Explanation

Ansoo Lake (which literally translates to teardrop lake)

Ansoo Lake is a tear-shaped lake

Ansoo Lake is located in Kaghan Valley in the Mansehra District of KPk the province of Pakistan.

Ansoo Lake is located at an elevation of 4,245 meters above sea level

Ansoo Lake is one of the highest lakes in the Himalayas Range.

The lake is said to have been discovered in 1993 by Pakistan Air Force 

ND18-4-2023

Explanation

After Final Delimitation 2018, the composition of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seats is as under:

After Merger of FATA in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2017.

Elections were held across the merged tribal districts on 20 July 2019.

285 candidates ran for elections on 16 general seats of tribal districts.

In addition to 16 general seats 4 seats will be reserved for women and 1 for Non-Muslim,

increasing the number of assembly seats from 124 to 145

ND18-5-2023

Explanation

• Important Passes of Pakistan

  1. Khyber Pass 

  connects: Peshawar to Kabul

  connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

  Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

  
  

  2. Bolan Pass 

  Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

  Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

  
  

  3. Lowari Pass 

  Connects: Chitral with Dir 

  Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

  
  

  4. Broghil Pass 

  Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

  Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

  
  

  5. Malakand Pass 

  Connects: Dir with Chitral 

  Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

  
  

  6. Shandur pass

  Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

  Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

  
  

  7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

  Other name: Friendship Gate

  Connects: China with Pakistan 

  Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

  
  

  8. Dorah pass

  Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

  Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

  
  

  9. Babusar Pass 

  Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

  
  

  10. Kohat Pass

  Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

  
  

  11. Khojak Pass

  Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

  
  

  12. Tochi Pass

  Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

  
  

  
  

  
  

Explanation

Karakar pass is located in: Hindu Kush, KPK

 Important Passes of Pakistan

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass 

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass 

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

13. Karakar Pass

Connects: Mingora with Buner 

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Explanation

Explanation

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the first province to proclaim provincial educational autonomy by passing the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Supervision of Curri­cula, Textbooks and Maintenance of Standards of Education Act, 2011.

Explanation

Two of the scenic tourist spots in KPK received international recognition as Biosphere Reserves by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

One of the designated areas is Garam Chashma in Chitral, and the other extends from Bagnoter to Barian in Abbottabad district.

Explanation

The Military College of Engineering is an engineering college located at Risalpur in Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Founded: 1948

It was established by Pakistan Army

history:

A year after the Independence of Pakistan, the School of Military Engineering (SME) was established at Sialkot in 1948.

Having functioned at Sialkot for over four years, SME was shifted to Risalpur in 1952. 

 In 1958, the institution was renamed as Military College of Engineering (MCE). 

ND17-7-2023

Explanation

Upper Indus plain height: 180m to 300m.

 Five rivers of Punjab drain this plain and cover it with alluvial soils.

Explanation

Chitral is a town situated on the Chitral River in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Chitral served as the capital of the Chitral princely state that encompassed the region until its direct incorporation into West Pakistan in 1969. 

Area: 57 km²