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Pakistani squash player Mahnoor Ali has won gold medal in Singapore Junior Open Championship 2024 by defeating Feng Chen of China.

Mahnoor triumphed over Feng Chen with scores of 11-6, 11-7, and 11-4 to secure the Junior Squash Open Championship title.

Mahnoor Ali belongs to Peshawar.

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 In May 2024, Lt. General Nigar Johar the 3rd Bint-e-Hawa Achievement Award 2024.

The Bint-e-Hawa Forum (BHF) hosted the 3rd Bint-e-Hawa Achievement Awards 2024 at the Monal Marquee Cantt.

Note: Nigar Johar is also the first female lieutenant general of Pakistan Army.  

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Pakistan won Silver Medal in Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup 2024  

Edition: 30th

Venue: Malaysia

Winner: Japan (first title)

Runner-up: Pakistan

Starting date: 4 May 2024

Closing date: 11 May 2024

Participating teams: 06

Total matches played: 12

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Ethiopia, David Nabarro from the UK and Sania Nishtar from Pakistan has been nominated for the post of director general of WHO by WHO board executive.

WHO stands for World Health Organization.

Founded: April 7, 1948

Headquarters : Geneva

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In 2020, Queen Elizabeth appointed British-Pakistani businessman Aamer Sarfraz as a member of the House of Lords on the advice of the then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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• Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for his bravery during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
• He was a member of the Pakistan Army’s Azad Kashmir Regiment and served as a machine gunner in the Chhamb sector.
• He is the only driver of the Pakistan Army to have received this honor.

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Arfa Karim became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2004.

Arfa Karim died on 14 January 2012.

Arfa Karim belonged to Pakistna. 

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Special Olympics World Games 2023

Edition: 16th

Venue: Berlin, Germany (hosted first time)

Final held: 25 June 2023

Pakistan won: 80 medals

Pakistan won: 29 silver medals 

Pakistan won: 40 bronze medal 

Pakistan won: 11 Gold medals

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President Arif Alvi conferred Pakistan’s second-highest civil award, Hilal-i-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan), on Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during an investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadar in Islamabad on 31 July 2023.

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