• Name the founder of the All India Muslim League?
Sir Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
• The
first country recognized Pakistan after independence was ?Iran
• The
longest serving Chief Justice of Pakistan was? Justice A.R. Cornelius
• The
first Dry Port in Pakistan was established in 1974 at? Lahore
• The
oldest news agency of Pakistan is: ? Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)
• Who
was the father of Shah Abdul Aziz? Shah Waliullah.
• What
is the total area of Islamabad? 906 Sq.Km
• Who
first translated the Holy Quran into Persian? Shah Waliullah.
• Who
first translated the Holy Quran into Urdu? Shah Abul Qadir.
• Name
the founder of the Aligarh Movement? Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
• Name
of the books written by Shah Waliullah? Hajjat-ul-Baligha, Fyuz-i-Harmain
Sharifan
• In
which year did Jinnah join the Muslim League? In 1913 ( request of M.Ali Johar)
• In
which year Jinnah left the Congress? In 1920 ( left imperial legislative 1919)
• Who was the Muslim League leader who opposed
Jinnah's decision to boycott the Simon Commission of 1927? Sir Shafi.
• For
what period of time is the National Assembly elected? For five years.
• What
is the period of time for the election of the Senate? 6 years.
• What
is the present literacy rate in Pakistan? 57 percent.
•
Which university in Pakistan was founded before independence? The Punjab
University ( oldest)
• Name
a famous Sufi poet of Sindh. Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai.
• In
which year was the second Islamic Summit held? 1974 ( Lahore)
• Name
the treaty signed by India and Pakistan after the 1965 war? Tashkent Treaty (10
jan. 1966)
•
Which is the place of highest rainfall? Murree
• Which
is the largest park in Pakistan? National Park Islamabad.
•
Which is the largest seaport in Pakistan?Monora (Karachi).
•
Which is the largest Library in Pakistan? Punjab Public Library.
•
Which is the largest Museum in Pakistan? National museum karachi.
• Which is the largest and oldest university of
Pakistan? Punjab University Lahore.
•
Which is the largest Mosque in Pakistan? Faisal Mosque.
•
Which is the largest and busiest railway station in Pakistan? Lahore.
•
Which is the largest platform in Pakistan? Platform of Rohri Station.
•
Which is the longest road in Pakistan? Pakistan Highway.
•
Which is the longest Railway line in Pakistan? Karachi to Peshawar.
•
Which is the highest road in Pakistan? Karakoram Highway.
•
Which is the largest railway workshop in Pakistan? Mughalpura Workshop Lahore.
•
Which is the largest industrial plant in Pakistan? Pakistan Steel Mills
Karachi.
•
Which is the smallest province in respect of Area? NWFP.
•
Which is the largest city with respect of Area and population? Karachi.
•
Which is the most modern city? Islamabad.
• The
minimum annual rainfall in Pakistan was recorded at? Nokkundi
•
“Pakistan inTwentieth Century A Political History" is a book written by?
Lawrence Ziring
• The
Federally Administrated Tribal Area consists of? Seven political agencies and
six frontier regions.
•
P.O.N.M stand for? Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement.
•
Kilik Pass is situated in? Karakoram range.
•
Among the world largest cotton growing countries Pakistan stands for? 4th
• Toot
oil and natural gas field is located in? Punjab.
•
Largest dam and Hydel power station of Pakistan Tarbela dam built in 1976
• On
which date the first session of National Assembly was held? 11 August, 1947
• What
is the length of coastal line of Pakistan? 1046 Km
•
Islam was declared state religion of Pakistan? In 1973
•
Which is the shortest river of Pakistan? Ravi
• The
constitution of Pakistan can be amended? With Two-Third majority in Parliament
• Who
was the first Muslim Governor of Sindh? Ghulam Hussain Hadaiyatullah.
• Who
was the first Muslim C-N-C of Pak Army? Gen Muhammad Ayub
• Which constitution of Pakistan state that
President and Prime Minister must be Muslims? 1973 Constitution
• Who
was the first Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? M. Khursheed.
• Who
was the first C.N.C of Pakistan Navy? Admiral Muhammad Siddiq
•
Identify the terminating point of Pakistan Motorway M-8? Gwadar
• The
proposed plan of M-4 of Pakistan Motorway shall be completed? Faisalabad to
Multan
• Which
year is celebrated in Pakistan as visit to Pakistan to promote Tourism
Industry? 2001.
• To settle the water dispute between Pakistan and
India Sindh Tass Agreement was signed in 1960 with the help of? World Bank
• What
is the length of famous "Khyber Pass"? 53 Km.
• The
Population density in Punjab per square Kilometers is? 353 persons.
•
Pakistan is separated from Tajikistan by? Wakhan.
• Age
of the retirement of Supreme Court Judge of Pakistan is? 65 years.
• Anza
Missile is? Surface to air missile.
•
Ranikot Fort is situated near the city of? Hyderabad.
•
Under the Indus Basin Treaty 1960, the water of rivers awarded to Pakistan are?
Indus, Jehlum, Chenab.
• The
standard time of Pakistan is? 5 hours ahead of Greenwhich time.
• When
did Pakistan win its first hockey gold medal in Asian Games? 1958 Tokyo.
• On which river Guddu, Sukkur
and Kotri barrage
are situated? Indus
Rivers.
• Who
was first Muslim CNC of Pakistan Air Force? Air Marshal Asghar Khan.
• When
Pakistan Joined Anglo-American Defence Pacts or SEATO in 1954.
• 24th
Parallel Line is the boundary line which was declared between? Pakistan and
India
•
Pakistan joined the Nuclear Club in? 28 May 1998
• The
only Pakistan poet who has been awarded the Lenin Prize was? Faiz Ahmad Faiz
(1961)
•
General Pervez Musharraf took over the control of Pakistan on? 12 October, 1999
•
According to the 1998 census the population of Pakistan living in Rural Areas
was? 67.5 percent
•
Pakistan's first Agriculture University was established in? Faisalabad
•
Pakistan became full member of NAM 1979 (Hawana).
• In
the National Anthem of Pakistan "Jan-i-Tstaqlal" stands for?
Inspiration of our future.
• The
National Tree of Pakistan? Deodar.
•
Which bird is national bird of Pakistan? Chakor.
• Which
is the national animal of Pakistan? Markhor.
•
National game of Pakistan? Hockey.
•
National flower of Pakistan? Jasmine(chambali).
• Pakistan had joined Baghdad Pact/Central Treaty
Organization in 1955 along with? Iran, Iraq and Turkey.
•
Identify the longest glaciers of Pakistan? Siachen.
•
"Warsak Dam" has been built on the river Kabul in1960
•
Which Province of Afghanistan shows border with Pakistan? Paktya
• What
is the length of border between Pakistan and Afghanistan? 2252 Km.
• The
total length of 'Line of Control' in Kashmir is about? 720 Km. (Through Simla
agreement 1972)
• The
Atomic Energy Commission of Pakistan was established in? 1956.
•
Karachi Nuclear Power plant was established in 1972 with the assistance of:
Canada.
•
Chashma Nuclear plant was established with the assistance of:China.
