SST Pak Studies

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487. What was the important event in the 504. Hazrat Zakariya (AS) was the
month of 13th Nabavi?Hijrah Madina contemporary of Hazrat Issa (AS)
488. What is the seventh belief in Iman-e- 505. Which Prophet (A.S.) was the carpenter
Mufassal?Good and bad is predetermined by by profession?
Allah Hazrat Zakariya (AS)
489. The conqueror of Central Asia was 506. The only Surah of the Holy Quran
Qutayba bin Muslim. which is not started with ‘Bismillah’ is
490. The last caliph of Ummayyads was Surah Al-Taubah
Marwan II. 507. The Holy Book revealed to Hazrat
4491. She was the wife of Hazrat Ibrahim Daud (AS) is Zubur
(AS) and the daughter of the pharaoh of 508. Holy Prophet (PBUH) delivered his
Egypt Hazrat Hajira. farewell sermon at Arafat on 10th Zulhajj.
492. How many Ahadis does Masnad of 510.The nation of Samood was preached by
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal contain? 35000 Hazrat Salih (AS).
493. How many Ahadis does Al-Mauta
contain? 1720 KHANDANI
494. Name the first one whose expression of
pride was liked by the Holy Prophet (SAW) QUESTION OF
Abu Dajjana.
PAKISTAN STUDY
495. Who was the compiler of Al-Mauta?
Imam Shafee
496. Who is called as “Alexander of Muslim ➢ “Mohammad” is the real name of
World”? Uqba bin Nafah (R.A.) Mohammad Bin Qasim and Amadudin is his
497. How many Rukus are there in Qur’an? Title.He was nephew and son-in-law of
558 Hajjaj Bin Yousuf the Governor of Iraq
498. First Ghazawa (Battle) took place (Omayad Period). He came to Sindh in
between Muslims and Kuffar is Abawa. 712.He was tortured to death in Iraq by
499. When did Holy Prophet (SAW) go to Sulaiman. Sindh and Multan were
perform Hajj? 10th Hijri conquered by Muhammad Bin Qasim under
500. Kingdom of Khwarzim was destroyed the reign of the Islamic Caliph Walid bin
in 1218-20 AD by Abdul Malik.
Changaiz Khan ➢ The Dynasty founded by Qutbuddin is
501. Name the battle in which Hazrat Khalid known as Slave dynasty. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
bin Waleed (RA) participated for the first was a Turkic king of Northwest India who
time Mota ruled from his capital in Delhi where he
502. Name the first person among infidels of built the Qutub Minar and the Quwwat Al
Arabia whose gift was accepted by the Holy Islam mosque. He was of Turkic descent
Prophet (SAW) Abu Sufyan from central Asia, the first Sultan of Delhi
503. Abdullah bin Ubay was a Hypocrite and founder of the Slave dynasty (also
known as the Ghulam dynasty) of India. He
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ruled for only four years, from 1206 to 1210 Arz or the department of military affairs was
AD. He died while playing polo in Lahore. created by Balban.
➢ Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is the name of ➢ The maximum number of Mongol
a Mosque built by Qutb-ud-Din Aibak near invasions took place during the reign of Ala-
Qutb Minar at Delhi.The “Quwwat-ul-Islam ud-Din Khilji.
Mosque” and “Qutab Minar” was ➢ The state promoted canal irrigation
completed by Iltumish. system was initiated by Feroz shah Taghluq.
➢ Panipat is famous is a famous town near ➢ The Lodi Dynasty was founded by
Delhi. Three important battles were fought Bahlol Lodhi.
on this ground. ➢ The Syed Dynasty was founded by:
1. First between Babur against Ibrahim Lodi Khizar Khan.
in 1526 A.D. ➢ The Buland Darwaza is situated at
2. Second was between Bairam against Fatehpur Sikri.
Hemu in 1556 A.D.
➢ Gulbaden Begum was the author of
3. The third was between Ahmad Shah
“Hamayun Nama” and sister of Mughal
Abdali versus Marhata leaders in 1761 A.D.
King Hamayun.
➢ Firdausi wrote Shahnama and was also a
➢ “Ain-e-Akbari” is the renowned work of
court poet of Mahmud of Ghazni.
Abul Fazal about the government of Akbar
➢ Ibn-e-Batota was a famous Moraco
the Great. Abul al Fazl was a son of Sheikh
Traveler who stayed in the court of
Mubarak. He was one of the Nau Ratans of
Muhammad bin Taghluq for several years. Akbar the Great. He wrote “Akbar-Nama”.
He traveled over the quarter part of the
➢ Din-e-Elahi was a new religion invented
world from China to India. Ibn-e-Batota was
in 1582 by Akbar to create tolerance and
at the court of Muhammad bin Taghluq.
love among people of India. Akbar
➢ Malik Ghazi is the real name of Ghayas
prohibited the practice of Sati. Akbar the
ud din Tagluq (1st Tuglaq sultan).
Great was born in Umar Kot. Lahore Fort
➢ Jauna Khan is the real name of was built in 1560 by Akbar. Infallibility
Muhammad bin Taghluq. (2stTuglaq sultan). Decree was a document signed by Akbar in
➢ Alai Darwaza was the structure 1597, which authorized him to act as the
constructed by Ala-ud-Din Khilji near Qutb supreme arbitrator in civil and ecclesiastical
Minar in 1311 A.D. affairs.
➢ Iltumish was the first sovereign ruler of ➢ Abu al-Fazal ibn Mubarak was the wazir
the Sultanate of Delhi.The first Sultan of of the great Mughal emperor Akbar, and
Delhi to issue regular currency and declared author of the Akbarnama, the official history
Delhi as the capital of his empir.The Chalisa of Akbar's reign in three volumes, (the third
or the Group of Forty was the nick name of volume is known as the Ain-i-Akbari). He
the forty leading slave officers of Iltumish. was also the brother of Faizi, the poet
➢ The Sultan Balban called himself Naib-e- laureate of emperor Akbar.
Khuda or Deputy of the God.The Diwan-e-

➢ The Din-i-Ilahi ( "Divine Faith") was a ➢ Shahjahan real name was Khurram
syncretic religious doctrine propounded by Shihab-ud-din. Shalamar Bagh was built in
the emperor Jalalu d-Din Muḥammad Akbar 1642 by Shah Jahan. Jahan Ara begum was
("Akbar the Great") in year 1582 A.D., who the daughter of Shah Jahan. Shah Jahan
ruled the Mughal Empire from 1556 to Constructed Jamia Masjid Thatta. The
1605, intending to merge the best elements Sheesh Mahal (The Palace of Mirrors) is
of the religions of his empire, and thereby located within the Shah Burj block in
reconcile the differences that divided his northern-western corner of Lahore Fort. It
subjects. The elements were primarily drawn was constructed under the reign of Mughal
from Islam and Hinduism, but some others Emperor Shah Jahan in 1631-32.
were also taken from Christianity, Jainism ➢ Moti Masjid (one of the Pearl Mosques)
and Zoroastrianism. is a 17th century religious building located
➢ Tabaqat-e-Akbari was the name of inside the Lahore Fort. It is a small, white
history written by ‘Nizam-ud-Din’ in 1593. marble structure built by Mughal emperor
It contains detailed account of Ghaznavids Shah Jahan, and is among his prominent
to the 36th year of Akbar’s reign. extensions (such as Sheesh Mahal and
➢ Mullah Do Piazza was a Akbar’s chief Naulakha pavilion) to the Lahore Fort
advisor and one of Navratnas. Complex.
➢ Buland Darwaza was built by Akbar the ➢ The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore is
Great at Fatehpur Sikri to commemorate his famous for its extensive faience tile work. It
conquest of Gujrat. was built by Hakim Shaikh Ilm-ud-din
➢ Sadr-us-Sadr is an officer of Mughal Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be
Administration. He served as a liaison the court physician to Shah Jahan and a
officer between the emperor and the people. governor of Lahore.
➢ Madrassa Rahimia was established by ➢ The Taj Mahal ("crown of palaces") is a
Shah Abdur Rahim at Delhi. white marble mausoleum located in Agra,
➢ Bairam Khan was a tutor of Hamayun Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built (1632-
1653) by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in
and Akbar. He was chiefly instrumental in
memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
the victory of Mughals over Hamu in 1556.
The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the
➢ Noor Jahan was beloved Queen of
jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the
Jahangir. She was an accomplished lady and
universally admired masterpieces of the
assisted her husband in the affairs of state.
world's heritage". Ustad Isa was the Chief
➢ Fateh Ali was the Real name Tepu
Architect of Taj Mahal Agra.
Sultan; he was defeated by the British in
➢ The biggest Mosque built by Shahjehan
1799.
in located at Delhi.Red Fort of Delhi was
➢ Amir Khusro is called the “Parrot of
built by Shahjehan.
India”.
➢ Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zakiriya was a great
➢ Ghiyasuddin Tughluq was the first sultan
saint of Suhrwardi branch of mysticism and
of Tughluq dynasty. flourished in Multan.
➢ Hazrat Nizam-ud-Din Auliya was a Sufi ➢ Pan Islamism introduced by Jamaluddin

of Chishtia Order. Afghani.
➢ The earliest coming Chashtia order Saints ➢ Nadir Shah of Iran invaded Delhi during
to Indian was Khawja Moen-ud-Din Chashti the period of Mohammad Shah Rangila in
and after that Qutb-ud-Din Bakhtiar Kaki. 1739.
➢ Hazrat Ali Hajveri (Popularly known as ➢ The original name of Sultan Siraj
Hazrat Data Ganj Bux) belonged to Doullah (the Nawab of Bengal) was Mirza
Soharwardi order. Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh Mohammad.
came in Lahore in 1039 A.D. from the city ➢ Sindh was annexed by Birtish in 1843
of Ghazni.Data Ganj Baksh is the author of and was separated from Bombay in 1935
Kashful Mahjoob. vide India Act 1935.
➢ Baba Farid Ganj Shakar was a saint of ➢ Sheikh Ahmed Sirhandi is known as
Chishtia order. Majaddid Alf Sani.Sheikh Ahmad Sirhandi
➢ The head of the Suhrawardia Silsila is was born in 1564 and died in 1626.
Shah Rukn-e-Alam. ➢ Real name of Shah Waliullah was
➢ Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s Dargah is Ahmed and his historical name was
located at Delhi. Azimuddin. In Persian language Shah Wali
➢ Baba Farid Gang Shakar was the first Ullah translated the Holy Quran.Shah
Punjabi poet. Waliullah born in 1703. He was died in
➢ Waris shah is called the ‘Shakespeare of 1762. “Hujjat-al-Baligha” was written by
Punjabi literature’. Shah Wali Ullah.
➢ Tomb named Khawaja Moin ud Din ➢ Shah Alam II was an ally of Mir Qasim
Chisti is in Ajmer. in the Battle of Buxar in 1764.
➢ Hazrat Bullay Shah was a famous Sufi ➢ During Jehangir’s reign Sir Thomas Roe
poet of Punjabi language. His tomb is in the and Captain Hawkins visited Moghul court
city of Kasur. to secure commercial privileges.
➢ Mohammad bin Tughlaq introduced ➢ Haji Shariat Ullah was born in 1781. Haji
tokens currency firstly. Shareetullah of Bengal was the founder of
➢ Mehmood set out on Somnath on17 Farazi Tehrik in 1802. Farazi Tehrik meant
to pay more attention on fundamental of
October 1026 A.D.
Islam.
➢ 1st battle of Tarrin was fought between
➢ Syed Ahmed of Rai Brelli was the
Muhammad Ghouri & Rajput (1191), Ghori
founder of Jehad Tehrik against Sikhs. He
was defeated. In 1192 A.D, the 2nd battle of
was martyred at Balakot (NWF) in 1831.
Tarrin, Ghori wins.
➢ The main aim of Brahma Samaj was
➢ Ahmed Shah Abdali was the King of
Reform in Hinduism.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Kabul.Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated
founded Brahma Samaj.
Marhatas in 1761 (the Third Battle of
Panipat). ➢ Arya Samaj was founded by Dayanand
Sirasoti. Arya Samaj was founded in1875.
➢ Wardha scheme written by Zakir ➢ Mahmud Ghaznavi is described as “the

Hussain. first pioneer and path-finder for Islam in this
➢ East India Company was formed in 1600 country” by Lane Poole.
in London. In India French East India ➢ Badshahi Mosque or the 'King's Mosque'
Company was established in 1664. British in Lahore, commissioned by the sixth
East India Company was established during Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 and
the reign of Mughal emperor Jehangir. completed in 1673, is the second largest
➢ Sultan Abdul Majid was Khalifa of mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the
Turkey.Non-cooperation Movement was fifth largest mosque in the world.
started during the days of Khilafat ➢ Bhakti Movement is a socio-religious
Movement. movement started by the cooperation of both
➢ In India the first gate of entrance of Hindus and Muslims in the sub-continent to
Europeans was Bengal. create harmony between Hinduism and
➢ Tomb of Hamayun is in Delhi.Tomb of Islam.Bhagat Kabir, Ramanand Dadu and
Jahangir is at Lahore. Guru Nank were its major leaders.
➢ The real name of Noor Jehan was Mahr- ➢ Nishat Bagh: - A garden established by
un-Nisa. Mughal King Shah Jahan. It is in a Kashmir
➢ Haren Minar was built by Jehangir. city Sirinagar.
‘Hiran Minar’ was a favourite hunting ➢ Pani pat: - A place situated in East
ground of Emperor Jehangir. Punjab. It has seen three historic battles
➢ Sher Shah built G.T. Road and Rohtas among the local rules of this area. It is also
called gateway to Delhi.
fort. Imperial Highway is the old name of
G.T. Road. ➢ Razia Sultana: - A daughter of Iltutmish
➢ Nasir-ud-Din Qubacha was a lieutenant succeeded him to the throne on the desire of
her father. Her father preferred her as his
of Muhammad Ghouri and served as
successor over his twenty sons.
Governor of Multan.
➢ Rohtas Fort: - A Fort located near Jehlum
➢ The Temple of Somnath was situated
River was constructed by Sher Shah Suri as
near the peninsula of Gujrat.
a defence against Gakhars. Rohtas Fort was
➢ Arabic coinage was first introduced in
constructed by (on Sher Shah’s order) Todar
Indian by Jalal-ud-Din Firuz.
Mal.
➢ Babur the founder of Muhgal Dynasty in
➢ The Mohabbat Khan Mosque is a 17th
1526 first battle of Paini pat, died in 1530
century Mosque in Peshawar, Khyber
A.D at Delhi. The tomb of Babur is situated
Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. It is named after
at Kabul. Bala Hisar Fort is one of the most
the Mughal governor of Peshawar Nawab
historic places of Peshawar. The word Bala
Mohabbat Khan who served under Emperors
Hisar is from Persian, meaning, “elevated or
Shah Jehan and Aurangzeb.
high fort”. It was built by Zaheer-ud-Din
➢ Purana Qila (Old Fort) is the inner citadel
Baber.
of the city of Dina-panah, founded by the

second Mughal Emperor, Humayun in 1533 ➢ Gautama Buddha was the founder of
and completed five years later.Purana Qila Buddhism.His real name was Siddharta.
and its environs flourished as the sixth city ➢ Ashoka was the greatest ruler of Maurya
of Delhi. dynasty. Chandragupta was the founder of
➢ The ruler of Sindh was Dahar, son of Maurya dynasty.
Chuch. ➢ Subuktigin was the Father of Mahmood
➢ Abu Raihan Al-Biruni (a mathematician, Ghazni.
philosopher, astronomer and a Sanskrit ➢ The foundation stone of the Sikhism’s
scholar) was born in Khwarizm (modern holiest place “Golden Tample” at Amritsar
Khiva) in 973. He spent his early life under was laid by Hazrat Mian Mir.
the patronage of Khwarizm Shah. He stayed ➢ “Harilal” is the son of Gandhi, who
for a while at the court of Qabus in
converted to Islam but later reverted back to
Tabaristan where he dedicated his Hinduism.
monumental work, the Chronology of the
➢ “WANA” is the main town of South
Ancient Nations, to Qabus. In 1017
Wazaristan; “Miran Shah” is the main town
Mahmood took him to Ghazni. He spent
of North Waziristan and “Parachanar” is the
several years in the sub-continent and
main town of Kuram Agency.
probably died in 1048.
➢ Muqtad-ul-Sadr organised the "Mehdi
➢ Balban was son of a Turkish noble of the
army".
Ilbari tribe. He was captured by the Mongols
➢ “Khar” is a main town in the Bajaur
and sold in Baghdad to Khawaja Jamal-ud-
din Basri. Later in 1232 he was taken to Agency of the Federally Administered
Dehli and sold to Iltutmish. Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
➢ Tan Sen was a famous musician of ➢ Oldest Mosque of Sub-Continent is
Akbar’s time. He had introduced a number situated in Bhambore.( Sindh in thatta )
of Rags in the Indian music industry. ➢ Al-Firdusi and Al-Beruni flourished in
➢ Vasco-da Gama was a navigator. He was the reign of Mehmood Ghaznvi.
Portugees. He discovered first of all a direct ➢ Badar-ur-Din tayyab Ji was the first
route to India in 1498. Muslim President of Congress.
➢ Faizi was famous character of Akbar’s ➢ “Badr satellite” program is the series of
Court. He was the brother of Abul Fazl. He the robotic of spacecraft missions of
was one of the nobles of that era. Pakistan. It is the name of Pakistani robotic
➢ Todal Mal was an advisor/wazir of great telecommunication and low Earth
Mughal King Akbar. He introduced and observatory satellites family. The first of
implemented the Revenue system in the satellites, Badr-1, was launched on 16 July,
subcontinent successfully. 1990.
➢ Birbal was one of the Nobels of Akbar ➢ Area of Pakistan in Million (Square
the great. He was one of the Nau Ratan of Kilometer) in round figures is about 0.8
Akbar. Millions.

➢ “Transit Trade Agreement” between ➢ Moulvi Munishi Mahboob Alam started

Pakistan and Afghanistan in 1965. Paisa Akhbar.
➢ “My Leader” a biography of Quaid-e- ➢ UAE is the second largest buyer of
Azam was written by Z.A. Sulari. Pakistan’s exports after USA.
➢ British occupied Punjab in 1849; Sindh ➢ “Sapta Sindhu” ---- In fact Word Sindh is
in 1843 and Balochistan in 1839. derived from Sapta Sindhu which means
➢ Privatization Programme began in seven rivers. They form delta for
Pakistan in 1991. PakistanThese seven rivers were the source
➢ From Peshawae to Landi Kotal there are of irrigation of a very large area of Indian
34 tunnels. sub continent.As Sindh River gave a name
➢ Dera Adam Khel is called gun factory of to areas located beyond Indian Gujrat and
Punjab.It is an absolute reality that in the old
the tribal areas.
Indian History Hindh and Sindh were two
➢ “Kishan Ganga Dam” of India is building
separate countries which were divided by
up on river Neelam in Kashmir.
natural boundries created by SAPTA Sinhdu
➢ “Gomal Zam Dam” is a hydro-electric
comprising upon seven rivers.
power and irrigation project in northwest
➢ “Pasni” is a medium-sized town and a
Pakistan. It sits on the Gomal River in the
fishing port in Gwadar, Balochistan.
South Waziristan Agency.
➢ Jiwani or Jwani is a town and
➢ “Makli Hill” is supposed to be the burial
commercial port that is located along the
place of some 125,000 local rulers, Sufi
Gulf of Oman in the Gwadar District of the
saints and others. It is located on the
Balochistan.
outskirts of Thatta, the capital of lower Sind
➢ “Majma’ ul Baharain” or The Mingling
until the seventeenth century, in what is the
of Two Oceans was authored by Muhammad
southeastern province of present-day
Dara Shikuh.
Pakistan.
➢ Ameer Sadiq Muhammad-v was the last
➢ Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of
ruler of Bahawalpur State.
Engineering Sciences and Technology (also
referred to as GIK Institute or GIKI, ➢ Pakistan recognized People’s Republic
pronounced JeeKee) is one of the top China in 1950.
ranking engineering institutes in Pakistan. ➢ “Mullah Do-Piyaza”, according to
The university is situated beside the river popular folk tales of northern India, was
Indus in the mountains of Tarbela and among the Mughal emperor Akbar's chief
Gadoon-Amazai, in the Khyber- advisors.
Pakhtunkhwa near the town of Topi and in ➢ “Moumin-i-Majmai-Mohammadi”
proximity to the lakes of Tarbela and Ghazi. journal was started from Sindh Madrasa-tul-
➢ . “Margalla Hills”—also called Margalla Islam.
Mountain Range are the foothills of the ➢ The resting place of Imam Bukhari is in
Himalayas—are a series of small-elevation Uzbekistan.
hills located north of Islamabad, Pakistan. ➢ The ‘Silver Fibre’ of Pakistan is cotton.

