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Syed Haider Shah is the current permanent representative of Pakistan to United Nations.

He was appointed on 31 October 2026.

He has replaced Asim Iftikhar Ahmad 

He has previously served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the Netherlands.

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Updated & verified on 02 Nov 2026

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• Date: 27 October
• Observed as: Kashmir Black Day
• First observed Year: 1947
• Purpose: To mark the arrival of Indian troops in Srinagar.

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• Faisal Ayub is the current Minister for Sports of Punjab.
• Belonging: Lahore
• Party affiliation: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
• Appointed on 6th March 2024

Last verified on 02-11-2026

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• Cholera is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
• Symptoms include severe diarrhea, dehydration, and vomiting.
• Cholera can be prevented by clean drinking water and proper sanitation.

• It mainly spreads through contaminated water and food.
  It is most common in areas with poor hygiene and overcrowding.

Last verified on 3-03-2026

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• Iodine deficiency causes goiter, an enlargement of the thyroid gland.
• Iodine is essential for the production of thyroid hormones.
• Severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy or early childhood can impair brain development.

Last verified on 07-09-2026

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• Total Vertebrae: 33
• Cervical Vertebrae: 7
• Thoracic Vertebrae: 12
• Lumbar Vertebrae: 5
• Sacral Vertebrae: 5 (fused) and Coccygeal Vertebrae: 4 (fused)

Additional information:

• Total bones in an adult: 206
• Bones in a newborn: About 300
• Longest bone: Femur
• Shortest bone: Stapes
• Bones in the skull: 22
• Bones in one hand: 27

Last verified on 21-07-2026

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Iron deficiency can lead to Anaemia, a condition characterized by:

• Low red blood cell count
• Pale skin
• Fatigue
• Shortness of breath
• Dizziness

Last verified on 02-11-2026

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• Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
• The platypus and echidnas are the only living groups of monotremes.
• Placentals develop their young inside the uterus with the help of a placenta.
• Marsupials usually give birth to underdeveloped young that continue developing in a pouch.
• Cetacea includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

Last verified on 27-10-2026

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• Newton’s First Law of Motion is also called the Law of Inertia.
• It states that an object remains at rest or continues moving at a constant velocity in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced external force.
• Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of rest or motion.
• Proposed by: Sir Isaac Newton in Principia Mathematica (1687).

Last verified on 15-10-2026

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• Displacement is the straight-line change in position from an initial point to a final point.
• It is a vector quantity, having both magnitude and direction.

Last verified on 31-10-2026