Pakistan Affairs One Liners

1. M. bin Qasim invaded India in 712 AD

2. Sindh is known as Baab-ul-Islam
3. Mahmud of Ghazna led a total of 17 invasions in India
4. Mahmud of Ghazna’s 16th invasion was for the destruction of the idols at Somnath
5. M. Ghori captured areas up to Bihar and Bengal
6. M. Ghori’s main rival in India was Prithvi Raj Chuhan whom he defeated in the second battle of Tarain
7. Slave dynasty: 1206 – 1290 AD
8. Khilji dynasty: 1290 – 1321 AD
9. Tughlaq dynasty: 1321 – 1414 AD
10. Syed dynasty: 1414 – 1451 AD
11. Lodhi dynasty: 1451 – 1526 AD
12. Babur: 1526 – 1530 AD
13. Hamayun: 1530 – 1556 AD
14. Suri dynasty: 1540 – 1554 AD
15. Akbar: 1556 – 1605 AD
16. Jahangir: 1605 – 1627 AD
17. Shah Jahan: 1628 – 1658 AD
18. Aurangzeb: 1658 – 1707 AD
19. Mughal Empire: 1526 – 1857 AD
20. Sultana Razia was the daughter of Iltutmish
21. Modern name of Sirhind is Fategarh
22. Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi had three sons: M. Sadiq, M. Saeed and M. Masum
23. Shah Wali Ullah’s real name was Qutb ud Din
24. Fatwa-e-Alamgiri has 30 volumes
25. Syed Ahmad Shaheed and his disciples wrote the book Sirat-e-Mustaqim
26. Syed Ahmad Shaheed was betrayed by Yar Muhammad in the Battle of Saidu
27. Haji Shariat Ullah’s son Dudu Mian led the Farazi movement after Haji sahab’s death
28. Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Deyanand
29. 1st battle of Panipat: 1526 AD, between Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
30. 2nd battle of Panipat: 1556 AD, between Akbar and Hemu
31. 3rd battle of Panipat: 1761 AD, between Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas
32. Battle of Plassey: 1757 AD, between the British and the combined forces of Siraj ud Daula and Shah Alam
33. Battle of Buxar: 1764 AD, between British and Mir Qasim
34. War of 1857 started at Meerut on 10 May 1857
35. Rani of Jhansi was one of the female leaders during the war of 1857
36. Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie
37. Lord Canning was the first Governor General and Viceroy of British India
38. Asar us Sanadid was written by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
39. Sir Syed was born on 17 October 1817
40. Allama Iqbal was born on 9 November 1877
41. M. Ali Jinnah was born on 25 December 1876
42. Hindi Urdu controversy started in 1867 at Benares
43. Sir Syed was nominated to the Viceroy’s Legislative council in 1878
44. Sir Syed was knighted by the British government in 1888
45. Muslim leaders took their demands to Lord Minto on 1 October 1906 at Simla
46. Annulment of the partition of Bengal was announced at Delhi Durbar by King George V on 12 December 1911
47. Lord Birkenhead challenged Muslims and Hindus to present a demand they both agreed on
48. The Communal Award was presented by the British after the second round table conference
49. Jinnah called for a Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946
50. Sarojni Naidu gave the title of “Ambassador of Hindu Muslim unity” to Jinnah
51. India celebrates National Education Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
52. Gopal Krishna Gokhale had a significant influence on Jinnah
53. The books “Jinnah of Pakistan” and “Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan” have been written by Stanley Wolpert
54. The book “The Idea of Pakistan” has been written by Stephen Cohen
55. The book “The Sole Spokesman” has been written by Ayesha Jalal
56. The book “Military Inc” has been written by Ayesha Siddiqa
57. Under the partition agreement, Pakistan was promised 150 Sherman tanks
58. Sir Zafarullah Khan was Pakistan’s first Foreign Minister
59. Ghulam Muhammad, the 3rd Governor General of Pakistan previously served as Pakistan’s first Finance Minister
60. Objectives Resolution was adopted on 12 March 1949
61. Pakistan’s first constituent assembly was dissolved on 24 October 1954
62. Constitution of 1956 came into force on 23 March 1956, and was abrogated on 7 October 1958
63. Constitution of 1962 came into force on 8 June 1962, and was abrogated on 26 March 1969
64. Constitution of 1973 came into force on 14 August 1973
65. Iskander Mirza was the first President of Pakistan
66. Ayub Khan remained the PM of Pakistan for the shortest duration (3 days) from 24 to 27 October 1958
67. Yusuf Raza Gilani remained the PM of Pakistan for the longest duration
68. Ayub made a commission for drafting the constitution under ex-CJP Muhammad Shahbuddin
69. Noor ul Amin was the only Vice President of Pakistan
70. One unit was dissolved on 1 July 1970 by Yahya Khan
71. Bhutto was tried and executed for the murder of Nawab Muhammad Ahmad Kasuri
72. Muhammad Khan Junejo was the Prime Minister during Zia’s era
73. Federal Shariat Court was established in 1980
74. The 9th, 11th and 15thamendments were proposed but never passed
75. 18th amendment to the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan has been the most comprehensive amendment to date
76. FATA has 7 tribal agencies and 6 frontier regions
77. FCR has been in place since 1901, with minor amendments having been made to date
78. Pakistan’s area is 796,096 km2
79. Pakistan’s highest peak is K2 – 8611 meters; second highest is Nanga Parbat – 8126 meters
80. Tarbela dam is Pakistan’s largest dam with a generation capacity of 3478 MW
81. Sukkur Barrage is Pakistan’s largest barrage
82. Hub and Baran are rivers located in the Sindh province
83. Hingol and Dasht rivers are located in the Balochistan province
84. CPEC is estimated to add a total of 10,400 MW of energy to Pakistan’s grid in its early phase
85. Pakistan has a total of 186 tons of estimated coal reserves
86. PAEC stands for Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission; established in 1956
87. PINSTECH came into being in 1965
88. PNRA stands for Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority; established in 2001
89. The range of Shaheen III is 2750 km
90. Hatf-I is a surface to surface missile
91. Babur III is a Submarine Launched Cruise Missile; its range is 450 km
92. The name of Pakistan’s MIRV missile is Ababeel, made to counter Prithvi and Ashwin BMD systems of India
93. PEMRA stands for Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority; established in 2002
94. NEPRA stands for National Electric Power Regulatory Authority; established in 1997
95. OGRA stands for Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority; established in 2002
96. Indus Water Treaty 1960 gave control over the three Western rivers (Indus, Jehlum and Chenab) to Pakistan
97. Pakistan’s foreign policy can be divided into 5 phases:
a. 1947 – 53: the non-aligned phase
b. 1954 – 62: the aligned phase
c. 1963 – 72: the reappraisal period
d. 1972 – 89: the change and continuity phase
e. 1989 onwards: the democratic phase
98. As per UN report of March 2018, happiest country of South Asia is Pakistan
99. In general elections 2018, there were 105.96 million registered voters in Pakistan
 a. Male voters: 59.22 million (55.9%)
b. Female voters: 46.73 million (44.1%)
c. Gender gap: 12.5 million
d. Total number of voters compared to those in 2013 elections (86.19 million): 23% increase in 2018
100. Pakistan’s Economy:

