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Karachi is called the "Gateway of Pakistan"

It has an ideal location and well-developed connections to form gateways region with:

• Afghanistan,
• Central Asia,
• and Western China

Additional information:

It was the first capital of Pakistan.

It is the biggest city in Pakistan.

The capital of Karachi is Sindh.

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• Written by: Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952
• Music by: Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949
• Adopted on: August 13, 1954
• First recorded by: Ahmed Rushdi in 1954
• Re-recorded after 68 years

• 15 lines in the National Anthem of Pakistan
• 48 words in the National Anthem of Pakistan
• First played in front of Raza Shah Rahalvi of Iran
• "Jan-i-Istaqbal" means Symbol of ambitions
• First played on national radio on August 14, 1947
• Duration of the National Anthem of Pakistan: 80 seconds (1 minute 20 seconds)
• Pakistan's National Anthem is written in: Persian

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Lord Mountbatten replaced Lord Wavell as the viceroy of India in 1947.

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• Pakistan lies in the tropical zone of the Tropic of Cancer.
• It is an imaginary line that circles the Earth at approximately 23.5° north latitude.
• Pakistan's geographical location between 24° and 37° north latitude places it within the Tropic of Cancer zone.

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Cooking gas, also known as liquified petroleum gas (LPG), is a mixture of propane and butane.

It is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases.

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It is Pakistan’s largest and oldest salt mine and the world’s second-largest mine.

The Khewra Salt Mine (or Mayo Salt Mine) is in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, Punjab Region, Pakistan.

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• Karez is the irrigation system of Balochistan.
• This ancient method involves underground channels that transport water from aquifers to the surface.
• It providing a sustainable water supply in arid regions.

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Ghulam Muhammad, a Punjabi, had been Jinnah's choice

He served as Pakistan's first finance minister 15 August 1947 – 19 October 1951

Prime Minister: Liaquat Ali Khan, Sir K. Nazimuddin

Deputy: Muhammad Ali (1947–1948), Sir Victor Turner (1948–1951)

Succeeded by: Muhammad Ali

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He served as the third Governor-General of Pakistan,

Born: 29 August 1895, Lahore

Died: 29 August 1956 (aged 61), Lahore

Resting place: Fauji Qabrastan Karachi

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Confused Question

Ø  Amazon river in South America is the largest river in the world.

Ø  while Nile river in Africa is the longest river in the world.

World Major Rivers