Explanation

The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called the Durand Line

The length of the border is 2611 km

It was drawn on November 12, 1893, in Kabul Afghanistan

It was an agreement between Mortimer Durand and Abdul Rahman.

There are two significant ethnic groups near the Durand line:

• Punjabis: biggest ethnic group in Pakistan
• Pashtuns: are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan

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According to the Survey of Pakistan, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

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Explanation

K-2 is Also Known As Godwin Austin

K2 mountain was first measured by Godwin Austen in 1856.

Godwin Austen was an English topographer (surveyor) 

'K' standing for Karakoram.

Mount K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth.

 after the world's highest peak Mount Everest.

Mount K2 is part of the Karakorum Range located on the border of Pakistan and China.

K2 height 8,611 meters

It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.

Explanation

There have been only 7 nationwide censuses.

1. The First Census was held in Pakistan in 1951.
2. The Second Census was held in Pakistan in 1961.
3. The Third Census was held in Pakistan in 1972.
4. The Fourth Census was held in Pakistan in 1981.
5. The Fifth Census was held in Pakistan in 1998.
6. The Sixth Census was held in Pakistan in 2017.
7. The Seventh Census was held in Pakistan in 2023.

Census has been undertaken every 10 years.

It was beginning in 1872 under British viceroy.

Explanation

River Indus flow from Country China, India, Pakistan

River Indus flow from State Ladakh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Tibet

Sources of water Tibetan Plateau, Senge Zangbu, Gar River

Tributaries Sutlej River, Chenab River, Jhelum River, Ravi River,

Mouth Arabian Sea near Thatta

The Indus River originates in Tibet and follows a circuitous route southward through the Himalaya Mountains to the Arabian Sea,

Explanation

Aga Khan III was one of the founders and the first president of the All-India Muslim League.

In 1906 he headed the Muslim deputation to the British viceroy

Aga Khan III was Born on November 2, 1877, in Karachi

Aga Khan III Died on July 11, 1957, in Versoix, Switzerland

Place of burial: Aga Khan Mausoleum, Egypt

All-India Muslim League Founders:

1.       Muhammad Ali Jinnah,

2.       Aga Khan III,

3.       Khwaja Salimullah,

4.       Hakim Ajmal Khan

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Explanation

About National Anthem of Pakistan:

• 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

Explanation

Baluchistan is the biggest province of Pakistan by area.

It covers 42% of the area of Pakistan

Additional information:

• 37 districts are there in Balochistan.
• It has 7 divisions.
  
• Hingol is the largest river in the Balochistan.
• It is located in the South-West of Pakistan.
• They became a province in 1970.
  
• Capital of Baluchistan is Quetta.

Explanation

The word was first introduced now or never in 1933 by Choudhry Rahmat Ali.

The "Pakistan Declaration" titled Now or Never means Are We to Live or Perish Forever?

In this pamphlet, the word Pakistan was used for the first time 

This pamphlet was derived from the two-nation theory of Muslim reformer Syed Ahmed Khan

it was a pamphlet, referring to the names of the five northern regions of British India: 

1. Punjab
2. Afghanistan
3. Kashmir
4. Sindh
5. Baluchistan. (Pakistan)

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Explanation

Iran was the first country to recognize Pakistan after its independence.

List of Country recognized Pakistan Date vise

Pakistan is one of the countries in the world that does not recognize Armenia as a state.

Also, Pakistan does not recognize Israel.

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Explanation

Nishan e Haider has been given 11 soldiers since Pakistan's independence in 1947.

1. Captain Muhammad Sarwar (1948)
2. Sardar Muhammad Hussain Khan (1948)
3. Major Tufail Muhammad (1958)
4. Major Aziz Bhatti (1965)
5. Major Rafiq Bokhari (1971)
6. Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Hafeez (1971)
7. Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz (1971)
8. Naik Saif Ali Janjua (1971)
9. Major Shabbir Sharif (1971)
10. Captain Karnal Sher Khan (1999)
11. Lance Naik Muhammad Imran (1999)