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Pakistan got first shipment of Russian crude under discount deal.

The cargo carrying 45,000 metric tonnes of crude oil arrived Karachi on 11 June 2023.

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Alina Khan has been crowned Miss Trans Pakistan-2023.

 Alina Khan, known for her role as Biba in the film Joyland, has been crowned Miss Trans Pakistan 2023. Miss Trans Pakistan, organised by Sonia Ahmed, is the country’s first pageant dedicated to transgender women.

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13 Pakistani universities have made it into the QS World University Rankings for 2023 released in June 2022, with the National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) Islamabad being the top-ranked Pakistani institute out of 1,500 universities from around the world.

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In Feb 2024, Pakistan batting icon Babar Azam became the fastest man to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs in T20s.

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Mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara, son of Late Ali Sadpara, became the first Pakistani to scale the Annapurna mountain without the support of high-altitude porters and supplemental oxygen.

Date: 15 April 2023

Annapurna location: Nepal (world’s 10th highest peak)

Annapurna height: 8091 metre 

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Lubna Saleem Pervez and Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar are both Pakistani jurists who have served as Justices of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

Lubna Saleem Pervez

• The first female judge of the IHC since it was established in 2011.
• Born on February 14, 1965 
• Graduated from the University of Karachi in 1991 with an LLB degree.
• Worked as a lawyer in banking, corporate, commercial, and tax matters 

Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar

• Born on July 3, 1968
• Served as a Justice of the Lahore High Court from 2015 to 2025
• Appointed as Acting Chief Justice of the IHC in February 2025.

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Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate Pakistan’s first national emergency helpline – 911­– on first of Ramazan (2022)

All the 36 individual emergency numbers for the provision of emergency services like fire brigade, police, health assistance, disaster recovery and motorway police would be integrated into Pakistan Emergency Helpline (PEHEL)-911.

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Habib Bank Plaza, also known as HBL Plaza,

It is located on I. I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan,

It is the head office of Habib Bank Limited. 

It was once the tallest building in Asia

Height: 101 m

Floors: 22

Construction started: 1963

Opened: 1971