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• Warsak Dam is located on the Kabul River.
• It was completed under the Colombo Plan .
• Construction began in 1949.
• The Dam was Opened in 1960.
• The height of the dam is 76 m.

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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• Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to Rangoon, Burma, after his defeat, where he died.
• Full name: Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar.
• Reign: 1837–1857.
• Exile: Sent to Rangoon, Burma, in 1858.
• Death: 7 November 1862, in Rangoon.
• He was also a renowned poet, musician, and calligrapher.

Last verified on 11-08-2026

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• Date: 3 June 1947
• Announced by: Lord Louis Mountbatten
• Position: Last Viceroy of British India
• Purpose: Partition of British India
• Outcome: Creation of India and Pakistan

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• Jallianwala Bagh is located in Amritsar, Punjab, India, near the Golden Temple.
• Massacre: Took place on 13 April 1919.
• Commander: Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered the troops to fire on the gathering.
• Casualties: The official British figure recorded 379 deaths, while Indian estimates were considerably higher.

Last verified on 11-08-2026

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• Largest Coalfield: Thar Coalfield, Tharparkar, Sindh
• Discovery Year: 1991
• Global Ranking: Among the world's 16th-largest coal reserves
• The Thar Coalfield covers an area of about 9,100 km² in the Thar Desert.

Additional information:

• Sindh: 184.623
• Punjab: 0.235
• Balochistan: 0.217
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK): 0.092
• Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK): 0.009
• Total Coal Reserves: 185.175 billion tons

Last verified on 20-07-2026

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• Deposits of copper, gold, and silver were discovered in the 1970s.
• The Saindak Copper-Gold Project is located in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
• Trial production began in 1995.
• The project has been developed and operated in collaboration with China.
• Saindak is an important mineral and mining project of Balochistan.

Last verified on 11-08-2026

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• Location: Near Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
• Established: 1972.
• It contains diverse desert, forest, and wetland ecosystems.
• It is one of the largest national parks in Pakistan.
• It is recognized by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve.

Last verified on 11-08-2026

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• Major Raja Aziz Bhatti was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for his bravery during the 1965 Indo-Pak War.
• He was martyred on 12 September 1965.
• Battle: Burki sector, Lahore.
• He was the first PMA Long Course officer to receive both the Sword of Honour and Norman Medal.

Additional information:

• The Nishan-e-Haider literally means “Emblem of the Lion.”
• First recipient: Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed — 1948.
• Second: Naik Saif Ali Janjua Shaheed — 1948.
• Third: Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed — 1958.
• Latest recipient: Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed — 1999.

Last verified on 11-08-2026

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• The first war fought between India and Pakistan after Partition (1947–48) was fought over the Kashmir issue.
• The First Indo-Pakistani War began in 1947 and continued until 1948.
• The main dispute was over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
• The conflict ended with a UN-mediated ceasefire that took effect on 1 January 1949.

Last verified on 10-08-2026