•
Which Prime Minister of Pakistan had the shortest tenure? Gen. Ayub Khan.
• The
cultural centre of Gandhara civilization was situated at? Taxila
•
National Police Academy is situated in? Islamabad
•
After Siachen the second largest glacier of Pakistan? Batura.
•
Which lake is considered to be Asia's greatest reserve of migratory birds?
Haleji lake.
• The
largest desert of Pakistan? Thar in Sindh
•
Largest Agency of FATA in term of Area is? South Waziristan
• Area
of Balochistan is? 3,47,190 Sq. Km.
•
Total area of Sindh is? 140,914 sq. Km.
•
Total Area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? 74521 Sq. Km.
• Gen
Zia died in air accident on? 17th August, 1988.
• On
6th August 1990 caretaker government was established under? Ghulam Mustafa
Jatoi.
•
Total number of seats of NA reserved for women in the October 2002 election? 60
seats.
•
Total number of seats of Punjab Assembly are? 371 seats
• The
total number of seats in Sindh Assembly? 148 seats.
• Total
number of seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly? 124 seats
•
Total number of seats in Balochistan? 65 seats
• Who
was the first Chief Minister of Punjab after independence? Iftikhar Hussain
Mamdot.
•
Pakistan forest institution is located in? Peshawar.
• The
oldest Barrage on Indus is? Sukkur Barrage(1932)
• The
first Pakistani who became the Judge of International Court of Justice? Sir
Zafarullah Khan.
• On
March 23, 2000 Pakistan had manufactured a modern tank liaison with China by
name of? Al-Khalid.
• On
July 9, 1948 Pakistan issued its first? Postal stamp
• When
Pakistan recognized the People's Republic of China? 4th January 1950.
• Who
was the first Pakistan's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China? N.A.M.
Raza.
•
Which is the highest railway station in Pakistan? Khan Mehtar Zai
• When
the National Anthem was played in Pakistan 1st time? 14th August 1954.
• When
Pakistan became the member of UNO? 30 September 1947.
• Who
is the first President of Pakistan and last Governor-General of Pakistan?
Sikandar Mirza.
• The
first coin of Pakistan designed by? Brandly.
• Who
took the oath of Governor-General of Pakistan from Quaid-eAzam.Justice Abdul
Rasheed.
•
Which country opposed Pakistan to become the member of UNO? Afghanistan
• Who
became the first president of Pakistan Muslim League? Ch. Khaleeq-uz-Zaman
•
Which lake is the largest in Pakistan, situated in Dadu? "Lake
Mancher"
•
Pakistan’s highest mountain peak K-2 is located in? Karakoram range.
• Who
was the architect of Second Constitution? Ayub Khan.
• The
Soan and Haro are the two rivers of? Potohar Plateau
• The
area lying between river Beas and river Ravi is called? Bari Doab
•
'Kashmir Solidarity Day'. is observed in Pakistan each year on? 5 Feb.
• The
Province of Pakistan which covers the largest area 43% is? Balochistan (Punjab
25.8 percent)
• The
Second Prime Minister and Governor of Pakistan? Nazimuddin
• Who
is the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan? Benazir Bhutto
• Who
had the longest period of rule to his credit? Gen Zia-ul-Haq
• Who
had shortest tenure of President? Z.A. Bhutto
• Who
had shortest tenure as Governor-General of Pakistan? Khawaja Nazimuddin
•
Point out the name of first Governor of State Bank? Zahid Hussain
• Who
was the first Female Governor? Begum Rana Liaquat Ali
• Who
was the first Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces? Gen. Tikka Khan.
• Who
was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan? Justice Abdul Rashid
• Who
was the first Chief of the Air Force? Air Marshal Zafar Ahmad
• Who
was the First Chief of Staff of the Navy? Hafeez Ahmad
• Who
was the First Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee? General Muhammad Sharif
•
Which is the highest Military award in Pakistan? Nishan-e-Haider
•
Which is the highest Civil award of Pakistan? Nishan-e-Pakistan
•
Which is the coldest place of Pakistan? Sakardo
• The
area of Pakistan is? 796,096 sq Km.
• The
first recipient of Nishan-e-Haider was? Capt. Sarwar Shaheed
•
Famous lake Saif ul Maluk is located in? Kaghan
• The
length of Indus River? 2896 Km.
• Who
headed the commission formed by Ayub Khan for drafting the 1962 Constitution?
Manzoor Qadir
• The
number of seats of National Assembly won by Awami League in the 1970 election?
160
•
Bangladesh came into existence on? 16th December 1971.
• The
number of Articles included in the constitution of 1973? 280
• Z.A.
Bhutto took oath as President under the Provisional Constitution on? 21st April
1972.
• The
new capital of Pakistan was given the name of Islamabad on? 24th Feb 1959.
• Gen.
Ayub Khan suspended Iskandar Mirza on? 27th October 1958
• The
Qadianis were declared as minority in the National Assembly on? 7th September
1974.
• When
Zakat and Ushr Ordinance was enforced? 20th June 1980
•
Muhammad Khan Junejo took oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan on? 23rd March
1985.
• One
Unit was formed in? 1955
•
Gwadar became the part of Pakistan in? 1958
•
Balochistan was given status of Province? 1970
• West
Pakistan was divided into four provinces in? 1973
• The
post of C.N.C was changed in Chief of Staff? 1976.
•
Banks were nationalized in Pakistan in? 1974
•
Karakoram highway which was completed In 15 years was formally opened in? 1978
•
River Indus enters in Pakistan near? Chelas
•
Youm-e-Fazia is observed on? 7th September
• Rawal
Dam is near Islamabad on Kurang river
•
Chaman is famous for? Fruit
• Lal
Suhanra Park is in? Bahawalpur
• RCD
agreement concluded between Turkey Iran and Pakistan on? 21st July 1964
•
Where is Masjid Wazir Khan? Lahore.
•
Federal Sharit Court was established in? 1979
•
Nationalization of industries was started by? Z.A. Bhutto
• Qisa
Khawani Bazar is in? Peshawar
•
Bolan Pass meets? Quetta with Afghanistan
•
Boundary line between Azad Kashmir and Occupied Kashmir is called Control Line (720Km)
• Boundary
between India and Pakistan demarcated by Sir Cyril Radcliff is called Radcliff
Line
• In
Rann of Kutch dispute in 1965, Pakistan declared frontier between Pakistan and
India is 24th Parallel
Line
•
Which city of Pakistan is known as the ‘City of Colleges’? Lahore
• What
is Pakistan's major export? Taxtile industry (Cotton) (second rice)
• The
Quaid-i-Azam was born in Wazir Mension Karachi
•
Which is the first newspaper of Urdu language? Jam-e-Jahan Numma (1st Pakistani Amroz)
• When
Radcliffe Award was announced? 17th August 1947
•
Which of the following king has introduced Land Revenue system in subcontinent?
Sher Shah Suri
•
Talbul project is disputed between Pakistan and India.
•
Mehdi Shah was elected first Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan.
