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The Fasting Buddha statue is carved from stone, specifically black schist.

It is a renowned Gandhara art piece, reflecting fine craftsmanship and spiritual symbolism.

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The Lucknow Pact is an agreement between the Indian National Congress (INC) and the All-India Muslim Federation.

Signed in 1916 at a joint meeting of  the two parties in Lucknow.

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کانگریس 28 دسمبر 1885 کو وجود میں آئی

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Shimla Deputation, organized by  Indian Muslim leaders, met the Governor  and Lieutenant Governor Minto in Shimla on  October 1, 1906.

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The Shimla Conference of 1945 failed primarily due to the demand by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah that all seats allocated for Muslims in the central legislature should be controlled by the Muslim League.

The Indian National Congress and Hindu leaders were unwilling to accept this, as they favored a broader representation for Muslims in the Indian political system.

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 Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah visited Islamia College Peshawar (ICP) three times during the Pakistan Movement.

He visited in 1936, 1945, and 1948. 

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Khizer Tiwana was the last Prime Minister of United Punjab, serving from 1942 until 1947, shortly before the partition of British India.

Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan was the first Prime Minister of United Punjab, holding office from 1937 to 1942.

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• was born in 1143 and died in 1236 AD.
• He is also known as Gharīb Nawāz (Benefactor of the Poor).
• He is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti order of South Asia.
• His shrine is at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.

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Bayazid Ansari, a 13th-century scholar, wrote Kitab Tarikh-i-Awila.

It is a historical text focusing on the early history of the region.

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