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PakistanAffairsImportantMCQsforCSS- 2014 1. Mahmudof Ghazni
wagedwaragainst rebelliousIndiain: Let's Make A New Pakistan 2014
Wednesday, January 01, 2014 A. 900 B. 1001 C. 1100 D. None of these
2. Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Ghuri defeated Pirthvirajin the year 1192
in the field of: A. Panipat B. Nagpur C. Tarori D. None of these 3.
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak was succeeded on Delhi throne by: A. Aram Shah B.
Iltumish C. Razia Sultana D. None of these 4. The downfallof Muslim
rule in India started with the demise of: A. Akbar B. Aurangzeb C.
Bahadur Shah Zafar D. None of these 5. The Holy Quran was first
translated into Persian by: A. Shah Ismail Shaheed B. Shaikh Ahmad
Sirhindi C. ShahWaliullah D. None of these 6. Anjuman-e-Islamia
Punjab was founded for the renaissance of Islam in the year: A.
1849 B. 1859 C. 1869 D. None of these 7. Pakistan's Constitution
should incorporate the essential principles of Islam, whichare as
good and relevant in our day, as were 1300 years ago. But Pakistan
should not be a theocratic state ruled by priests. This statement
was given by: A. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan B. Allama Iqbal C.
Quaid-e-Azam D. None of these 8. Who was appointed first President
of Muslim League? A. Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk B. Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk C.
Nawab Saleem Ullah D. Noneof these 9. Who divided Bengal into East
and West Bengal in July 1905? A. LordCurzon B. Lord Minto C. Lord
Morely D. None of these 10. Dyarchy was first introduced in the Act
of: A. 1909 B. 1919 C. 1935 D. None of these 11. The resolution of
non-cooperation with British Government was passed in the meeting
of All India National Congress in 1920, whichwas held at: A. Madras
B. Bombay C. Nagpur D. Noneof these 12. The Simon Commission
arrived in India on: A. 3rd February, 1927 B. 3rd February,1928 C.
3rd February, 1929 D. None of these 13. The British Prime Minister
Ramsay Mcdonald announced the Communal Award
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1932 at the end of: A. First Round Table Conference B.
SecondRoundTableConference C. Third Round Table Conference D. None
of these 14. All India Muslim League observed the DirectAction Day
on: A. August 6, 1944 B. August 6, 1945 C. August 6, 1946 D. Noneof
these 15. Objectives Resolution was passed by the Constituent
Assembly of Pakistan on: A. March 12, 1947 B. March 12, 1948 C.
March12, 1949 D. None of these 16. With regard the division of
power between Federation and Provinces,the Constitution of Pakistan
(1962) was provided with: A. Single list of subjects B. Two
listsofsubjects C. Three lists of subjects D. None of these 17. The
Government of Pakistan established the Indus River System Authority
in the year: A. 1960 B. 1970 C. 1980 D. Noneofthese 18. Under the
Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 Pakistan has the right to use
exclusively the water of: A. Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab B. Sutlej,
Chenab and Jhelum C. Chenab,Jhelumand Indus D. None of these 19. At
present, Pakistan has vast natural resources and items of mineral
as many as: A. 14 items B. 15 items C. 16 items D. Noneofthese 20.
The height of Pakistan's highest mountain Pak-GodwinAustin is as
high as: A. 26, 250 ft B. 27, 250 ft C. 28, 250ft D. None of these
21. Who rejected the verdicts of jurists that idol worshippers are
liable to be murdered? A. Mahmud Ghaznavi B. Shams-ud-DinIltumish
C. Jalal-ud-Din Feroz D. None of these 22. Who constructed
fivecanals to remove scarcity of water? A. Alauddin Khiliji B.
Ghyas-ud-Din Tughluq C. FerozShahTughluq D. Akbar 23. Who laid the
foundation of Agra city? A. SikandarLodhi B. Babur C.Shah Jahan D.
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 24. Who wrote "Humanyun Nama"? A. Shahabuddin
B. GulbadanBegum C. Humayun D. Qudrat Ullah Shahab 25. Who accepted
Akbar's "Din-e-Illahi"? A. Todar Mal B. Ma'an Singh C. Birbal D.
None of these 26. Which officeheld supreme judicial authority
during Mughal rule? A. King B. Qazi-ul-Qazat
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Saddar-us-Sadur D. None of these 27. Who supported Muslim
participation in politics? A. Wiqar-ul-Mulk B. Mohsin-ul-Mulk C.
Maulana Zafar Ali khan D. AllamaIqbal 28. Who is the author of
"Hunter ParHunter"? A. Depuy Nazir Ahmed B. SirSyedAhmed Khan C.
Maulana Zafar Ali khan D. None of these 29. Who drafted "Wardha
Scheme" under the guidance of Gandhi? A. Abul Kalam Azad B. Nehru
C. DrZakir hussain D. None of these 30. How many Muslim seats were
secured by All India Muslim League in 1945-46 election of
provincial assemblies? A. 396 B. 425 C. 441 D. Noneofthese 31. Who
presided overthe session of Constituent Assmbly of Pakistan on 10
August 1947? A. Quaid-e-Azam B. Liauqat ali khan C. Ch.
Khaliq-uz-Zaman D. Sir Agha Khan 32. Who rejected the theory of
composite nationalism advanced by the Indian National Congress? A.
Mualana Maudoodi B. Allam Mashriqi C. Hussain Ahmed Madni D.
Quaid-e-Azam 33. Who was convictedin Rawalpindi Conspiray Case? A.
Shorash Kashmiri B. Habib Jalib C. Faiz ahmedFaiz D. None of these
34. In whichConstitution of Pakistan, the ministers were neither
members of the parlimant nor answerable to parliament? A. 1956 B.
1962 C. 1973 D. None of these 35. From whichcountry Pakistan
purchased Gwadar? A. Kuwait B. Iran C. Muscat D.None of these 36.
Which provincial Chief Minister was dismissed on the issue of One
Unit? A. Chief Minister NWFP B. Chief Minister Sindh C.
ChiefMinisterPunjab D. Chief Minister Balochistan 37. Which Radio
Station already existed at the time of creation of Pakistan? A.
Peshawar B. Karachi C. Quetta D. None of these 38. Under
Yahya'sLFO, whatoption National Assembly had if it couldn't frame
the constitution within 120 days? A. Dissolvedautomatically B.
President willdissolve it C. Extension in time frame D. None of
these 39. What percentage of total polled votes in
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East Pakistan was secured by Awami League in 1970 elections? A. 54
% B. 60 % C. 75 % D. Noneofthese 40. When was the state of Swat
included in Pakistan? A. 4th April 1969 B. 28th July1969 C. 29th
June 1970 D. None of these 41. Name the saint whofirst came in
Lahore: A. Ali Makhdum Hujwari B. Shaikh Ismail C. Data Gunj Baksh
D. Noneof these 42. Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban declared himself King of
Delhi Sultanate in the year: A. 1166 B. 1266 C. 1366 D. None of
these 43. Who founded Daulatabad and shifted the capital of Delhi
Sultanate? A. Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughluq B. MuhammadTughluq C. Feroze
Shah Tughluq D. None of these 44. Who set up the chain of justice
to redress the grievances of oppressed people? A. Zaheer-ud-Din
Babur B. Shahab-ud-Din Shah Jahan C. Aurangzeb Alamgir D. Noneof
these 45. Who was known in history as Mujaddid Alf Thani, the
reformer of Second Millennium? A. ShaikhAhmedSirhindi B. Shah
Waliullah C. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan D. None of these 46. Who called
the Spiritual Guide as shopkeepers? A. Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi B.
