Explanation

Primary Cause of 2022 Floods:

Record Monsoon Rains: Pakistan received 190% more rainfall than average (NDMA data), submerging 1/3 of the country.

Glacial Melt: Heatwaves accelerated melting, adding to water volume (UN report).

Poor Infrastructure: Weak dams, drainage systems, and urban planning worsened flooding.

Explanation

Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Rizwan set up a new record for himself in Twenty20 International cricket by scoring a century in the match against South Africa, thus becoming the first-ever Pakistani wicket-keeper.

 He is also the second wicket-keeper batsman in the world to score a 100 in all three formats of international cricket.

Explanation

Balochistan reported the highest number of polio cases in Pakistan in 2024:

Balochistan: Reported the most cases with 27 infections

Sindh: Reported 23 cases

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Reported 22 cases

Islamabad: Reported one case

Punjab: Reported one case

Explanation

According to the Survey of Pakistan 2020, the revised total length of the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan is 861 km.

Explanation

Pakistan pledged to shift to 60% clean energy and 30% electric vehicles by 2030.

The announcement was made at the US-initiated Leaders Summit on Climate.

Malik Amin Aslam, SAPM on Climate Change, represented Pakistan.

He urged developed nations to fulfill their climate finance commitments.

He stated Pakistan is doing more than its share to combat climate change.

This commitment was made during a climate summit hosted by the USA in 2021.

Explanation

Negotiations between the nations officially began on October 13, 1962, and resulted in an agreement being signed on 2 March 1963.

It was signed by foreign ministers Chen Yi for the Chinese and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for the Pakistani.

The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor starts the Sino-Pak border between the People's Republic of China and Pakistan spanning about 559 km (347.3 mi).

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the Minister of External Affairs of Pakistan.

Explanation

The Simla Agreement was signed on July 2, 1972 between Zulifqar Ali Bhutto (Pakistan) and Indira Gandhi (India).

It converted the ceasefire line in Kashmir into the Line of Control (LoC).

Explanation

Allama Iqbal envisioned a separate homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent.

His poetry and philosophy deeply influenced the ideology behind Pakistan’s creation.

Additional Information:

• Delivered the Allahabad Address (1930) proposing a separate Muslim state.
• Regarded as the "Spiritual Father of Pakistan."
• His ideas laid the foundation for the Two-Nation Theory.
• National poet of Pakistan; his birth (Nov 9) is celebrated as Iqbal Day.

Explanation

The famous fruit of Larkana is guava. 

Larkana is known as the "City of Guava".

Due to its high production and reputation for quality guavas.

This particularly those with pink flesh and a distinct rectangular shape.

Explanation

The Lahore Resolution aimed to secure separate nations for Muslims where they could live according to their cultural and religious values.

It was a turning point in the Pakistan Movement, leading to the creation of Pakistan in 1947.