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In October 1999, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup to overthrow Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

The military seized control of the government on October 12, 1999.

By October 14, 1999, Musharraf was acting as the Chief Executive of Pakistan.

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The Lahore Resolution (1940), which laid the foundation for the creation of Pakistan, was supported by Chaudhary Khaliquzzaman, a prominent Muslim leader from United Provinces (U.P.) (now Uttar Pradesh).

His advocacy made him a key figure in the 1940s Pakistan Movement

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Other leaders listed (Maulana Abdul Hamid, Aurangzeb Khan, I.I. Chundreegar) were not directly associated with the Lahore Resolution from U.P.

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Muslim League Ministers in the Interim Government of 1946:

• Liaquat Ali Khan – Finance (Introduced the "Poor Man's Budget")
• I. I. Chundrigar – Commerce
• Abdur Rab Nishtar – Communications
• Ghazanfar Ali Khan – Health
• Jogendra Nath Mandal – Law (Legislature)

Liaquat Ali Khan's "Poor Man's Budget" focused on redistributing wealth and addressing the economic disparity between the rich and the poor.

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• Surgical instruments
• Musical instruments
• Sports goods
• Leather goods
• Textile goods

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Tariq Aziz, Pakistan’s renowned TV and radio host, film actor, and politician, passed away on 17 June 2020 in Lahore at the age of 84.

He was best known for hosting PTV’s iconic quiz show Nilaam Ghar (The Tariq Aziz Show and Bazm-e-Tariq Aziz)

He was also the first person to appear on Pakistan Television (PTV) when it launched in 1964.​

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The British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award in 1932 at the end of the Second Round Table Conference.

The Communal Award was a series of elections for minority groups in society and the economy.

It was established on August 16, 1932, as a result of the second round table meeting. 

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• The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was officially launched in April 2015 with an initial value of $46 billion.
• It aims to enhance regional connectivity through investments in transportation, energy, and industrial development.
• It contributing to economic rationalization in a globalized world.

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Babur first built a fort here in 1526 after capturing Peshawar.

First mentioned by 7th-century explorer Xuanzang, the fort was used as a royal residence for the Durrani Empire since December 1747.

The Maratha Empire captured it after the Battle of Peshawar in 1758.

The Sikhs reconstructed the fort after capturing Peshawar in March 1823.