ShahWaliullah C. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan D. None of these 47. When
Nadvat-ul-Ulema came into being? A. 1873 B. 1883 C. 1893 D.
Noneofthese 48. Who led Simla Deputation in 1906? A. SirAghaKhan B.
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan C. Nawab Muhsin ul Mulk D. None of these 49.
When Nehru Committee was constituted to propose the future
constitution of India? A. Feb 1927 B. Feb 1928 C. Feb 1929 D. None
of these 50. When the Congress Ministries resigned from their
offices? A. Nov 1927 B. Feb 1928 C. Feb 1929 D. Noneof these 51.
When Simla Conference was concluded with failure? A. June 14, 1945
B. July14, 1945 C. Aug 14, 1945 D. None of these 52. When Abu A'la
Maududi was awarded death punishment by Military Court on Qadiani
issue? A. March 1953 B. April 1953 C. May1953 D. None of these 53.
Muhammad Ali Bogra, the then Prime
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Minister of Pakistan, presented his constitutional formula to the
constituent assembly on A. September 7, 1953 B. October7, 1953 C.
November 7, 1953 D. None of these 54. When was the 17th Amendment
bill ratified by the president, after getting passed by both Houses
of Majlis-e-Shura? A. December 29, 2003 B. December 30, 2003 C.
December31,2003 D. None of these 55. When was the local government
system under the Devolution of PowerPlan, 2001, inaugurated? A.
August 4, 2001 B. August14, 2001 C. August 24, 2001 D. None of
these 56. When was gas (natural) discovered at Sui Balochistan? A.
1950 B. 1952 C. 1954 D. None of these 57. The Suleman Mountain, one
of the western series, is as high as_______. A. 1100 ft B. 2200 ft
C. 3300 ft D.Noneofthese 58. Who initiated the cultof Shivaji
against the Muslims of India? A. Bal GangaDherTilak B. Bennerji C.
Pandit Madan Mohan D. None of these 59. Who first thought of the
possibility of a Muslim republic embracing the present central
Asian states in northwest of subcontinent? A. Abdul Halim Sharer B.
SyedJamal ud DinAfghani C. Ch. Rehmat Ali D. None of these 60. Who
negotiated with Cabinet Mission (1946) on behalf of Indian National
Congress? A. Gandhi B. Nehru C. A.K.Azad D. None of these 61. Who
recalled Muhammad Bin Qasim from Sindh? A. Caliph Walid B.
CaliphSulaiman C. Caliph Abdul Aziz D. None of these 62. What was
the real name of Shah Waliullah? A. Qutabuddin Ahmad Faruqi B.
Qutabuddin Ahmad Siddiqui C. Qutabuddin Ahmad Syed D. Noneof these
63. Who was formal teacher of Syed Ahmad Barelvi? A. Sheikh Ahmad
Sirhindi B. Shah Waliullah C. ShahAbdul Aziz D. None of these 64.
Who for the first time translated the Holy Quran in to Urdu
language? A. Shah Waliullah and Shah Abdul Aziz B. ShahAbdul
Qadirand ShahRafiuddin C. Syed Ahmad Barelvi and Shah Ismail
Dehlavi D. None of these
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65. Faraizi Movement was primarily a religious movement. What
change Dudhu Mian brought in the movement? A. Transferreditinto a
guerrilla movement B. Transferred it into a political movement C.
Transferred it into a cultural movement D. None of these 66. Which
of the followingwas/were the drawback(s)of the Government of India
Act 1858? A. Control of the Secretary of State forIndia and his
Council was bureaucratic in nature B. Expense of the Secretary of
State for India and his Council became a burden on Indias revenues.
C. Bothof these D. None of these 67. By how many member(s) the
Executive Council of the Governor General was enlarged under the
Indian Councils Act of 1861? A. One member B. Two members C. Four
members D. None of these 68. As per the Government of India
Act1858, the transfer of the controlof the Government of India from
the East India Company and assumption by the Crown was to be
announced by Queen's Proclamation which was accordingly read in a
Darbar. Where was this Darbar held? A. Calcutta B. Delhi C.
Allahabad D. None of these 69. Where, during the War of
Independence, was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan working/posted? A. Delhi B.
Bijnaur C. Aligarh D. None of these 70. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
established a Translation Society (later, renamed as 'Scientific
Society') in 1864. In whichtown was it founded? A. Bijnaur B.
Aligarh C. Ghazipur D. None of these 71. In 1867, some prominent
Hindus of Banares launched a movement for the replacement of Urdu
written in Nasta'leeq by Hindi written in Deva Nagiri script as the
Court language. In whichprovince(s) was this movement started? A.
Bengal Province B. Central Provinces C. North-western Provinces D.
None of these 72. What was the designation of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
in M.A.O School at Aligarh? A. Secretary,ManagingCommittee B.
President Managing Committee C. Patron Managing Committee D. None
of these 73. Which organization is considered the first Muslim
political body constituted to represent the Muslims of the
subcontinent as a whole? A. Anjuman-e-Mussalmanan-e-Hind B. Central
National Mohammadan Association C. Urdu DefenceAssociation D. None
of these 74. Mention the important announcement(s) that was/were
made by the Governor General Lord Hardinge in his Darbar at Delhi
in 1911? A. Annulment of the partition B. Transfer of capital from
Calcutta to Delhi C. Bothof these D. None of these 75. Which Muslim
leader left the politics after the cancellation of the partition of
Bengal?
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NawabSalimullahKhan B. Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk C. Nawab Hamidullah Khan
D. None of these 76. First Session of the All India Muslim League
was held on 29-30 December 1907. Where was it held? A. Lahore B.
Aligarh C. Karachi D. None of these 77. Few individuals
significantly alter the course of history. Fewerstill modify the
map of the world.Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a
nation-state. Mohammad Ali Jinnah did all three. Whomade these
remarks about Quaid-e-Azam? A. StanleyWolpert B. Ian Stephens C.
Lawrence Ziring D. None of these 78. The All India Muslim League
observed 'Day of Deliverance' after the resignation of the
All-India Congress ministries. On what date was it observed? A. 22
October,1938 B. 22 December, 1938 C. 22 October,1939 D. Noneof
these 79. Who was the first leader of opposition in the first
National Assembly constituted under the 1962 Constitution of
Pakistan? A. SardarBahadurKhan B. Khan A. Sabur C. Mumtaz Daultana
D. None of these 80. In whichyear Pakistan became Republic? A. 1947
B. 1956 C. 1962 D. None of these 81. Who was the governor of Sindh
after Muhammad bin Qasim? A. Zaid Bin Marwan B. Yazid BinMuhallab
C. Abdullah Bin Haris D. None of these 82. Who was the Mughal
emperor who accepted the British pension firstly? A. Alamgir-II B.