•
Rah-e-Rasat Operation was started by Army of Pakistan in Swat
•
Rah-e-Nijat Operation was started by Army of Pakistan in South Waziristan
• 17 Member bench of SC has declared NRO null &
void and unconstitutional all cases withdrawn under NRO reopen with immediate effect on 16th December
2009
• What
is the full name of Kerry-Lugar Bill? Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of
2009
• Under ‘Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of
2009’ what will USA provide Pakistan? $ 1.5 billion annually
• For
how long Pakistan would get the US aid under Kerry-Lugar bill? 5 years
• How
much total US aid will flow to Pakistan under Kerry-Lugar bill over the five
years? US$ 7.5 billion
•
Gilgit-Baltistan (empowerment and Self-Governance) Order, 2009 was approved on
August 29, 2009
• 7th NFC award was signed by prime minister and
other chief ministers of all provinces on 30th December 2009.
•
Shahbaz Airbase is located in Jacobabad.
•
Shamsi Airbase is located in Quetta.
• “In
the line of Fire” is the autobiography of General Pervez Musharraf
• Who
wrote “Freedom Movement of India”? I.H.Qureshi
•
“Reconstruction of Religious Thoughts in Islam” is written by Allama Iqbal
• “The
Idea of Pakistan” is a famous book written by Stephen Philip Cohen
• Pakistan,
the Heart of Asia is written by Liaquat Ali Khan.
• Who
wrote India wins Freedom? Maulana Abu’al Kalam Azad
• The
writer of The Spirit of Islam is Amir Ali
•
Struggle for Pakistan was written by I.H. Qureshi
• The
author of Pathway to Pakistan is Choudhry Khaliquzzaman
• The
writer of Friends Not Masters is Ayub Khan
•
'Daughter of the East' book is written by Benazir Bhutto
•
Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia book is written by Ayesha Jalal
• The
State of Martial Rule book is written by Ayesha Jalal
• Self
and Sovereignty book is written by Ayesha Jalal
• The
Making of Pakistan book is written by K. K.
Aziz
• The
Emergence of Pakistan book is written by Ch. Mohammad Ali
•
Towards Pakistan book is written by Waheed-uz-Zaman
• A
Passage to India book is written by E.M. Forster
• The
old name of Dhaka is Jehangir Nagar
• What
is the old name of Jaccoabad? Khan Garh
• What
is the new name of Salwan Kot? Sialkot
• When
the name of Lyallpur was changed to Faisalabad? 1977
• Which
city is known as Switzerland of Pakistan? Swat
• What
is the old name of Quetta city? Shal Kot
• What
is the old name of Sahiwal? Montgomery
•
Pakistan became the member of UNO on 30 September, 1947
• The
last Governor General and first viceroy of united India was Lord Cunning.
• The
last viceroy of united India was Lord Mount Batten
•
Sindh is known as Bab-ul-Islam.
• The
Objective Resolution was put forwarded by Liaqat Ali Khan on 12 March,1949.
•
Khushal Khan Khatak and Rehman Baba are two famous Pushto poets.
• The
State Bank was inaugurated by Quaid-e-Azam on 1st July 1948.
• The
first constitution of Pakistan came into force on 23rd March 1956 and cancelled
on 7 oct 1958.
•
Pakistan's second Governer General and 2nd Prime Minister was Khawaja
Nazimuddin.
• Sui
gas was found in the year 1952.
• The
first meeting of the Muslim League took place in 1907 at Karachi and presided
by Adam je pir bhai.
• The
Cripps Mission visited India in 1942
•
Songs of blood and swords book is written by Fatima Bhutto
• The
old name of Lahore City is Mahmoodpur.
• What
is the name of Hyderabad at the time of Muhammad Bin Qasim? Neroon Kot
• What
is the old name of Attock? Cambellpur
• What
is the old name of Zhob? Fort Sandeman
•
Which of the following name is the old name of pakpattan? Ajodhan Pur (by Akbar
the Great)
• What
is the new name of Hindu Bagh? Muslim Bagh
• What
is the old name of Bin Qasim (sea port)? Pepri
•
Mount Batten announced his plan on 3rd June
1947.
• The
first independent ruler of Muslim India was Qutub uddin Aibak.
•
Partition of Bengal took place on 16th Oct, 1905 (Lord Curzin) and cancelled in
1911(Hoarding).
• All
India Congress was founded by Allan O. Hume in1885.
•
Badshahi Mosque was built by Aurangzeb Alamgir at Lahore in 1674.
• Babur was the founder of Mughal Dynasty in1526 and
the last Mughal Emperor of India was Bahadur Shah Zafar.
•
Pakistan's largest steel mill is at pipri (Karachi) formed by the cooperation
of Russia.
• The
Mosque built by Shah Jahan is at Thatta.
• The
true name of Hazrat Mujaddid Alif Sani was Shaikh Ahmed.
• In
the 1945 Muslim League won 30 Muslims seats in the central Assembly.
• Sind
Madarsa-ul-Islam was founded by Hasan Ali Afandi.
• Syed
Ameer Ali founded Muslim League's branch at London in 1908.
• The
Mughal Emperor Akbar introduced the “Deen-e-Elahi” in 1582.
• Shah
Abdul Latif and Sachal Sarmast are two important Sindhi poets.
• Two
places famous for wooden crafts are Hala and Kashmor in Pakistan.
•
Sindh Muslim League passed a resolution in 1938.
•
Nizam-e-Mustafa movement was carried in the year 1977.
• .The
first Muslim League Government was formed in Sindh in 1943.
•
Masjid Mahabat Khan is situated at Peshawar.
•
Masjid Wazir Khan is situated at Lahore.
•
Simla Delegation met Lord Wevell in 1945.
•
Pakistan exploded its first atomic bomb at Chaghi on 28th May 1998.
• The
period of first five year plan was 1955-1960.
• The first Conferences of NAM was held at Belgrade
in 1961 and Pakistan joined the NAM in in the year 1979 at Havana.
•
Hazrat Usman Marvandi is known as Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.
• In
1945-1946 elections Muslim League won all seats in central and 90% in
provincial assembly.
• In 1945,Lord Wavell proposed the formation of a
temporary government consisting of the political parties of United India.
• According to 3rd June 1947 plan plebiscite was
held in N.W.F.P and Silhyte.
• The
five principles passed by the Non-Aligned countries are called Punj Shilla.
• Sir
Syed brought out the digest "Tehzib-ul-Akhlaq" in 1870.
• The
first central office of Muslim League was established at Aligarh.
• .The first constituent assembly of Pakistan was
dissolved on 24th Oct, 1954 and Mir Maulvi Tamizuddin was its speaker.
•
National Assembly consists of 342 Muslim members and the Senate consists of 104
members.
•
Pakistan became the member of U.N on 30th September 1947 and Afghanistan
Opposed it.
• The
second constitution of Pakistan was promulgated on 8 June 1962.