➢ “Muslim Bagh" is a town of Qilla Women Protection Bill was passed on 15

Saifullah District in the Balochistan Nov 2006.
province of Pakistan.It is famous for ➢ MAO College (or Muhammedan Anglo-
chromite. Oriental College) was founded by Sir Syed
➢ “Khanpur Dam” is a dam located on the Ahmed Khan, the leader of Muslim
Haro River near the town of Khanpur, renaissance in Indian subcontinent, in 1877
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. at Aligarh. This later became Aligarh
➢ Rajanpur district of Punjab has the least Muslim University in 1920. "An epoch in
population density. the social progress of India" - with these
➢ “Malakand Pass” connected Peshawar words on his lips Lord Lytton laid the
foundation stone of the Mohammadan
with Chitral.
Anglo Oriental College on January 8, 1877.
➢ “Lowari Pass” is a high mountain pass
Sir Ziauddin Ahmed was the first Indian
that connects Chitral with Dir in Khyber-
principle of MAO college, who later on
Pakhtunkhwa.
become the most famous and longest serving
➢ “Tilla Jogian” is the highest peak in the
Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim
Eastern Salt Range in Punjab, Pakistan. University.
Rohtas, Pakistan Fort is located to the east
➢ Diamer-Bhasha Dam is constructing on
of Tilla Jogian at a distance of about 7 km
river Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan, It will
from Dina, a rapidly expanding town on the
produce 4,500 megawatts of electricity.
Grand Trunk Road.Tilla Jogian also finds
➢ Maulana Zafar Ali Khan was the chief
mention in the epic love poem Heer Ranjha
editor of "Zamindar”.
of Waris Shah. For the Sikh Punjabis there
is also significance to Tilla Jogian as Guru ➢ Which Muslim newspaper supported the
Nanak Dev ji, the founder of Sikhism is said Nehru Report? Zamindar.
to have spent 40 days in quiet seclusion at ➢ Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulak prepared the
Tilla Jogian. The Sikhs during the rule of points Simla Depotation.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh made a stone pond ➢ ‘Marala’ Headworks has been
here in his memory. constructed on River Chenab.
➢ “Ramzay Maccdonald” was the man who ➢ District Swat belongs to Malakand
presided over the all round table conferences Division.
of 1930-32, these all conferences were held ➢ The biggest market of Pakistan export
in London. and import is USA.
➢ In 1946, Liaqat Ali Khan Presented poor ➢ The system of ‘Separate Electorate’ first
mans budget. introduced in Pakistan 1985.
➢ Pakistan left Commonwealth in 1972 ➢ “Mohenjo-daro” (Mound of the Dead) is
when Bangladesh was recognised by an archeological site situated in the Larkana
Commonwealth and Pakistan rejoin District of Sindh, Pakistan,on a Pleistocene
Commonwealth as 49th member in 1989. ridge in the middle of the flood plain of the
Indus River Valley, around 28 kilometres

(17 mi) from the town of Larkana. The ruins ➢ Who supported Pakistan resolution from
of the city were discovered in 1922 by sindh province? Abdullah Haroon.
Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay. A bronze ➢ Where is Chandka Medical College in
statuette dubbed the "Dancing Girl", 10.8 Larkana.
cm high and some 4,500 years old, was ➢ Where are artificial forest are bieng
found in Mohenjo-daro in 1926. maintained in? Changa Manga,
➢ “Harappa” is an archaeological site in ➢ Which is Pakistan's 2nd largest foreign
Punjab, northeast Pakistan, about 35 km (22
exchange earner crop is? Rice.
mi) west of Sahiwal. The site takes its name
➢ Ch. Rehmat Ali coined word Pakistan in
from a modern village located near the
“Now or Never” pamphlet in 1933.
former course of the Ravi River.
➢ C R formula prepared by
➢ The Red Fort (usually transcribed into
Rajagopalachari.
English as Lal Qil'ah or Lal Qila) is a 17th
➢ When East Pakistan separated from West
century fort complex constructed by the
Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the walled Pakistan? 16th December 1971
city of Old Delhi that served as the residence ➢ When the Simla Accord was signed? July
of the Mughal Emperors. It also served as 3, 1972
the capital of the Mughals until 1857. ➢ What is length of Pakistan-India border?
➢ Blind Dolphins are found in river Sindh 1610 km
(Indus). ➢ After how many years did Pakistan get
➢ “Kilik Pass” is situated in karakuram her first constitution? 9 years
range. ➢ When first constitution of Pakistan was
➢ The land which lies between river Indus enforced? 23rd March 1956
and river Jhelum is called Sindh Sagar. ➢ In which constitution Bicameral
➢ The historic site “Mehrgarh” was Legislature was provided for the first time?
discovered on the right bank of the Bolan 1973
River. ➢ When did Pakistan become member of
➢ When water accord between provinces? United Nations? 30th Sep 1947
1991 ➢ Which country opposed Pakistan's
➢ Where Rawal dam constructed on river membership in United Nations? Afghanistan
kurrang. ➢ Neza e Sultan is an extinct volcano
➢ Doab between river Ravi and Chenab is located in Chagai District, Baluchistan, have
called Rachna Doab. deep resources of Sulfur.
➢ Bala Hisar fort built by Babar. ➢ When zakat ordinance promulgated? 20
➢ Who adminsitrated the oath of Prime June 1980
minister to liaqat ali khan? Muhamad ali ➢ “Pathway to Pakistan” book was written
Jinnah. by Ch khalique Zaman
➢ Where copper deposits in? Chagi. ➢ Fatima Jinnah Joined AIML in 1937.

➢ Who prepared Pirpur report? Raja Syed ➢ Name of Governor General after Nazim-
Mehdi (1938) ud-Din? Ghulam Muhammad.
➢ When Qaid e Azam met M.K Gandhi 1st ➢ Real name of Tipu Sultan was Fateh Ali.
time in 1916 Lucknow. ➢ “Khaki Shadows” book was written by
➢ Who is seceratry of state for India in K.M. Arif.
cabinet mission? Lord Pathetic Lawerance ➢ Buddhist emperor Ashoka belonged to
➢ Share of Punjab in Pakistan by area is Mauryan Dynasty.
25.8%. ➢ State of Kashmir was purchased by
➢ Liaqar-Nehru Pact on April 8, 1950. Ghulab Singh for Rs.7.5 million.
➢ Mast Tawakli was poet of Balochi ➢ Kashf-al-Mahjoob was written by Hazrat
language Ali Hajveri.
➢ Kahuta Labortries established in 1976. ➢ “Fort William College” was established
➢ Pakistan joined ILO on September 14, at Calcutta (1600).
1947. ➢ Kingdom of Khwarzim was destroyed in
➢ Nuclear power plant in Pakistan was 1218-20 AD by Changaiz Khan.
established in 1972 with help of Canada. ➢ Fourteen Points was presented by Jinah
➢ Baba Farid is a 1st Punjabi poet. on 28 March 1929 at Delhi.
➢ Durand line was demacrated in 1893 ➢ Pakistan’s first expedition land on
which lies between Pakistan and Antarctica? On January 15, 1991.
Afghanistan. ➢ First Provincial elections after
➢ Pakistan’s first missile is Hatf-I. establishment of Pakistan were held in1951.
➢ Decimal system introduced in Pakistan ➢ First edition of Asar-us-Sanadid appeared
on 1st January 1961. in1846 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
➢ Arya Samaaj was founded in1875 by ➢ Sir Syed Ahmad Khan became Chief
Dayananda Sarasvati. Judge In1846.
➢ Muhammadan Educational Conference ➢ Z.A.Bhutto wrote the book “Great
was established in 1886 by Sir Syed Ahmed Tragedy”.
Khan. ➢ Third Afghan War, Afghanistan gained
➢ Pakistan lies of the tropic zone of North. its independence in 1921.
➢ Sardar Atta ullah Mengal was the first ➢ Afghanistan gained its independence in
Chief Minister of Balochistan from May 1921 under the leadership of Aman ul Allah.
1972 to February 1973. ➢ Afghanistan is separated from Central
➢ Sir Francis Moody was the first Governor Asia by Oxus River.
of Punjab from August 1947 to August ➢ Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also
1949. called Kotri Barrage; which is situated on
➢ The first Pakistani Postal stamp was river Indus.
issued in July 1948. ➢ Cheif election commissioner office term
for 3years.

➢ Census is made after once in a decade. ➢ Nightingale Florence (belongs to France)

➢ Another name of Hatf III missile is was a Nurse. (in creamin war)
Gazdnavi. ➢ Pakistan won gold medal for the first
➢ General Ayub khan is the first elected time in Olympics 1960.
President and Z.A Bhutto is the first elected ➢ Babusar Pass connects Abbotabad and
PM of Pakistan. Gilgit.
➢ Chaghi is the biggest district and Kalaat ➢ Pakistan’s first Constituent Assembly
is the largest Division of Pakistan. constituted on July 20, 1947.
➢ Hussain Shaheed Suharwardi was the ➢ Saddat Dynasty was founded by Khizar
first Pakistani Prime Minister, who visited in Khan in 1414.
china. ➢ Baglihar Dam is located in Doda district
➢ Mother tongue of Quaid-e-Azam was on river Chenab.
Gujrati and the professional qualification of ➢ The first airline of Pakistan is Orient
Quaid-e-Azam was Bar at Law. Airline.
➢ Allama Iqbal qualified as PhD scholar ➢ Senate of Pakistan is consisting of 104
from Munich University, Germany. members after the 18th amendment.
➢ “Jinnah of Pakistan” and “Zulfi of ➢ Dr. Zakir Hussain was the first Muslim
Pakistan” was written by Stanely Wolpert. president of India
➢ Islamabad was made capital in the year ➢ The last day of the Quaid-e-Azam was
1959. written by:Col. Illahi Bukhsh
➢ Radcliffe was a lawyer by profession. ➢ The largest Agency of FATA (Federally
➢ Day of deliverance was observed on 22 Administered Tribal Areas) by area is: South
Dec. 1939. Waziristan
➢ Sir Sikindar Hayat was Chief Minister of ➢ Under “Vision 2025” WAPDA will
Punjab in 1937 construct SATPARA Dam on Indus river
➢ Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan presented in:Northern Areas
‘Chenab Formula’ to resolve the Kashmir ➢ “Rohtas Fort” was constructed on the
dispute. bank river of Jhelum by (on Sher Shah’s
➢ Dalhousie introduced the principle of the order) Todar Mal.
Doctrine of Lapse. ➢ Hazara division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
➢ Abdus Salam was a Pakistani Physicist province comprises five districtd including
and Nobel Prize Winner in 1979 in physics. abbottabad, Batagram, Kohistan, Mansehra
What is his contribution to Physics? and Haripur.
Interaction of Elementary Particles and ➢ The foundation stone of the Sikhism’s
weak forces holiest place “Golden Tample” at Amritsar
➢ Habib Bank provided 80 million loans was laid by Hazrat Mian Mir.
for making 1st budget of Pakistan. ➢ “Baburnama” (alternatively known as
➢ Sher Shah’s real name was Farid Khan. Tuzk-e Babri) is the name given to the

memoirs of Babur (1483-1530), founder of ➢ Which Indian religion was founded by

the Mughal Empire and a great-great-great- Guru Nanak? Sikhism.
grandson of Timur. It is an autobiographical ➢ The first Prime minister of Bangladesh
work, originally written in the Chagatai was Mujibur Rehman
language. ➢ The name given to the border which
separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is
➢ The doctrine of “Wahdatul-Wajood” was Durand line
presented by Ibn-e- Arabi. ➢ The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel
➢ Before Referendum Sylhet was the part Prize was Abdul Salam in 1979 (physics)
of Assam. ➢ The national flag of Pakistan was
➢ Banks were nationalized in Pakistan designed by Amiruddin Kidwai.
1974. ➢ The River Indus originates from Lake
➢ Where is Kallar Kahar situated? Chakwal Mansower.
➢ When Pakistan introduced National ➢ Miner - e - Pakistan was designed by
Identity cards (NIC)? 1974 Haji Murad Khan (a Russian engineer) and
➢ Which language is prominent in Hazara its height is 196 feet)
division? Hindko ➢ Barani Dam in Pakistan was built on
➢ Anjuman-i-Hamayat-Islam was river Kurram.
established in subcontinent 1884 and ➢ Hub Dam near Karachi was constructed
Khalifa Hamid-ud-Din is the first president. in 1983.
➢ The district of the country having lowest ➢ Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan was the
population density is Kharan (with a first lady of Pakistan.
population density of only 4 ppl/km2, ➢ Begum Shaista Ikram Ullah was a first
Awaran and Chagai share the same with women federal minister of Pakistan.
Kharan).
➢ In the United Nations, Pitras Bukhari was
➢ The first President of America who made
the first permanent representative of
an official visit to Pakistan was Dwight D.
Pakistan.
Eisenhower.
➢ In Pakistan, Sialkot is famous for
➢ The Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is
producing sports goods.
also known as Peace Pipeline.
➢ Multan is called, the city of “Great
➢ Total cultivable Land of Pakistan is
Saints”.
approximately 80 million hectares which is
➢ 19 april 2004 national security counsel
the 25% of total land area.
eastablished
➢ Salahuddin Ahmad is the first Chief
➢ The first “Barani University” to study
Justice of Federal Shariat Court.
and reasearch in rain-fed agriculture land
➢ Shahida Milk is the first woman General
was established at Rawalpindi.
in Pakistan.
➢ “Karez” or small coverd canals are dug to
➢ First Chaiman of SPARCO was Dr.
avoid evaporation due to excessive heat.This
Abdul Salam.
method of irrigation is prevalent in ➢ Proclamation of Emergency on account

Balochistan. of war of internal disturbances has been laid
➢ “Harnai” in Balochistan is famous for down in Article 232 of the constitution of
woollen mills. 1973.
➢ The village life of Pakistan is the best ➢ South of the Kabul River up to Kurram
depicted in the paintings of Ustad Allah Pass lies the Koh-e-Safeid.
Bakhsh. ➢ The Geneva Pact was signed on April14,
➢ Z.A. Bhutto government’s land reforms 1988 between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
prescribed the ceiling of land holding as 150 ➢ 78 % of Muslim population in Kashmir
acres of irrigated and 300 acres of un- in 1947.
irrigated land. ➢ Urdu made National Language in April
➢ Under the constitution of Pakistan, Fedral 1954 it has 37 letters.
Shariat Court shall consist of not more than ➢ Pakistan issued its first coin on 3rd
Eight Judges. January 1948. Quaid inaugurated State Bank
➢ The Lahore Resolution 1940 was first on 1st July’1948.
called “Pakistan Resolution” by Hindu press ➢ Karachi radio station is the first radio
and newspapers. station after independence of Pakistan. It
➢ After independence, the first industrial was inaugurated by Liaquat on 14th
unit inaugurated by Quaid-e-Azam was August’1948.
Valika Textile Mills. ➢ Pakistan recognized China in 1950.
➢ The first chairman of Senate after its ➢ Pakistan made boundary agreement with
creation was Khan Habibullah Khan. Iran on 21st May 1960.
➢ ‘Khojak Pass’ connects Qila Abdullah ➢ Television started on 26 Nov 1964 at
and Chaman. Lahore and PTV started its color
➢ Under 1973 constitution, ‘Bicameralism’ transmission on December 20th, 1976.
was introduced in Pakistan. ➢ Boundary agreement with China was
➢ Under 1956 constitution, for the first signed in 1963.
time, the president was given the power to ➢ LFO was promulgated on 30th March,
opiont the prime minister at his own 1970 by Yahya Khan.
discretion. ➢ PNSC established on 1st March 1979.
➢ Under 1962 constitution, ‘Basic ➢ Simla Agreement signed between Z.A.
Democracy System’ served as an electoral Bhutto and Indra Gandhi on July 3, 1972.
college for the election of the president,
➢ Nationalization of banks made in 1974.
central and provincial legislatures.
➢ Steel Mill founded in 1973 with the aid
➢ Senate, under 1973 constitution, is a
of USSR in Bin Qasim.
permanent chamber which cannot be
➢ Pakistan joined OIC in 1969, NAM in
dissolved and its one-third members shall be
replaced after every three years. 1979, CTBT in 1978, SAARC in 1985.

➢ Hudood ordinance enforced on 10 ➢ First census of Pakistan was held in

February, 1979. 1951. Population of West Pakistan in 1951
➢ Dr. Abdul Salam awarded Nobel Prize in was 34 million.
Physics in 1979. ➢ Afghanistan only country to oppose
➢ Faiz Ahmed Faiz got Lenin Prize in1962. Pakistan's entrance into the UNO in1947.
➢ Gen.Zia imposed Martial Law on Jully 5, ➢ Amir of Kuwait was the first head of
1977 and lifted Martial Law on 30th state to visit Pakistan in 1947.
December, 1985. ➢ Francis Moody was the first Governor of
➢ First satellite Badr-I launched on 16 July, Punjab.Governor Moody imposed the
1990. Governor Rule in Punjab in January 1949.
➢ On 28 May, 1998 five blasts made at ➢ Liaqat Nehru Pact announced at Delhi in
Chagi, the day is known as Yum-e-Takbir. April 8, 1950.
➢ Pakistan joined SEATO in 1954 and ➢ Muhammad Ali Bigra formula was put
Withdrew from SEATO in 1972. forward in October 1954.According to
➢ Pakistan joined CENTO in 1955 left Bogra formula the Lower house consisted of
CENTO in March 1979. 300 seats.
➢ Tashkent Declaration was signed on 10 ➢ One unit bill was brought into effect on
Jan 1966. 14 October, 1955.
➢ Pakistan national flag was adopted on 11 ➢ Mushtaq Gormani became the first
August, 19477. Governor of West Pakistan.
➢ Jasmine adopted as a national flower of ➢ In the Basic Democratic System
Pakistan on July 5, 1961. introducedin 1959 by Ayub the number of
➢ Under Indus WaterBasin Treaty Pakistan basic Democrats was 80,000. Ayub Khan
lifted the Martial Law on June 8, 1962.
got Jehlum, Chenab and Indus.On the other
side, India got Ravi, Sutlaj and Beas. ➢ Presidential Elections between Ayub
➢ A bicameral legislature was proposed for Khan and Miss Fatima Jinnah held in
January 1965.
the first time in 1973 constitution.
➢ Geneva Pact was signed on 14th April, ➢ Ayub Khan handed over the reins of
Government to Yahya Khan on 25th March
1988.
1969.
➢ Mountbatten came to India in March
➢ Total number of National Assembly seats
1947.Mountbatten was an officer in British
in the L.F.O. was 313.East Bengal had169
Navy.
seats and Punjab had 85 seats in L.F.O.
➢ Plan for the Separation of Indo Pakistan
➢ In the 1971 elections out of total 162
was announced on 3rd June 1947.
common seats in East Bengal Mujeeb Ur
➢ Election to the First Constituent
Rehman won 160 seats. In the elections of
Assembly of Pakistan took place in 1946.
1971 PPP got 62 seats out of total 82
➢ The Chief Minister of NWFP refused to
common seats in Punjab.
salute the Pakistani flag in 1947.