ShahAlam-II C. Akbar-II D. None of these 83. Ahmad Shah Abdali
launched his early invasion against: A. Mughals B. Marhattas C.
Sikhs D. None of these 84. The British fought Plassey war against:
A. Haider Ali B. Tipu Sultan C. Sirajuddula D. None of these 85.
Dars-i-Nizami was named after: A. Nizamuddin Auliya B. Nizamul Mulk
C. MullahNizamuddin D. None of these 86. Before 1857, how many
universities on Western pattern were established in India? A. 16 B.
13 C. 3 D. Noneofthese 87. When the MAO College at Aligarh was
started? A. 1864 B. 1877 C. 1875 D. None of these 88.
Anjuman-i-Himayat e Islam was started in: A. 1849 B. 1884
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1885 D. None of these 89. The Constitution of All India Muslim
League was written by: A. Mohsinul Mulk B. MuhammadAli Jauhar C.
Nawab Salimullah of Dacca D. None of these 90. The first session of
Muhammadan Educational Conference was held in Bengal: A. 1886 B.
1899 C. 1906 D. None of these 91. The London branch of Muslim
League was started by: A. SyedAmir Ali B. Sir Wazir Hassan C. Hasan
Bilgrami D. None of these 92. Hamdard was edited by: A. Moulana
Shoukat Ali B. MoulanaMuhammadAli Johar C. Moulana Zafar Ali Khan
D. None of these 93. Shudhi movement was started by: A. Jawahrlal
Nehru B. Tilak C. Gandhi D. Noneof these 94. Majlis-i-Ahrar was
formed in: A. 1928 B. 1929 C. 1931 D.None of these 95. In Kashmir
the ceasefire between Pakistan and India was signed on: A. 27th
July 1948 B. 27th July1949 C. 27th July 1950 D. None of these 96.
Islamabad was declared capital of Pakistan in: A. 1959 B. 1960 C.
1961 D. None of these 97. Majority of Southern Pakistan population
lived along the: A. RiverIndus B. River Ravi C. River Jhelum D.
None of these 98. The Aryans arrived in South Asia in: A. 3000BC
-3500BC B. 4000BC- 4500BC C. 4500BC-5000BC D. Noneof these 99. The
most ancient civilizationis: A. Harappa B. Moenjodaro C.Mehargarh
D.None of these 100. The author of TheCase of Pakistan is: A.
RafiqAfzal B. S. M. Ikram C. I. H. Qureshi D. None of these ForMCQs
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PAKISTANAFFAIRS 27 Oct, 1947:Indialauncheda full-scale attack on
Kashmir. The Killer Result CSS 2013 Sunday, December 01, 2013 1
Jan, 1948:India tookKashmir dispute to UN Security Council. 1 Apr,
1948:India cut off water supply to Pakistan from twoof its
headworks, causing a dispute over water. 13 Aug,1948:UN Security
Council called for ceasefire in Kashmir and withdrawalof all
Pakistani and Indian forces 11 Sept, 1948:Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali
Jinnah passed away. 12 Mar,1949:Objectives Resolution was passed.
1951:First Census of Pakistan was conducted. 12 Feb, 1951:Chaudhry
Rehmat Ali, founder of Pakistan National Movement, passed away. 16
Oct, 1951:Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated at Company
Bagh (now Liaquat Bagh) Rawalpindi. 17 Oct, 1951:Khawaja Nazimuddin
became second Prime Minister of Pakistan and Malik Ghulam Muhammad
became the Governor General. 17 Apr,1953:Khawaja Nazimuddin was
dismissed by GovernorGeneral Malik Ghulam Muhammad; Muhammad Ali
Bogra became the Prime Minister of Pakistan. 1954:Malik Ghulam
Muhammad dissolved the Constituent Assembly and declared a state of
emergency. 11 Aug,1955:Chaudhary Muhammad Ali was appointed Prime
Minister of Pakistan 15 Oct, 1955:Iskander Mirza became the
Governor General of Pakistan after Malik Ghulam Muhammad. 1955:PIA
was founded. 23 Mar1956:First Constitution of Pakistan was
promulgated whereby Pakistan was declared as Islamic Republic and
Iskander Mirza became the first President of Pakistan after
implementation of this constitution. 12 Sept1956:Hussain Shaheed
Suhrawardy became the Prime Minister replacing Chaudhary Muhammad
Ali. 11 July1957:Sir Agha Khan died in Geneva. Oct 1957:H.S.
Suhrawardy resigned from the premiership and Ismail Ibrahim
Chundrigar was appointed as the new PM. 16 Dec,1957:Malik Feroz
Khan Noon replaced I.I.Chundrigar as Prime Minister. 7 Oct,
1958:First Martial Law was imposed by Iskander Mirza and 1956
Constitution was abrogated. General Muhammad Ayub Khan became the
Chief Martial Law Administrator. After three weeks, General
AyubKhan ousted Iskander Mirza and declared himself as the
President of Pakistan and also gave himself the rank of Field
Marshal. 23 Mar,1960:Foundation stone of Minar-e- Pakistan was laid
down. 1960:Indus Waters Treaty was signed with India. 1961:Second
census was held across Pakistan. Mar, 1962:1962 Constitution was
announced by President Ayub Khan. Jan, 1965:General Ayub Khan was
elected as the President of Pakistan under the Constitution of
1962. Sept, 1965:Second Pakistan-India War, whichlasted for 17
days, was fought. 1966:Tashkent Declaration was signed between
President Ayub Khan and Indian Premier Lal Bahadur Shastri. 25
Mar,1969:Gen. Ayub Khan handed over power to Gen. Muhammad
YahyaKhan who imposed second martial law. 5 Oct, 1970:General
elections were postponed up to January 1971. 1971:TwoIndian agents
in the guise of Kashmiri mujahideen hijacked an Indian plane,
Ganga, to Lahore. 2 Mar, 1971:Sheikh Mujib launched Civil
Disobedience Movement. Oct, 1971:KANUPP started operation in
Karachi. 22 Nov,1971:India launched attackon East Pakistan. 16
Dec,1971:Bangladesh was separated from Pakistan at the end of 3rd
Indo-Pak War. 20 Dec,1971:Yahya Khan resigned and Zulfikar Ali
Bhutto took overas CMLA and President of Pakistan after December
1970 Elections. 1972:The PPP regime announced land reforms. 2 July,
1972:Simla Agreement was signed. 1972:Third census in Pakistan was
conducted. 13 Aug,1973:Bhutto became the Prime Minister while Fazal
Elahi Chaudhary became the President of Pakistan. 14 Aug,1973:1973
constitution was promulgated. 20 Dec,1973:Bhutto laid the
foundations of Pakistan Steel Mill at Piprinear Karachi. 22 Feb,
1974:Pakistan recognised Bangladesh in OIC Summit held at Lahore. 1
July, 1974:Several new corporations were created out of Pakistan
Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC),including PMDC, State
Cement Corporation. 1976:Qadianis were declared non-Muslims. 31
July,1976:Kahuta Engineering Research Laboratories (KRL) was
founded by Dr A.Q. Khan. 5 July, 1977:Third martial law was imposed
by Gen Zia-ul-Haq. He postponed the announced elections of 15th
October1977. 7 Aug, 1977:First Pakistani, namely Ashraf Aman,
summited the K2. 16 Sept, 1978:General Zia-ul-Haq took over
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the President after Fazal Elahi's tenure was over. Jan,
1979:Pakistan National Shipping Corporation was founded. 4 Apr,
1979:ZulfikarAli Bhutto was hanged. 1981:Fourth census in Pakistan
