Explanation

• Approval Date: 28 December 2021 (Federal Cabinet)
• Public Launch: 14 January 2022
• Revealed By: Prime Minister Imran Khan
• Duration: 2022–2026 (Five-year plan)

Explanation

COP 20 (the 20th Conference of the Parties) was held in Lima, Peru

Date: December 1-12, 2014.

Adopted the "Lima Call for Climate Action," setting the stage for negotiations leading to the Paris Agreement at COP 21. 

Explanation

• Theme 2022: “Forests and sustainable production and consumption”.
• International Day of Forests is celebrated every year on 21 March.
• It celebrated to raise awareness about forests and their importance.

Additional information:

• First celebrated by the United Nations in 2013.

Last verified on 17-01-2026

Explanation

The fourth Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process Ministerial meeting took place in Beijing, China, on October 31, 2014.

The previous meetings were held in:

1. First: Istanbul, Turkey (November 2, 2011)
2. Second: Kabul, Afghanistan (June 14, 2012)
3. Third: Almaty, Kazakhstan (April 26, 2013) 

Explanation

The United Nations General Assembly on September 30, 2015,

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif proposed a new four-point peace initiative with India, which included: 

1. Formalizing and respecting the 2003 ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC).
2. Reaffirming the non-use of force.
3. Demilitarization of Kashmir.
4. Unconditional withdrawal of forces from Siachen. 

Explanation

• Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson.
• She was followed by Rishi Sunak.
• She was the third female Prime Minister of the UK after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May.

Explanation

Death: 10 October 2021 (85 years) due to lungs problem

Funeral Prayer Leader: Prof. Dr. Ahmad Al-Ghazali

Additional information:

• Birth: 1 April 1936, Bhopal, India.
• Title: Mohsin-e-Pakistan and Father of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

Died: 8 September 2022, Scotland

Additional information:

Born: 21 April 1926, Mayfair, London

Became Queen: 6 February 1952 (after King George VI)

Age at Accession: 25 years

Reign: 1952 – 2022 (70 years, 214 days, longest in British history)

Significance: First female monarch with the longest reign

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

• US Official: Nancy Pelosi
• Landed in Taiwan: 2 August 2022
• Became Speaker: January 2019
• Historic Fact: Only female in U.S. history to serve as Speaker of the House

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

• Winner: Abdulrazak Gurnah
  • Award: Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
  • Presented by: The Swedish Academy
  • Recognition: For “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee.”

Last verified on 16-01-2026