➢ Mother of Z.A.Bhutto was Hindu. Z.A. ➢ How many members were nominated by
Bhutto studied in Southern California Muslim League for the Interim-Government
University. Bhutto was appointed Foreign in 1946? 5
Minister in 1963.Pakistan Peoples Party ➢ One unit dissolved on 1st July 1970
established in 1967. ➢ Fraizi Movement was started by Haji
➢ East Pakistan became an independent Shariat Ullah in Bangal in 1828
entity in December 16, 1971. ➢ When was the first agreement signed on
➢ The Qadyanis were declared non Siachen glacier? 1949
Muslims in Semptember 1974. ➢ What were the key issues for discussion
➢ Friday was declared a weekly holiday in in the 2nd Round Table Conference? Issue
January 1977 by Z.A. Bhutto. of Federation and minorities in the Sub-
➢ First nuclear reactor was setup at Karachi Continent
1972. ➢ Which religious scholar tried to eradicate
➢ Rahmat Ali suggested name of Pakistan different innovations from the religion? Haji
on 28th January 1933 in “Now or Never” Shariat Ullah
pamphlet in London.Rehmat Ali was born in ➢ When did the British Government Issue
1893 in a village Mohar district Hoshiyarpur White Paper on Constitutional Proposals? In
(East Punjab). March, 1933
➢ Rahmat Ali died at the age of 58 in 1951 ➢ When President Zia-ul-Haq enforced an
and was buried in Cambridge University interim constitution? 1981
London. ➢ What is the old name of Pakpatan?
➢ Ranjit Singh sold Kashmir for 75 Lakhs. Ajudhan
Poonch, a state of Kashmir, fought with ➢ Who is the founder of Unionist Party? Sir
Dogra by obtaining arms from tribal areas. Fazal Hussain
➢ Firdausi wrote “Shahnama” and was also ➢ On which river Merani Dam is built?
a court poet of Mahmud of Ghazni. Dasht River
➢ PARODA and EDBO were promulgated ➢ When was the Qisas and Diyat ordinance
in 1949 and in 1958 respectively. enforced in Pakistan? October 13, 1990
➢ The “Zamindar” and “Comrade” ➢ Who said that Cripps Mission was a post-
newspapers were edited by Maulana Zafar dated cheque of a crashing bank? Mahatma
Ali Khan and Maulana Muhammad Ali Gandhi
Jauhar respectively. ➢ Rakaposhi mountain peak is located
➢ The First Constituent Assembly was near? Swat Valley
dissolved on 24th October 1954 by Ghulam ➢ Why did All India Muslim League
Muhammad.
boycott the first session of Constituent
States of Dir, Chitral and Swat were Assembly? Because Congress wanted to
incorporated in NWFP in August 1969.
frame the constitution for
➢ Who united all the Sikhs and founded a
kingdom in the Punjab? Ranjit Singh
➢ The North Western areas are Muslim ➢ Mahabat khan Mosque was destroyed
majority areas. We will not only keep these by? fire
majorities but will turn them into a Muslim ➢ What is the ranking of Thar Desert in the
state. Muslims should get rid of Indianism, it world? 9
is better for Muslims and Islam" who ➢ What was the main difficulty which
said this statement? Chaudhry Rehmat Ali delayed the constitution making in Pakistan?
➢ Name the poet who had command over The distribution of powers between Federal
seven languages? Sachal Sarmast and Provincial Governments
➢ The reign of which of the following ➢ Identify the importance of the Lahore
Sultans is said to mark the highest point of Resolution of the Muslim League passed in
territorial expansion of the Sultanate. 1940? It had the support of the entire
Muhammad bin Taghluq Muslim Country
➢ What was the main reason behind ➢ Area around the river is known as Bela.
Muslim League Failure in the Elections of ➢ Cease-fire line case into existence in
1937? The organizational problems and 1949.
opposition by local ➢ Pakistan established its first Atomic
➢ The first successful evening paper from Energy Institute on January, 1955.
Lahore is Sahafat. ➢ Pakistan was declared as great ally of
➢ Lord Harding was the author of ‘My Non NATO in 2003.
India Years’. ➢ Shaikh ismail the saint, who first came in
➢ Treaty of Lausane was signed in 1923. Lahore.
➢ The book ‘verdict on India’ was written ➢ When was the local govt.system under
by Beverlay Nickolas. the devolution of power plan, 2001,
➢ Ibn-e-Batuta was a Moorish. inaugurated? aug 14,2001
➢ The founder of Two Nations Theory is ➢ When Pakistan got first loan from USA?
considered to be Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. 1952
➢ During the Tashkent Agreement the ➢ In which year Quaid-e-Azam went into
Foreign Minister of Pakistan was Zulfiqar self-exile in London? 1931
Ali Bhutto. ➢ Gandhi called Pakistan Resolution a
➢ Chachnama was originally written in Moral wrong.
Sindhi. ➢ How many Mughal emperors ruled over
➢ Friday was declared for the first time as sub-continent? 17
an official weekly holiday by: Zulfikar Ali ➢ Who constructed five canals to remove
Bhutto scarcity of water? Feroz Shah Tughlaq
➢ Neelum River flows into Jehlum. ➢ Who is the author of "Hunter par
➢ Gilgit Agency was set up in 1873. Hunter"? Maulana Zafar Ali khan
➢ Satpara Lake is located near Skardu. ➢ The Indian forces occupy the state of
Jammu and Kashmir on Oct. 27, 1947

➢ Defence Pact between USA and Asbab-i-Baghawat-i-Hind (The Causes of

Pakistan? April, 1954 the Indian Revolt). Sir Syed commenced the
➢ “A New History of Indo-Pakistan” is publication of a series of pamphlets, The
written by K. Ali Loyal Mohammedans of India.He also wrote
➢ Quaid-e-Azam became the permanent a commentary on Bible know as Tabyin-ul-
kalam, which developed into a scholarly
president of Muslim League 1934
work on comparative religion.
➢ The Cabinet Mission announced their
➢ Khutbat-e-Ahmadia was written in reply
plan on 16th May 1946
of "The life of Mohammad" (William Myor)
➢ India is constructing Kishanganda Dam
by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. In 1868, he
in Baramula.
produced a documented pamphlet, Risalah
➢ Which of the following regions of
Ahkam-i-Ta’am-i-Ahl-i-kitab.
Balochistan will be irrigated through Kachi
➢ Sir Syed founded a school in Ghazipur in
Canal Nasirabad
1863 that included English as a regular
➢ India has constructed ‘Baglihar Dam’ in
subject in its curriculum.In 1864 he founded
occupied Kashmir’s district ofoda a Translation Society in Ghazipur which
➢ Mahbub-ul-Haq Human Development later moved to Aligarh and named as
Center is located at:Islamabad scientific society.The chief object of this
➢ In the absence of President, who becomes society was to get Standard English books
the acting President of Pakistan:Chairman of translated into Urdu so as to make it possible
the Senate for the Muslims to get acquainted with the
➢ Nasir-ud-Din-Mahmud was the last ruler latest developments of Western thought.
of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi ➢ Sir Syed became member of Legislature
Sultanate. Assembly in 1778.
➢ Shams-ud-din Iltutmish Sultans of the ➢ In 1875 Dayananda Saraswati started a
slave Dynasty reigned for the longest period. movement called Arya Samaj. This gave
➢ The change was effected by the Queen’s birth to a violent Hindu reaction to foreign
proclamation and the government of India influences. He also began the Shuddhi
Act 1858.By a proclamation issued on 1st movement for conversion of non-Hindus,
November 1858, the Queen Victoria particularly Muslims of Hindu origin to
announced the transfer of the empire of the Hinduism. In 1882 Dayananda formed a
Company to the Crown. Cow Protection Society to rouse Hindu
➢ During the War of Independence the feelings against Christians and Muslims for
Governor General was Lord Canning. He slaughtering cows and oxen.
had assumed the charge of his office in ➢ A Hindu political organization known as
1856.Lord Canning was the first Viceroy the Indian Association came into being in
and the last Governor General of India sub- Calcutta in 1876.The Indian Association was
continent. established by a few educated Bengali
➢ Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) Hindus led by Babu Surendranath Benerjea.
wrote a treatise in 1858 namely Risalah It was forerunner of the Indian National
Congress. Muslims had no role in Indian ➢ First Public session was held in Pattna in
Association. 1938 headed by Quaid-e-Azam.
➢ In December 1887 a Bombay Muslim ➢ Jamia Milia Islamia was established in
Badruddin Tyebji presided the 3rd session of 1920 by Muhammad Ali Johar.
the Indian National Congress. George Yalle ➢ Tableegh & Tanzeem were launched by
was first president of All India Congress. Hassan Nizami.Swarajia Party was formed
➢ Sind Madrassat-ul-Islam was set up by by Moti Lal Nehru & Hakeem Ajmal
Hassan Ali afandi on 1st 1885 and it was Khan.Tehrik-e-Tanzi,-e-Nou was formed by
inaugrated by Lord Duffern. Saif-ud-din Chakklo
➢ Syed Ahmed Khan born on 17th October, ➢ Simon Commission submitted its report
1817 in Delhi & died March 27, 1898 at Ali in 1930.
Gargh.Sir Syed is buried beside Sir Syed ➢ Majlas-e-Itehad-e-Milat was formed by
Masjid in Aligarh Muslim University. Zafer Ali Khan.
➢ Bankim Chandra Catterjee started a ➢ Idea of Round Table Conferences was
literary movement in Bengal and identified given by Lord Irwin in 1929.
nationalism with the Hindu religion.Militant ➢ Govt of India Act of 1935 promulgated
Hindu Nationalism was started by B.G. on 14 August 1935.According to Govt of
Tilak.
India Act of 1935 Federal Assembly has 375
➢ In 1892 Indian Council Act was passed. seats. According to Govt of India Act of
It enlarged the legislative councils and 1935 Counsel of state has 260 seats.
extended their functions. In the Imperial ➢ According to Govt of India Act of 1919
Council the number of additional members
only 3% of population can cast
was fixed between 10 and 16, of whom not vote.According to Govt of India Act of 1935
more than six were to be officials.
only 14% of population can cast vote.
➢ In 1835, English was made official ➢ Counsel of secretary of state started in
language of India.
1858 & dissolved in 1935.
➢ The original name of Mohsanu-ul-Mulk ➢ Khaksar Movement was launched by
was Mehdi Ali Khan. Original name of
Inayat Ullah Mashraqi in 1931.
Waqaul Mulk was Molvi Mushtaq Ahmad.
➢ Independant Party was launched by
➢ Sir Agha Khan remained permanent
Hasrat Mohani in 1932.
president of ML till 1913. 2nd President of
➢ Unity Conference was held in 1932 at
AIML was Sir Ali Mohammad Khan when
Allabad.
Agha Khan III resigned in 1913.
➢ Wardha Scheme of 1937 headed by Dr.
➢ Punjab branch of All India Muslim
Zakar Hussain.
League was established by Muhammad
➢ Peerpur Committee formed in 1938
Shafi in 1907.Poona branch of All India
Muslim League was established by Rafeeh headed by Raja Muhammad Mehdi. Real
Ahmad in 1907.Bengal branch of All India name of Raja Sahb of Mehmoodabad was
Muslim League was established in 1909. Amir Ahmah Khan. Pirpur Report was

prepared to investigate the tyrannies of ➢ Pan Islamism introduced by Jamaludding

Congress on Muslims. Afghani.
➢ Sharif Report submitted in 1939 by Bihar ➢ Sindh was annexed by Birtish in 1843
Branch. Sharif Report was prepared to and was separated from Bombay in 1935
investigate the cruelties on Congress in vide India Act 1935.
Bihar. ➢ Sheikh Ahmed Sirhandi is known as
➢ Sikander-Jinnah Pact in 1937. Majaddid Alf Sani.Sheikh Ahmad Sirhandi
➢ "Pakistan was inevitable" by Syed was born in 1564 and died in 1626.
Hassan Riaz. ➢ Mausm Khan, soldier of Titu Mir was
➢ Manshor edited by Syed Riaz Hussain in sentenced to death.
1938 till 1947 under Muslim league. ➢ “Hajatullah al-Balaghah” written by Shah
➢ Muslim League National Guards was set Waliullah.Shah Waliullah born in 1703.
up in 1939. Shah Waliullah died in 1762.
➢ Muslim Political Party set up by Ghulam ➢ Haji Shariat Ullah was born in 1781. Haji
Hussain Hidyat Ullah. Shareetullah of Bengal was the founder of
➢ "Bright Future of Muslims" by Taveel Farazi Tehrik in 1802. Farazi Tehrik meant
Ahmad Mangori. to pay more attention on fundamental of
➢ Majlas-e-Itehad-ul-Muslimeen set up by Islam.
Nawab Bahadur Yar Jang. ➢ Sir John Marshal ordered digging of
➢ Muslim League established it s ministries Moen Jo Daro in 1922..
in Sindh in 1943. ➢ In Indai English education was first
➢ Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam set up by initiated in Bengal in 1835.
Shabeer Ahmad Usmani. ➢ Madressah Rahimiya was established by
➢ Sitara-e-Subho was launched by Zafer Shah Abdul Rahim.
Ali Khan in 1917. ➢ Islamia High School Peshawar was
➢ Pona Pact was signed on 25 September founded in 1890.
1932.Ambidkar and Gandhi were the ➢ Kashmir was sold to Gulab Singh in
signatories of Pona Pact. 1845.
➢ Mahasabah was founded by Madan ➢ Lord Minto came to India as viceroy in
Mohan Maluir. 1905. Minto Morley reforms came into India
➢ “Father and Daughter” was written by in1909. In Minto Morley reforms, Minto
Begum Shah Nawaz. was Indian Viceroy and Morley was state
➢ “Transfer of Power in India” was written secretary for India. Rowlatt Act was passed
in 1919 by Sir Sydney Rowlatt.
by V.P.Menon.
➢ Montague-Chelmsford report was
➢ Waris shah is called the ‘Shakespeare of
published in 1918 & became law in 1919.
Punjabi literature’.Hazrat Bullay Shah was a
famous Sufi poet of Punjabi language. His ➢ Muslim League demanded principle of
tomb is in the city of Kasur. self rule for India in 1913.

➢ All India Central Khilafat Committee ➢ Jinnah left the lawyership after 23rd
was formed on 23 Sep. 1919.Khilafat March, 1940.
Delegation met Lord Chelmsford in 1920 ➢ Pakistan national movement was founded
under Dr. Ahamad Insari. Migration by Ch. Rahmat Ali.
Movement (1920) 1800 Muslims migrated. ➢ In 1945, Labour Party came to power.
➢ Non-cooperation Movement was started ➢ In 1945 elections Muslim League won
during the days of Khilafat Movement. 428 out of 492 seats.
Maulana Azad and Maulana Abdul Bari ➢ In 1946, Quaid decided to join Interim
issued the Fatwa in favour of Khilafat government in India.In interim government
Movement.Gandhi announced the end of
Muslim League got portfolis of Finance &
Khilafat Movement.Tragedy of Chora Churi Liaquat Ali was Finance Minister.
happen on 4 February 1922.
➢ J.N.Mandal was the non-Muslim member
➢ Shuddi and Sangathan movement was
who became a minister in interim
started at the end of Tahreek
government on ML behalf.
Khilafat.Sangathan movement was started
➢ Unionist’s Ministry was in Punjab.
by Pandit Malavia.Treaty of Lausanne was
Founder of Unionist Party in Punjab was Sir
signed in 1923.
Fazal Hussain.
➢ Lord Rippon is associated with the
➢ Real name of Gandhi was Mohan Das
Hunter Commission. Lord Dalhousie is
Karam Chand Gandhi.
associated with Wood’s Dispatch. Lord
➢ Burma separated from India in 1937 and
Cornwalls is associated with permanent
settlement of Bengal. was made independent in 1947.
➢ Moulana Shoukat Ali, the elder brother ➢ Sindh asssembley passed the resoluation
of M. Ali was born in 1872 and died on 28th for the creation of Pakistan firstly on June
Nov 1938 and buried at Jamia Mosque 26, 1947.
Delhi. ➢ “Divide and Quit” is wtitten by Penderel
➢ Jinnah got admission in at Gokal Das Teg Moon.
primary school Bombay at the age of 10 he ➢ Liaquat Desai pact was concluded in
studied for 5 ½ months. Jinnah went to 1946.
London and got law degree at the age of 18 ➢ On 18th July, 1947, British parliament
forms LINCONINN. passed Indian Independence Bill.
➢ Ratna embrassed Islam on 18th April ➢ Inquilab Zindabad slogan was given by
1918 and married Jinnah on 19th April Mohammd Iqbal.
1918. Before that she was Parsi. She died on ➢ Population of Pakistan at its birth was 34
20th Febrary 1929 and was buried in Aram million.
Bagh Bombay.Dinna; the daughter of Jinnah ➢ Jinnah Awami league is the first
was born on 14th August, 1919. Dinna opposition party of Pakistan. It was founded
married a Parsi boy named Navel Wadya. by Abudl hameed Bhashwani in 1950.

➢ Ayub khan laid down foundation stone of ➢ Conspiracy to overthrow Liaquat

Quaid’s Mosulem. Government come to light Rawalpendi in
➢ On 27th August, 1947. Pakistan admitted March 1951.
as Member of the Food and Agriculture ➢ Jamilla was the first Muslim girl who
Organization of UN. hoisted Muslim League flag on the Punjab
➢ U.S. embassy in Karachi was established Secreterat, Lahore (1946).
August 15, 1947. ➢ First commissioner of Sindh Charles
➢ Last Governor of the undivided Punjab Napier.
was Sir Even Jenkins. ➢ Sindh assembly proclaimed Sindhi as
➢ Hafiz Abdul Majeed was appointed as official language of Sindh in 1972.
Chief Secretary, West Punjab on 18th ➢ Baluchistan got status of province on 1st
August, 1947. July, 1970.
➢ Friday was declared as half working day ➢ Pakistan standard time was adopted on
on August 22, 1947. October 1, 1951.
➢ Iran&Pakistan established diplomatic ➢ Indian Forces occupied Kashmir the state
relations on 22nd August, 1947. of Jammu and Kashmir on October 27,
➢ AThe Secretary of the Indian Ministry of 1947.
States? V.P. Menon ➢ Hari Singh was the Maharaja of Kashmir
➢ Liaquat visited India in April 1950. in 1947.
➢ Quaid-e-Azam died on September 11, ➢ Allama Iqbal’s tomb was built in 1951.
1948 due to Cardiac Arrest. Jinnah passed ➢ 22 points of Ulema put on 24th January
away at 10:20 p.m in G.G House Karachi 1951 by 31 Ulema.
and buried on 12th September, 1948 ➢ BBC started its first Urdu service on 13th
A.D.Funeral prayer of Quaid-e-Azam by April, 1949.
Shabir Ahmed Usmani. ➢ In 1950, Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot
➢ Basic Principles Committee set up by the founded Jinnah Muslim League party.
Constituent Assembly to frame a draft ➢ Pakistan got status of Test cricket in
Constitution. Basic Principles Committee 1952.
presented its report in September, 1950. ➢ Zafarullah Khan served as president of
➢ Planning Board turned into Planning UN General Assembly’s 7th session in
Commission in 1951. 1962.
➢ Liaquat Ali Khan visited USA in 1951. ➢ Agreement with Canada on first nuclear
Liaquat Ali Khan spends in USA three power station in Karachi was signed in
weeks. 1965.
➢ Title of the published collection of ➢ Nationalization of educational
Liaquat's speeches meant to introduce institutions & industries in 1972.
Pakistan to the West was “Pakistan, Heart of ➢ First biogas plant established in 1974.
Asia”.

