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• First World population day was celebrated in 1987.
• World population day is observed on July 11.

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• Theme 2024: Leave no one behind, count everyone
• Theme 2025: Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world.

Last verified on 01-02-2026

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• Name: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
• Date: 26 June (every year)
• Declared by: United Nations (UN)
• First Observed: 1989
• Purpose: Awareness against drug abuse and illegal trade

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• World Environment Day is on 5 June.
• First observed in the city of Spokane in the USA in 1974.
• Established by the UN General Assembly in 1972.
• It is also called Eco Day.

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• 2020: Time for Nature in Colombia
• 2021: Ecosystem restoration in Pakistan
• 2022: Only One Earth in Sweden
• 2023: Solutions to Plastic Pollution in the Ivory Coast
• 2024: Land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• 2025: Ending plastic pollution in South Korea

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• Name: International Literacy Day
• Date: 8 September (every year)
• Declared by: UNESCO
• Year declared: 26 October 1966
• First celebration: 1967

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement.
• Signed on 17 September 2025.
• This agreement is being considered the most significant upgrade in Pakistan-Saudi defence relations in decades.
• Signed in Al-Yamamah palace Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Singed by Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

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• This agreement comes in the wake of Israel’s strike on Qatari capital Doha on 9 September 2025.

 Last verified on 10-02-2026

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• The Pakistan Navy took charge of the Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) from Turkiye.
• It was held on January 22, 2025
• At the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF)
• It was established on 12 January 2009
• As a response to piracy attacks in Somalia,

Last updated question by NS on 11 May 2026

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• On 23 September 2025, US President Donald Trump met with eight leaders from Muslim and Arab countries, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, United States of America.
• The meeting focused on the Gaza and Middle East situation.

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• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly were present.

Last verified on 11-05-2026

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United Nations Climate Change Conference 2025

• Edition: 30th 
• Starting date: 10 Nov 2025
• Closing date: 21 Nov 2025
• Venue: Brazil

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• COP29 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2024.

Last verified on 10-05-2026

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• The 2026 Winter Olympics were hosted by Italy.
• The games were held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from 6–22 February 2026.
• Italy became the host country for the third Winter Olympics in its history.

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• Winter Olympics 2022: China
• Summer Olympics 2024: France
• Summer Olympics 2028: United States
• Summer Olympics 2020: Japan

Last verified on 10-05-2026