Explanation

Pakistan purchased Gwadar port from Oman on 8th September 1958.

Gwadar officially became part of Pakistan on 8th December 1958.

Gwadar remained under Omani rule for 174 years from 1783 -1958 

Gwadar Port is situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in Balochistan province.

Opened: 2002 

while 

Pakistan has three big sea ports  It was purchased from Oman in 1958.

Karachi Port,

Muhammad Bin Qasim port

and Gwadar port.

Explanation

Explanation

Bolan Pass 

The Bolan Pass is in the Toba Kakar range which lies south of the Hindu Kush mountain ranges. 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

Explanation

Karakar pass is located in: Hindu Kush, KPK

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass 

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass 

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

13. Karakar Pass

Connects: Mingora with Buner 

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Explanation

• On 31 May 1936 Quetta was devasted by an earthquake;
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• An earthquake occurred on 31 May 1935
• An earthquake occurred between 2:33 am and 3:40 am at Quetta.
• The causalities were up to 60,000
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Related Question to Earthquake:

• Attabad lake emerged in the Hunza valley due to an Earthquake
• A powerful earthquake killed at least 1000 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan in the early hours on 22 June 2022.
• Who came to Pakistan after the earthquake as a special representative of UNO's earthquake relief? George Bush Sr.
• Alaska U.S. state has had the most earthquakes
• Which two countries witnessed a massive earthquake on October 30, 2020? Turkey and Greece
• Which province was mostly hit by an earthquake in Afghanistan in June 2022? Paktika

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• An earthquake is a 

  Natural Disaster

• An activity related to an earthquake is Seismic activity

• An earthquake can be simplified as a Shaking of the earth
  The intensity of an earthquake is measured by: the Richter scale

• The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 Mw
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• Richter Scale was developed in 1935.
• Seismology is the study of earthquakes.

Explanation

Dasht-e Lut is a large salt desert

Dasht-e Lut is located in the provinces of Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran.

Dasht-e Lut is the world's 33rd-largest desert

Dasht-e Lut was included on UNESCO's World Heritage List on July 17, 2016.

the Area of Dasht-e Lut is 51,800 km²

the Length of Dasht-e Lut is 480 km (300 mi)

the UNESCO Site Id of Dasht-e Lut is 1505

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Explanation

• Copper mineral is found in Saindak (Baluchistan)
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• Saindak project is operated with the collaboration of China
• Project Location: Chaghi, Balochistan
  
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• The discovery of gold, copper & silver deposits at Saindak was made in the 1970s
• Trial production at the Saindak Copper-Gold project started in 1995.

Explanation

In 1939 a local lawyer, Qazi Muhammad Isa, created the Balochistan Muslim League.

In Pishin at a mosque meeting.

Explanation

The Least populated Official province of Pakistan Is Balochistan.

Its density is low due to the mountainous terrain and scarcity of water. 

Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area

Explanation

Karakar pass is located in: Hindu Kush, KPK

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass 

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass 

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

13. Karakar Pass

Connects: Mingora with Buner 

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