➢ In December 1981, Ziaul Haq announced ➢ On 15th August 1947 the state of
Majlis-e-Shoora with 350 members. Junaghadh announced that it had acceded to
➢ Wafaqui Mohtasib was created in 1983. Pakistan.
➢ 8th amendment introduced in 1985. ➢ Pakistan Fund was setup by Quaid in
➢ Nuclear cooperation pact with China was June 1947.
made on 15th September 1986. ➢ State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated
➢ Ojri Camp Tragedy occurred on 10 April by Quaid-e-Azam in July 1948.The initial
1988. assets of SBP were equal to three Crore.
➢ The Junejo government was dismissed on ➢ Karachi was declared Federal area by the
29th May, 1988. legislative Assembly in May 1948.
➢ Zia died on 17 August, 1988.US ➢ Mian Iftikhar –ud- din was the only
ambassador who died with Zia was Arnold Muslim to oppose the Objectives Resolution
Raphael. in the Assembly.
➢ Pakistan’s re-entry in common wealth in ➢ "The Myth of Independence" was written
1989. by Z.A. Bhutto.
➢ First test tube baby at Lahore in 1989. ➢ Pakistan's flag was designed by two
➢ Wheat crisis occurred in 1952. brothers and name of one of them is Altaf
Hussain. White strip in the flag was added in
➢ KANNUP was established in 1971.
August 1947 and moon and star added in the
➢ Mr. Ghulam Muhammad was finance
flag February 1949.
minister before becoming governor general
➢ Ayub Khoro ministry in Sindh was
of Pakistan.
dissolved by Quaid in April1948. Khoro is
➢ Baitul Maal established in 1992.
the only man to be prosecuted under
➢ General sales tax, under the constitution PRODA. PRODA was replaced in
1973 is a Federal subject. September 1954.
➢ Total area of Jammu and Kashmir in ➢ The Quaid delivered his last message to
1947 was 84,471 sq. miles. the nation on 27th August, 1948.
➢ India stopped the passage of water from ➢ Khan Qayyum Khan was called the iron
the rivers Ravi and Sutluj in April 1948. man of NWFP.
➢ Quaid e Azam relief fund was set up in ➢ Peer Sahib Manki Shareef founded the
September 1947. Awami Muslim League party in September
➢ At the time of division the cash balances 1949.
of undivided India stood at about Rs. 4,000 ➢ In the East Bengal elections were held in
million. 1954.
➢ India and Pakistan mutually came to an ➢ Martial Law in Lahore was imposed in
agreement that Pakistan would get Rs. 750 March 1953.
crore as her share.Only Rs. 200 crors had ➢ Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the
been paid as an interim installment. Government of Nazi mud Din in April 1953.

➢ Shortage of Salt took place in 1952 in ➢ Ayub Khan took oath as President of
East Bengal. Pakistan in February 1960.
➢ The First Five Year Plan was announced ➢ Musa Khan was C-in-C before Yahya
by Chaudhary Muhammad Ali on 18th May khan. Yahya khan became C-in-C in March
1956. 1966.
➢ Principal of joint Electorate was accepted ➢ In April 1969, Yahya regime announced
by the Assembly on 10th October 1956 at Labour Reforms.
Dacca. ➢ Elections could not be held on fixed date
➢ Suez Canal Crisis took place in the reign and had to be postponed till 7th December
of Soharwardy. due to Floods in East Pakistan.
➢ Muslim family Law Ordinance ➢ Agartala conspiracy was about Kidnap
contributed a great deal towards generating and murder of Ayub Khan.
public resentment against Ayub regime. ➢ Kashmir Mujahideen hijacked an Indian
➢ According to the agriculture Reforms plane "Ganga" in 1971.
announced in January 1959, maximum limit ➢ Army action was started in East Pakistan
of non irrigated lands was fixed at 1000 from March 1971.
acres. 902 land farm holders were affected ➢ A commission was appointed by Bhutto
by the Ayub Reforms. to probe into the 1971 crisis. It was called
➢ Pakistan launched an operation in Hamood Ur Rehman commission.
Kashmir in 1965 which was called operation ➢ In his agricultural reforms Bhutto put
Gibralter. ceiling to land holding at 150 acres of
➢ India mounted upon a three pronged irrigated land. Bhutto announced second
attack against Pakistan along Lahore on package of agricultural reforms in 1977.
September 6, 1965. ➢ Mr. Bhutto announced to dissociate
➢ Sheikh Mujeeb Ur Rehman presented his Pakistan from the Commonwealth of
6 points for the first time in February 1966 Nations in 1972.
at the house of Former premier Ch. ➢ Martial Law was imposed in Balochistan
Muhaamad Ali in a meeting of All Parties in May 1973.
Conference. ➢ Elections to the National Assembly were
➢ In 1967 five parties formed an alliance held under Z.A. Bhutto in March 1977.
against Ayub Khan which was called PDM. ➢ NADRA was setup in February 16, 2000.
➢ The old name of Round Garden was
➢ The master plan of Islamabad was
changed into Nasir Garden in 1966 after the
prepared in 1960 by MIS Constructinos
visit of Egyptian President Nasir. Doxiades of Greek.
➢ Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar died in 1958; ➢ National Institute of Oceanlogy
I.I. Chandaraker died in1960; Soharwardy established in 1982 in Karachi.
died in 1963 in Bairut, And Muhammad Ali
➢ Pakistan test fired Ghauri missile on
Bogra died in 1963.
April 6, 1998.

➢ Jamrood Fort (Peshawar) was built by ➢ Who was the first Chief Minister of
General Hari Singh Nalwa in 1836. Balochistan from May 1972 to February
➢ Nishta rHospital is the largest hospital in 1973? Sardar Atta ullah Mengal
Pakistan and was built in 1953. ➢ When Pakistan launched its first space
➢ Three radio stations were working at the satellite Badr-1? July 16, 1990
time of partition. ➢ Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar issued
➢ 10 seats are reserved for non-muslims in Comrade English newspaper from Culcata
National Assembly. on 14th January 1911.
➢ National institute of silicon technology ➢ “Al-Halal” Urdu newspaper was issued
was established in 1991. by Maulana Abu-Kalam-Azad in July 1912.
➢ Hazrat Nizam-ud-Din Auliya was a Sufi ➢ East Pakistan was separated from rest of
of Chishtia Order. the country on 16th December 1971.
➢ Defense Council was formed on 1st April ➢ The first Pakistani Postal stamp was
1948. issued in July 1948.
➢ Pakistan irrigation research council was ➢ During the Mughal period, Portuguese
founded in 1964. traders first came to India.
➢ Security Council was formed by federal ➢ Quaid-e-Azam became the member of
government on October 17, 1999. Legislative Council from Bombay in 1906.
➢ National data base registration authority ➢ Bhutto stepped in as the president and
was set up on 16th February, 2000. civilian CMLA of Pakistan on 20th
➢ The official and national sport of December 1971.
Pakistan is field hockey. Cricket, however, ➢ Land reforms announced by PPP regime
is the most popular sport. The national side on 1st March 1972.
won the ICC World Cup in 1992. ➢ In which Constitution Islam was declared
➢ Pakistan qualified for the Golf World religion of the state? Constitution of 1973
Cup for the first time in 2009. ➢ Urdu declared as official language in
➢ One goal of the current government is to 1832.
see the literacy rate reach at least 85% over ➢ Which was the first public airline of
the next few years. Pakistan? Orient Airline
➢ About 1.7 million refugees from ➢ Five members were nominated by
Afghanistan live in Pakistan. Muslim League for the Interim-Government
➢ When was the Constitution of 1973 in 1946.
enforced? 14th August 1973. ➢ When the government of Zulfiqar Ali
➢ Who was the first Captain of Pakistan Bhutto was dismissed and third Martial Law
Cricket Team? Hafeez Kardar was enforced by General Zia-ul-Haq? 5th
➢ Who united all the Sikhs and founded a July, 1977
kingdom in the Punjab? Ranjit Singh ➢ What happened to the Constitution of
1973 when Martial Law was imposed in

1977 by Zia-ul-Haq? It was partially Constitution of 1973 was enforced on

suspended August 14, 1973.
➢ President Zia-ul-Haq enforced an Interim ➢ Ch. Muhammad Ali is the name of first
Constitution in 1981. Secretary General of Pakistan.
➢ President Zia-ul-Haq constituted Majlis- ➢ First ambassador of Pakistan to UNO
e-Shoora (National Assembly) in December was Ahmad Shah Patres Bukhari.
1981. ➢ First general elections under the LFO
➢ First Chairman of SPARCO was Dr. were held in 1970.
Abdus Salam. ➢ Pakistan and Afghanistan have “Transit
➢ Pakistan set up the first uranium moving Trade Agreement” signed in 1965.
and processing plant in Lucki Murwat. ➢ Sir Muhammad Shafi coined the name of
➢ First Provincial elections after All India Muslim League.
establishment of Pakistan were held in 1951. ➢ Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan was the
➢ The system of Government introduced by founder of All India Muslim League.
Constitution of 1956 was Federal. ➢ Constitutional proposal, known as the
➢ NawabLiaquat Ali Khan was first Bogra Formula, was presented before the
Defence Minister of Pakistan. Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on
➢ Who is authorized to impose reasonable October 7, 1953. The plan proposed for a
restrictions on fundamental rights? President Bicameral Legislature with equal
➢ After Independence, the first industrial representation for all the five provinces of
unit inaugurated by Quaid-i-Azam was the country in the Upper House.
Valika Textile Mills. Constitutional Formula is the other name of
➢ ‘The Sole Spokesman’ a book on Quaid- Mohammad Ali Bogra Formula.
i-Azam and Pakistan Movement was written ➢ In 1973 constitution Bicameral
by Dr. Ayesha Jalal. Legislature was provided for the first time.
➢ Shahbzada Abdul Qayyum Khan founded ➢ Pakistan become member of United
Islamia College — Peshawar institution. Nations on 30th Sep 1947 and Afghanistan
➢ MajidaRizvi has the credit to be the first country opposed Pakistan's membership in
United Nations.
women High court Judge in Pakistan.
➢ Sanghata Movement was started by Dr
➢ In 1946, Liaqat Ali Khan Presented poor
Moonje.
man’s budget.
➢ The subjects were divided into central
➢ The Quite India Movement started at
and provincial by the Act of 1919.
Bombay on Aug. 8, 1942.
➢ Martial law has been declared in Pakistan
➢ Attlee was the Prime Minister of UK at
four times. On 7 October 1958, President
the time of creation of Pakistan.
Iskander Mirza staged a coup d'état. He
➢ The Constitution of 1956 was enforced
abrogated the constitution, imposed martial
on March 23, 1956; the constitution of 1962
law and appointed General Muhammad
was enforced on June 8, 1962 and the
Ayub Khan as the Chief Martial Law
Administrator and Aziz Ahmad as Secretary until Islamabad was ready), whilst the
General and Deputy Chief Martial Law federal legislature moved to Dacca.
Administrator. ➢ The province of West Pakistan was
➢ The second martial law was imposed on dissolved on 1 July 1970 by President
25 March 1969, when President Ayub Khan General Yahya Khan.
abrogated the Constitution of 1962 and ➢ Dr. Khan Sahib was appointed as the first
handed over power to the Army Chief Minister of the One Unit, while
Commander-in-Chief, General Agha Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani was appointed as
Mohammad Yahya Khan. the first Governor of West Pakistan.
➢ The third martial law, politician Zulfikar ➢ The first water accord between the
Ali Bhutto took over in 1971 as the first provincial governments relating to the water
civilian martial law administrator in recent distribution from Indus River was signed in
history, imposing selective martial law in 1991.
areas hostile to his rule, such as the country's ➢ Nizam-e-Islam party was founded by
largest province, Balochistan. Chaudhry Muhammad Ali.
➢ The fourth martal law, General ➢ Yusuf Zulekha was written by Ghulam
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq overthrew Bhutto Rasul.
and imposed martial law in its totality on ➢ Justice Shahab–ud-din was the Head of
July 5, 1977, in a bloodless coup d'état. the Constituent Committee formed by Ayub
➢ One Unit was the title of a scheme Khan.
launched by the federal government of ➢ Pakistan people’s party was founded in
Pakistan to merge the four provinces of
1967.
West Pakistan into one unit, as a
➢ Name of NWFP was changed as KPK in
counterbalance against the numerical
2010.
domination of the ethnic Bengalis of East
➢ Kargil conflict was took place in 1999.
Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The One Unit
policy was announced by Prime Minister ➢ Feroz khan noon was the PM at the time
Muhammad Ali Bogra on 22 November of 1958 Martial law.
1954. ➢ Pakistan has won the hockey world cup
➢ The province of West Pakistan was four times.
created in 14 October 1955 by the merger of ➢ NRO stands for National Reconciliation
the provinces, states, and Tribal Areas of the Order.
western wing. The province was composed ➢ Auditor General of Pakistan is appointed
of twelve divisions and the provincial capital by President.
was established at Lahore. The province of ➢ Bahardur Shah Zafar buried in Rangoon.
East Bengal (now Bangladesh) was renamed ➢ RCD formed by Pakistan, Iran and
East Pakistan with the provincial capital at Turkey.
Dacca. The federal government moved the ➢ First SAARC summit was held in 1985 at
country's capital in 1959 from Karachi to
Dhaka.
Rawalpindi (serving as provisional capital
➢ Quaid-e-Azam Address the Constituent ➢ Dr Shama Khalid is the first woman

Assembly for the first time on 11 August assuming governorship in the country’s
1947. He was the first President of the history.
Constituent Assembly. ➢ Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan was the
➢ Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the first Muslim woman ambassador and Doyen
Federal Assembly on 24 October, 1954. of the Diplomatic Corps (while in the
➢ In January 24, 1959, the first agriculture Netherlands), First Muslim woman
reforms were introduced in Pakistan. Governor (of Sindh province in the mid–
➢ Abdul Qadeer Khan Nuclear Research 1970s), First Muslim woman Chancellor of
Laboratories was set up in Kahuta in 1976. a university (all the universities in Sindh)
➢ F. M. Khan was the first Chief Election First Muslim woman delegate to the UN,
and First Muslim woman to win the United
Commissioner of Pakistan.
Nations Human Rights Award, First Muslim
➢ Muhammad Ali Jinnah was awarded the
woman to receive the Woman of
title of the Quaid-i-Azam in1938.
Achievement Medal, (1950).
➢ The Unionist Party, a secular party, was
➢ The second nuclear power plant of
formed to represent the interests of Punjab's
Pakistan is functioning in Chasma since
large feudal classes and gentry. Sir Sikandar
2001 by the help of China.
Hyat Khan, Sir Fazli Husain and Sir Chhotu
➢ SAARC was formed in Dhaka on
Ram were the co-founders of the party.
December 8, 1985. First Summit of SAARC
➢ Radcliffe Award was announced on 17th
was held in 1985 in Dhaka (Bangladesh).
August 1947.
➢ Sir Muhammad Zafarullah took part in
➢ Uqba bin Nafah (R.A.) is called as
the Round Table Conference of 1930-32 and
“Alexander of Muslim World”.
was the first foreign minister of Pakistan.
➢ Abdur Rab Nishtar is the eminent leader
➢ After independence the first radio station
of Pakistan movement who in 1949 took
was established at Karachi.
over as the first governor of Punjab and later
➢ The Government of India Act 1935 was
on became the president of Pakistan Muslim
fully enforced in April, 1937.
League.
➢ Rebindra Nath Tagor the first Asian who
➢ Allama Shabir Ahmad Usmani formed a
received literature Nobel Prize in 1913.
party of Ulema called Jamiat Ulema-e-
Islam. ➢ Muslims observed ‘Day of Deliverance’
➢ The Kargil War also known as the Kargil on December 22, 1939 (End of Congress
ministries).
conflictwas an armed conflict between India
and Pakistan that took place between May ➢ Mulvi Abdl Haq is called “Baba-e-
and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Urdu”.
Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of ➢ The famous resolution, which came to be
Control (LOC). known as Pakistan Resolution was moved
by Maulvi Fazal-ul-Haq and passed
unanimously on 23rd March 1940.

➢ The institution of Mohtasib was ➢ Faiz Ahmed Faiz was convicted in

established by Presidential Order 1983. Rawalpindi Conspiray Case.
➢ Objective Resolution was passed by the ➢ In Sept: 1958 Gawadar was bought by
Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on March Khan of Kalat at 40 lacs pounds from Oman.
12, 1949. ➢ Pakistan becomes ‘Republic’ in 1956.
➢ The state bank inaugurated on 1st July ➢ Vasco-da-Gama comes to India in 1498.
1948 by Quaid-e-Azam and Zahid Hussain ➢ Brahmo Samaj is a quasi-Protestant,
is the first governor of State Bank. theistic movement within Hinduism,
➢ Iskendar Mirza had the shortest tenure as founded in Calcutta in 1828 by Ram Mohun
Governor - General of Pakistan. Roy.
➢ Liaquat - Nehru pact was announced at ➢ Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement
Delhi on April 18, 1950. founded by Swami Dayananda on 7 April
➢ Sir Syed Ahmad Khan advocated the 1875.
inclusion of Indians in Legislative Council ➢ Prarthana Samaj is founded by Dr.
in his famous book, “Causes of the Indian Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 with an aim to
Revolt”, as early as 1860. make people believe in one God and
➢ Altaf Hussain Hali refers to Sir Syed as worship only one God.
Father of Muslim India and Father of ➢ East India Company occupied Punjab in
Modern Muslim India. 1849; Sindh in 1843 and Balochistan in
➢ In 1917 Kheiri Brothers suggested a plan 1839.
of partition of India in conference of the ➢ The “Rashmi Roomal” Movement of
Socialist International held in Stockholm. 1905 was initiated by Maulana Mahmood
➢ The Regional Cooperation for Hassan.
Development (RCD) was established among ➢ The “Asrar-us-Sanadeed” was compiled
Pakistan, Iran and Turkey in 1964 and was by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
annulled in 1979. ➢ Pirpur Committee was formed in 1938
➢ Quaid-e-Azam called Islam "Our bedrock and it was headed by Raja Muhammad
and sheet anchor" while addressing Muslim Mehdi of Pirpur.
Students Peshawar. ➢ “Reconstruction of Religious Thoughts in
➢ Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Islam” was written by Allama Muhammad
Minister of Pakistan, while addressing a Iqbal.
meeting at Rawalpindi was assassinated on ➢ Chief Justice of Lahore High Court,
Oct 16, 1951. Justice Abdur Rasheed administered the
➢ Anjuman-e-Islamia Punjab was founded oath of M.A. Jinnah.
for the renaissance of Islam in 1859. ➢ Muhammad Ali Jinnah administered the
➢ Feroz Shah Tughlaq constructed five oath of Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan as the first
canals to remove scarcity of water. Prime Minister of Pakistan.
➢ Maulana Zafar Ali khan is the author of
"Hunter par Hunter".
➢ Qazi Issa was appointed Pakistan's • Name the founder of the Aligarh
ambassador to Iran. Movement? Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
➢ The last Nawab of Bahawalpur is Sir • Name of the books written by Shah
Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V. Waliullah? Hajjat-ul-Baligha, Fyuz-i-
➢ Mehrgarh is located near the Bolan Pass, Harmain Sharifan
• In which year did Jinnah join the Muslim
to the west of the Indus River valley and
League? In 1913 ( request of M.Ali Johar)
between the Pakistani cities of Quetta, Kalat
• In which year Jinnah left the Congress? In
and Sibi.
1920 ( left imperial legislative 1919)
➢ Ranikot Fort is the world's largest fort
• Who was the Muslim League leader who
with a circumference of about 26 km or 16
opposed Jinnah's decision to boycott the
miles. Since 1993, it has been on the list of
Simon Commission of 1927? Sir Shafi.
tentative UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It
• For what period of time is the National
is located in the Kirthar Range, about 30 km
Assembly elected? For five years.
southwest of Sann, in Jamshoro District,
• What is the period of time for the election
Sindh, Pakistan. It is approximately 90 km
of the Senate? 6 years.
north of Hyderabad.
• What is the present literacy rate in
➢ The Kot Diji Fort, formally known as
Pakistan? 57 percent.
Fort Ahmadabad, dominates the town of Kot • Which university in Pakistan was founded
Diji in Khairpur District, Pakistan about 25 before independence? The Punjab
miles east of the Indus River at the edge of University ( oldest)
the Nara-Rajisthan Desert. • Name a famous Sufi poet of Sindh. Shah
• Name the founder of the All India Muslim Abdul Latif Bhitai.
League? Sir Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan • In which year was the second Islamic
• The first country recognized Pakistan after Summit held? 1974 ( Lahore)
independence was ?Iran • Name the treaty signed by India and
• The longest serving Chief Justice of Pakistan after the 1965 war? Tashkent
Pakistan was? Justice A.R. Cornelius Treaty (10 jan. 1966)
• The first Dry Port in Pakistan was • Which is the place of highest rainfall?
established in 1974 at? Lahore Murree
• The oldest news agency of Pakistan is: ? • Which is the largest park in Pakistan?
Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) National Park Islamabad.
• Who was the father of Shah Abdul Aziz? • Which is the largest seaport in
Shah Waliullah. Pakistan?Monora (Karachi).
• What is the total area of Islamabad? 906 • Which is the largest Library in Pakistan?
Sq.Km Punjab Public Library.
• Who first translated the Holy Quran into • Which is the largest Museum in Pakistan?
Persian? Shah Waliullah. National museum karachi.
• Who first translated the Holy Quran into • Which is the largest and oldest university
Urdu? Shah Abul Qadir. of Pakistan?