was held. 6 Feb, 1981:Movement for restoration of Democracy was
launched. 23 Mar,1981:Provisional constitution was enforced after
1973 Constitution was suspended under Zia's Martial Law. 1 May,
1981:Kahuta Research Laboratories was renamed as Khan Research
Laboratories (KRL). Dec, 1984:Presidential referendum was held and
General Zia-ul-Haq became the President of Pakistan. Feb,
1985:General elections were held on non-party basis. 20
Mar,1985:General Zia-ul-Haq nominated Muhammad Khan Junejo as the
Prime Minister of Pakistan. 14 Nov,1985:8th Amendment in the 1973
Constitution was passed by the Senate. Dec, 1985:Martial Law was
lifted and political parties were banned. Aug, 1986:Karakoram
Highway was opened for public. 17 Aug,1988:Zia-ul-Haq died in a
plane crash near Bahawalpur. Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Chairman Senate,
assumed the officeof the President of Pakistan. Nov, 1988:Pakistan
Peoples Party won elections. Benazir Bhutto became the Prime
Minister. 16 July,1990:Pakistan's first satellite Badr-1 was
launched fromChina. 6 Aug, 1990:Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed Benazir
Bhutto accusing her of corruption. Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi became the
caretaker PM. 24-27Oct, 1990:Elections forprovincial and national
assemblies were held. 1 Nov, 1990:NawazSharif became the Prime
Minister of Pakistan. 25 Mar,1992:Pakistan wonits first cricket
world cup beating England. 19 Apr,1993:Nawaz Sharif was dismissed
by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and National Assembly was dissolved
once again. Mr Balakh Sher Mizari was appointed caretaker PM. 26
May,1993:Supreme Court reinstated Nawaz Sharif as the Prime
Minister. 8 July, 1993 President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Prime
Minister NawazSharif both resigned dissolving National and
Provincial Assemblies. Moin Qureshi was appointed as a caretaker PM
and Ghulam Ishaq Khan as the caretaker President. 19 Oct,
1993:Benazir Bhutto once again gained power after winning
elections. 13 Nov,1993:Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari was elected
President. 5 Nov, 1996:Benazir government was dismissed by
President Farooq Laghari. 6 Nov, 1996:Malik Meraj Khalid was
appointed as caretaker PM. Feb, 1997:Elections were held. 17 Feb,
1997:NawazSharif was re-elected as Prime Minister after Muslim
League won with an overwhelming majority. 28 Oct, 1997:Government
of Pakistan submitted its instrument of ratificationto the Chemical
Weapons Convention (CWC). 1997:Thirteenth and Fourteenth amendments
were passed. 1 Jan, 1998:Rafiq Tarar became the new President of
Pakistan. 1998:Fifth census was held. 28 May,1998:Five nuclear
explosions were conducted at Chaghai, Balochistan. 30
May,1998:Sixth nuclear explosion was conducted. 6 May, 1999:Kargil
operation was started by Mujahideen in Kashmir. 12 Oct, 1999:Army
tookcontrol of Government under Gen. PervezMusharraf. Nawaz Sharif,
along withhis colleagues, was arrested. National Security Council
was formed on Oct.17, 1999. Commonwealth's membership of Pakistan
was suspended on Oct.18, 1999. Supreme Court of Pakistan declared
interest unlawful on Dec.23, 1999. 12 May,2000:Supreme Court
unanimously decided tovalidate the Oct.12, 1999 military takeover.
14 -17Nov, 2000:World's first and the largest Defence Exhibition
Ideas 2000 held at Expo Centre in Karachi. 9 Dec, 2000:NawazSharif,
along with his family, was exiled to Saudi Arabia. 29
Mar,2001:Chashma Nuclear PowerPlant was inaugurated. 20
June2001:President Rafiq Tarar resigned and PervezMusharraf became
the President. Dec10, 2001:Pakistan launched BADR-2. 2001-2:Govt.of
Pakistan declared 2001 as Quaid-e-Azam Year and 2002 as Iqbal year.
Dec2003:The parliament approved the 17th Constitutional Amendment,
whichratified most of the powers Musharraf sought. 18 Oct
2007:Benazir Bhutto returned Pakistan on October 18, 2007 after an
eight year exile in Dubai and London. 3 Nov2007:General
PervezMusharraf proclaimed a state of emergency and sacked the
Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary
along withother 14 judges of the Supreme Court. 28 Nov2007:General
PervezMusharraf retired from the Army and the followingday, he was
swornin for a second presidential term. 27 Dec2007:Benazir Bhutto
was assassinated when she was leaving an election rally in
Rawalpindi.
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Feb2008: General elections were held in Pakistan. 18
Aug2008:President PervezMusharraf announced his resignation. 9 Sept
2008:Asif Ali Zardari became the president of Pakistan 19 April
2010:President Asif Ali Zardari signed historic 18th amendment. 01
May2011:US Special Forceskilled Al- Qaida's Chief Osama bin Laden
in a shootout at Abbottabad in an operation named Geronimo. 19
July2011:Hina Rabbani Khar tookoath as 26th minister forforeign
affairs. 20 Oct, 2011:Muammar Gaddafi died from wounds he suffered
in an attackby rebels. 11 Dec,2011:The United States evacuated the
Shamsi Airbase. 8 April 2012:An avalanche smashed into a Pakistan
Army camp burying at least 135 soldiers and civilians near Siachen
glacier. 19 June2012:The Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani citing the earlier
convictionon 26 April 2012. 22 June2012:Raja PervezAshraf was
elected as the country'snew prime minister. 9 Oct, 2012:Gunmen have
shot and wounded a 14-year-oldPakistani girl, Malala. For Further
Details consult All In One Book5 World'sTop10Stories When the
TitansClash,TheBullishSurge, Adieuthe Bravehearted,Paidinthe Same
Coin?,Call ofthe Conscience,TheAfrican Ogre , TheRace
Schism,Winningthe Battle, Losingthe War, TheGavel Strikes,
ChangingWinds, Politicsis not a game, but a Serious Business
Monday, September 01, 2014 1. When the TitansClash On July 17, a
Malaysian airliner MH 17, a scheduled international passenger
flight carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed
in rebel-held east Ukraine. Ukraine's government and pro- Russian
insurgents traded blame for the disaster. 2. TheBullishSurge On
July 17, the KSE-100 index crossed the coveted30,000 points mark
the highest ever in the bourse's history. The KSE has produced
return of 117pc in two years and six months, since the index first
began its. 3. Adieuthe Bravehearted! On July 23, the single-engine
plane of 17- year-old American-Pakistani pilot Haris Suleman, who
was attempting a worldrecord of travelling around the world in 30
days to raise money for the education of underprivileged children
in Pakistan, crashed in the sea. 4. Paid inthe SameCoin? On Aug 05,
a high ranked American military official,Maj. Gen. Harold J.
