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Every year on January 26th, International Customs Day recognizes the role of custom officials and agencies in maintaining the flow of goods across the world's borders.

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• Aftab Alam Khan Afridi is the current law minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)

  Belonging: Kohat

  Appointed in 2024.

  
  

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About the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Edition: Tenth

Venues: India and Sri Lanka

Dates: 7 Feb to 8 March 2026.

Winner: India

Runners-up: New Zealand

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Through early 2026, China is the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan.

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World Music Day is celebrated on 21 June to promote music through public performances.

It celebrated for the first time in 1982 in France

The 2026 observance marked the 44th anniversary of World Music Day.

Theme 2026: Music for Peace

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About Global Terrorism Index 2026

Published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)

Total included: 163 countries

Most affected country: Pakistan

Additional Information:   

As per this report, TTP emerged as the “deadliest” terror group in Pakistan

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About 2026 Winter Olympics (XXV Winter Olympic Games)

Dates: 6 to 22 February

Venue: Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

Official mascots: Tina and Milo (two stoat siblings)

Participating Nations: 92

Competing athletes: 2,871

Topper: Norway

Additional Information:

Norway won record 18 gold and 41 total medals

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• Mikhail Gorbachev was a Russian and Soviet politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991.
• Mikhail Gorbachev died in 2022 at the age of 91.

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About One Health Summit 2026

Edition: ninth

Venue: Lyon, France

Date: April 5 to 7, 2026

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