Explanation

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

Explanation

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.

Explanation

• 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 

• About the 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.

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

Explanation

• 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

Explanation

• 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

Explanation

Ambassador Amna Baloch assumed the charge as Foreign Secretary of Pakistan in Sep 2024

Number: 33rd Foreign Secretary

Predecessor: Syrus Sajjad Qazi

Amna Baloch joined the Foreign Services of Pakistan in 1991

Explanation

• World Children’s Day is celebrated annually on 20th November to promote global awareness and improve children’s welfare.

Additional information:

• Founded: 1954
• Founder: United Nations
• Theme 2025: My Day, My Rights

Last verified on 07-03-2026

Explanation

The 2nd edition of the Pakistan International Maritime Expo and Conference (PIMEC 2025)

Showcased maritime and defense technology and innovations.

It was held from November 3–6, 2025,

At the Karachi Expo Centre

178 exhibitors (28 international and 150 local) participated, with 44 countries represented.

Explanation

The current Auditor General of Pakistan is Maqbool Ahmad Gondal,

He took the oath on September 15, 2025.

He assumed the position of the 22nd Auditor General after his predecessor, Mr. Muhammad Ajmal Gondal, completed his term.

Updated on 18-26-2026

Explanation

Major Non-NATO ally designation is given by the United States of America.

Currently, there are 21 Major Non-NATO allies.

Saudi Arabia was given this designation in 2025.

This announcement was made by the US president Donald Trump.

This this designation, the US agreed to sell F-35 to Saudi Arabia.

Mohammed bin Salman was visiting Washington, D.C. when the designation was announced.

Additional Information:

NATO full form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Founded: 4 April, 1949 (Washington, USA)

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Total members: 32

Type: Military Alliance

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