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• Written by: Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952
• Music by: Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949
• Adopted on: August 13, 1954
• First recorded by: Ahmed Rushdi in 1954
• Re-recorded after 68 years

• 15 lines in the National Anthem of Pakistan
• 48 words in the National Anthem of Pakistan
• First played in front of Raza Shah Rahalvi of Iran
• "Jan-i-Istaqbal" means Symbol of ambitions
• First played on national radio on August 14, 1947
• Duration of the National Anthem of Pakistan: 80 seconds (1 minute 20 seconds)
• Pakistan's National Anthem is written in: Persian

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Pakistan's longest border is shared with India.

The border is approximately 2,912 kilometers long. 

It's known as the International Border (IB)

The boundaries between India and Pakistan include the 24th Parallel, Line of Control (LoC), and the Working Boundary.

24th parallel line is also known as Sir Creek.

The Radcliffe Line between India and Pakistan that came into effect on August 17, 1947.

The line was named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe.

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Lord Mountbatten replaced Lord Wavell as the viceroy of India in 1947.

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Direct Action Day, also known as the 1946 Calcutta Killings.

All India Muslim League observed “Direct Action Day” on August 16, 1946.

It was a day of nationwide communal riots announced by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

It led to large-scale violence between Muslims and Hindus in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in the Bengal province of British India.

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• Pakistan lies in the tropical zone of the Tropic of Cancer.
• It is an imaginary line that circles the Earth at approximately 23.5° north latitude.
• Pakistan's geographical location between 24° and 37° north latitude places it within the Tropic of Cancer zone.

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The Dīn-i-Ilāh has known during its time as Tawḥīd-i-Ilāhī

The name Dīn-i Ilāhī literally translates to "God's Religion", "Religion of God"

Mughal emperor Akbar enforced Din-I-Ilahi in 1582

According to the renowned historian Mubarak Ali, Dīn-i Ilāhī is a name that was not used in Akbar's period.

At the time, it was called Tawhid-i-Ilāhī ("Divine Monotheism"), as it is written by Abu'l-Fazl, a court historian during the reign of Akbar

Type: Syncretic religion

Region: Indian subcontinent Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Mughal Empire

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Jahangir Khan is a former World No. 1 professional squash player from Pakistan.

He won the World Open title six times.

He won the British Open title ten times, from 1982 to 1991.

He was born into a Pashtun family from Neway Kelay Payan, Peshawar.

He served as President of the World Squash Federation from 2002 to 2008.

Jahangir Khan retired as a player in 1993.

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Afghanistan opposed Pakistan’s membership in the United Nations at the time of Independence:

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Afghanistan was the only country to vote against Pakistan's accession to the United Nations after its independence

Pakistan officially joined the United Nations (UN) on 30 September 1947 just over a month after it came into existence.

Pakistan has been elected seven times (tied with Colombia and India) into the UN Security Council, with the most recent term in 2013.

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• The 'Khilafat Movement Day' was observed on 17th October 1919. 
• The Khilafat Movement was led by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Shaukat Ali.
• Muhammad Ali Jauhar (1878–1931) was a key activist and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia.
• Shaukat Ali was his elder brother and also a prominent member of the movement.
• It took place in the Indian subcontinent from 1919 to 1924.
• The movement included the boycott of British goods, non-cooperation with the government, and no participation in victory celebrations.
• The migration movement was part of this movement, which ended in 1924.