General Knowledge

This Post Contains Following Topics

• Some important Events In The History Of Pakistan: 

• Birthdays of our politicians: 

• Public Holidays 

• Facts

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  Some important Events In The History Of Pakistan:

  1887-07-04 - The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
  1906-12-30 - The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan.

  1933-01-28 - The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhary Rehmat Ali Khan and is accepted by the Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.
  1940-03-23 - The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-P...akistan or the then Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of the All India Muslim League.
  1947-06-03 - British viceroy of India lord Mountbatten visits Pakistan.
  1947-07-10 - Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor General of Pakistan by then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Clement Attlee.
  1947-08-08 - Pakistan's National Flag is approved.

 

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Birthdays of our politicans:

Muhammad Ali Jinnah: December 25, 1876.
Muhammad Ayub Khan: May 14, 1907,
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: January 5, 1928.
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq: August 12, 1924.
Benazir Bhutto: June 21, 1953.
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif: Dec 25, 1949.
General Pervez Musharraf : August 11,1943.
Chaudhry Shujaat: January 27, 1946,
Shaukat Aziz: March 6, 1949.
Asif Ali Zardari: 26 July 1955.

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Public Holidays

Pakistan’s religious festivals include Eid-al Fitr, Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (birth of Prophet Mohammad), Ashoura and Eid-ul-Adha. The dates of these celebrations depend on the local sightings of various phases of the moon and thus vary from year to year.
Date 2005  Occasion
January 21  Eid Al Adha
February 20  Ashoora
March 23  Pakistan Revolution Day
April 21  Prophet's Birthday
August 14  Independence Day
September 6  Defense of Pakistan Day
November 3 -5  Eid Al Fitr
November 9  Allama Muhammad Iqbal Day
December 25  Birthday of Qaid i-Azam (general holiday)
Christmas Day (Christians only)
Weekend: Friday, Saturday
Weights and Measures
Pakistan follows the metric system of measurement.
Electricity
Electricity is supplied at 220 Volts and 50 Hz.

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Facts

1. A rare specie of Dolphin known as Indus River Dolphin or Blind Dolphin lies in waters of Indus River #Pakistan
2. #Pakistan is the 6th Nuclear Power of the World
3. #Pakistan is a multilingual country with more than sixty languages being spoken. English as Official and Urdu as National
4. Sugar cane is national drink of #Pakistan.
5. #Pakistan is ranked 4th in terms of broadband Internet growth in the world
6. Synchronization of Qawwali and western music was done by the world renowned Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan of #Pakistan.
7. "Faith, Unity, Discipline" - Emblem of #Pakistan
8. #Pakistan National #Anthem tune ranks 1st in top 3 tunes of world.
9. Largest Volunteer Ambulance Organization in World Belongs to #Pakistan - founded by Sattar Edhi
10. River Indus of #Pakistan is the 21st Longest River of World.
11. Dr. Abdus Salam holds the distinction of being the first Nobel laureate from #Pakistan
12. Markhor, is the Pakistan's national animal. #Pakistan.
13. #Pakistan is the twice World Champions in Cricket, 4 times in Hockey and several times in Squash and Snooker.
14. Some of the earliest relics of Stone Age man have been found in the Soan Valley of the Potohar region near Rawalpindi #Pakistan
15. Porus, the king of Punjab, fought the battle of the Hydaspes River against the Macedonian king Alexander. #Pakistan
16. #Pakistan Excels in many sports like Squash, Cricket, Hockey, Snooker, Polo etc.
17. The armed forces of #Pakistan are the sixth-largest in the world.
18. Sohail Abbas of #Pakistan holds the record of highest no. of goals in int. hockey
19. Among 4 provinces #Pakistan also has a small pre-Islamic Animist community with the name Kalash, in Chitral Valley
20. Ancient Civilizations of Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, Ashoka and Taxila lies in the lands of #Pakistan.
21. #Pakistan has several mountain peaks of height over 7,000 metres, that attract adventurers and mountaineers from around the world esp K2
22. K2 second highest peak in the world is in #Pakistan
23. #Pakistan has Youngest civil judge Muhammad Ilyas
24. 80% of the worlds soccer balls are made in #Pakistan.
25. Takht Bhai listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is a Buddhist monastic complex dating back to 1st century BC. #Pakistan
26. "Menander I" was one of the rulers of the Indo-Greek Kingdom which existed in present-day #Pakistan.
27. #Pakistan has contributed the most troops of any nation to the UN Peacekeeping Forces
28. World's second largest salt mine can be found in Khewra Mines. #Pakistan.
29. #Pakistan has the world's largest irrigation system.
30. Thar desert of #Pakistan is one of the largest in the world.
31. Worlds largest deep sea port is located in Gwader, Baluchistan. #Pakistan
32. #Pakistan has 7th largest collection of scientists and engineers in the world.
33. #Pakistan had the first woman leader of a Muslim country in modern history.
34. The white fields of Pakistan’s national flag represent minorities in the country, while the green symbolizes the Muslim majority. #Pakistan
35. #Pakistan is proud world record holder of over 500,000 trees planted in a day. #Pakistan
    White crescent in Pakistan's flag represents Progress and the five-rayed star symbolizes light and knowledge. #Pakistan
36. Ultimate Inventors of Reverse Swing Bowling in Cricket #Pakistan
37. #Pakistan is proud of 12 Years Old Youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist "Babar Iqbal".
38. #Pakistan is proud of Ali Moeen Nawazish A-Levels World Record
39. Youngest Cricket Test Player Hasan Raza aged 14 years belongs to #Pakistan
40. #Pakistan is proud owner of Largest tea bag World Record
41. #Pakistan is proud owner of Largest Kurta World Record.
42. #Pakistan is proud owner of Largest Football World
43. #Pakistan is proud owner of Most Men's Squash World Team Titles
44. #Pakistan is proud owner of Tallest cake World Record
45. World 6th and Asia's 1st biggest mosque "Faisal Mosque" is in #Pakistan
46. #Pakistan is a founding member of Organization of the Islamic Conference & South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
47. Mehrgarh, on the Kachi plain of Balochistan, dates back to 6000 BC and one of the earliest known farming villages of Indus Valley #Pakistan