•
Quaid-e-Azam remained member of both Muslim League and Congress for 7 years
(1913 to 1920)
• The
Swadeshi movement means Boycott of goods (British goods)
• Who delivered the Presidential address in which
the Muslim League was established? Nawab Waqr ul Mulk
• “Humdard” and "Comarade" was started by
Moulana Muhammad Ali
•
Jinnah was the Principle architect of Lucknow pact
• The
most important change brought about by Minto Morley Reforms (in 1909) was
Separate Electorate
•
Shuddhi and Sangthan movements were started at the end of Tehrik e Khilafat
•
"Zamindar" was brought about by Zafar Ali Khan
•
Report of Rowlatt Committee was published in 1918
•
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy took place in: 1919
•
Jinnah resigned from congress during Nagpur session in 1920
•
Moplah rising in Malabar took place in 1921
• The
Moplah rose against the British and Hindu Zamindar.
•
Which movement was started by Sir Swami Shradhnand?Shuddhi
•
Sangthan was started by Pandit Malavia
•
Chauri Chaura incident took place in 1922
•
Khilafat was abolished by Mustafa Kamal Pasha in 1924
•
Simon Commission was sent to India in 1927
• On the arrival Simon Commission Muslim League was
Split into two groups one was led by Sir Muhammad
Shafee and the other was led by Quaid e Azam.
•
Which party was divided into pro changers and changers? Congress
•
Nehru Report was an answer to the challenge given by Lord Birkenhead
•
Nehru Report accepted the following demand a separate province for North-West
Frontier and Sindh
•
Jinnah Fourteen points were offered in 1929(M.Ali Johar helped in 14points)
•
Which member of Simon Commission resigned and replaced by another member
Stephen Walsh
•
Dyarchy was scrapped in 1919 Reforms
• The
first session of Round Table Conference was opened in London
•
Which party was not present in First Round Table Conference Congress
•
Federal form of Government for India was approved by British in First Round
Table Conference
• Who
was the Prime Minster of England during First Round Table Conference?Ramsay
Macdonald
•
Second Round Table Conference was held in 1931
•
Communal award was published in 1932
• What
was the reaction of Congress and Muslim League over Communal Award? Both
Disliked
• The
recommendation of Round Table Conference was published in 1933.
• The
whole of India Act of 1935 came into operation in provincial part in 1937
•
Anandhnath is a novel and Nagri is a Script
•
Pirpur Report was about Congress ministries (By Mahadi 1n 1938)
•
Shareef Pur report was about Bihar
• Who
wrote" Muslim Suffering under Congress Rule"? Fazl ul Haq
•
Wardha scheme was about Education
• The
author of Wardha Scheme was Zakir Hussain
• Day
of Deliverance was celebrated on 22nd December 1939
•
"Now or Never" pamphlet was written in 1933 byCh. Rehmat Ali
•
"Pakistan National Movement" was founded by Ch. Rehmat Ali
•
"Outline of a Scheme of Indian federation" was written by Sikandar
Hayat Khan
•
Lahore resolution was introduced by Fazl ul Haq in 1940
•
"Thoughts on Pakistan" was written by Ambedkar.
• The
British August offer was made in 1940
• What
was the response of Muslim League over British offer? Neither accepted nor
rejected
• Which Congress leader thought after Lahore
Resolution that the partition was unavoidable?Raja Gopal Acharia
•
Sapru proposals were offered in 1945
•
Liaquat – Desai Pact was concluded in 1945
•
Wavell plan was made in 1945 (Parity was the issue in Wavel Plan)
• In1945 elections, out of total 102 seats of
Central Assembly,Congress won 57and Muslim league won 30 seats
• In the provincial elections of 1946 Congress won
930 seats and Muslim League won 428 seats
• In
Provincial elections of 1946 total seats of Muslim League were 492
• In
the Cabinet mission who many Cabinet Ministers were present 3
• The name of the Cripps Mission was made after Sir
Stafford Cripps who was The President of the Board of Trade
• The
Cabinet Mission members were parleyed with how many Muslim members 4
•
Cripps Mission Published its report on 30th March 1942
• The
main emphasis in Cripps Mission was on Creation of new Dominion
• Non
accession clause was mentioned in Cripps mission
•
"Quit India" movement was started in 1942
• In
the Cabinet Mission provinces were divided into how many sections? Three
•
Quaid e Azam, for the continuation of Cabinet mission, demanded how many portfolios?
Five
• In
Cabinet Mission plan total portfolios were Sixteen
•
Congress was awarded how many portfolios?Six
• How
many portfolios were given to Muslim League?Five
• How
many portfolios were reserved for minorities?Three
• Lord
Wavell was replace by Lord Mountbatten
• The
only Indian on the Viceroy lord Mountbatten staff was V.P. Menon
• V.P.
Menon prepared the final draft of the transfer of Power
• Lady
Mountbatten is said to be the close friend of Nehru
• What
was the name of the daughter of Nehru?Indra
• Who
wanted to become the joint Governor General of India and Pakistan? Mountbatten
• Who
decided, at the time of partition, the fate of Baluchistan? Shahi Jirga
• By
which method fate of NWFP was decided? Referendum
•
Jinnah was by origin a Khoja (Language Gujarati)
•
"Dawn", the Muslim League newspaper was started in 1942(founder M.Ali
Jinnah)
•
Besides Jinnah who was the ex-officio member of Muslim League Working Committee
Liaquat Ali Khan
•
Direct Action resolution was passed in July 1946
•
Jinnah's speeches were translated into Urdu often by Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung.
• Who
gave Fatwas in 1945 and forbade to joining Muslim League? Maulana Hussain Ahmad
Madni
•
Which party leader labeled Quaid e Azam as "Kafre azam"? Jamiyat al
Ulema-i- Hind
•
Which magazine criticized Jinnah's decision to become the Governor
General?Economist
• Whom
Jinnah appointed the Governor of NWFP? Sir George Cunningham
• Soon after the establishment of Pakistan which
Prime minister had been the Ambassador to Burma also?Muhammad Ali Bogra
•
Battle of Buxer: 1764
•
First census in Sub-Continent: 1881(Lord Rippon)
•
Jamrud Fort: Gen Hari Singh Nalwa
• The
Home Rule League: sep 3, 1916---Anne Besent & Bal Ganga Dhar Tilak
• Five
mountain ranges of Pakistan: 1-Himalaya 2-karakoram 3-hindukash 4-Suleman
5-Salt range
• Rabi
season: January to May
•
Khareef season: June to September
•
First private airline: The Hajveri Airline
•
Pak,afgh,CARS and China borders meet at the Hindukash range
•
Nalter is famous for snow skiing
•
Highest peak in Chagai—the Malik Naru peak
• Hamun-i-Mashkel---- 54 miles
• Mohanjo
Daro----- The Larkana distt (1922)
• Harappa--------- The
Sahiwal distt (1921)
• Area
of Sind 140914 sq.km
• NWFP------ 74521
•
Balochistan—347190
• Punjab---- 205345
• Pakistan’s
first Embassy (Iran)
•
Khyber Agency—2776 sq.km
• Kurram
Agency--- 3380 sq.km
•
Simla Agreement—July 03,1972
•
Tashkent Declaration—January 10,1966
•
First expedition landed on Antarctica: January 15, 1991
•
First day-night international one-day cricket match in Pak:March 17,1996
•
First radio station: August 14,1948 (Karachi)
• First TV----- November 26.1964 (Lahore)
• PTV’s colour transmission--- December 20,1976
•
Radio Pak. Converted into Pak.Broad.corp.in December 20.1972
• Warsak Dam-NWFP-------- 1960 on kabal river
• Gawadar
Port---- September 9,1958— buy by Feroz khan Noon—Oman
•
Total area of Northern Agencies:27,000 sq.km
•
“Pakistan’’ is both a Persian and an Urdu word
•
Congress ministries resigned on October 22,1939--- and Deliverance Day on
December 22,1939
• One-Unit--- October
14,1955 to July 01,1970
•
Nationalization of vital industries by Bhutto through an Ord.on January 02,1972
•
Complete nationalization of banks: January 01,1974
• Zia--- president
on September 16, 1978 when tenure of Ch.Fazal Ilahi got expired.
