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Explanation

The Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej rivers do not enter Pakistan but are instead given exclusively to India under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960:

• Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej (Given to India)
• Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab (Given to Pakistan)

Panjnad means "five rivers"

Above Mithankot, the Indus River receives from Panjnad 

Panjnad falls in River Indus

The length of Panjnad is: 71 km

The Panjnad Rive is located end of the Bahawalpur 

 Panjnad Headworks has three canals:

1. Panjnad canal
2. Abbassia canal
3. Abbassia link canal

Explanation

The East India Company (EIC) was established in 1600 and effectively dissolved in 1858 after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Duration: ~258 years

Key Phases:

1600–1757: Trade monopoly (spices, textiles).

1757–1858: Political control (Battle of Plassey to Crown rule).

Explanation

Pakistan lies to the east of Afghanistan, with a shared border known as the Durand Line.

It was established in 1893.

This border stretches approximately 2,670 kilometers (1,660 miles).

Explanation

At Qasim Bazar in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651.

East India Company established a factory at Qasim Bazar by the permission Mughals .

Explanation

On Nov, 1, 1858 the East India Company hand over the rule of India to British crown

The Company lost all its administrative powers following the Government of India Act of 1858, 

The Queen's Proclamation incorporating the transfer of governance from East India Company to the British Crown was made public at Allahabad, on November 1, 1858 by Lord Canning the first Viceroy of India.

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Explanation

Bangladesh is the new name of East Pakistan

East Pakistan is previously known as East Bengal

On 16 December 1971, East Pakistan was liberated from Pakistan as the newly independent state of Bangladesh.

The history of East Bengal and East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971

Explanation

East Pakistan was home to 55% of Pakistan's population.

The largest ethnic group of the province were Bengalis, who in turn were the largest ethnic group in Pakistan.

Explanation

After the secession of East Pakistan in December 1971, General Yahya Khan resigned, and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto became the President and later Prime Minister.

He assumed power on 20 December 1971 and began rebuilding Pakistan politically and economically.

Explanation

Explanation

After the 1857 War of Independence, the British Government took direct control from the East India Company in 1858.

Wood's Despatch (1854) laid the foundation for modern education just before the Company's rule ended.