Explanation

• First flight to China: 1964
• Airline: PIA (Pakistan International Airlines)
• Route: Karachi → Shanghai/Beijing (early operations)
• Status: First non-communist airline in China
• Relation impact: Strengthened Pakistan–China friendship
• Pakistan was among the first countries to recognize China in 1950.

Last verified on 14-06-2026

Explanation

• Leader: Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
• Visit Year: 1956
• Chinese Counterpart: Premier Zhou Enlai
• Event: Signing of Treaty of Friendship Between China and Pakistan in Beijing
• Significance: Laid the foundation for long-term Pakistan-China relations

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

• Original owner: Seth Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta
• Construction period: 1927–1928
• Location: Clifton, Karachi
• Architect: Agha Ahmed Hussain
• Used as: After independence 1947, Foreign Office of Pakistan

Last verified on 14-06-2026

Explanation

• After independence in 1947, Mohatta Palace in Karachi was used as the Foreign Office of Pakistan.
• Later use: Museum / Cultural center
• Built: 1927 (by Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta)

Last verified on 14-06-2026

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• The Indus Waters Treaty was signed on September 19, 1960, in Karachi.
• It was signed between Pakistan (President Ayub Khan) and India (Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru).
• It was brokered by the World Bank.

It became effective on April 1, 1960.

• Western Rivers (given to Pakistan): Indus, Jhelum, Chenab
• Eastern Rivers (given to India): Ravi, Beas, Sutlej

Last verified on 30-03-2026

Explanation

• Title awarded: Sir (Knighthood)
• Year: 1888 AD
• Movement: Aligarh Movement
• Major institution: Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (1875)
• Death year: 1898 AD

Last verified on 21-04-2026

Explanation

• The Pakistan–China border is officially called the Sino-Pak Boundary (Sino-Pakistan Border).
• The border agreement was signed on March 2, 1963.
• It passes through the Karakoram mountain range.

Last verified on 12-06-2026

Explanation

• Date: 20 June 1980
• Introduced by: General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
• Zakat Rate: 2.5% on savings
• Ushr: Tax on agricultural produce
• Purpose: Poverty alleviation and welfare distribution

Last verified on 12-06-2026

Explanation

• According to the 1951 census, Pakistan’s population was about 75 million.
• West Pakistan: 33.7 million
• East Pakistan: 42 million

Last verified on 12-06-2026

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• Badr-1 was launched from China on 16 July 1990.
• It was Pakistan’s first experimental digital communication satellite.
• The satellite was developed by SUPARCO (Pakistan Space Agency).
• Badr-1 was placed in low Earth orbit (LEO).

Last verified on 12-06-2026