Category ESP (2017 – 18)

GDP (at 2015-16 prices) Rs. 34.396 trillion
GDP Growth 5.79%
1. Agriculture Sector Growth 3.81% (GDP % = 18.9%)
2. Industrial Sector Growth 5.90% (GDP % = 21%)
3. Services Sector Growth 6.43% (GDP % = 60%)
Per Capita Income $1641 (0.5% increase)
FDI inflow $2.1 billion (4.4% increase)
Remittances inflow $20.6 billion (expected)
Tax to GDP Ratio 12.4% (down from 12.6%)
Inflation Rate 3.8% (down from 4.09%)
Unemployment Rate 5.9%
Exports $17.1 billion (13.1% increase)
Imports $44.4 billion (15.7% increase)
Trade Deficit $27.3 billion (20.7% increase)
Fiscal Deficit 5.8% (up from 4.6%)
External Debt Liabilities $91 billion (February 2018)
Public Debt (% of GDP) 66.3%
Population (estimated) 207.77 million (Census 2017)
Education
1. Spending (% of GDP) 2.2%
2. Literacy Rate ----
a. Punjab 62%
b. KP 53%
c. Sindh 55%
d. Balochistan 41%
e. National 58%
i. Urban 74%
ii. Rural 49%
iii. Male 70%
iv. Female 48%
Health
1. Spending (% of GDP) 0.91%
2. Total Fertility Rate (TFR) 3 per woman
3. Life Expectancy (years) ----
a. Males 65.5 years
b. Females 67.7 years
4. Crude Birth Rate 25.9 per 1000
5. Crude Death Rate 6.50 per 1000
6. Rate of Stillbirths ----
7. Population Growth Rate 2.4% per annum (Census 2017)
8. Polio Cases 1 (only in Balochistan in 2018)
Poverty
1. People (< Rs.3030/month = < $1/day) 24.3% of the population
2. WB Poverty Line (< $1.90/day) Approximately 50%
Various Intl. Socioeconomic Indicators
1. Human Development Index (HDI) 147 out of 188
2. Global Food Security Index (GFSI) 78 out of 109
3. Ease of Doing Business Index 144 out of 189
4. Corruption Perceptions Index 117 out of 175
Seats in Different Legislative Bodies of Pakistan (post 24th and 25th amendments)

National Assembly:

Federating Unit General Seats Women Minorities Total

Punjab 141 32 - 173
Sindh 61 14 - 75
KP 45 10 - 55
Balochistan 16 4 - 20
Federal Capital 3 - - 3
Total 266 60 10 326 + 10 Minorities = 336
In 2018, elections were held according to pre-25th amendment breakup. FATA had 12 and KP had 39 general seats.
The total number of general seats was 272.

Senate:

Federating Unit General Seats Technocrats/Ulema Women Minorities Total

Punjab 14 4 4 1 23
Sindh 14 4 4 1 23
KP 14 4 4 1 23
Balochistan 14 4 4 1 23
Federal Capital 2 1 1 - 4
Total 66 17 17 4 96
Currently though, there are 8 seats for FATA as well, making the total number of seats 104.

Provincial Assemblies:

Federating Unit General Seats Women Non-Muslims Total

Punjab 297 66 8 371
Sindh 130 29 9 168
KP 115 (16) 26 (4) 4 (1) 145 (21)
Balochistan 51 11 3 65
In 2018 elections, KP assembly had a total of 99 general seats, 22 seats for women and 3 seats for non-Muslims, making
the total number of seats in the assembly 124, and there was no representation for FATA at the provincial level.