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Mubashir Hassan (January 1922 – 14 March 2020) was a Pakistani politician, humanist, political adviser, and an engineer.

He served in the capacity of Finance Minister in Bhutto administration from 1971 until 1974.

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The foundation stone of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s Mausoleum was laid by Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan on 31 July 1960.

The mausoleum, located in Karachi.

It was designed to honor the founder of Pakistan.

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The Lahore Resolution is commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution.

It was moved in the general session by A. K. Fazlul Huq, the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal.

It was seconded by:

• Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman from the United Provinces
• Zafar Ali Khan from Punjab
• Sardar Aurangzeb Khan from the North-West Frontier Province
• Sir Abdullah Haroon from Sindh

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The National Action Plan was revised in 2021 to address evolving security challenges.

This resulting in the implementation of the Revised National Action Plan (NAP-2021).

The National Action Plan was lunched in 2014.

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The Swadeshi Movement was launched on August 7, 1905,

It is in response to the partition of Bengal by the British.

It was a campaign to boycott British goods and promote Indian industries.

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The JF-17 was inducted in the PAF in February 2010.

Fifty-eight (58) percent of the JF-17 airframe, including its front fuselage, wings, and vertical stabilizer, is produced in Pakistan.

Whereas forty-two (42) percent is produced in China, with the final assembly and serial production taking place in Pakistan.

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The Greater Thal Canal (GTC) draws water from the Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal, which diverts water from the Indus River.

The GTC is a non-perennial irrigation scheme that provides water from April to September. The GTC's components include:

• Main Canal: 35 km long
• Mankera Branch Canal: 65 km long
• Choubara Branch Canal: 73 km long
• Dhingana Branch Canal: Includes the Mahmood Sub-Branch Canal and Noorpur Branch Canal systems 

The GTC was inaugurated in 2001 by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. The second phase of the project, the Choubara Branch, was launched in 2020. 

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Punjab province has the most canals in Pakistan, with an extensive network of irrigation canals that support agriculture in the region.

The province is often referred to as the "breadbasket" of Pakistan due to its fertile soil and extensive irrigation system.

Some of the major canals in Punjab include:

• Upper Bari Doab Canal
• Lower Bari Doab Canal
• Upper Chenab Canal
• Lower Chenab Canal
• Ravi Canal
• Sutlej Canal

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As per December 2019, Aleem Dar is set to break Steve Bucknor’s record of most Tests as an umpire in the first match of the series between Australia and New Zealand.

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Sikander Hayat authored A Leadership Odyssey.

He examines the political leadership and history of South Asia.

He focusing on prominent figures like Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.