• 1984---- Ban on student and union organizations
• Zia
referendum: December 19,1984
• Zia
regime—non-party elections—February 1985
•
Tragedy of Ojri camp: April 10,1988
•
Geneva Convention---Junejo signs on April 16,1988
•
Iraqi Ambassador—persona non grata—expelled---February 1973
•
Qisas and Diyat Ord. : October 13,1990
•
First woman bank: December 01,1989(Nusrat Bhutto-karachi)
•
First postal stamp: July 09,1948
•
First fed. ombudsman(Sardar M.Iqbal—February 25,1983—for 4 years)
•
President of UN Gen.Assemlby—Sir Zafar ullah Khan—17th UN session
•
Oldest cantonment: Kohat
•
First state that joined Pakistan:Bahawalpur State
•
First SOS village: 1977-LAHORE
•
National Anthem: first broadcast on radio on august 13,1954
•
First bio-gas plant: 1974(Karachi)
•
Balochistan: status of province on July 01,1970
• The
designation of commander in chief changed into chief of staff on march 02,1976
•
Rafiq Ahmed Bajwa used the term of Nizam e Mustafa during PNA movement in 1977
• Zakat
o Ushar Ordinance: June 20,1980
• 22
points of 31 Ulema: January 24,1951
• 8th
Amendment Ord.:March 02,1985
•
Soviet Union dismembered on December 21,1991
•
Meenar e Pakistan: its model was prepared in 1963, completed on October 31,
1968.
•
1947-48: per capita income was 311 Rs.
•
Ameer e Kuwait was the first foreign head of the state who visited Pakistan.
•
Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar succeeded Moodi as Governor of Punjab.
•
Liaquat Nehru Pact: signed on April 18,1950
•
M.Ali Bogra Formula: October 1953
•
PNA(Pakistan National Alliance) against Bhutto
•
MRD(Movement for Rehabilitation of Democracy) against Zia
• First Constituent Assembly: first session on August 10,1947---- total members(69)
•
Justice Abdur Rasheed administer oath from Quaid as Gov.Gen
• Syed
Akbar attacked Liaquat Ali Khan
• OIC
Summit in Lahore: February 1974--- Bangladesh recognized
• Six
points of Sheikh Mujeeb: February 1966
• Baba
Guru Nanak: born in 1469
•
Lowari Tunnel is in Chitral
• Before partition, there were only three dams in
our country: 1-Khushdil
Khan(1890-Balochistan)
2-Spinarez(1945-Balochistan) 3-Namal
Dam(1913-Mianwali)
•
First atomic energy institute: January 1955
•
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC):1956—Dr.Nazir Ahmed-first chairman
•
Colombo Plan: 6 year development plan—1951—focused Pakistan
• NWFP
Referendum: July 6-17, 1947
•
Congress Ministies of NWFP(Dr.Khan Sahib) dismissed by Quaid on August 22,1947
•
Liaquat Ali Khan’s first foreign visit after partition was towards India in
April 1950
•
Khawaja Nazimudin resigned on April 19,1953
•
Sindh was separated from Bombay presidency in the year 1935
• The
first General elections of Pakistan were held in the year 1970
•
Immediately after Independence from the British India forcefully annexed Kashmir.
• The
first Saint to came South Asia Sheikh ismail lahori 1005 A.D
• Who is called the “Parrot of India”? Amir Khusro
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS OF GEOGRAPHY OF
PAKISTAN
➢ Total area of
Pakistan is 769,096 sq km, and the total area of Azad Kashmir is 13,297 km.
➢ Pakistan lies
between 61E to 75.5 E longitrade and 24N to 37N Latitudes.
➢ The standard time
of Pakistan is five hours ahead of Greenwhich Mean time.
➢ The tropic of Cancer (23N 30N) does and allow the
sun rays to become very, therefore Pakistan records high temperature in summer and the winter are not very severe.
➢ Pakistan is surrounded by land on three sickles
east, west and North and Arabian Sea is on its South and makes 1046 km (650 miles) coast line.
➢ Pakistan’s territory sea limit is 12 nm; the
Exclusive meantime economic zone of Pakistan is 240 nm.
➢ Out of the total
area of Pakistan 1% is levered by Islamabad (906 sq km).
➢ Out of total area
of Pakistan, FATA covers 3% I, e. 27,220 sq km.
➢ 58% area of
Pakistan is covered by Mountains and plateaus and 42% by plains and detests.
➢ Pakistan is Land
locked from three sides. It has following immediate neighbors.
▪ East India, 1610 km (1000 miles) border. Radchiff
live and Run off Kuchh are two boundary lines between India and Pakistan. Run off kuchh is also called 24th parallel
line, it was signed in 1968. Two railway
lines connect Pakistan with India. One through Wagah near Lahore connects Atari
near Amritsar. Other exists between
khokrapar (Sindh) and Munabao (India) in 1949 leare-fire line came into
existence, but line of control (720 km)
was demarcated in 1972 (simla agreement).
▪ China lies in the North of Pakistan. Karakoram and
Himalayas are two snow capped mountain Ranges which make a border between
the two countries.Boundary agreement between
china and Pakistan
was ringed in 1963. The border
between Pakistan and china is 585 km.
▪ Afghanistan is located of the North Western border
of Pakistan. Pakistan had a longest border with Afghanistan which is 2252 km. It is called Durand line. It was
established in 1893 by an agreement between
Afghanistan British Rulers. There are two important Roads that link Afghanistan
with Pakistan. One links Peshawar with
Kabul Via the famous Khyber Pass. Another links Quetta to Kandhar via the
Khojak Pass.
▪ Iran lies to the South west of Pakistan. There is
805 km long direct border between Pakistan and
Iran.The boundary line demarcated in 1960. There is
a railway link between Pakistan and Iran. Koh-i- Taftan is border railway station in Pakistan and Zahedan in Iran.
Another road links sowthern Balochistan through
turbot and Mand with Iran.
▪ Wakkan, a narrow strip of Afghanistan separates
Pakistan from Tajikistan one of the Land locked central Asian states.
➢ The Strait of Hormuz is close to Pakistan. Pakistan
port Gawadar is very strategically located. It can effectively guard the Strait of Hormuz which is a
major route for oil and other traffic of the Gulf area.
➢ Baluchistan is the largest province
according to area and least populous province
of Pakistan. It covers
44% total area of Pakistan. It has common
borders with Iran and Afghanistan. It shares its border with the remaining three provinces and the Arabian Sea also.