Punjab University Lahore. • On which date the first session of National

• Which is the largest Mosque in Pakistan? Assembly was held? 11 August, 1947
Faisal Mosque. • What is the length of coastal line of
• Which is the largest and busiest railway Pakistan? 1046 Km
station in Pakistan? Lahore. • Islam was declared state religion of
• Which is the largest platform in Pakistan? Pakistan? In 1973
Platform of Rohri Station. • Which is the shortest river of Pakistan?
• Which is the longest road in Pakistan? Ravi
Pakistan Highway. • The constitution of Pakistan can be
• Which is the longest Railway line in amended? With Two-Third majority in
Pakistan? Karachi to Peshawar. Parliament
• Which is the highest road in Pakistan? • Who was the first Muslim Governor of
Karakoram Highway. Sindh? Ghulam Hussain Hadaiyatullah.
• Which is the largest railway workshop in • Who was the first Muslim C-N-C of Pak
Pakistan? Mughalpura Workshop Lahore. Army? Gen Muhammad Ayub
• Which is the largest industrial plant in • Which constitution of Pakistan state that
Pakistan? Pakistan Steel Mills Karachi. President and Prime Minister must be
• Which is the smallest province in respect Muslims? 1973 Constitution
of Area? NWFP. • Who was the first Governor of Khyber
• Which is the largest city with respect of Pakhtunkhwa? M. Khursheed.
Area and population? Karachi. • Who was the first C.N.C of Pakistan
• Which is the most modern city? Islamabad. Navy? Admiral Muhammad Siddiq
• The minimum annual rainfall in Pakistan • Identify the terminating point of Pakistan
was recorded at? Nokkundi Motorway M-8? Gwadar
• “Pakistan inTwentieth Century A Political • The proposed plan of M-4 of Pakistan
History" is a book written by? Lawrence Motorway shall be completed? Faisalabad to
Ziring Multan
• The Federally Administrated Tribal Area • Which year is celebrated in Pakistan as
consists of? Seven political agencies and six visit to Pakistan to promote Tourism
frontier regions. Industry? 2001.
• P.O.N.M stand for? Pakistan Oppressed • To settle the water dispute between
Nations Movement. Pakistan and India Sindh Tass Agreement
• Kilik Pass is situated in? Karakoram range. was signed in 1960 with the help of? World
• Among the world largest cotton growing Bank
countries Pakistan stands for? 4th • What is the length of famous "Khyber
• Toot oil and natural gas field is located in? Pass"? 53 Km.
Punjab. • The Population density in Punjab per
• Largest dam and Hydel power station of square Kilometers is? 353 persons.
Pakistan Tarbela dam built in 1976 • Pakistan is separated from Tajikistan by?
Wakhan.

• Age of the retirement of Supreme Court • Which bird is national bird of Pakistan?
Judge of Pakistan is? 65 years. Chakor.
• Anza Missile is? Surface to air missile. • Which is the national animal of Pakistan?
• Ranikot Fort is situated near the city of? Markhor.
Hyderabad. • National game of Pakistan? Hockey.
• Under the Indus Basin Treaty 1960, the • National flower of Pakistan?
water of rivers awarded to Pakistan are? Jasmine(chambali).
Indus, Jehlum, Chenab. • Pakistan had joined Baghdad Pact/Central
• The standard time of Pakistan is? 5 hours Treaty Organization in 1955 along with?
ahead of Greenwhich time. Iran, Iraq and Turkey.
• When did Pakistan win its first hockey • Identify the longest glaciers of Pakistan?
gold medal in Asian Games? 1958 Tokyo. Siachen.
• On which river Guddu, Sukkur and Kotri • "Warsak Dam" has been built on the river
barrage are situated? Indus Rivers. Kabul in1960
• Who was first Muslim CNC of Pakistan • Which Province of Afghanistan shows
Air Force? Air Marshal Asghar Khan. border with Pakistan? Paktya
• When Pakistan Joined Anglo-American • What is the length of border between
Defence Pacts or SEATO in 1954. Pakistan and Afghanistan? 2252 Km.
• 24th Parallel Line is the boundary line • The total length of 'Line of Control' in
which was declared between? Pakistan and Kashmir is about? 720 Km. (Through Simla
India agreement 1972)
• Pakistan joined the Nuclear Club in? 28 • The Atomic Energy Commission of
May 1998 Pakistan was established in? 1956.
• The only Pakistan poet who has been • Karachi Nuclear Power plant was
awarded the Lenin Prize was? Faiz Ahmad established in 1972 with the assistance of:
Faiz (1961) Canada.
• General Pervez Musharraf took over the • Chashma Nuclear plant was established
control of Pakistan on? 12 October, 1999 with the assistance of:China.
• According to the 1998 census the • Which Prime Minister of Pakistan had the
population of Pakistan living in Rural Areas shortest tenure? Gen. Ayub Khan.
was? 67.5 percent • The cultural centre of Gandhara
• Pakistan's first Agriculture University was civilization was situated at? Taxila
established in? Faisalabad • National Police Academy is situated in?
• Pakistan became full member of NAM Islamabad
1979 (Hawana). • After Siachen the second largest glacier of
• In the National Anthem of Pakistan "Jan-i- Pakistan? Batura.
Tstaqlal" stands for? Inspiration of our • Which lake is considered to be Asia's
future. greatest reserve of migratory birds? Haleji
• The National Tree of Pakistan? Deodar. lake.

• The largest desert of Pakistan? Thar in • When Pakistan recognized the People's
Sindh Republic of China? 4th January 1950.
• Largest Agency of FATA in term of Area • Who was the first Pakistan's Ambassador
is? South Waziristan to the People's Republic of China? N.A.M.
• Area of Balochistan is? 3,47,190 Sq. Km. Raza.
• Total area of Sindh is? 140,914 sq. Km. • Which is the highest railway station in
• Total Area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? Pakistan? Khan Mehtar Zai
74521 Sq. Km. • When the National Anthem was played in
• Gen Zia died in air accident on? 17th Pakistan 1st time? 14th August 1954.
August, 1988. • When Pakistan became the member of
• On 6th August 1990 caretaker government UNO? 30 September 1947.
was established under? Ghulam Mustafa • Who is the first President of Pakistan and
Jatoi. last Governor-General of Pakistan? Sikandar
• Total number of seats of NA reserved for Mirza.
women in the October 2002 election? 60 • The first coin of Pakistan designed by?
seats. Brandly.
• Total number of seats of Punjab Assembly • Who took the oath of Governor-General of
are? 371 seats Pakistan from Quaid-eAzam.Justice Abdul
• The total number of seats in Sindh Rasheed.
Assembly? 148 seats. • Which country opposed Pakistan to
• Total number of seats in Khyber become the member of UNO? Afghanistan
Pakhtunkhwa Assembly? 124 seats • Who became the first president of Pakistan
• Total number of seats in Balochistan? 65 Muslim League? Ch. Khaleeq-uz-Zaman
seats • Which lake is the largest in Pakistan,
• Who was the first Chief Minister of Punjab situated in Dadu? "Lake Mancher"
after independence? Iftikhar Hussain • Pakistan’s highest mountain peak K-2 is
Mamdot. located in? Karakoram range.
• Pakistan forest institution is located in? • Who was the architect of Second
Peshawar. Constitution? Ayub Khan.
• The oldest Barrage on Indus is? Sukkur • The Soan and Haro are the two rivers of?
Barrage(1932) Potohar Plateau
• The first Pakistani who became the Judge • The area lying between river Beas and
of International Court of Justice? Sir river Ravi is called? Bari Doab
Zafarullah Khan. • 'Kashmir Solidarity Day'. is observed in
• On March 23, 2000 Pakistan had Pakistan each year on? 5 Feb.
manufactured a modern tank liaison with • The Province of Pakistan which covers the
China by name of? Al-Khalid. largest area 43% is? Balochistan (Punjab
• On July 9, 1948 Pakistan issued its first? 25.8 percent)
Postal stamp • The Second Prime Minister and Governor
of Pakistan? Nazimuddin

• Who is the first woman Prime Minister of • The number of seats of National Assembly
Pakistan? Benazir Bhutto won by Awami League in the 1970 election?
• Who had the longest period of rule to his 160
credit? Gen Zia-ul-Haq • Bangladesh came into existence on? 16th
• Who had shortest tenure of President? Z.A. December 1971.
Bhutto • The number of Articles included in the
• Who had shortest tenure as Governor- constitution of 1973? 280
General of Pakistan? Khawaja Nazimuddin • Z.A. Bhutto took oath as President under
• Point out the name of first Governor of the Provisional Constitution on? 21st April
State Bank? Zahid Hussain 1972.
• Who was the first Female Governor? • The new capital of Pakistan was given the
Begum Rana Liaquat Ali name of Islamabad on? 24th Feb 1959.
• Who was the first Chief of Staff of the • Gen. Ayub Khan suspended Iskandar
Armed Forces? Gen. Tikka Khan. Mirza on? 27th October 1958
• Who was the first Chief Justice of • The Qadianis were declared as minority in
Pakistan? Justice Abdul Rashid the National Assembly on? 7th September
• Who was the first Chief of the Air Force? 1974.
Air Marshal Zafar Ahmad • When Zakat and Ushr Ordinance was
• Who was the First Chief of Staff of the enforced? 20th June 1980
Navy? Hafeez Ahmad • Muhammad Khan Junejo took oath as
• Who was the First Chairman Joint Chiefs Prime Minister of Pakistan on? 23rd March
of Staff Committee? General Muhammad 1985.
Sharif • One Unit was formed in? 1955
• Which is the highest Military award in • Gwadar became the part of Pakistan in?
Pakistan? Nishan-e-Haider 1958
• Which is the highest Civil award of • Balochistan was given status of Province?
Pakistan? Nishan-e-Pakistan 1970
• Which is the coldest place of Pakistan? • West Pakistan was divided into four
Sakardo provinces in? 1973
• The area of Pakistan is? 796,096 sq Km. • The post of C.N.C was changed in Chief of
• The first recipient of Nishan-e-Haider Staff? 1976.
was? Capt. Sarwar Shaheed • Banks were nationalized in Pakistan in?
• Famous lake Saif ul Maluk is located in? 1974
Kaghan • Karakoram highway which was completed
• The length of Indus River? 2896 Km. In 15 years was formally opened in? 1978
• Who headed the commission formed by • River Indus enters in Pakistan near? Chelas
Ayub Khan for drafting the 1962 • Youm-e-Fazia is observed on? 7th
Constitution? Manzoor Qadir September
• Rawal Dam is near Islamabad on Kurang
river

• Chaman is famous for? Fruit • Rah-e-Rasat Operation was started by

• Lal Suhanra Park is in? Bahawalpur Army of Pakistan in Swat
• RCD agreement concluded between • Rah-e-Nijat Operation was started by
Turkey Iran and Pakistan on? 21st July 1964 Army of Pakistan in South Waziristan
• Where is Masjid Wazir Khan? Lahore. • 17 Member bench of SC has declared
• Federal Sharit Court was established in? NRO null & void and unconstitutional all
1979 cases withdrawn under NRO reopen with
• Nationalization of industries was started immediate effect on 16th December 2009
by? Z.A. Bhutto • What is the full name of Kerry-Lugar Bill?
• Qisa Khawani Bazar is in? Peshawar Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of
• Bolan Pass meets? Quetta with 2009
Afghanistan • Under ‘Enhanced Partnership with
• Boundary line between Azad Kashmir and Pakistan Act of 2009’ what will USA
Occupied Kashmir is called Control Line provide Pakistan? $ 1.5 billion annually
(720Km) • For how long Pakistan would get the US
• Boundary between India and Pakistan aid under Kerry-Lugar bill? 5 years
demarcated by Sir Cyril Radcliff is called • How much total US aid will flow to
Radcliff Line Pakistan under Kerry-Lugar bill over the
• In Rann of Kutch dispute in 1965, Pakistan five years? US$ 7.5 billion
declared frontier between Pakistan and India • Gilgit-Baltistan (empowerment and Self-
is 24th Parallel Line Governance) Order, 2009 was approved on
• Which city of Pakistan is known as the August 29, 2009
‘City of Colleges’? Lahore • 7th NFC award was signed by prime
• What is Pakistan's major export? Taxtile minister and other chief ministers of all
industry (Cotton) (second rice) provinces on 30th December 2009.
• The Quaid-i-Azam was born in Wazir • Shahbaz Airbase is located in Jacobabad.
Mension Karachi • Shamsi Airbase is located in Quetta.
• Which is the first newspaper of Urdu • “In the line of Fire” is the autobiography of
language? Jam-e-Jahan Numma (1st General Pervez Musharraf
Pakistani __ Amroz) • Who wrote “Freedom Movement of
• When Radcliffe Award was announced? India”? I.H.Qureshi
17th August 1947 • “Reconstruction of Religious Thoughts in
• Which of the following king has Islam” is written by Allama Iqbal
introduced Land Revenue system in • “The Idea of Pakistan” is a famous book
subcontinent? Sher Shah Suri written by Stephen Philip Cohen
• Talbul project is disputed between • Pakistan, the Heart of Asia is written by
Pakistan and India. Liaquat Ali Khan.
• Mehdi Shah was elected first Chief • Who wrote India wins Freedom? Maulana
Minister of Gilgit Baltistan. Abu’al Kalam Azad

• The writer of The Spirit of Islam is Amir • The last Governor General and first
Ali viceroy of united India was Lord Cunning.
• Struggle for Pakistan was written by I.H. • The last viceroy of united India was Lord
Qureshi Mount Batten
• The author of Pathway to Pakistan is • Sindh is known as Bab-ul-Islam.
Choudhry Khaliquzzaman • The Objective Resolution was put
• The writer of Friends Not Masters is Ayub forwarded by Liaqat Ali Khan on 12
Khan March,1949.
• 'Daughter of the East' book is written by • Khushal Khan Khatak and Rehman Baba
Benazir Bhutto are two famous Pushto poets.
• Democracy and Authoritarianism in South • The State Bank was inaugurated by Quaid-
Asia book is written by Ayesha Jalal e-Azam on 1st July 1948.
• The State of Martial Rule book is written • The first constitution of Pakistan came into
by Ayesha Jalal force on 23rd March 1956 and cancelled on
• Self and Sovereignty book is written by 7 oct 1958.
Ayesha Jalal • Pakistan's second Governer General and
• The Making of Pakistan book is written by 2nd Prime Minister was Khawaja
K. K. Aziz Nazimuddin.
• The Emergence of Pakistan book is written • Sui gas was found in the year 1952.
by Ch. Mohammad Ali • The first meeting of the Muslim League
• Towards Pakistan book is written by took place in 1907 at Karachi and presided
Waheed-uz-Zaman by Adam je pir bhai.
• A Passage to India book is written by E.M. • The Cripps Mission visited India in 1942
Forster • Songs of blood and swords book is written
• The old name of Dhaka is Jehangir Nagar by Fatima Bhutto
• What is the old name of Jaccoabad? Khan • The old name of Lahore City is
Garh Mahmoodpur.
• What is the new name of Salwan Kot? • What is the name of Hyderabad at the time
Sialkot of Muhammad Bin Qasim? Neroon Kot
• When the name of Lyallpur was changed • What is the old name of Attock?
to Faisalabad? 1977 Cambellpur
• Which city is known as Switzerland of • What is the old name of Zhob? Fort
Pakistan? Swat Sandeman
• What is the old name of Quetta city? Shal • Which of the following name is the old
Kot name of pakpattan? Ajodhan Pur (by Akbar
• What is the old name of Sahiwal? the Great)
Montgomery • What is the new name of Hindu Bagh?
• Pakistan became the member of UNO on Muslim Bagh
30 September, 1947 • What is the old name of Bin Qasim (sea
port)? Pepri

• Mount Batten announced his plan on 3rd • Masjid Mahabat Khan is situated at
June 1947. Peshawar.
• The first independent ruler of Muslim • Masjid Wazir Khan is situated at Lahore.
India was Qutub uddin Aibak. • Simla Delegation met Lord Wevell in
• Partition of Bengal took place on 16th Oct, 1945.
1905 (Lord Curzin) and cancelled in • Pakistan exploded its first atomic bomb at
1911(Hoarding). Chaghi on 28th May 1998.
• All India Congress was founded by Allan • The period of first five year plan was
O. Hume in1885. 1955-1960.
• Badshahi Mosque was built by Aurangzeb • The first Conferences of NAM was held at
Alamgir at Lahore in 1674. Belgrade in 1961 and Pakistan joined the
• Babur was the founder of Mughal Dynasty NAM in in the year 1979 at Havana.
in1526 and the last Mughal Emperor of • Hazrat Usman Marvandi is known as Lal
India was Bahadur Shah Zafar. Shahbaz Qalandar.
• Pakistan's largest steel mill is at pipri • In 1945-1946 elections Muslim League
(Karachi) formed by the cooperation of won all seats in central and 90% in
Russia. provincial assembly.
• The Mosque built by Shah Jahan is at • In 1945,Lord Wavell proposed the
Thatta. formation of a temporary government
• The true name of Hazrat Mujaddid Alif consisting of the political parties of United
Sani was Shaikh Ahmed. India.
• In the 1945 Muslim League won 30 • According to 3rd June 1947 plan plebiscite
Muslims seats in the central Assembly. was held in N.W.F.P and Silhyte.
• Sind Madarsa-ul-Islam was founded by • The five principles passed by the Non-
Hasan Ali Afandi. Aligned countries are called Punj Shilla.
• Syed Ameer Ali founded Muslim League's • Sir Syed brought out the digest "Tehzib-ul-
branch at London in 1908. Akhlaq" in 1870.
• The Mughal Emperor Akbar introduced • The first central office of Muslim League
the “Deen-e-Elahi” in 1582. was established at Aligarh.
• Shah Abdul Latif and Sachal Sarmast are • .The first constituent assembly of Pakistan
two important Sindhi poets. was dissolved on 24th Oct, 1954 and Mir
• Two places famous for wooden crafts are Maulvi Tamizuddin was its speaker.
Hala and Kashmor in Pakistan. • National Assembly consists of 342 Muslim
• Sindh Muslim League passed a resolution members and the Senate consists of 104
in 1938. members.
• Nizam-e-Mustafa movement was carried in • Pakistan became the member of U.N on
the year 1977. 30th September 1947 and Afghanistan
• .The first Muslim League Government was Opposed it.
formed in Sindh in 1943. • The second constitution of Pakistan was
promulgated on 8 June 1962.