Greene, was killed by a man dressed as an Afghan soldier. He is the
highest-ranked American officerkilled in combat in America's
post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 5. Call ofthe Conscience On
Aug 05, Britain's Senior Foreign Office Minister and Minister
forFaith and Communities Baroness Sayeeda shocked Prime Minister
David Cameron by tendering her resignation from the cabinet in
protest at morally indefensible UK government policy on Israel's
aggression on Gaza. 6. TheAfricanOgre On Aug 08, the WorldHealth
Organisation (WHO) announced that the West Africa's Ebola epidemic,
which has killed nearly 1,000 people in Liberia and Nigeria,
constitutes an international health emergency and the virus could
continue spreading formonths. 7. TheRace Schism On August 09,
Michael Brown,an African American, was shot dead by Darren Wilson,
a police officer,in Ferguson, Missouri, USA. The shooting, termed
unjust by the US as well as world media, sparked widespread riots
in Ferguson. 8. Winningthe Battle, Losingthe War The Israelis for
the very first time in history admitted that Hamas has now hardened
into a formidable foe.Using tunnels, mines, booby traps and
snipers, Hamas fighters have inflicted record casualties on Israeli
troops. 9. TheGavel Strikes The judicial commission investigating
the June 17 Model Townincident has held the government responsible
for it and said police acted on government orders whichled to the
bloodshed. It also said the police were totally responsible for it.
10. ChangingWinds On August 27, Saudi and Iranian officialsheld
rare talks when Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian
met Saudi Arabia's
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foreign minister. These were the first high- level bilateral talks
between the countries since Iranian President Hassan Rohani's
World'sTop10Stories Backto SquareOne, Peace isStill Elusive,
SpillingtheBeans?,Nature'sWrath or SheerIneptness?,Better Late
ThanNever!, A Wake-upCall,It's A BigNo!, HistoricYet
Insignificant,ImposedReconciliation,A Never-endingWar, Pakistan
Affairs Special Wednesday, October 01, 2014 Backto SquareOne! On
Aug 18, New Delhi called off the Aug 25 meeting of foreign
secretaries of the two countries because of Pakistani high
commissioner's consultativesession with a Hurriyat leader. Peace
isStill Elusive On Aug 26, Israel and the Palestinians agreed to an
Egyptian-brokeredplan to end the fighting in Gaza after 50 days of
combat in whichmore than 2,100 Palestinians, most of them
civilians, 64 Israeli soldiers and five civilians in Israel were
killed. SpillingtheBeans? On Sep 01, the President of PTI,Makhdoom
Hashmi, alleged Imran Khan of going against the core committee
decision to not to march on the PMHouse. He said that the country
has been brought to the verge of martial law. Nature'sWrath or
SheerIneptness? On Sep 07, hundreds of thousands of people were
marooned, their houses submerged and livestockwashed away as the
river Chenab in 'super flood' hit 600 villages in Gujranwala and
Sialkot regions. Better Late ThanNever! On Sep 13, Maulana
Asmatullah Muawiya, head of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Punjab, said that
his group had decided to abandon its armed struggle in Pakistan and
instead would focuson peacefulstruggle forthe implementation of
Shariah. A Wake-upCall On Sep 16, two late-arriving politicians
Senator Rehman Malik and an MNA Dr Ramesh Vankwani were forcedto
get off a PIAaircraft by angry passengers because they had caused a
long flight delay. It's A BigNo! On Sep 18, the people of Scotland
voted in a referendum crucialfor the existence of the United
Kingdom. The Scots gave a big NO 55.3 percent against 44.7 percent
for YES and gave their verdictto stay in the UK.
HistoricYetInsignificant On Sep 19, the longest joint session of
the parliament began on 2nd September was prorogued. The
parliamentary resolution reiterated its 'unequivocal,unwavering and
unqualified resolve' to uphold the supremacy of the Constitution,
the democratic system, sanctity of state institutions, the rule of
law and the sovereignty of parliament. ImposedReconciliation On Sep
21, Afghanistan's presidential rivals, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah
Abdullah, signed a power-sharing deal according to which the former
will be the President of Afghanistan whereas the latter
willnominate his choice for the new post of chief executive. A
Never-endingWar On Sep 23, the US military began airstrikes against
ISIS in Syria. Fighters, bombers and TomahawkLand Attack Missiles
are being used in the attack. The airstrikes focusedon the ISIS
stronghold of Raqqa. World'sTop10Stories THE JOURNEYSTARTS
WITHABANG!, THINGS FALLAPART,DEMOCRACY:LA
AFGHANISTAN,HAPLESSLYYOURS,MY LORD!, NOBELFOR THE NOBLE,A CRIPPLING
DISHONOUR,SYMBOLIC YET SIGNIFICANT,ROUTED ORVINDICATED?, OUR
NATIONALSHAME,THE SOCIAL MEDIAREVOLUTION CSS Interview Special
Saturday, November 01, 2014 THE JOURNEYSTARTS WITHABANG! On Sep 22,
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's initial public offering now ranks the
world's biggest in history at $25 billion, after the e-commerce
giant and some of its shareholders sold additional shares. THINGS
FALLAPART On Sep 23, the US and its Arab allies bombed Syria for
the first time, killing scores of Islamic State (IS) fighters and
opening a new front against militants by joining Syria's
three-year-old civilwar. DEMOCRACY:LAAFGHANISTAN On Sep 29,
Afghanistan inaugurated its first new president in a decade,
swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to head a
power-sharing government. Mr Abdullah Abdullah tookover as
country'sCEO.
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HAPLESSLYYOURS,MYLORD! On Sep 30, Afghanistan and the US signed a
bilateral security agreement to allow American troops to stay in
the country after the end of the year 2014, fulfilling a campaign
promise by new President Ashraf Ghani. NOBEL FOR THE NOBLE On
Oct10, education activist Malala Yousufzai and Indian campaigner
against child traffickingand labour Kailash Satyarthi won the 2014
Nobel Peace Prize.Malala, aged 17, is now the youngest Nobel Prize
winner. A CRIPPLING DISHONOUR On Oct12, the World Health
Organisation (WHO)held Pakistan responsible fornearly 80 per cent
of polio cases reported globally. Earlier on Oct 3, Pakistan broke
its own13- year-old record of polio cases with this year's count to
202. SYMBOLIC YET SIGNIFICANT On Oct13, Britain's Parliament
voted274-12 to give diplomatic recognition to Palestine. The
symbolic non-binding voteis an indication of the British
government's shift since the recent conflictin Gaza. ROUTED
ORVINDICATED? On Oct16, Makhdoom JavedHashmi, who deserted
PTIduring sit-in, lost election to Amir Dogar, an independent
candidate who had the support of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, in
NA-149. Mr Dogar bagged 52,321 votesagainst Mr Hashmi's 38,393. OUR
NATIONALSHAME On Oct19, in an extremely shameful incident, the head
officeof the country'sleading charity organisation headed by
renowned and widely respected philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi was
robbed. The robbers took away about Rs30 million worth of gold and
cash. THE SOCIALMEDIAREVOLUTION On October21, senior officialsin
Hong Kong held talks live on television with protesters clad in
T-shirts displaying the slogan Freedom Now.The encounter was the
first between the twosides since pro-democracy unrest broke out in
Hong Kong nearly a month ago. WorldTop10 POWER OF THE
DRAGON,EXPLORING NEW VISTAS,THE GRITTYDUO,BREAKING THE
SILENCE,ASTATE OFTHINGS TO COME , HARDLYAN OASIS,THE FORMIDABLE
CHALLENGE ,THE POPPY BLOOM REDUX,KNOWING THE UNKNOWN , TALENT MEETS
POWER Economy Special Monday, December 01, 2014 1. POWER OF THE
DRAGON On Oct17, the United Kingdom became the first foreign
country toissue offshore renminbi bonds, with a smoothly executed
offering that reflected the Chinese currency's growing global
appeal and London's efforts to become the world's trading hub. 2.