➢ Punjab is the second largest province according to
area and first largest in population. It covers 25.8% area of the total area of Pakistan. In the east, it
has a common border with India and internally Sindh lies to its south, KPK to the west and Jammu and Kashmir
to the North.
➢ Sindh is the third largest province according to
area and second largest in population. It covers 17.7% of the total area of Pakistan. It has common border
with India, Punjab, Balochistan and the Arabian Sea.
➢ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa covers 6% area out of the total
area of Pakistan. It has common border with Punjab, Balochistan and Northern Area.
➢ Islamabad 906 sq km. 0.1% of total Area of Pakistan.
➢ Siachen is the highest battlefield in world it is
the largest glacier of Pakistan it is 45 miles long and 2000 feet high.
➢ K-2 is the highest mountain in Pakistan, it is
located in Karakoram mountain range, and its height is 8611 meters. It was first conquered by Good win
Austin in 1954 that’s why it is also called Good win Austin. It is the second highest peak in the world.
➢ The youngest mountains of the world (Himalayas) are
present in Pakistan but oldest mountains are in India.Karakoram Range separates Pakistan from china and made a
boundary between two countries.
➢ Hindu Kush Range separates Pakistan from
Afghanistan.
➢ The Karakoram Mountains lie on North of the Indus
River and extend northward beyond the borders of Pakistan. They are nearly 200 km wide.
➢ The Karakoram Range is most extensively snow
covered, eighteen glaciers ranging from 7 km to 72 km are found here. The longest are the Siachen 72 kms
and the Biafo 625 kms.
➢ Total area covered by glaciers in Pakistan is 13% of
total area of Pakistan it is 13680 sq km.
➢ Batura, Biafo
Shispar chogo Lungma glaciers are also located in Karakoram Mountain Range.
➢ The world’s highest passes such as Khunjrab, Lawari
and Shandoor are siuated in Karakoram Mountain Range.
➢ The highest Peak of Himalayas Range in Pakistan is
Naga Parbat. It is 8126m high and second highest Peak in Pakistan. It was first conquered in 1953.
➢ The highest Peak of Hindu Kush range is Tirch Mir.
It is 7670m high. It starts from Pamir.
➢ In Pakistan five
Peaks have more than 8000m height. Pakistan has 82 Peaks in her territory.
➢ Hindu Kush Mountain is mostly located in
Afghanistan. It guards the northern border of Pakistan. Areas of Chitral and Dir are in this Mountain Range.
➢ Valley of Hunza is in between the Karakoram and
Himalaya is located near the Koh-e-Safed.it is on the South of River Kabul. It is 3000 m high.
➢ Khyber Pass is also located in Koh-e-Safed Mountain
Range. Its average height is 3000m.
➢ The highest Peak
of Koh-e-Sulaiman range is Takhat-e-Sulaiman. Its height is 3500m.
➢ Siachen glacier is located in the region of
Baltistan. It is the largest glacier of Pakistan it is 72km long. It is also the highest glacier of Pakistan.
➢ The highest pass in Pakistan is Karakoram pass,
Khyber Pass is 54km long pass; it connects Pakistan with Afghanistan through Peshawar.
➢ Dargai Pass connects Mardan with Malakand.
➢ Lawari Pass
located in Dir is 3188m high. It connects Dir with Chitral.
➢ Bolan Pass
located in Sulaiman Range is 989 meters high. It connects Quetta with Sindh
Plains.
➢ Gomal pass located in Waziristan Hills connects Dera
Ismail Khan with Ghazni a Province of Afghanistan.
➢ Babusar pass located in great Himalaya is a link
between Mansehra and Northern Areas of Pakistan. It is 4173m high. It also connects Abbotabad with
Gilgit.
➢ Khojak passes connects Cheman with Qila Abdullah
(Afghanistan). It is 1312m high in Toba Kakar Range.
➢ Malakand pass connects Peshawar with Chitral.
➢ Baroghil pass
connects Chitral with Wahkhan.
➢ Muztagh pass
connects Baltistan with China. It is a gateway to Chinese area Yarkand.
➢ The Baroghil pass
connects Pakistan with Wahkhan in Afghanistan.
➢ The Dorah and
Shera Shing passes also lie between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
➢ Potwar Plateau and the salt ranges are in between
the River Indus and River Jehlum.
➢ Margalla Hills of Islamabad are located in the Potwar
Plateau. It is on the River Soan.
➢ The Passes
Kurram, Tochi and Cromal are named after the rivers near which they are
located.
➢ River Swat is a
tributary of River Kabul.
➢ Lake Saiful Muluk
in the upper Kaghan Valley is located in Himalaya Range.
➢ Satpara Lake near
Skardu is located in the Himalaya Mountain Range of Pakistan.
➢ Beautiful Hill station of Pakistan live Ghora Gali,
Nathia Gali and Murree are located in Himalaya Mountain Range.
➢ Sakesar 1527 meters high Peak is the highest Peak of
Salt Range in Pakistan.
➢ Kallar Kahar,
Uchali and Khabeki are the beautiful laves of River Jehlum in Salt Range.
➢ Warsak Dam is
built on Kabul River.
➢ The Tanda Dam is
the Kohat River, which is a tributary of Kabul River.
➢ The chagai Hills, the northernmost range are located
at Pakistan Afghan border they are about 130km long.
➢ Tala Jogian is a highest Peak of Salt Range, it is
975 meters high. It is in between River Jehlum & River Sawan.
➢ The Pakistan total Coastal area is 1046 Kilometers
long, the Makran Coast extending from Karachi in the east to Jiwani in the west. Overall the Makran Coast is fairly
straight with no marked indentions.
➢ The Makran Coast has a number of uplift terraces
which make an Island shape there are Cliften Hills, Manora, Cape Morze, Ormara, Gwadar and Jiwani.The
largest Island of Pakistan is Manora.
➢ Sinking is a Chinese Provice with which Pakistani
boundry is connected.
➢ Zahidan is area
of Iran with which Pakistani boundary is connected.
➢ Ghazni, Kandhar, Paktia and Wakhan are the areas of
Afghanistan with which Pakistan shares her border
which is commonly called Durand Line. It is 2252 kilometers long.
➢ Thar desert lies in between River Jhelum and River
Indus.
➢ Kharan it is
located in North West of Balochistan Province.
➢ River Chenab, Ravi, Sutluj and Jhelum join the River
Indus at Kot Mithan. Cholistan or Rohi 75000 sq km Bahawalpur, Sukkur, Khair pur, Sanghar, Mir pur Khas, Tharparkar.
Cholistan or Rohi in Sindh is called
patand Thar in Northern and Southern parts respectively.
➢ The Source of Indus River is Mansorawar Lake in
Tibet.
➢ The Indus plans from East to West. The Indus and its
tributaries constitute the whole River system of Indus. It is 2900 kilometers Long River. It has a catchment area of
970, 000 square kms.
➢ Jhelum and Chenab Rivers meet at Trimmu Headworks.
➢ The longest river
of Balochistan is Hingol. Balochistan other rivers Porali and Dasht are major
rivers.