• Quaid-e-Azam remained member of both led by Sir Muhammad Shafee and the other
Muslim League and Congress for 7 years was led by Quaid e Azam.
(1913 to 1920) • Which party was divided into pro changers
• The Swadeshi movement means Boycott and changers? Congress
of goods (British goods) • Nehru Report was an answer to the
• Who delivered the Presidential address in challenge given by Lord Birkenhead
which the Muslim League was established? • Nehru Report accepted the following
Nawab Waqr ul Mulk demand a separate province for North-West
• “Humdard” and "Comarade" was started Frontier and Sindh
by Moulana Muhammad Ali • Jinnah Fourteen points were offered in
• Jinnah was the Principle architect of 1929(M.Ali Johar helped in 14points)
Lucknow pact • Which member of Simon Commission
• The most important change brought about resigned and replaced by another member
by Minto Morley Reforms (in 1909) was Stephen Walsh
Separate Electorate • Dyarchy was scrapped in 1919 Reforms
• Shuddhi and Sangthan movements were • The first session of Round Table
started at the end of Tehrik e Khilafat Conference was opened in London
• "Zamindar" was brought about by Zafar • Which party was not present in First
Ali Khan Round Table Conference Congress
• Report of Rowlatt Committee was • Federal form of Government for India was
published in 1918 approved by British in First Round Table
• Jallianwala Bagh tragedy took place in: Conference
1919 • Who was the Prime Minster of England
• Jinnah resigned from congress during during First Round Table
Nagpur session in 1920 Conference?Ramsay Macdonald
• Moplah rising in Malabar took place in • Second Round Table Conference was held
1921 in 1931
• The Moplah rose against the British and • Communal award was published in 1932
Hindu Zamindar. • What was the reaction of Congress and
• Which movement was started by Sir Muslim League over Communal Award?
Swami Shradhnand?Shuddhi Both Disliked
• Sangthan was started by Pandit Malavia • The recommendation of Round Table
• Chauri Chaura incident took place in 1922 Conference was published in 1933.
• Khilafat was abolished by Mustafa Kamal • The whole of India Act of 1935 came into
Pasha in 1924 operation in provincial part in 1937
• Simon Commission was sent to India in • Anandhnath is a novel and Nagri is a
1927 Script
• On the arrival Simon Commission Muslim • Pirpur Report was about Congress
League was Split into two groups one was ministries (By Mahadi 1n 1938)
• Shareef Pur report was about Bihar

• Who wrote" Muslim Suffering under • The name of the Cripps Mission was made
Congress Rule"? Fazl ul Haq after Sir Stafford Cripps who was The
• Wardha scheme was about Education President of the Board of Trade
• The author of Wardha Scheme was Zakir • The Cabinet Mission members were
Hussain parleyed with how many Muslim members 4
• Day of Deliverance was celebrated on • Cripps Mission Published its report on
22nd December 1939 30th March 1942
• "Now or Never" pamphlet was written in • The main emphasis in Cripps Mission was
1933 byCh. Rehmat Ali on Creation of new Dominion
• "Pakistan National Movement" was • Non accession clause was mentioned in
founded by Ch. Rehmat Ali Cripps mission
• "Outline of a Scheme of Indian federation" • "Quit India" movement was started in 1942
was written by Sikandar Hayat Khan • In the Cabinet Mission provinces were
• Lahore resolution was introduced by Fazl divided into how many sections? Three
ul Haq in 1940 • Quaid e Azam, for the continuation of
• "Thoughts on Pakistan" was written by Cabinet mission, demanded how many
Ambedkar. portfolios? Five
• The British August offer was made in 1940 • In Cabinet Mission plan total portfolios
• What was the response of Muslim League were Sixteen
over British offer? Neither accepted nor • Congress was awarded how many
rejected portfolios?Six
• Which Congress leader thought after • How many portfolios were given to
Lahore Resolution that the partition was Muslim League?Five
unavoidable?Raja Gopal Acharia • How many portfolios were reserved for
• Sapru proposals were offered in 1945 minorities?Three
• Liaquat – Desai Pact was concluded in • Lord Wavell was replace by Lord
1945 Mountbatten
• Wavell plan was made in 1945 (Parity was • The only Indian on the Viceroy lord
the issue in Wavel Plan) Mountbatten staff was V.P. Menon
• In1945 elections, out of total 102 seats of • V.P. Menon prepared the final draft of the
Central Assembly,Congress won 57and transfer of Power
Muslim league won 30 seats • Lady Mountbatten is said to be the close
• In the provincial elections of 1946 friend of Nehru
Congress won 930 seats and Muslim League • What was the name of the daughter of
won 428 seats Nehru?Indra
• In Provincial elections of 1946 total seats • Who wanted to become the joint Governor
of Muslim League were 492 General of India and Pakistan? Mountbatten
• In the Cabinet mission who many Cabinet • Who decided, at the time of partition, the
Ministers were present 3 fate of Baluchistan? Shahi Jirga

• By which method fate of NWFP was • Pak,afgh,CARS and China borders meet at
decided? Referendum the Hindukash range
• Jinnah was by origin a Khoja (Language • Nalter is famous for snow skiing
Gujarati) • Highest peak in Chagai—the Malik Naru
• "Dawn", the Muslim League newspaper peak
was started in 1942(founder M.Ali Jinnah) • Hamun-i-Mashkel----54 miles
• Besides Jinnah who was the ex-officio • Mohanjo Daro-----The Larkana distt
member of Muslim League Working (1922)
Committee Liaquat Ali Khan • Harappa--------The Sahiwal distt (1921)
• Direct Action resolution was passed in July • Area of Sind 140914 sq.km
1946 • NWFP------74521
• Jinnah's speeches were translated into • Balochistan—347190
Urdu often by Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung. • Punjab----205345
• Who gave Fatwas in 1945 and forbade to • Pakistan’s first Embassy (Iran)
joining Muslim League? Maulana Hussain • Khyber Agency—2776 sq.km
Ahmad Madni • Kurram Agency---3380 sq.km
• Which party leader labeled Quaid e Azam • Simla Agreement—July 03,1972
as "Kafre azam"? Jamiyat al Ulema-i- Hind • Tashkent Declaration—January 10,1966
• Which magazine criticized Jinnah's • First expedition landed on Antarctica:
decision to become the Governor January 15, 1991
General?Economist • First day-night international one-day
• Whom Jinnah appointed the Governor of cricket match in Pak:March 17,1996
NWFP? Sir George Cunningham • First radio station: August 14,1948
• Soon after the establishment of Pakistan (Karachi)
which Prime minister had been the • First TV---- November 26.1964 (Lahore)
Ambassador to Burma also?Muhammad Ali • PTV’s colour transmission---December
Bogra 20,1976
• Battle of Buxer: 1764 • Radio Pak. Converted into
• First census in Sub-Continent: 1881(Lord Pak.Broad.corp.in December 20.1972
Rippon) • Warsak Dam-NWFP-------1960 on kabal
• Jamrud Fort: Gen Hari Singh Nalwa river
• The Home Rule League: sep 3, 1916--- • Gawadar Port ---September 9,1958— buy
Anne Besent & Bal Ganga Dhar Tilak by Feroz khan Noon—Oman
• Five mountain ranges of Pakistan: 1- • Total area of Northern Agencies:27,000
Himalaya 2-karakoram 3-hindukash 4- sq.km
Suleman 5-Salt range • “Pakistan’’ is both a Persian and an Urdu
• Rabi season: January to May word
• Khareef season: June to September • Congress ministries resigned on October
• First private airline: The Hajveri Airline 22,1939---and Deliverance Day on
December 22,1939

• One-Unit---October 14,1955 to July • Zakat o Ushar Ordinance: June 20,1980

01,1970 • 22 points of 31 Ulema: January 24,1951
• Nationalization of vital industries by • 8th Amendment Ord.:March 02,1985
Bhutto through an Ord.on January 02,1972 • Soviet Union dismembered on December
• Complete nationalization of banks: January 21,1991
01,1974 • Meenar e Pakistan: its model was prepared
• Zia---president on September 16, 1978 in 1963, completed on October 31, 1968.
when tenure of Ch.Fazal Ilahi got expired. • 1947-48: per capita income was 311 Rs.
• 1984----Ban on student and union • Ameer e Kuwait was the first foreign head
organizations of the state who visited Pakistan.
• Zia referendum: December 19,1984 • Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar succeeded
• Zia regime—non-party elections— Moodi as Governor of Punjab.
February 1985 • Liaquat Nehru Pact: signed on April
• Tragedy of Ojri camp: April 10,1988 18,1950
• Geneva Convention---Junejo signs on • M.Ali Bogra Formula: October 1953
April 16,1988 • PNA(Pakistan National Alliance) against
• Iraqi Ambassador—persona non grata— Bhutto
expelled---February 1973 • MRD(Movement for Rehabilitation of
• Qisas and Diyat Ord. : October 13,1990 Democracy) against Zia
• First woman bank: December • First Constituent Assembly: first session
01,1989(Nusrat Bhutto-karachi) on August 10,1947----total members(69)
• First postal stamp: July 09,1948 • Justice Abdur Rasheed administer oath
• First fed. ombudsman(Sardar M.Iqbal— from Quaid as Gov.Gen
February 25,1983—for 4 years) • Syed Akbar attacked Liaquat Ali Khan
• President of UN Gen.Assemlby—Sir Zafar • OIC Summit in Lahore: February 1974---
ullah Khan—17th UN session Bangladesh recognized
• Oldest cantonment: Kohat • Six points of Sheikh Mujeeb: February
• First state that joined Pakistan:Bahawalpur 1966
State • Baba Guru Nanak: born in 1469
• First SOS village: 1977-LAHORE • Lowari Tunnel is in Chitral
• National Anthem: first broadcast on radio • Before partition, there were only three
on august 13,1954 dams in our country:
• First bio-gas plant: 1974(Karachi) 1-Khushdil Khan(1890-Balochistan)
• Balochistan: status of province on July 2-Spinarez(1945-Balochistan)
01,1970 3-Namal Dam(1913-Mianwali)
• The designation of commander in chief • First atomic energy institute: January 1955
changed into chief of staff on march 02,1976 • Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
• Rafiq Ahmed Bajwa used the term of (PAEC):1956—Dr.Nazir Ahmed-first
Nizam e Mustafa during PNA movement in chairman
1977

• Colombo Plan: 6 year development plan— ➢ Pakistan’s territory sea limit is 12 nm; the
1951—focused Pakistan Exclusive meantime economic zone of
• NWFP Referendum: July 6-17, 1947 Pakistan is 240 nm.
• Congress Ministies of NWFP(Dr.Khan ➢ Out of the total area of Pakistan 1% is
Sahib) dismissed by Quaid on August levered by Islamabad (906 sq km).
22,1947 ➢ Out of total area of Pakistan, FATA
• Liaquat Ali Khan’s first foreign visit after covers 3% I, e. 27,220 sq km.
partition was towards India in April 1950
➢ 58% area of Pakistan is covered by
• Khawaja Nazimudin resigned on April
Mountains and plateaus and 42% by plains
19,1953
and detests.
• Sindh was separated from Bombay
➢ Pakistan is Land locked from three sides.
presidency in the year 1935
• The first General elections of Pakistan It has following immediate neighbors.
were held in the year 1970 ▪ East India, 1610 km (1000 miles) border.
• Immediately after Independence from the Radchiff live and Run off Kuchh are two
British India forcefully annexed Kashmir. boundary lines between India and Pakistan.
• The first Saint to came South Asia Sheikh Run off kuchh is also called 24th parallel
ismail lahori 1005 A.D line, it was signed in 1968. Two railway
• Who is called the “Parrot of India”? Amir lines connect Pakistan with India. One
Khusro through Wagah near Lahore connects Atari
near Amritsar. Other exists between
MISCELLANEOUS
khokrapar (Sindh) and Munabao (India) in
QUESTIONS OF 1949 leare-fire line came into existence, but
GEOGRAPHY OF PAKISTAN line of control (720 km) was demarcated in
1972 (simla agreement).
➢ Total area of Pakistan is 769,096 sq km, ▪ China lies in the North of Pakistan.
and the total area of Azad Kashmir is 13,297 Karakoram and Himalayas are two snow
km. capped mountain Ranges which make a
➢ Pakistan lies between 61E to 75.5 E border between the two countries.Boundary
longitrade and 24N to 37N Latitudes. agreement between china and Pakistan was
ringed in 1963. The border between Pakistan
➢ The standard time of Pakistan is five
and china is 585 km.
hours ahead of Greenwhich Mean time.
▪ Afghanistan is located of the North
➢ The tropic of Cancer (23N 30N) does and
Western border of Pakistan. Pakistan had a
allow the sun rays to become very, therefore
longest border with Afghanistan which is
Pakistan records high temperature in
2252 km. It is called Durand line. It was
summer and the winter are not very severe.
established in 1893 by an agreement
➢ Pakistan is surrounded by land on three between Afghanistan British Rulers. There
sickles east, west and North and Arabian Sea are two important Roads that link
is on its South and makes 1046 km (650 Afghanistan with Pakistan. One links
miles) coast line. Peshawar with Kabul Via the famous
Khyber Pass. Another links Quetta to ➢ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa covers 6% area out
Kandhar via the Khojak Pass. of the total area of Pakistan. It has common
▪ Iran lies to the South west of Pakistan. border with Punjab, Balochistan and
There is 805 km long direct border between Northern Area.
Pakistan and Iran.The boundary line ➢ Islamabad 906 sq km. 0.1% of total Area
demarcated in 1960. There is a railway link of Pakistan.
between Pakistan and Iran. Koh-i-Taftan is ➢ Siachen is the highest battlefield in world
border railway station in Pakistan and
it is the largest glacier of Pakistan it is 45
Zahedan in Iran. Another road links miles long and 2000 feet high.
sowthern Balochistan through turbot and
➢ K-2 is the highest mountain in Pakistan,
Mand with Iran.
it is located in Karakoram mountain range,
▪ Wakkan, a narrow strip of Afghanistan
and its height is 8611 meters. It was first
separates Pakistan from Tajikistan one of the
conquered by Good win Austin in 1954
Land locked central Asian states.
that’s why it is also called Good win Austin.
➢ The Strait of Hormuz is close to Pakistan.
It is the second highest peak in the world.
Pakistan port Gawadar is very strategically
➢ The youngest mountains of the world
located. It can effectively guard the Strait of
(Himalayas) are present in Pakistan but
Hormuz which is a major route for oil and
oldest mountains are in India.Karakoram
other traffic of the Gulf area.
Range separates Pakistan from china and
➢ Baluchistan is the largest province
made a boundary between two countries.
according to area and least populous
➢ Hindu Kush Range separates Pakistan
province of Pakistan. It covers 44% total
from Afghanistan.
area of Pakistan. It has common borders
➢ The Karakoram Mountains lie on North
with Iran and Afghanistan. It shares its
border with the remaining three provinces of the Indus River and extend northward
and the Arabian Sea also. beyond the borders of Pakistan. They are
nearly 200 km wide.
➢ Punjab is the second largest province
➢ The Karakoram Range is most
according to area and first largest in
population. It covers 25.8% area of the total extensively snow covered, eighteen glaciers
area of Pakistan. In the east, it has a ranging from 7 km to 72 km are found here.
common border with India and internally The longest are the Siachen 72 kms and the
Sindh lies to its south, KPK to the west and Biafo 625 kms.
Jammu and Kashmir to the North. ➢ Total area covered by glaciers in Pakistan
➢ Sindh is the third largest province is 13% of total area of Pakistan it is 13680
according to area and second largest in sq km.
population. It covers 17.7% of the total area ➢ Batura, Biafo Shispar chogo Lungma
of Pakistan. It has common border with glaciers are also located in Karakoram
India, Punjab, Balochistan and the Arabian Mountain Range.
Sea.

➢ The world’s highest passes such as ➢ Bolan Pass located in Sulaiman Range is
Khunjrab, Lawari and Shandoor are siuated 989 meters high. It connects Quetta with
in Karakoram Mountain Range. Sindh Plains.
➢ The highest Peak of Himalayas Range in ➢ Gomal pass located in Waziristan Hills
Pakistan is Naga Parbat. It is 8126m high connects Dera Ismail Khan with Ghazni a
and second highest Peak in Pakistan. It was Province of Afghanistan.
first conquered in 1953. ➢ Babusar pass located in great Himalaya is
➢ The highest Peak of Hindu Kush range is a link between Mansehra and Northern
Tirch Mir. It is 7670m high. It starts from Areas of Pakistan. It is 4173m high. It also
Pamir. connects Abbotabad with Gilgit.
➢ In Pakistan five Peaks have more than ➢ Khojak passes connects Cheman with
8000m height. Pakistan has 82 Peaks in her Qila Abdullah (Afghanistan). It is 1312m
territory. high in Toba Kakar Range.
➢ Hindu Kush Mountain is mostly located ➢ Malakand pass connects Peshawar with
in Afghanistan. It guards the northern border Chitral.
of Pakistan. Areas of Chitral and Dir are in ➢ Baroghil pass connects Chitral with
this Mountain Range. Wahkhan.
➢ Valley of Hunza is in between the ➢ Muztagh pass connects Baltistan with
Karakoram and Himalaya is located near the China. It is a gateway to Chinese area
Koh-e-Safed.it is on the South of River Yarkand.
Kabul. It is 3000 m high. ➢ The Baroghil pass connects Pakistan with
➢ Khyber Pass is also located in Koh-e- Wahkhan in Afghanistan.
Safed Mountain Range. Its average height is ➢ The Dorah and Shera Shing passes also
3000m. lie between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
➢ The highest Peak of Koh-e-Sulaiman ➢ Potwar Plateau and the salt ranges are in
range is Takhat-e-Sulaiman. Its height is between the River Indus and River Jehlum.
3500m. ➢ Margalla Hills of Islamabad are located
➢ Siachen glacier is located in the region of in the Potwar Plateau. It is on the River
Baltistan. It is the largest glacier of Pakistan Soan.
it is 72km long. It is also the highest glacier ➢ The Passes Kurram, Tochi and Cromal
of Pakistan.
are named after the rivers near which they
➢ The highest pass in Pakistan is are located.
Karakoram pass, Khyber Pass is 54km long ➢ River Swat is a tributary of River Kabul.
pass; it connects Pakistan with Afghanistan
➢ Lake Saiful Muluk in the upper Kaghan
through Peshawar.
Valley is located in Himalaya Range.
➢ Dargai Pass connects Mardan with
➢ Satpara Lake near Skardu is located in
Malakand.
the Himalaya Mountain Range of Pakistan.
➢ Lawari Pass located in Dir is 3188m
high. It connects Dir with Chitral.
➢ Beautiful Hill station of Pakistan live ➢ Kharan it is located in North West of

Ghora Gali, Nathia Gali and Murree are Balochistan Province.
located in Himalaya Mountain Range. ➢ River Chenab, Ravi, Sutluj and Jhelum
➢ Sakesar 1527 meters high Peak is the join the River Indus at Kot Mithan.
highest Peak of Salt Range in Pakistan. Cholistan or Rohi 75000 sq km Bahawalpur,
➢ Kallar Kahar, Uchali and Khabeki are the Sukkur, Khair pur, Sanghar, Mir pur Khas,
beautiful laves of River Jehlum in Salt Tharparkar. Cholistan or Rohi in Sindh is
Range. called patand Thar in Northern and Southern
➢ Warsak Dam is built on Kabul River. parts respectively.
➢ The Tanda Dam is the Kohat River, ➢ The Source of Indus River is
which is a tributary of Kabul River. Mansorawar Lake in Tibet.
➢ The chagai Hills, the northernmost range ➢ The Indus plans from East to West. The
are located at Pakistan Afghan border they Indus and its tributaries constitute the whole
are about 130km long. River system of Indus. It is 2900 kilometers
➢ Tala Jogian is a highest Peak of Salt Long River. It has a catchment area of 970,
000 square kms.
Range, it is 975 meters high. It is in between
River Jehlum & River Sawan. ➢ Jhelum and Chenab Rivers meet at
➢ The Pakistan total Coastal area is 1046 Trimmu Headworks.
Kilometers long, the Makran Coast ➢ The longest river of Balochistan is
extending from Karachi in the east to Jiwani Hingol. Balochistan other rivers Porali and
in the west. Overall the Makran Coast is Dasht are major rivers.
fairly straight with no marked indentions. ➢ The Indus River risen from Tibet, it is
➢ The Makran Coast has a number of uplift also called the Nile of Pakistan, it is the
terraces which make an Island shape there longest river of Pakistan and River Ravi is
are Cliften Hills, Manora, Cape Morze, the Smallest.
Ormara, Gwadar and Jiwani.The largest ➢ 8 Rivers flow in the territory of Khyber
Island of Pakistan is Manora. Pakhtunkhwa (Zhob, Mula, Gomal, Sowat,
➢ Sinking is a Chinese Provice with which Kunhar, Kuram, Parorj Kora).
Pakistani boundry is connected. ➢ The River Ravi Originates from Indian
➢ Zahidan is area of Iran with which state Himalaya Paradesh. It is 115km long.
Pakistani boundary is connected. ➢ The Harappa a historical city is located
➢ Ghazni, Kandhar, Paktia and Wakhan are on River Ravi near Sahiwal.
the areas of Afghanistan with which ➢ Chenab and Jehlum flow from Kashmir.
Pakistan shares her border which is ➢ Length of Pak-India border is 1,610 km.
commonly called Durand Line. It is 2252 Length of Pak-Iran border is 805 km.Length
kilometers long. of Pak-China border is 595 km. Length of
➢ Thar desert lies in between River Jhelum Pak-Afghan border is 2252 km.
and River Indus. ➢ Warsak dam is on Kabul River.Rawal
Dam is on Kurrang River. Khanpur dam is
on Haro River.Tanda dam is in Baluchistan. ➢ Pakistan can be divided into six natural
Tarbela deam was completed in 1969. regions.
➢ Muztag pass connects Gilgit-Yarkand ➢ The coldest place in Pakistan is Sakardu
(China). and hottest place is Jacababad.
➢ Khankum Pass connects Chitral-Wakhan ➢ Most of the Hosiery Industry is located in
(Afghanistan) Karachi.
➢ The Shandur Pass connects Chitral and ➢ The Heavy Mechanical complex was
Gilgit. established with the help of China at Taxila.
➢ Khyber Pass connects Peshawar-Kabul ➢ Kohat is the oldest cantonment of
➢ Kulk pass connects Gilgit-China. Pakistan.
➢ Bolan Pass connects Queta-Afghanistan. ➢ Sukkur barrage is the largest barrage of
➢ Tochi Pass connects Pakistan-China. Pakistan completed in 1932.
➢ Length of Silk Rourte (Korakorum ➢ Baheshti Darwaza is located in
Route) is 965 km. Pakpattan.
➢ Madhupur Head works is located on the ➢ Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh came in Lahore
river Ravi.Ferozpur Head works is located in 1039 A.D. from the city of Ghazni.
on river Sutluj. ➢ Sher Shah built G.T. Road and Rohtas
➢ Pakistan bought Gwadar from King of fort. Imperial Highway is the old name of
maskat at the cost of 40 lakh pounds on 8th G.T. Road.
September 1958. ➢ Nanga Parbat is located in Himalaya
➢ Six barrages are constructed on the River Range. It is commonly known as Killer
Indus. Barrages on Indus are Toonsa, Mountain.
Jinnah, Sukkur, Gudo, Kotri & Ghulam ➢ Karakoram highway was completed in
Mohammad. 1978. Karakoram was completed in the total
➢ Three deserts are located in Pakistan, period of 20 years.
which are namely; Thar (Sindh), Thal, ➢ Karakoram is a Turkish word.
Cholistan (Punjab). Karakoram highway passes through
➢ Hindu-kush range is also known as Little khunjrab pass.
Pamirs. ➢ Punial is said to be the place where
➢ Sub-Himalya is also known as Siwaliks. ‘heaven and earth meet’.
➢ The Sindh Sagar Doab is also known as ➢ Siachin glacier is located near Astor.
Thal Desert. ➢ Hunza is called real Shangrilla.
➢ Takht-i-Suleman is the highest peak of ➢ French Beach is located at Karachi.
Sulaiman Mountains. ➢ Ranikot Fort is the largest fort of
➢ Hispar Glacies is located in Hunza. Pakistan, which is located near Hyderabad.
➢ Katch and Gawadar are the districts of ➢ Meerani Dam is under construction near
Makran Division. Turbat.

