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• Gaddani Beach is famous for ship breaking.
• The Gadani Ship-Breaking Yard is located on the Arabian Sea.
• It is 40 kilometers northwest of Karachi.
• It is located Gadani, District Lasbela, Balochistan.
• It's the third largest ship-breaking yard in the world.
• It is with 132 ship-breaking plots along a 10 kilometer stretch of beach.
• The yard is known as the "graveyard of ships".

Last verified on 19-07-2026

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• The first nuclear power plant was established in Karachi, 
• With the help of Canada 
• KANUPP is Pakistan's first nuclear power plant,
• Inaugurated on November 28, 1972,
• Total gross capacity of 137 MW.

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• K2 & K3 with the help of China 
  
• K2  started on 21 May 2021 and has an 1100 MW capacity.
• K3 is expected to start in 2022.

Last updated 18-07-2026 by NA

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• The first female Governor of Sindh was Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan.
• Appointed as Governor of Sindh on 15 February 1973.
• Served until February 1976.

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• First Female Prime Minister: Benazir Bhutto
• First Female Speaker of the National Assembly: Fahmida Mirza
• First Female Foreign Minister: Hina Rabbani Khar
• First Female Chief Minister: Syeda Abida Hussain
• First Female Judge of the Supreme Court: Ayesha A. Malik
• First Female High Court Chief Justice: Syeda Tahira Safdar

Last updated 18-07-2026 by NA

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Total Radio Stations (1947): 3

1. Peshawar: Established 1935
2. Lahore: Established 1937
3. Dhaka: Established 1939

Independence: 14 August 1947

Additional information:

• Organization: Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)
• Popular Name: Radio Pakistan
• Established: 20 December 1972
• Headquarters: Islamabad, Pakistan
• Main Function: National public radio broadcasting and dissemination of news, education, and cultural programs.

Last verified on 18-07-2026

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• Sardar Abdur Rub Nishtar was the Governor of Punjab.
• Province: West Punjab (Pakistan)
• Term: August 1949 to November 1951
• Significance: First native Pakistani governor of the province
• Born: 13 June 1899; Peshawar
• Died: 14 February 1958 (aged 58); Karachi
• Finance Minister for the Northwest Frontier Province (1943–1945)
• Represented the Muslim League at the critical Simla Conference in 1945

Last updated 17 july 2026 by NA

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• Bicameral means a two-house legislature.
• It was introduced in the 1973 Constitution.
• The Parliament consists of:
• National Assembly (Lower House)
• Senate (Upper House)
• The National Assembly represents the population.
• The Senate gives equal representation to all provinces.
• This system strengthens democracy and federalism.

Additional information:

• 1956 → Unicameral (Only National Assembly)
• 1962 → Unicameral

Last updated 17 july 2026 by NA

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• Longest Railway Tunnel: Khojak Tunnel
• Also Known As: Shela Bagh Tunnel
• Length: 3.9 km (3,912 meters)
• Construction: 1888–1891
• Location: Toba Achakzai Range, Qilla Abdullah District, Balochistan
• Connects: Qila Abdullah – Chaman

Additional information:

• Longest Road Tunnel: Lowari Tunnel

Last verified on 17-07-2026

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• First Introduced: 1933 by Chaudhary Rahmat Ali.
• Pamphlet: Titled "Now or Never" meaning Are We to Live or Perish Forever?

Additional information:

• First Use of Pakistan: Word appeared for the first time in this pamphlet.
• Based On: Two-nation theory of Syed Ahmed Khan.

Regions Represented (Pakistan):

1. Punjab
2. Afghanistan
3. Kashmir
4. Sindh
5. Baluchistan

Last verified on 24-03-2026

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• Name: Dr. Maleeha Lodhi
• Position: Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations
• Office: 6 February 2015 – 30 September/30 October 2019
• Appointed by: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
• Preceded by: Masood Khan
• Succeeded by: Munir Akram

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