Explanation

• The NFC Award is a financial distribution formula between the Federal Government and the provinces of Pakistan.
• The award decides how national revenues and taxes are shared among provinces and the center.

Additional information:

• NFC stands for National Finance Commission.
• The first revenue-sharing award in Pakistan was the Raisman Award (1952).
• The Constitution of 1973 formally established NFC under Article 160.
• The NFC Award is usually announced every 5 years.

Last verified on 11-05-2026

Explanation

Pakistan has 4 provinces: Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balochistan.

Largest Provinces by Population

1. Punjab
2. Sindh
3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
4. Balochistan

Largest Provinces by Area

1. Balochistan → 347,190 km²
2. Punjab → 205,344 km²
3. Sindh → 140,914 km²
4. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → 74,521 km²

Last verified 30-03-2026

Explanation

When Pakistan was founded in 1947, it consisted of five provinces:

1. East Bengal (now Bangladesh)
2. West Punjab (now Punjab)
3. Sindh
4. North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
5. Baluchistan (now Balochistan)

Additional information:

• One Unit Policy introduced in 1955 to merge western provinces of Pakistan.
• Western provinces formed a single unit called West Pakistan.
• Provincial capital of West Pakistan: Lahore.
• East Bengal renamed East Pakistan at the same time.
• Provincial capital of East Pakistan: Dhaka.

Last verified on 12-03-2026

Explanation

The Lowari Pass (or Lowari Top) connects Peshawar (and Dir) with Chitral in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 

Additional information
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 

Last updated 11-02-2026

Explanation

Baluchistan is the biggest province of Pakistan by area.

It covers 42% of the area of Pakistan

Additional information:

• 37 districts are there in Balochistan.
• It has 8 divisions.
  
• Hingol is the largest river in Balochistan.
• It is located in the southwest of Pakistan.
• They became a province in 1970.
  
• The capital of Baluchistan is Quetta.

Explanation

Hub Dam  is a reservoir on the Hub River.

It is situated 56 km from Karachi city in Karachi and Lasbela Districts on Sindh and Balochistan provinces border.

Explanation

Leader of the Opposition of Sindh Assembly

Haleem Adil Sheikh PTI since 26 January 2021

Explanation

NWFP became KPK on 19 April 2010 after 18th amendment of constitution of Pakistan with 90 votes.

History

The province NWFP was set up in 1901.

Congress was in party in NWFP at the time of Independence (1947)

Explanation

The land of hospitality is called Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is a province of Pakistan.

It is located in the northwestern region of the country, along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border and close to Tajikistan border.

Explanation

Sindh is known as Bab-ul-Islam (the gateway of Islam), as it saw the first spread of Islam into South Asia.

Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area

Sindh is the second-largest province by population after Punjab

The Sindhi language is the oldest language

Sindhi is written in a version of the Arabic script.

Sindhi is the official language of the Pakistani province of Sindh.

Sindh has 30 Districts and 7 district

There are three Barrages in Sindh

The mountain range located in Sindh is Kirthar Range

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