➢ The Indus River risen from Tibet, it is also called
the Nile of Pakistan, it is the longest river of Pakistan and River Ravi is the Smallest.
➢ 8 Rivers flow in the territory of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(Zhob, Mula, Gomal, Sowat, Kunhar, Kuram, Parorj
Kora).
➢ The River Ravi Originates from Indian state Himalaya
Paradesh. It is 115km long.
➢ The Harappa a
historical city is located on River Ravi near Sahiwal.
➢ Chenab and Jehlum
flow from Kashmir.
➢ Length of Pak-India border is 1,610 km. Length of
Pak-Iran border is 805 km.Length of Pak-China border is 595 km. Length of Pak-Afghan border is 2252 km.
➢ Warsak dam is on Kabul River.Rawal Dam is on Kurrang
River. Khanpur dam is on Haro River.Tanda dam
is in Baluchistan. Tarbela deam was completed in 1969.
➢ Muztag pass connects Gilgit-Yarkand (China).
➢ Khankum Pass
connects Chitral-Wakhan (Afghanistan)
➢ The Shandur Pass
connects Chitral and Gilgit.
➢ Khyber Pass
connects Peshawar-Kabul
➢ Kulk pass
connects Gilgit-China.
➢ Bolan Pass
connects Queta-Afghanistan.
➢ Tochi Pass
connects Pakistan-China.
➢ Length of Silk
Rourte (Korakorum Route) is 965 km.
➢ Madhupur Head
works is located on the river Ravi.Ferozpur Head works is located on river
Sutluj.
➢ Pakistan bought Gwadar
from King of maskat at the cost of 40 lakh pounds on 8th September 1958.
➢ Six barrages are constructed on the River Indus.
Barrages on Indus are Toonsa, Jinnah, Sukkur, Gudo, Kotri & Ghulam Mohammad.
➢ Three deserts are located in Pakistan, which are
namely; Thar (Sindh), Thal, Cholistan (Punjab).
➢ Hindu-kush range
is also known as Little Pamirs.
➢ Sub-Himalya is
also known as Siwaliks.
➢ The Sindh Sagar
Doab is also known as Thal Desert.
➢ Takht-i-Suleman
is the highest peak of Sulaiman Mountains.
➢ Hispar Glacies is
located in Hunza.
➢ Katch and Gawadar
are the districts of Makran Division.
➢ Pakistan can be
divided into six natural regions.
➢ The coldest place
in Pakistan is Sakardu and hottest place is Jacababad.
➢ Most of the
Hosiery Industry is located in Karachi.
➢ The Heavy
Mechanical complex was established with the help of China at Taxila.
➢ Kohat is the
oldest cantonment of Pakistan.
➢ Sukkur barrage is
the largest barrage of Pakistan completed in 1932.
➢ Baheshti Darwaza
is located in Pakpattan.
➢ Hazrat Data Gunj
Baksh came in Lahore in 1039 A.D. from the city of Ghazni.
➢ Sher Shah built
G.T. Road and Rohtas fort. Imperial Highway is the old name of G.T. Road.
➢ Nanga Parbat is
located in Himalaya Range. It is commonly known as Killer Mountain.
➢ Karakoram highway
was completed in 1978. Karakoram was completed in the total period of 20 years.
➢ Karakoram is a
Turkish word. Karakoram highway passes through khunjrab pass.
➢ Punial is said to
be the place where ‘heaven and earth meet’.
➢ Siachin glacier
is located near Astor.
➢ Hunza is called
real Shangrilla.
➢ French Beach is
located at Karachi.
➢ Ranikot Fort is
the largest fort of Pakistan, which is located near Hyderabad.
➢ Meerani Dam is
under construction near Turbat.
➢ Chashma barrage
was built in 1971 on river Indus.
➢ Warsak dam was built in 1960 on river Kabul.
➢ Rawal dam was built in 1965 on river Kurang.
➢ Pakistan’s oldest
archaeological site is situated near Larkana.
➢ Khewra is the
main source of gypsum in Pakistan.
➢ Sainadak is
famous for copper, silver and gold.
➢ Peshawar means
‘city of flowers’.
➢ Lahore Fort was
built in 1560.
➢ Mahbub-ul-Haq
Human Development Center is locates at Islamabad.
➢ Nasirabad region
of Balochistan will be irrigated through Kachi cananl.
➢ Kharan district
of the country having lowest population density.
➢ In violation of
lndus Basin Treaty 1960, India has constructed Wullar barrage on River Jhelum.
➢ Water -flows of
the river are diverted to Wuller Barrage through the construction of
Kishanganga Dam.
➢ India is
constructing Kishanganga Dam in Baramula.
➢ India has
constructed “Baglihar Dam” in occupied Kashmir`s district of Doda.
➢ “AKHORI DAM” is
located across Nandnakas near Akhori village about 28 KM east of Attock Punjab.
➢ Largest district
of Punjab by area is Bahawalpur. Tropic of cancer crosses Pakistan.
➢ Pakistan has the second largest Muslim population in
the world. About one fifth of the population lives below the international poverty line (US$1.25 per
day).
➢ More than 60 languages are spoken in Pakistan.
English is the official language of Pakistan and is used in government.
➢ 96% of the population is Muslims. Just over 1.5% is
Christians.
➢ Pakistan has the
sixth largest military force in the world.
➢ Pakistan has
cold, dry winters and hot, wet summers.
➢ Despite once being called the world’s most dangerous
country in a British magazine (The Economist), the tourism industry is growing in Pakistan.
➢ Muslim Bagh in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is famous for the
mineral of Chromite.
➢ Hazara division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
comprises five districtd including abbottabad, Batagram, Kohistan, Mansehra and Haripur.
➢ Hindko language is prominent in Hazara division.
➢ Kallar Kahar
situated in salt range near Chakwal.
➢ Wullar Lake is a
source of Jhelum.
➢ Warsak dam was
constructed in 1960.It is located on River Kabul.
➢ Hina Lake is
situated near Quetta.
➢ Which cities of
Iran and Pakistan are linked through railway line? Quetta-Zedan
➢ Which is the
biggest earth filled dam of Pakistan? Tarbela
➢ Sui gas field is the biggest natural gas field in
Pakistan. It is located near Sui in Balochistan. The gas field was discovered in the late 1952 and the
commercial exploitation of the field began in 1955.Mari is the second biggest natural gas field of Pakistan
➢ Balloki Headworks
was built on the river Ravi.
➢ Masjid Wazir Khan
is located in Lahore and Masjid Muhbat Khan is located in Peshawar.
➢ Hamun Maskhel
Lake present in Baluchistan plateau. It is Lake of Salt water.
➢ Haleji Lake is
situated in Sindh. Sat Para Lake is situated in Baltistan (Sakardu).
➢ The greatest fort
of Pakistan that is Rani Kot Fort is situated near the city Hyderabad.
➢ Gandhara Art is
related to Taxila.
➢ ‘Marala’
Headworks has been constructed on River Chenab.
➢ “The place where
heaven and earth meet” these words are said about Punial place.