EXPLORING NEWVISTAS On Oct21, Pakistan and Russia held the second
Round of Bilateral Strategic Dialogue whereby both countries agreed
to take concretesteps forinjecting substance in the bilateral
relationship. 3. THE GRITTYDUO On Oct30, Younis Khan became the
first batsman in 90 years to hit three hundreds in
consecutiveinnings against Australia while on Nov 02, the skipper
Misbah-ul-Haq broke the Test record forthe fastest fifty and
equalled that of the quickest century. 4. BREAKING THE SILENCE On
Oct30, Sweden officially recognised the state of Palestine, less
than a month after country'snew prime minister, Stefan Lfven,
announced in his inaugural address to parliament that his country
wouldbecome the first EU member in western Europe to recognise a
Palestinian state. 5. ASTATE OFTHINGS TO COME The US President,
Barack Obama, unveiled executive action that will make millions of
undocumented migrants eligible to live and workin the US. The
reforms willalso shield from deportation almost fivemillion people
currently living in the country illegally. 6. HARDLYANOASIS On Nov
08, China announced to contribute $40 billion to set up a Silk Road
infrastructure fund to boost connectivity across Asia. It is the
latest Chinese projectto spread the
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largesse of its owneconomic growth. 7. THE FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE On
Nov 08, the Balochistan government sent a report to the federal
government and law- enforcement agencies about growing footprint in
Pakistan of the Islamic State (IS) group, also referred to as
'Daesh'. 8. THE POPPY BLOOM REDUX On Nov 12, a United Nations
report revealed that opium poppy cultivationin Afghanistan reached
a record high in 2014 with 224,000 hectares (553,500 acres) of land
under cultivation.The production increased by seven per cent over
last year. 9. KNOWING THE UNKNOWN On Nov 12, the European Space
Agency's Rosetta spacecraftand Philae lander made history by
successfully making it to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-
Gerasimenko. Rosetta, reached its destination after a journey of
6.4 billion km that took 10 years, five months and four days. 10.
TALENT MEETS POWER On Nov 13, Rohit Sharma created history by
smashing the highest individual ODIscore with a breathtaking
knockof 264 as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 153 runs in the fourth
cricketODI. WorldTop10 MelioratingtheTies,PrideofPakistan,
Simplythe Geniuses,63Not outFOREVER!,
WhitherDemocracy?,OpeningNewVistas, TheKingReignsSupreme,Our
Darkest Hour,Capital PunishmentRedux,BackTo SquareOne? Written CSS
2015 Special Thursday, January 01, 2015 MelioratingtheTies Nov 19:
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif went on an
officialvisit to the US. During the visit, he was conferred on US
Legion of Merit Medal for brave leadership, sagacity, vision,
effortsfor peace and stability in the region. Prideof Pakistan Nov
21: Raniya Hosain, a 15-year-old Pakistani student, was declared
winner in the Commonwealth Essay Competition. Her essay about
Pakistans contribution to the Commonwealth outsmarted 10,000
entries from more than 500 schools in 44 Commonwealth nations.
Simplythe Geniuses Nov 23: While the scientists around the globe
are in search of efficientenzymes that can simplify the process of
starch hydrolysisfor glucose and maltose production, four
scientists from the University of the Punjab discovered a novel
thermo-acidophilic enzyme. 63 Not outFOREVER! Nov 27: Australian
batsman Phillip Hughes died froman injury to his head, twodays
after being struck by a bouncer during a domestic first class
match. WhitherDemocracy? Dec 2: Chan Kin-man, Benny Tai Yiu-ting
and Chu Yiu-ming, the original founders of Hong Kongs prodemocracy
Occupy Movement announced they would surrender by turning
themselves in to policeand urged protesters on the streets to
retreat. OpeningNew Vistas Dec 3: A 900-kilometre railway linking
Central Asia to the trade routes of the Persian Gulf through
Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Iran was launched. The route permits
train service from Kazakhstans city of Uzen through Turkmenistan to
Irans Gorgan. TheKingReignsSupreme Dec 14: Amir Khan wona 12-round
bout over former champion Devon Alexander in a welterweight
matchup. Our DarkestHour Dec 16: In the deadliest terror attack in
the Pakistans history, 131 schoolchildren and 10 other people were
killed when heavily armed militants stormed Army Public School in
Peshawar. The prime minister announced a three-day national
mourning to express solidarity with the families of those who lost
their lovedones in the barbaric attack. Capital PunishmentRedux Dec
17: At the Multi-Party Conference in Peshawar, convened in the
aftermath of the savage Taliban attack on the Army Public School,
Prime Minister NawazSharif lifted a moratorium on executions in the
country, allowing capital punishment forthose sentenced to death in
terrorism cases. BackTo SquareOne? Dec 24: Pakistans
politicalleadership agreed to set up special military courts to try
hardened terrorists. The courts,which willbe operative for
twoyears, will require a constitutional amendment before they could
start functioning.
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WorldTop10Stories GroundbreakingDiscovery,BumpyRoads
Ahead,EqualitybeforeLaw,LionsConquer the CricketWorld,Parliamentis
Supreme, Sir!,Aftermath, PurelyIrrational,Enter the New
World,HowDareYouUnite?, Tiny NationsDreamsBig,AsiaPivot Policy From
Sands to Skies Thursday, May 01, 2014 GroundbreakingDiscovery On
Mar 17, experts at the Harvard- Smithsonian Center forAstrophysics
announced detecting the wavesof gravity that rippled through space
right after the Big Bang; a landmark discovery for understanding
how the universe was born. BumpyRoadsAhead On Mar 26, government
negotiators held first face-to-facetalks withTaliban leaders. The
meeting was held at the residence of retired Subedar of Frontier
Corps, identified only as Jamil. EqualitybeforeLaw On Mar 31, the
high treason trial of retired General PervezMusharraf brought a
historical moment when the former dictator appeared in court and
was indicted. LionsConquertheCricketWorld On Apr 6, Sri Lanka
lifted their maiden World Twenty20title followingtheir six-wicket
victory against former champions India. ParliamentisSupreme, Sir!
