Explanation

The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed by the National Assembly on April 8, 2010, and by the Senate on April 15, 2010.

It became law after President Asif Ali Zardari signed it on April 19, 2010.

This amendment revoked the President's authority to dissolve Parliament.

It resulted in 23 out of 26 proposed amendments being enacted, while three did not succeed.

Explanation

Pakistan introduced National Identity cards (NIC) in 1973

Pakistan initiated its National Identity Card System in 1973 under Article 30

The card was first issued manually on hand-written paper in 1973

the computerized card was issued in 2000

IN 2012 the smart card was issued

The first national identity card was issued by the authority to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

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Explanation

• On July 16, 1990, Pakistan launched its first satellite, Badr-1 (also known as PRSS-1), into space.
• Pakistan becoming the first Islamic country to venture into space exploration.
• It was launched as a secondary payload on a Long March 2E rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in China.

Explanation

Muhammad bin Qasim, a young Arab general, conquered Sindh (present-day Pakistan) in 712 CE during the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE).

• The Governor General of India during the conquest of Sindh: Lord Ellenborough.
• Lord Ellenborough: He was the Governor General of India from 1842 to 1844 and oversaw the conquest of Sindh in 1843.
• Conquest of Sindh: Sindh was conquered by Charles Napier, who was the first Chief Commissioner and Governor of Sindh in 1947.

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Explanation

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Place of burial: Darbar Hazrat Usman Marvandi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sehwān

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar wrote several books in Persian and Arabic

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was a Sufi saint and poet of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan

The full name of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar: Syed Shah Hussain Marwandi

Born: 1177, Marand, Iran

Died: February 19, 1274, Sehwān

Title: Qalandar

The shrine of Hazrat Laal Shahbaz Qalandar is situated in Sehwan Sindh

Explanation

The Dharmarajika Stupa, also referred to as the Great Stupa of Taxila.

It is a Buddhist stupa near Taxila, Pakistan.

It dates from the 2nd century CE.

It was built by the Kushans to house small bone fragments of the Buddha.

Explanation

• Punjab government on 16 December 2023 conducted first-ever successful experiment of artificial rain in Lahore.
• Collaboration: United Arab Emirates (UAE).
• Date of artificial rain: 16 December 2023 
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Explanation

Pakistan is located in the western part of South Asia.

It shares borders with India to the east, Afghanistan and Iran to the west, and China to the north.

Explanation

At age 20, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah began his law practice in 1896 in Bombay (now Mumbai).

After completing his legal studies in London.

He was the only Muslim barrister in the city at the time.