Explanation

Construction: 1960-68

Construction started: March 23, 1960

Opened: October 21, 1968

Height: 70 m

Architect: Nasreddin Murat-Khan

Architectural styles: Modern architecture, Mughal architecture

Explanation

The Soan River flows through the Pothohar Plateau.

It is passes near Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan.

It is an important tributary of the Indus River system and contributes to the region’s drainage.

Explanation

This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 24 February 2016;

It was assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 26 February 2016;

It was published in the Punjab Gazette, dated 29 February 2016

Explanation

Tulaja Fort is a ruined fort in Soan Valley, Punjab, Pakistan.

In October 2021, a team of researchers found that the site is two thousand years old.

Explanation

Lahore is called the "City of Colleges" because this city has the greatest number of colleges and universities.

University of the Punjab ranks #1 in Lahore

The University of Lahore is recognized as the largest private-sector university in Pakistan

The Oldest University of Lahore is: King Edward Medical University (1860)

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Lahore is the second largest city in Pakistan

Lahore is the 26th largest in the world

Lahore is the capital of the province of Punjab,

Explanation

Shaheenon Ka Shahar means (A city of Eagles)

Sargodha is also known as the City of Eagles

Sargodha is famous for its orange.

Sargodha is Pakistan's 12th-largest city by population

Sargodha was founded by the British in 1903

Explanation

2023 national census (released on 5 August 2023)

Growth rate: 2.55 per cent

Total Pakistan population: 241.49 million

Punjab: 127.68 million

Punjab growth rate: 2.53 percent

Sindh population: 55.69 million

Sindh growth rate: 2.57 percent

Balochistan population: 14.89 million

Balochistan growth rate: 3.2 percent (highest of all)

KPK population: 40.85 million

KPK growth rate: 2.38 percent

Islamabad population: 2.36 million

Islamabad growth rate: 2.81 percent

Pakistan rural population: 61.18 percent

Pakistan Urban population: 38.82 percent

33 million population increased between 2017 and 2023 

110 million population increased between 1998 and 2023 

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Explanation

Maryam Nawaz Sharif became first woman CM Punjab in Feb 2024

Predecessor: Moshin Naqvi

Party Name: PML-N

Note: Maryam Nawaz is the first woman to become Chief Minister of any province of Pakistan.

Explanation

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

Explanation

By-elections on 20 Punjab Assembly seats which are left vacant by the de-seating of PTI dissidents held on 17 July 2022.