➢ Kalabagh is a town and union council of Mianwali
District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located on the western bank of Indus River. It is
the site of the proposed Kalabagh Dam. It is also famous for its red hills of the salt range and scenic view
of the Indus River traversing through the hills. It also produces handicrafts especially footwear, Makhadi
Halwa and also famous for minerals of Iron.
➢ The M8 will have 4-lanes and a total length of 892
km. Initially, 2-lanes will be constructed after the completion of which another 2-lane will be added,
thus making a total of 4-lanes.
➢ The M8 will start from Ratodero in Sindh Province
and enter Balochistan Province passing near the
towns of Khuzdar, Awaran, Hoshab, Turbat
before joining the Makran Coastal Highway just east of the port city of Gwadar.
➢ The Siachen glacier is the highest battleground on
earth, where India and Pakistan have fought intermittently since April 13, and 1984.It is located in Baltistan
(Kashmir).
➢ Pakistan lies of the North tropic zone of Cancer.
➢ Soan and Haro are
the famous rivers of Potwar platue.
➢ Ghulam Muhammad
Barrage is also called Kotri Barrage.
➢ The extinct
volcano “Koh-i-Sultan” in Baluchistan contains the deposits of Sulphur.
➢ The first railway
track was established between Karachi and Kotri.
➢ Jehlum and Chenab
rivers meet at Trimmu.
➢ The 80 percentage
of Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir.
➢ Indus River is a major river which flows through
Pakistan. It also has courses through western Tibet (in China) and Northern India. Originating in the
Tibetan plateau in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar, the river runs a course through the Ladakh region of
Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit, Baltistan and flows through Pakistan in a southerly direction along the entire
length of Pakistan to merge into the Arabian Sea near the port city of Karachi in Sindh. The total length
of the river is 2900 km. It is Pakistan's longest river and
also
called “the father of rivers”.
➢ Ningrahar, Pakita
and Ghazni provinces of Afghanistan shares border with Pakistan.
➢ Khar is a famous
town of Bajour.
➢ The Margalla Hills — also called the Margalla
Mountain Range, is a hill range part of the lesser Himalayas located north of Islamabad, Pakistan.
r Pass is anarrow pass, about 53 km (33 mi) long,
through mountains on the border between eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. It has long been a strategic trade
and invasion route.
➢ Hungol is the largest river of Balochistan.
➢ Simly Dam is an 80m high earthen embankment dam on
the Soan River, 30 km east of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
➢ Kalabagh iron deposits are largest in Pakistan with
an estimated reserve of 309 m tons.
➢ The Hasni tribe is
settled in Western Balochistan.
➢ Rechna and Bari
Doabs are considered thickly populated region.
➢ Excavations at
moenjo daro have revealed in earthen vessels Millet grains.
➢ Kurram pass joins
Parachinar with Afghanistan.
➢ Tarbela Dam (or the National Dam), the world's
largest earth-filled dam on one of the world's most important rivers - the Indus-, is 103 km from
Rawalpindi near Haripur District. It is a major source of Pakistan's total hydroelectric capacity. Tarbela Dam
is part of the Indus Basin Project, which resulted from a water treaty signed in 1960 between India and
Pakistan, guaranteeing Pakistan water supplies independent of upstream control by India. Construction began in 1968,
and was completed in 1976 at a cost of
Rs.18.5 billion. It is the biggest hydel power station in Pakistan having a
capacity of generating 3,478 MW of
electricity.
➢ Mangla Dam was constructed on the river Jhelum in
1967.
➢ Diamer-Bhasha Dam is the name of a dam that has been
planned in the Northern Areas of Pakistan on the River Indus. It is located about 314 km upstream of Tarbela Dam
and about 165 km downstream of Gilgit.
The dam is supposed to have a power generation capacity of 4500 megawatts and
is expected to considerable ease up the
skewed hydro to thermal power generation ratio in Pakistan.
➢ Mirani Dam multipurpose project is located on Dasht
River, about 30 miles west of Turbat in Makran Division of Balochistan.
➢ Hub Dam is a large water storage reservoir
constructed in 1981 on the Hub River on the arid plains north of Karachi on provincial border between
Balochistan and Sindh, Pakistan.
➢ The Kalabagh dam is a mega water reservoir that
Government of Pakistan planning to develop across the Indus River, one of the world's largest rivers.
The proposed site for the dam is situated at Kalabagh in Mianwali District of the northwest Punjab province,
bordering KP.
➢ Ghazi Barotha Dam is located on Indus River in
Pakistan. Ghazi Barotha Hydroelectric project is located around 100 km from Islamabad.
➢ Gomal Dam is located on Gomal River in South Waziristan,
KP.
➢ Namal Lake is
located in one corner of the Namal valley in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan. This
lake was
created
when Namal Dam was constructed in 1913.
➢ Khanpur Dam is a dam located on the Haro River near
the town of Khanpur, about 25 miles from Islamabad,
Pakistan.
➢ Tanda Dam is lcated in Kohat District, North-West
Frontier Province, Pakistan. The site comprises a small water storage area in semi-arid hills in the
catchments of the Kohat Toi River.
➢ TANAZA DAM is a small dam located at about 35 Km
southwest of Rawalpindi on Dhamial Road. Ideal for a day trip, the lake has a quiet atmosphere.
➢ Karoonjhar Dam is a dam in Tharparkar, Sindh,
Pakistan.
➢ The Sukkur barrage is a barrage across the Indus
River near the city of Sukkur, Pakistan. It was built during the British Raj from 1923 to 1932 as the
Lloyd Barrage to help alleviate famines caused by lack of rain.
➢ Guddu Barrage is a barrage across river Indus, near
Sukkur in Pakistan. President Sikander Mirza laid foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage on February 2,
1957. The barrage was com MISRIOT DAM. Misriot dam is located 12 km southwest of Rawalpindi. This small dam has an
artificial lake with boating and fishing
facilities.
➢ Babusar Pass or Babusar Top is a mountain pass at the
north of the 150 km. (93 miles) long Kaghan Valley connecting it with the Astore Valley. It is the highest point
in Kaghan Valley.
➢ Bolan Pass is a mountain pass through the Toba Kakar
Range of mountains in western Pakistan, 120 kilometers from the Afghanistan border.
➢ Broghol, also spelled Boroghil and several other
ways, is a high mountain pass that crosses the Pamir Mountains and connects the Wakhan Corridor of
Afghanistan with Chitral in Pakistan.
➢ Khunjerab Pass is a high mountain pass on the northern border
of Pakistan with the People's
Republic of China.
➢ Lowari Pass (or Lowari Top) is a high mountain pass
that connects Chitral with Dir in Northern Areas, Pakistan.
➢ Shandur Top is a high mountain pass that connects
Chitral to Gilgit in Pakistan.
➢ Lake Saiful Muluk is a lake located at the northern
end of the Kaghan Valley near Naran. It is in the north east of Mansehra district of North West
Frontier Province, Pakistan.
➢ Haleji Lake is located in Thatta District, Sindh;
Pakistan.
➢ Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude lake in the Kaghan
Valley near Malika Parbat in the Himalayan range.It can be reached by a difficult trek from Saiful
Mulook Lake. The name comes from its tear-like shape.
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