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• In 1979, Dr. Abdul Salam won the Nobel Prize for physics.

Additional information:

• Received the Nobel Prize for combining two forces: the electromagnetic and weak forces
• He was the second Muslim scientist to get a Nobel Prize.
• First Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize
• Born in Jhang, Punjab, Jan. 29, 1926
• Died: Nov. 21, 1996

Last verified on 22-07-2026

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• Hazrat Yasir ibn Amir (RA), was the first male martyr (Shaheed) in Islam.

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• His wife Hazrat Sumayyah bint Khayyat (RA), is the first female martyr (Shaheedah) of Islam.
• Hazrat Harith bin Abi Hala (RA) is the first child martyr (Shaheed).

Last verified on 01-07-2026

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• The historic "Poor Man's Budget" (1947-1948) was presented by Liaquat Ali Khan
• At that time Finance Member of the Interim Government of India
• He introduced this iconic, pro-poor budget on February 28, 1947

Last updated by NA on 16-07-2026

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• Name: Trygve Halvdan Lie
• Tenure: 1 Feb 1946 – Nov 1952
• Nationality: Norway
• Organization: United Nations (UNO)
• Role: First administrative head of the UN after its formation

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UNO Secretary-General List:

1. Trygve Lie (1st)
2. Dag Hammarskjöld (2nd)
3. U Thant (3rd)
4. Kurt Waldheim (4th)
5. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (5th)
6. Boutros Boutros-Ghali (6th)
7. Kofi Annan (7th)
8. Ban Ki-moon (8th)
9. António Guterres (9th/Current)

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• Lord Linlithgow put forward the August Offer on August 8, 1940,
• Aiming to secure Indian cooperation in World War II
• On 8 August 1940, early in the Battle of Britain,
• The Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, made the so-called "August Offer" at Simla.

Last question by NA on 26 April 2026

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• Cut the mustard means to come up to expectations.
• It refers to meeting or exceeding the required standards or expectations.
• It typically in performance or ability.

Last verified on 31-03-2026

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• State: Bahawalpur
• Founded: 1748 by Nawab Bahawal Khan I
• Accession to Pakistan: Signed on 5 October 1947, accepted on 9 October
• Location: Punjab, Pakistan
• Geography: Mostly consists of deserts

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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The Prelude to September 6, 1965 is called Operation Gibraltar.

Tensions had been escalating since August 1965, when Pakistan embarked on an undeclared war in Jammu and Kashmir.

This began with Operation Gibraltar, a covert mission designed to infiltrate Indian-administered Kashmir and incite a rebellion against Indian rule.

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An interjection is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction.

It is a diverse category, encompassing many different parts of speech, such as exclamations, curses, greetings, response particles, hesitation markers, and other words. 

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RY 15-01-2023

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