 1999
• Members: 19 countries + European Union
• 2023 host: India
• 2024 host: Brazil

Last verified on 27-04-2026