On Apr 14, the Senate approved historic amendments to the rules to
bind the prime minister to attend a session of the upper house at
least once a week. Aftermath, PurelyIrrational! On April 19, senior
anchorperson and eminent journalist Hamid Mir was seriously injured
when some unknowngunmen opened fire at his vehicle on
Shahrah-e-Faisal in Karachi. Enterthe NewWorld On Apr 23, Pakistan
successfully auctioned Third Generation (3G) spectrum licenses and
one of 4G, among four successful bidders/cellular mobile operators,
earning Rs.111 billion for the national exchequer. HowDareYouUnite?
On April 24, Israel suspended US-sponsored peace talks withthe
Palestinians in response to President Mahmoud Abbas's unexpected
unity pact with the rival Islamist Hamas group.
TinyNationsDreamsBig On April 25, the tiny Pacific nation of the
Marshall Islands filed against the United States and the world's
eight other nuclear- armed nations with an unprecedented lawsuit
demanding that they meet their obligations toward disarmament.
AsiaPivotPolicy On April 26, US President Barack Obama reached
Malaysia hoping to energise aloof ties withthe country.He is the
first US president to visit Malaysia since 1966. WorldTop10Stories
WhoseFaith, WhoseGirls?,UnitedWe Stand, DividedWeFall, TheWrath of
Nature, AnotherPlusforPakistan, India Modi-fied,Atthe Endof
TheirTether, DenouncingtheUS Hegemony,Underthe BootsAgain,Still the
SecurestArea?, EasySIMs, No MoreStupid!, Nawaz Modi and the Future
Sunday, June 01, 2014 WhoseFaith, WhoseGirls? On the night of 1415
April 2014, approximately 276 female students were kidnapped from
the Government Secondary School in the townof Chibok in Borno
State, Nigeria. The kidnappings were claimed by BokoHaram. United
We Stand, DividedWeFall On April 23, President Mahmood Abbass
Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)and Gaza-based group Hamas
agreed to a unity pact. The move envisions a unity government
within fiveweeks and national elections six months later. TheWrath
of Nature On May 2, a double landslide first buried an entire
village and then made it a mass grave of more than 2500 people
including hundreds of rescuers in the Argo district of Afghanistans
Badakhshan province. AnotherPlusforPakistan On May 05, two
Pakistani students, Shahzaib Ali and Muhammad Faaiz Taufiq,were
granted Cambridge 800th Anniversary
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Scholarships for undergraduate studies at the University of
Cambridge. They will be provided full funding, coveringfees and
means-tested maintenance. IndiaModi-fied On May 16, The BJP,led by
Narendra Modi, won the Lok Sabha elections, with 282 seats on its
own.BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) got 336 seats in the
lower house of Indias Parliament. At the End ofTheirTether On May
21, responding to recent insurgent attacks on security
forces,Pakistan Army pounded militant hideouts near the Afghan
border with warplanes and helicopters killing 60 hard-core
terrorists. The airstrikes mainly targeted Mir Ali region of North
Waziristan. DenouncingtheUS Hegemony On May 22, Russia and China
vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution referring the
Syrian crisis to the International Criminal Court for investigation
of possible war crimes. Underthe BootsAgain On May 22, Thailand's
military tookcontrol of the government and suspended the
constitution. The cabinet has been told to report to the military,
TV broadcasting remains suspended and political gatherings have
been banned. Still the SecurestArea? On May 23, frustrated at not
having their complaints heeded, a large contingent of Sikhs,
brandishing traditional daggers and shouting slogans, descended
upon Parliament House to protest the desecration of their holy book
in Sindh. EasySIMs, No MoreStupid! On May 24, CEOs of
Ufone,Mobilink, Zong, Warid and Telenor and Chairman NADRA, Imtiaz
Tajwar, signed an agreement that prohibits issuing any SIM after
July 31, 2014 without verifyingapplicants identities from NADRA
biometric database. World'sTop10Stories World'sTop10Stories The Man
witha Vision - Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Tuesday, July 01, 2014 Law
MakesIts Course On May 20, the Lahore High Court issued notices to
over twodozen politicians and their family members, a property
tycoonand a rights activist for submitting replies in petition to
bring their foreign assets backto Pakistan. New
Realities,NewPartners On May 21, China signed a landmark deal to
buy Russian natural gas worth about $400 billion, giving a boost to
diplomatically isolated President Vladimir Putin and expanding
Moscowsties with Asia. BreakingNewGrounds On May 26, Pakistani
premier attended the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi a BJP
hardliner who was sworn in as Indias 15th prime minister. Mr Sharif
also held a one-on-one meeting with Mr Modi the next day. Bhai in
the Dock On June 03, Altaf Hussain, the supremo of Muttahida Qaumi
Movement (MQM),was arrested by the British police on suspicion of
money laundering. However,he was later released without filing of
any charges. ArmyReignsSupreme On June 8, Egypt'sex-army
chief,Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, was officially swornin morning as
Egypt'sfifthhead of state since 2011, nearly a year after he ousted
his predecessor Mohamed Morsi. Backto SquareOne! On June 10, an Al
Qaeda splinter group, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),
seized controlof Iraqs big northern city Mosul. Later, they seized
the Iraqi city of Tikrit the very next day. TerrorReturns On June
08, ten militants attacked Karachi Airport killing at least 23
people. Seven terrorists were killed by the security forces while
three blew themselves up. Fortunately, no plane was damaged in the
attack. TensionsMounting On June 14, Russia cut off gas to Ukraine
in a dispute over unpaid bills that could disrupt supplies to the
rest of Europe and set back hopes forpeace in the former
Sovietrepublic. MorePowerto YourElbow! On June 15, Pakistan Army
launched a comprehensive operation Zarb-e-Azb against local and
foreign militants in North Waziristan. This is the third full-scale
military operation launched in north western belt since 2009.
UglyShowofPower On June 17, nine people, including two women, were
killed after clashes between supporters of PATchief Dr
Tahir-ul-Qadri and Punjab police. Clashes started when police
started removing barriers fromthe road outside Dr Qadris
residence.
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World'sTop10Stories A ViciousStep!,ClimatePangs, Headway in
IslamicFinance,Surgeofthe Rightwing, ThingsFall Apart,A Pure Feat,
Gaza Bleeds Again, SomethingisFishy, Another Feather
inCMsCap,TheReal Joga Bonito!, Gaza - Holocaust Version 2014
Friday, August 01, 2014 A ViciousStep! On June 20, Sindh sealed its
borders to stop the influx of internally displaced persons
(IDPs)after the military operation in North Waziristan.
ClimatePangs On June 23, it was revealed that May 2014 was so hot
that it set a new record for the planet, marking the warmest May
over land and water since record-keeping began in 1880.
HeadwayinIslamicFinance On June 25, Britain became the first
Western country to sell an Islamic bond, attracting 2.3 billion
pounds, more than 10 times the amount it was looking to sell.