➢ Chashma barrage was built in 1971 on the population lives below the international
river Indus. poverty line (US$1.25 per day).
➢ Warsak dam was built in 1960 on river ➢ More than 60 languages are spoken in
Kabul. Pakistan. English is the official language of
➢ Rawal dam was built in 1965 on river Pakistan and is used in government.
Kurang. ➢ 96% of the population is Muslims. Just
➢ Pakistan’s oldest archaeological site is over 1.5% is Christians.
situated near Larkana. ➢ Pakistan has the sixth largest military
➢ Khewra is the main source of gypsum in force in the world.
Pakistan. ➢ Pakistan has cold, dry winters and hot,
➢ Sainadak is famous for copper, silver and wet summers.
gold. ➢ Despite once being called the world’s
➢ Peshawar means ‘city of flowers’. most dangerous country in a British
➢ Lahore Fort was built in 1560. magazine (The Economist), the tourism
industry is growing in Pakistan.
➢ Mahbub-ul-Haq Human Development
➢ Muslim Bagh in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is
Center is locates at Islamabad.
famous for the mineral of Chromite.
➢ Nasirabad region of Balochistan will be
➢ Hazara division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
irrigated through Kachi cananl.
province comprises five districtd including
➢ Kharan district of the country having
abbottabad, Batagram, Kohistan, Mansehra
lowest population density.
and Haripur.
➢ In violation of lndus Basin Treaty 1960,
➢ Hindko language is prominent in Hazara
India has constructed Wullar barrage on
division.
River Jhelum.
➢ Kallar Kahar situated in salt range near
➢ Water -flows of the river are diverted to
Chakwal.
Wuller Barrage through the construction of
➢ Wullar Lake is a source of Jhelum.
Kishanganga Dam.
➢ Warsak dam was constructed in 1960.It is
➢ India is constructing Kishanganga Dam
in Baramula. located on River Kabul.
➢ Hina Lake is situated near Quetta.
➢ India has constructed “Baglihar Dam” in
occupied Kashmir`s district of Doda. ➢ Which cities of Iran and Pakistan are
➢ “AKHORI DAM” is located across linked through railway line? Quetta-Zedan
Nandnakas near Akhori village about 28 ➢ Which is the biggest earth filled dam of
KM east of Attock Punjab. Pakistan? Tarbela
➢ Largest district of Punjab by area is ➢ Sui gas field is the biggest natural gas
Bahawalpur. Tropic of cancer crosses field in Pakistan. It is located near Sui in
Pakistan. Balochistan. The gas field was discovered in
➢ Pakistan has the second largest Muslim the late 1952 and the commercial
exploitation of the field began in 1955.Mari
population in the world. About one fifth of

is the second biggest natural gas field of ➢ The Siachen glacier is the highest
Pakistan battleground on earth, where India and
➢ Balloki Headworks was built on the river Pakistan have fought intermittently since
Ravi. April 13, and 1984.It is located in Baltistan
➢ Masjid Wazir Khan is located in Lahore (Kashmir).
and Masjid Muhbat Khan is located in ➢ Pakistan lies of the North tropic zone of
Peshawar. Cancer.
➢ Hamun Maskhel Lake present in ➢ Soan and Haro are the famous rivers of
Baluchistan plateau. It is Lake of Salt water. Potwar platue.
➢ Haleji Lake is situated in Sindh. Sat Para ➢ Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also
Lake is situated in Baltistan (Sakardu). called Kotri Barrage.
➢ The greatest fort of Pakistan that is Rani ➢ The extinct volcano “Koh-i-Sultan” in
Kot Fort is situated near the city Hyderabad. Baluchistan contains the deposits of
➢ Gandhara Art is related to Taxila. Sulphur.
➢ ‘Marala’ Headworks has been ➢ The first railway track was established
constructed on River Chenab. between Karachi and Kotri.
➢ “The place where heaven and earth meet” ➢ Jehlum and Chenab rivers meet at
these words are said about Punial place. Trimmu.
➢ Kalabagh is a town and union council of ➢ The 80 percentage of Muslims in Jammu
Mianwali District in the Punjab province of and Kashmir.
Pakistan. It is located on the western bank of ➢ Indus River is a major river which flows
Indus River. It is the site of the proposed through Pakistan. It also has courses through
Kalabagh Dam. It is also famous for its red western Tibet (in China) and Northern India.
hills of the salt range and scenic view of the Originating in the Tibetan plateau in the
Indus River traversing through the hills. It vicinity of Lake Mansarovar, the river runs a
also produces handicrafts especially course through the Ladakh region of Jammu
footwear, Makhadi Halwa and also famous and Kashmir, Gilgit, Baltistan and flows
for minerals of Iron. through Pakistan in a southerly direction
➢ The M8 will have 4-lanes and a total along the entire length of Pakistan to merge
length of 892 km. Initially, 2-lanes will be into the Arabian Sea near the port city of
constructed after the completion of which Karachi in Sindh. The total length of the
another 2-lane will be added, thus making a river is 2900 km. It is Pakistan's longest
total of 4-lanes. river and also called “the father of rivers”.
➢ The M8 will start from Ratodero in Sindh ➢ Ningrahar, Pakita and Ghazni provinces
Province and enter Balochistan Province of Afghanistan shares border with Pakistan.
passing near the towns of Khuzdar, Awaran, ➢ Khar is a famous town of Bajour.
Hoshab, Turbat before joining the Makran ➢ The Margalla Hills — also called the
Coastal Highway just east of the port city of Margalla Mountain Range, is a hill range
Gwadar.

part of the lesser Himalayas located north of ➢ Mangla Dam was constructed on the
Islamabad, Pakistan. river Jhelum in 1967.
r Pass is anarrow pass, about 53 km (33 mi) ➢ Diamer-Bhasha Dam is the name of a
long, through mountains on the border dam that has been planned in the Northern
between eastern Afghanistan and northern Areas of Pakistan on the River Indus. It is
Pakistan. It has long been a strategic trade located about 314 km upstream of Tarbela
and invasion route. Dam and about 165 km downstream of
➢ Hungol is the largest river of Balochistan. Gilgit. The dam is supposed to have a power
➢ Simly Dam is an 80m high earthen generation capacity of 4500 megawatts and
embankment dam on the Soan River, 30 km is expected to considerable ease up the
east of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. skewed hydro to thermal power generation
➢ Kalabagh iron deposits are largest in ratio in Pakistan.
Pakistan with an estimated reserve of 309 m ➢ Mirani Dam multipurpose project is
tons. located on Dasht River, about 30 miles west
➢ The Hasni tribe is settled in Western of Turbat in Makran Division of
Balochistan. Balochistan.
➢ Rechna and Bari Doabs are considered ➢ Hub Dam is a large water storage
thickly populated region. reservoir constructed in 1981 on the Hub
➢ Excavations at moenjo daro have River on the arid plains north of Karachi on
revealed in earthen vessels Millet grains. provincial border between Balochistan and
➢ Kurram pass joins Parachinar with Sindh, Pakistan.
Afghanistan. ➢ The Kalabagh dam is a mega water
➢ Tarbela Dam (or the National Dam), the reservoir that Government of Pakistan
planning to develop across the Indus River,
world's largest earth-filled dam on one of the
one of the world's largest rivers. The
world's most important rivers - the Indus-, is
proposed site for the dam is situated at
103 km from Rawalpindi near Haripur
Kalabagh in Mianwali District of the
District. It is a major source of Pakistan's
northwest Punjab province, bordering KP.
total hydroelectric capacity. Tarbela Dam is
part of the Indus Basin Project, which ➢ Ghazi Barotha Dam is located on Indus
resulted from a water treaty signed in 1960 River in Pakistan. Ghazi Barotha
between India and Pakistan, guaranteeing Hydroelectric project is located around 100
Pakistan water supplies independent of km from Islamabad.
upstream control by India. Construction ➢ Gomal Dam is located on Gomal River in
began in 1968, and was completed in 1976 South Waziristan, KP.
at a cost of Rs.18.5 billion. It is the biggest ➢ Namal Lake is located in one corner of
hydel power station in Pakistan having a the Namal valley in Mianwali, Punjab,
capacity of generating 3,478 MW of Pakistan. This lake was created when Namal
electricity. Dam was constructed in 1913.

➢ Khanpur Dam is a dam located on the that crosses the Pamir Mountains and
Haro River near the town of Khanpur, about connects the Wakhan Corridor of
25 miles from Islamabad, Pakistan. Afghanistan with Chitral in Pakistan.
➢ Tanda Dam is lcated in Kohat District, ➢ Khunjerab Pass is a high mountain pass
North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. The on the northern border of Pakistan with the
site comprises a small water storage area in People's Republic of China.
semi-arid hills in the catchments of the ➢ Lowari Pass (or Lowari Top) is a high
Kohat Toi River. mountain pass that connects Chitral with Dir
➢ TANAZA DAM is a small dam located in Northern Areas, Pakistan.
at about 35 Km southwest of Rawalpindi on ➢ Shandur Top is a high mountain pass that
Dhamial Road. Ideal for a day trip, the lake connects Chitral to Gilgit in Pakistan.
has a quiet atmosphere. ➢ Lake Saiful Muluk is a lake located at the
➢ Karoonjhar Dam is a dam in Tharparkar, northern end of the Kaghan Valley near
Sindh, Pakistan. Naran. It is in the north east of Mansehra
➢ The Sukkur barrage is a barrage across district of North West Frontier Province,
the Indus River near the city of Sukkur, Pakistan.
Pakistan. It was built during the British Raj ➢ Haleji Lake is located in Thatta District,
from 1923 to 1932 as the Lloyd Barrage to Sindh; Pakistan.
help alleviate famines caused by lack of ➢ Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude lake in the
rain. Kaghan Valley near Malika Parbat in the
➢ Guddu Barrage is a barrage across river Himalayan range.It can be reached by a
Indus, near Sukkur in Pakistan. President difficult trek from Saiful Mulook Lake. The
Sikander Mirza laid foundation-stone of the name comes from its tear-like shape.
Guddu Barrage on February 2, 1957. The
barrage was com MISRIOT DAM. Misriot BASIC FACTS ABOUT
dam is located 12 km southwest of PAKISTAN
Rawalpindi. This small dam has an artificial
lake with boating and fishing facilities.
Official Name
➢ Babusar Pass or Babusar Top is a Islamic Republic of Pakistan
mountain pass at the north of the 150 km. Father of the Nation
(93 miles) long Kaghan Valley connecting it Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (25-
with the Astore Valley. It is the highest 12-1876 to 11-09-1948)
point in Kaghan Valley. National Poet
➢ Bolan Pass is a mountain pass through Allama Muhammad Iqbal (09-11-1877 to
the Toba Kakar Range of mountains in 21-04-1938)
western Pakistan, 120 kilometers from the Head of the State
Afghanistan border. Asif Ali Zardari, President
➢ Broghol, also spelled Boroghil and Head of Government
several other ways, is a high mountain pass Raja pervaiz Ashraf, Prime Minister

Capital Exports
Islamabad Cotton, textile goods, rice, leather items
Area carpets, sports goods, handi-crafts, fish and
Total: 796,096 Sq. km. fish prep. and fruit
Punjab: 205,344 Sq. km. Languages
Sindh: 140,914 Sq. km. Urdu (National) and English (Official)
Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa: 74,521 Sq. km. Literacy rate
Balochistan: 347,190 Sq. km. 57%
Federally Administered Tribal Areas: Government
27,220 Sq. km. Parliamentary form of Government
Islamabad (Capital): 906 Sq. km. Parliament
Population Parliament consists of two Houses i.e., the
180 million (estimated)-132 million (1998 Senate (Upper House) and the National
census) Assembly (Lower House).
Pakistan is divided into four provinces viz., The Senate is a permanent legislative body
Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa, Punjab, Sindh and and symbolises a process of continuity in the
Balochistan. The tribal belt adjoining national affairs. It consists of 100 members.
Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa is managed by the The four Provincial Assemblies, Federally
Federal Government and is named FATA Administered Tribal Areas and Federal
i.e., Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Capital form its electoral college.
Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas have The National Assembly has a total
their own respective political and membership of 342 elected through adult
administrative machinery, yet certain of suffrage (272 general seats, 60 women seats
their subjects are taken care of by the and 10 non-Muslim seats).
Federal Government through the Ministry of Pakistan National Flag
Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas. Dark green with a white vertical bar, a white
Provinces of Pakistan are further divided crescent and a five-pointed star in the
into Districts. middle. The Flag symbolizes Pakistan's
Religion profound commitment to Islam, the Islamic
95% Muslims, 5% others. world and the rights of religious minorities.
Annual per capita income National Anthem
US $1207 Approved in August, 1954
GDP Verses Composed by: Abdul Asar Hafeez
2.4% Jullundhri
Currency Tune Composed by: Ahmed G. Chagla
Pak. Rupee. Duration: 80 seconds
Imports State Emblem
Industrial equipment, chemicals, vehicles, The State Emblem consists of:
steel, iron ore, petroleum, edible oil, pulses, 1. The crescent and star which are symbols
tea. of Islam

2. The shield in the centre shows four major Major Crops

crops Cotton, Wheat, Rice and Sugarcane
3. Wreath surrounding the shield represents Total cropped area
cultural heritage and 25.01 million hectares
4. Scroll contains Quaid's motto: Faith, Industry
Unity, Discipline Textiles, Cement, Fertiliser, Steel, Sugar,
Pakistan's Official Map Electric Goods, Shipbuilding
Drawn by Mian Mahmood Alam
Suhrawardy (1920-1999) Mountain Of Pakistan
National Flower Peak
Jasmine. Mountain Range
National Tree Height (m)
Deodar (Cedrus Deodara). Years of conquered
National Animal 1. K2
Markhor. Karakoram
National Bird 8611
1954
Chakor (Red-legged partridge) 2. Naga parbat
Himalaya
National Game 8126
Hockey 1953
Flora 3. Crasherburm I
Pine, Oak, Poplar, Deodar, Maple, Mulberry Karakoram
Fauna 8068
The Pheasant, Leopard, Deer, Ibex, 1958
Chinkara, Black buck, Neelgai, Markhor, 4. Board Peak
Marco-Polo sheep, Green turtles, River & Karakoram
Sea fish, Crocodile, Waterfowls 8047
Popular games 1957
Cricket, Hockey, Football, Squash. 5. Crasherburm II
Tourist's resorts Karakoram
Murree, Quetta, Hunza, Ziarat, Swat, 8035
Kaghan, Chitral and Gilgit 1956
Archaeological sites 6. sherburm III
Moenjo Daro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Diji, Karakoram
Mehr Garh, Takht Bhai. 7952
Major Cities 1975
Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, 7. Crasherburm IV
Quetta, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Karakoram
Multan and Sialkot 7925

1958 Districts 36
8. Pakaposhi 4 Sindh
Karakoram Established 1 July 1970
7788
1958 Capital Karachi
9. Tirch Mir
Hindu Kush Largest city Karachi
7690
1950 Area- Total 140,914 km2 (54,407.2 sq mi)
10. Noshaq
Hindu Kush Assembly seats 168
7484
1960 Districts 23
5 Islamabad Capital Territory
Districts-------------------------1
Provinces Area(sq.km)-------------------906
1 Balochistan Population----------------------805,000
Established1 July 1970 6 Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Provincial CapitalQuetta (FATA)
Largest cityQuetta Districts-------------------------7 tribal
Area- Total347,190 km2 (134,050.8 sq mi) agencies and 6 frontier regions
Provincial Assembly seats65 Area(sq.km)-------------------27,220
Districts30 Population----------------------3,176,000
2 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NWFP) 7 Azad Kashmir
Established July 1, 1970 Districts-------------------------10
CapitalPeshawar Area(sq.km)-------------------13,297
Largest cityPeshawar Population----------------------2,972,500
Area-Total74,521 km2 (28,772.7 sq mi) 8 Gilgit-Baltistan
Assembly seats124 Districts-------------------------7
Districts25 Area(sq.km)-------------------72,971
3 Punjab Population----------------------1,800,000
Established 1 July 1970 Important Rivers Of Pakistan
Punjab
Capital Lahore Indus , Jhelum , Chenab , Ravi , Sutlej
Largest city Lahore Sindh
Area Total 205,344 km2 (79,283.8 sq mi) Hub , Mir Nadi , Arl Nadi
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Assembly seats 371 (Including 66 for Kabul , Swat , Bara , Chitral , Zhob ,
women and 8 for minorities) Panjkora , Gomal , Kurram
Balochistan

Hangol , Nari , Bolan , Dasht , Mula , Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar

Rakhshan , Pashin Lora First Governor of Sindh
Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah
First Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
FIRST IN PAKISTAN (NWFP)
Sir George Cunningham
First Person who received Nishan-e-Haider First Muslim Governor of Khyber
Captain Raja Sarwar Pakhtunkhwa
First Lady Major General in the Pakistan Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid
Army First Governor of Balochistan
Dr. Shahida Malik Lt Gen Riaz Hussain
First Governor General of Pakistan First Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan
Quaid-e-Azam Shamma Khalid
First President of Pakistan First Joint chief of Staff committee
Iskandar Mirza General Muhammad Sharif
First Prime minister of Pakistan First Commander-in-chief of Army
Nawab Liaqat Ali Khan Gen.Frank Meservy
First elected President of Pakistan First Muslim Commander-in-chief of Army
Field Marshal Ayub Khan G.M. Ayub Khan
First elected Prime Minister First Commander-in-chief of Air Force
Z. A. Bhutto Air vice Marshal Allan Perry Keene
First Vice President of Pakistan First Muslim Commander-in-chief of Air
Nur-ul-Amin force
First Chief Justice of Pakistan (Federal Air Marshal Asghar Khan
court) First Commander-in-chief of Navy
Justice Sardar A. Rashid Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford
First Chief Justice Federal Shariat court of First Muslim Commander-in-chief of Navy
Pakistan Haji Muhammad Sadique Chaudhry
Justice Salahuddin Ahmad First Cruise missile
First Chief Minister of Punjab Hatf VII (Babur) August 11, 2005
Iftikhar Hussain Memdoot First constitution of Pakistan was enforced
First Chief Minister of Sindh March 23, 1956
Ayub Khoro Second constitution of Pakistan was
First Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa enforced
Dr. Khan Sahib 8 June 1962
First Chief Minister of Balochistan Third constitution of Pakistan was enforced
Sardar Atta ullah Mengal 14 August 1973
First Governor of Punjab First Foreign Minister of Pakistan
Sir Francis Moody Sir Zafarullah Khan
First Muslim Governor of Punjab Chief Election commissioner of Pakistan

F.M. Khan First Secretary General of Pakistan

First Chief Scout commissioner of Pakistan Ch. Muhammad Ali
Quaid-i-Azam First Administrator of Karachi
First SOS village of Pakistan Syed Hasham Raza
Lahore (1977) First Chairman of senate
Pakistan first private Channel Habib ullah Khan
STN (1990) President of first Constitution Assembly of
First Pakistan Postal stamp issued Pakistan
July 1948 Quaid-e-Azam
First constructed Barrage of Pakistan First female deputy speaker in Pakistan
Sukkur Barrage (1932) Begum Jahanara Shahnwaz
First DNA Test laboratory First female member of Parliament
Islamabad (March, 2006) Begum Shaista Suhrawady Ikramullah
First Motorway of Pakistan constructed in First female minister of education
1997 Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan
Islamabad Lahore Motorway First female minister of Population
First governor of State Bank of Pakistan Dr. Attiya Inayatullah
Zahid Hussein First Pakistan minister of information
First martial law was imposed in Pakistan Syeda Abida Hussain
7 October 1958 First female Pakistani minister of finance
First captain of Pakistani cricket team Benazir Bhutto
Hafeez Kardar First female minister of law and human
First female chancellor in the Pakistan rights
Begum Ra’na Liaqat Ali Khan Shahida Jamil
First female vice chancellor in Pakistan First female “foreign ministry spokesperson
Najma Najam Tasleem Aslam
First female university of Pakistan First private Airline of Pakistan
Fatima Jinnah Women University Hajvery Airline
First female gold champion in Pakistan First public airline of Pakistan
Shehzadi Gulfam Orient Airline
First female representative of Pakistan in the First capital of Pakistan
UN Karachi
Shaista Ikramullah First TV Station
First Pakistan to win the prestigious Pulitzer Lahore
Prize First Nuclear reactor of Pakistan
Adrees Latif Karachi nuclear power plant 1972
First female governor State Bank of Pakistan First Woman Judge of High Court of
Shamshad Akhtar Pakistan
First women Pilot in Pakistan Majida Razvi
Shukriya Khanam First Speaker of Constitution Assembly

Molvi Tameez ud Din First emergency was declared in Pakistan

First Sports channel of Pakistan July 25, 1948
Super Geo First rocket launched by Pakistan
First Pakistani who received noble Prize Rahbar
Dr. Abdus Salam (1979 in Physics) First missile launched by Pakistan
First Pakistani who received Lenin Prize Hat 70
Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1961) First female Governor of Pakistan
First woman Prime Minister in Pakistan Begum Ra’an Liaqat Ali
Benazir Bhutto First Chief of staff of the Armed Forces
Youngest Prime Minister Gen. Tikka Khan
Benazir Bhutto First Chief of staff of the Air Force
First female Speaker of National Assembly Air Marshal Zaffar Ahmed
Fahmeeda Mirza First Chief of staff of the Navy
First Finance Minister of Pakistan Hafeez Ahmed
Ghulam Muhammd
First Census in Pakistan COLEST, HIGHEST, LOWEST,
1951 BIGGEST, TALLEST, SMALLEST
First natural gas reserves were discovered in AND OLDEST IN PAKISATN
Pakistan
Sui (1952) Larges Oil refinery
First time won the cricket world cup Pak-Arab Oil refinery
1992 Biggest mosque in Pakistan
Pakistan’s First cabinet sworn Faisal Mosque Islamabad
August 15, 1947 Tallest building of Pakistan
First news agency of Pakistan Muslim commercial Bank Building
APP (Karachi)
First Pakistani female athlete who won gold Oldest forest of Pakistan
medal in SAF Games Janipur (Found between Loralai And Ziarat
Naseem Hameed Longest Motorway in Pakistan
First state to join Pakistan M-8
Bahawalpur Biggest Hockey Stadium of Pakistan
First railway track National Hockey Stadium Lahore
Karachi and Kotri (1861) Biggest industry of Pakistan
First Five year plan of Pakistan Textile
1955-1960 Biggest industrial unit in public sector
First Pakistani who climbed mount Everest Pakistan Steel Mills
Nazir Sabir (2000) Longest railway tunnel in Pakistan
First Pakistani who draw Pakistani flag in Khojak
North pole Longest tunnel
Numira Saleem Lawari Tunnel

Province which have longest coastline Largest shipping company of Pakistan

Baluchistan Pakistan national Shipping Corporation
Largest language Largest university of Pakistan
Punjabi (48) Punjab University
Pakistan’s largest museum Largest (biggest) province by area
Karachi museum Balochistan
Biggest park in Pakistan Biggest province by population
Ayub National park Punjab
Larges Dam in Pakistan Biggest library found in Pakistan
Terbela Dam Punjab Library
Largest Earth filled Dam in Pakistan Biggest airline of Pakistan
Terbela Dam PIA
Oldest Nuclear reactor of Pakistan Biggest railway workshop in Pakistan
Karachi nuclear power pant (1972) Mughalpura (Lahore)
Biggest fort of Pakistan Largest city of Pakistan
Rani Kot Fort (Haiderabad) Karachi
Oldest fort of Pakistan Largest District of Pakistan
Daraward Fort Chaghi
Coldest place in Pakistan Biggest desert found in Pakistan
Skardu Thar
Highest dam in Pakistan Highest battle field in Pakistan
Mangla Dam Siachin Glacier
Highest glacier of Pakistan Hottest place in Pakistan
Siachen Jacobabad
Longest glacier of Pakistan Biggest airport of Pakistan
Siachen Quaid-e-Azam Airport Karachi
Largest Island of Pakistan Biggest Commercial Bank of Pakistan
Manora Habib Bank Limited
Oldest Barrage of Pakistan Biggest Barrage of Pakistan
Sukkur Barrage Sukkur Barrage (1932)
Highest mountain peak Oldest airline of Pakistan
K-2 (8611 meter or 28251) Orient Airline
Highest railway station of Pakistan Oldest private Airline of Pakistan
Khan Mehtarzai Hajvery Airline
Highest Road Largest & longest river
Sharah-e-Karakorm (Sharah Resham) Indus (2896 Km) 1800 miles
Oldest news agency of Pakistan Biggest man-made lake found in Pakistan
APP (Associate Press of Pakistan) Keenjhar Lake (Thatha)
Biggest cricket stadium of Pakistan Biggest natural lake in Pakistan
National Stadium Karachi Manchar Lake (Dadu)

Pakistan’s largest Stock Exchange The Tallest Railway Station Pakistan

Karachi Khan Mehtarzai (height 2,221 feet)
Highest pass First Loin of Pakistan was designed by
Mustagh Pass (6000 meters) Brandley
Biggest Gas field The area lowest rainfall in Pakistan
Sui Gas field Nokkundi
Biggest hydroelectric power station The oldest Pakistani TV Station in located in
Tarbela Dam Lahore
Largest jungle of Pakistan Largest mobile company in Pakistan
Changa Manga Mobil ink
Highest military award Largest sector of Pakistan’s economy
Nishan-e-Haider Agriculture sector
Highest civil award Largest Trade partner of Pakistan
Nishan-e- Pakistan USA
The Longest Coastal area in Pakistan Lowest point below the sea level in Pakistan
Balochistan (771 kms long) (total 1046 km) Indian Ocean
The Longest Frontier Biggest Thermal power station founded in
Pakistan-Afghanistan border |(2252 kms) Pakistan
The Longest Railways Platform Kot Addou
Rohri (Sindh) Length, 1,896 feet Biggest export item in Pakistan
The Longest Railway Track in Pakistan Textile (Cotton)
Karachi to Landi Kotal Highest rainfall area of Pakistan
The Longest Road in Pakistan Murree
Karachi to Peshawar Largest min excavated in Pakistan
The Longest Tunnel (Railway) in Pakistan Salt mines Khewra
Khojak Balochistan (Length 2.43 miles) Largest stadium of athletics of Pakistan
The Longest Tunnel in Pakistan Islamabad
Lowari (Length 5 miles) Highest population density rate in Pakistan
The Longest (Water) in Pakistan Islamabad
Warsak Dam Tunnel (Length 3.5 miles) Lowest population density rate in Pakistan
The Tallest Tower in Pakistan Chaghi district
Minar-e-Pakistan (Hight 196 feet 8 inches) Largest seaport of Pakistan
The Tallest Minaret in Pakistan Karachi
Four minarets of Shah Faisal Mosque with a Largest radio station in Pakistan
height of 286 feet each. Islamabad
The Tallest Mountain Pass Pakistan Highest radio station in Pakistan
Muztagh Pass (Nothern Areas) height Gilgit
19,030 feet Longest road in Pakistan
The Tallest Mountain Peak Pakistan Pakistan Highway
K-2 (Karakoram) height 28,269 feet Largest Division of Pakistan

Kalat Swat---------Rowdayana
Smallest Division of Pakistan DISTINCTIVE NAMES OF CITIES OF
Karachi PAKISTAN
Shortest river of Pakistan Land of Five River
Ravi River Punjab
Largest Canal of Pakistan City of Colleges
Llovd Barrage Canal Lahore
Largest Hospital in Pakistan City of lightening
Nishtar Hospital Karachi
Largest mausoleum in Pakistan Manchester of Pakistan
Quaid-e-Azam Tomb, Karachi Faisalabad
Largest circulating Daily Newspaper of Gateway of Pakistan
Pakistan Karachi
Jang Brasilia of Pakistan
Largest circulating English Daily Islamabad
Newspaper of Pakistan Valley or city of Flowers
Daily News Peshawar
Largest Nuclear power plant of Pakistan City of Textiles
KANUPP Faisalabad
Switzerland of Pakistan
OLD AND NEW NAMES OF Swat
CITIES OF PAKISTAN Little Pakistan
NEW Name Bradford
OLD Name Gateway of Invaders
Hyderabad……… Neroon Kot Khyber Pass
Quetta……….. Shal Kot Pearl of the Himalaya
Jaccoabad……… Khan Garh Kaghan Valley
Sialkot ………Salwan Kot Killer Mountain of the world
Attock………. Cambell pur Nanga Parbat
Faisalaba ------------Lyallpur Salt Home of the world
Sahiwal ---------Montgomery Pakistan
Bin Qasim ----------Pepri Land of pure people
Muslim Bagh ---------Hindu Bagh Pakistan
Pakpatten -----------Ajodhan pur City of greeneries
Islamabad ---------------Raj Shahi Islamabad
Karachi -----------Kalanchi Bread Basket of Pakistan
Lahore -----------Mahmood pur Punjab
Gujranwala---------- Khan Pur Queen of crops
Zhob------------ Fort Sanemars Punjab
Peshawar -------- Persha pur

Important Battles in
Indian History 7-Battle of Kannauj
1540 AD
Sher Shah and Humayun
Name of the Battle
Sher Shah
Period
Sher Shah became emperor of India
Battle between
8-Second Battle of Panipat
Won by
1556 AD
Significance
Akbar and Hemu
1-Battle Hydaspes
Akabr
326 BC
Ended Afghan rule, strengthened mughal
Alexander and Porus
rule
Alexander
9-Battle of Talikota
Fought on the banks of the Jhelum, which is
1564-65 AD
called ‘Hydaspes’ in Greek; opened
Combined forces of 4 Muslim rulers of
relations between India and the West
Deccan and Ramraja of Vijaynagar
2-Kalinga War
Muslim forces
260 BC
Destroyed HinduKingdom of the Deccan;
AshokaandKing ofKalinga (Orissa)
sealed the fortunes of Vijaynagar empire
Ashoka
10-Battle of Haldighati
Vast destruction andbloodshed changedthe
1576 AD
attitude of Ashoka andheembraced
Rana Pratap and Akbar
Buddhism
Akbar
3-First Battle of or Thaneswar
Rana Pratap fought gallantly and took refuge
1191AD
in a remote fortress
Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd Ghori
11-Battle of Samugarh
Prithviraj Chauhan
1659 AD
Aurangzeb and Imperial forces led by Dara
4-Second Battle of Paipat
Aurangzeb
1192-do-Mohd.
Aurangzeb captured the Mughal throne
Estabishment of an Islamic empire in India
12-Battle of Plassey
Onset of the Mughal Tarain empire in India
1757 AD
5First Battle of Panipat
Siraj-ud-daula and English forces under
1526AD
Clive
Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur
English forces
Babur
Fought at Plassey. The English became
Onset of the Mughal Empire in India
masters of British rule
6-Battle of Kannauj
13-Third Battle of Panipat
1527AD
1761
Babur and Rana Sangha
Ahmed Shah Abdali and Marathas
Babur

Ahmed Shah Abdali -

Gave a setback to Marathas in the north; Fought in the western sector, led to Tashkent
sealed destiny of Mughal empire and made Pact between India and Pakistan; described
British entry easier as the heaviest tank battle since World War
14-Battle of Buxar II
1764 AD 21Indo-Pak War
Joint forces of Muslims and English 1971
English forces India and Pakistan
Led to English occupation of India On Dec. 3. 1971 Pakistan attacked; India
15-Third Mysore War helped Mukti Bahini on the eastern front and
1790-92 AD East Pakistan was liberated: the state of
English forces and Tipu Sultan Bangladesh was formed.
English forces
Tipu Sultan had to sign treaty of the Reforms/Acts during
Seringapattam British Period
16-Fourth Mysore War 1. Prohibition of Sati and Female infanticide
1799 AD
1829
English forces and Tipu Sultan
Lord William Bentinck
English forces
Supported by Raja Ramous Roy
Fought at Malavali and brought the 2. Doctrine of Lapse
Mohammedan dynasty of Mysore to end
1848
17-First Sikh War Lord Dalhousie
1854 AD
Adoption of sons by rulers in the absence of
English forces and Sikhs their natural heirs was banned
English forces 3. Indian Legislative Council Act
Sikh kingdom came under the British 1861
18-Indo-Pak War Lord Canning
1948
Envisaged association of Indians with the
India and Pakistan administration at higher level.
Fought in Kashmir, ceasfire agreed to on 4. Elbert Bill
actual line of occupation 1883
19-Sino-India War
Lord Ripon
1962
To bring Indian and European magistracy on
China and India
equal footing
China invaded India on the north eastern 5. Indian Council Act
front. Ceasefire was agreed to on the
1892
intervention of other countries Lord Lansdown
20Indo-Pak War
Membership of the central legislative
1965
councils was enlarged
India and Pakistan
6.Minto-Morley Reforms

1909 Lord Wellingdon

Lord Minto II Envisaged communal representation for
Separate electorates to widen the gulf depressed classes besides Hindus, Muslims
between Hindus and Muslims and Sikhs
7. Indian Councils Act 14. Government of India Act
1909 1935
Lord Minto II Lord Wellingdon
(See Morley-Minto reforms) Provided for a federal type constitution
8.Montague-Chelmsford Reforms (Dyarchy) 15. Cripps Mission
1919 1942
Lord Chelmsford Lord Linlithgow
Meaning dual system of Government (See Proposed Dominion status for India after the
Rowlatt act) Second World War
9. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 16. INA Trial
1919 1945
Lord Chelmsford Lord Wavell
Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar by INA prisoners of war were tried at Red Fort
General Dyer Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru defended them
10. Rowlatt Act 17. Wavell Plan
1919 1945
Lord Chelmsford Lord Wavell
Extraordinary powers were given to Envisaged constitution of executive council
government to suppress the freedom in such a way as to give representation to all
struggle with General Dyer as the major communities in India
Commandant 18.Cabinet Mission Plan
11.Simon Commission 1946
1927 Lord Wavell
Lord Irwin Envisaged establishment of Constituent
To report working of the reforms; Assembly to frame the Constitution
recommended diarchy in provinces India to 19. Indian Independence Act
be constituted as a federation and 1947
Indianization of armed forces Lord Mountbatten
12. Gandhi-Irwin Pact India partitioned and attained independence
1931
Lord Irwin
Congress called off the agitation and agreed
to participate in the Second Round Table
Conference
13. Communal Award
1932

IMPORTANT BOOKS OF 28. Jinnah as I know himAbdul Hassan

Isphahani
INDO-PAK HISTORY 29. Pathway to PakistanCh. Khaliq-uz-
1. Jinnah the creator of PakistanHector zaman
Bolitho 30. Ulema in PolictcsI. H. Qureshi
2. Thoughts on PakistanDr. Ambedkar 31. Our Indian MuslimsW. W. Hunter
3. Myth of independence & Great TragedyZ. 32. Medieval India Lane Poole
A. Bhutto 33. Divide and QuitMoon, Penderal
4. Foreign Policy of PakistanZ. A. Bhutto 34. Five Thousand Years of PakistanR. E.
5. Evolution of PakistanSharif-Ud-Din M. Wheeler
Pirzada 35. Towards PakistanWaheed-ur—Zaman
6. Foundation of PakistanSharif-Ud-Din 36. Now or NeverCh. Rehmat Ali
Pirzada 37. Pakistan the Heart of AsiaLiaquat Ali
7. Quaid –e-Azam Jinnah. The story of a Khan
NationG. Allana 38. Incomplete PartitionAlastair Lamb
8. Our Freedom FightersG. Allana 39. My Last day with QuaidIlahi Bux
9. Emergence of PakistanM. A. Choudhry 40. The Sole SpokesmanAysha Jalal
10. India wins FreedomMaulana Abul 41. A New History of PakistanK. Ali
Kalam Azad 42. Modern Muslim India and the birth of
11. Mission with MountbattonCambell PakistanS. M. Ikram
Johnson 43. History of Muslim Civilization in India
12. The Making of PakistanK.K. Aziz and PakistanS. M. Ikram
13. The Transfer of Power in IndiaV. P. 44. My Experiments with Truth Mahtma
Menon Gandhi
14. Jinnah: India-Pakistan-Independence 45. Constitutional Development of Pakistan
Jaswant Singh (17 August 2009) G. W. Chaudhry
15. The great Divide H. V. Hudson 46. The Idea of PakistanStephen Philip
16. In the Line of FirePervez Musharraf Cohen
17. The Daughter of EastBenzir Bhutto 47. India as I Knew itM.F.O Dwyer
18. Reconstruction of Religious Thought in 48. History of Saracens , Spirit of IslamSyed
Islam Allam Iqbal Ameer Ali
19. Freedom Moment of IndiaI. H. Qureshi 49. My Life a FragmentM. Ali Johar
20. Jinnah of PakistanStanlay Walport 50. A Nation in MakingSerandere Nath
21. Zulfi of PakistanStanlay Walport Benerji
22. Muslim India and the Birth of PakistanS. 51. Pakistan or Partition of IndiaDr.
M Ikram Ambedkar
23. Friends not MastersAyub Khan
24. Struggle for PakistanI. H. Qureshi
25. Pakistan formative PhaseK. B. Saeed
26. Political System of PakistanK. B. Saeed
27. Politics in PakistanK. B. Saeed

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