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Explanation

Shaukat Aziz served as 17th prime minister of Pakistan from 20 August 2004 to 15 November 2007

In August 2006, he survived a no-confidence move against him.

Explanation

Sulaiman Bin Adul Malik called Muhammad Bin Qasim back from the Sindh and tortured to death in a prison.

سلیمان بن عادل ملک نے محمد بن قاسم کو سندھ سے واپس بلایا اور جیل میں تشدد کرکے موت کے گھاٹ اتار دیا۔

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Facts about Muhammad bin Qasim

Nirun, fortress (called Sikka), Brahmanabad, Alor, Multan and Gujrat

close relative of Hajjaj bin Yousuf

Governor of Persia

The Umayyad caliphate ordered Muhammad Bin Qasim to attack Sindh

At Rohri he was met by Dahir’s forces. Dahir died in the battle, his forces were defeated

After the conquest of Multan, he carried his arms to the borders of the Kingdom of Kashmir, but his dismissal stopped the further advance.

death on 18th of July, 715AD at the age of twenty

Explanation

Lord Litan repealed Vernacular Press Act

The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878 during British rule in India.

It aimed to regulate the vernacular press, which published newspapers and pamphlets in various Indian languages.