Surgeofthe Rightwing On June 27, European Union leaders picked
former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean Claude Junckerto become the
blocs new chief executive. ThingsFall Apart On June 29, ISIS
militants fighting in Iraq and Syria announced the establishment of
a caliphate and its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the caliph and
leader for Muslims everywhere. A PureFeat On July 02, Pakistans
first-ever highest altitude meteorological climate station was
installed at the K2 Base Camp the Boltoro in the Karakorum that has
started giving the real time data. GazaBleedsAgain On July 06, the
Israel military carried out 10 air strikes on Gaza in response to
persistent rocketfire into southern Israel as hopes faded of a
renewed truce with its Islamist foe Hamas. SomethingisFishy On July
11, former PMYousuf Raza Gillani revealed that during his
government an understanding was reached withthe establishment that
President Musharraf would be given an honourable exit, if he
resigned. AnotherFeatherin CMsCap On July 13, Chief Minister Punjab
Mian Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated the signal-free Azadi Chowk
flyoverthat was completed in a record period of 165 days. TheReal
JogaBonito! On July 13, Substitute Goetzes stunning extra-time
winner helped Germany grab their fourth WorldCup crownafter a 1-0
victory over Argentina at the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro.
ScienceFacts 1. For humans,the normal pulseis70 heartbeatsper
minute. Elephantshavea slowerpulseof27and fora canaryit is 1000!
The Killer Result CSS 2013 Sunday, December 01, 2013 2. The blood
vessels in human body would reach about 60,000 miles if laid end to
end. 3. Half of body's red blood cells are replaced every seven
days. 4. A common bacterium, E.Coli, found in the intestine, helps
us digest green vegetables and beans. These same bacteria also make
vitamin K, whichcauses blood to clot. 5. It takes foodseven seconds
to go from the mouth to the stomach via the esophagus. 6. A human's
small intestine is 6 meters long. 7. The human body is 75% water.
8. The strongest bone in your body is the femur (thighbone), and
it's hollow! 9. Tongue has 3,000 taste buds. 10. The Sun is
over300,000 times larger than the earth. 11. Halley's Comet was
last seen in the inner Solar System in 1986, it willbe visible
again from Earth sometime in 2061. 12. Venus is the hottest planet
in our solar system witha surface temperature of over 450 degrees
Celsius. 13. Saturn isn't the only ringed planet, other gas giants
such as Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have rings; they are just
less obvious. 14. In 2006, astronomers changed the definition of a
planet. This means that Pluto is now referred to as a dwarf planet.
15. Because of lower gravity,a person who weighs 200 pounds on
earth would only weigh 76 pounds on the surface of Mars. 16. The
only planet that rotates on its side like a barrel is Uranus. The
only planet that spins backwards relative to the others is Venus.
17. The first manmade objectsent into space was in 1957 when the
Russian satellite
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named Sputnik was launched. 18. It is because of the Suns and Moons
gravity that we have high & low tides. 19. Hydrogen is the
first element on the periodic table. It has an atomic number of 1.
It is highly flammable and is the most common element found in our
universe. 20. Around 1% of the sun's mass is oxygen. 21. Helium is
lighter than the air around us so it floats,that's why it is
perfectfor the balloons. 22. Carbon comes in a number of different
forms (allotropes), these include diamond, graphite and impure
forms such as coal. 23. Under normal conditions, oil and water do
not mix. 24. Things invisible to the human eye can often be seen
under UV light, which comes in handy for both scientists and
detectives. 25. Chemical reactions occurall the time, including
through everyday activities such as cooking. 26. Above 4C, water
expands when heated and contractswhen cooled. But between 4C and 0C
it does the opposite, contracting when heated and expanding when
cooled. Stronger hydrogen and oxygen bonds are formed as the water
crystallizes into ice. By the time it's frozen,it takes up around
9% more space. 27. The highest temperature ever recorded in
Antarctica is 14.6C (59F),recorded on January 5, 1974. 28. The most
rainfall ever recorded in one year is 25.4 metres (1000 inches) in
Cherrapunji, India. 29. The highest snowfallever recorded in a
one-year period was 31.1 metres (1224 inches) in Mount Rainier,
Washington State, United States, between February 19, 1971 and
February 18, 1972. 30. The Earth experiences millions of lightning
storms every year;they are incredible discharges of electricity
from the atmosphere that can reach temperatures close to 54,000F
(30,000C) and speeds of 60,000 m/s (130,000 mph). 31. The word
'nuclear' is related to the nucleus of an atom, it is often used to
describe the energy produced when a nucleus is split (fission) or
joined with another (fusion). 32. The nucleus is positively charged
and found at the central core of an atom. 33. Nuclear power
provides around 14% of the world's electricity. 34. While many
nuclear weapons have been used in testing, only 2 have been used as
part of warfare. In August 1945, near the end of World War 2, the
United States used atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, leading to the death of approximately 200000 people.
35. Enriched uranium is a crucial element of both nuclear weapons
and nuclear power production. 36. Energy from foodis usually
measured in joules or calories. 37. Light fromthe Earth takes just
1.255 seconds to reach the Moon. 38. Sound travels at a speed of
around 767 miles per hour (1,230 kilometres per hour). 39. A
magnifying glass uses the properties of a convexshaped lens to
magnify an image, making it easier to see. 40. 1921 Nobel Prize in
Physicswas won by Albert Einstein for his work in the field of
theoretical physics. 41. Most types of energy are either a form of
kinetic energy or potential energy. 42. Energy can be transformed
from one form to another. In lightning, electric potential energy
transforms into light, heat and sound energy. 43. The law of
conservationof energy states that energy can only be transformed,
it can't be created or destroyed. 44. Food contains chemical energy
whichis used by living organisms such as animals to grow and
reproduce. 45. Plants use energy fromsunlight during an important
process called photosynthesis. 46. During chemical reactions,
chemical energy is often transformed into light or heat. 47. The
Higgs Boson or Higgs particle, an elemen tary particle, was
initially theorised in 1964. 48. On 4 July 2012, it was announced
that a previously unknownparticle witha mass between 125 and 127
GeV/c2 (134.2 and 136.3 amu) had been detected 49. The Higgs boson
is named after Peter Higgs, one of six physicists who, in 1964,
proposed the mechanism that suggested the existence of such a
particle. 50. In 1967, Steven Weinberg and Dr Abdus Salam
independently showed how a Higgs mechanism could be used to break
the electroweaksymmetry of Sheldon Glashow's unified model forthe
weak and electromagnetic interactions, forming what became the
Standard Model of particle physics. 90 verycool FactsAboutthe
HumanBody Thehuman bodyisan incrediblycomplex and intricatesystem,
onethat still baffles doctorsandresearchersona regularbasis
despitethousandsofyearsofmedical knowledge. Honour Becomes'em
Thursday, November 01, 2012
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a result, it shouldn't be any surprise that even body parts and
functions we deal with every day have bizarre or unexpected facts
and explanations behind them. From sneezes to fingernail growth,
here are 100 weird, wacky,and interesting factsabout the human
body. 1. Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170
miles per hour. 2. The brain operates on the same amount of power
as 10-watt light bulb. 3. The human brain cell can hold fivetimes
as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica. 4. Your brain
uses 20% of the oxygen that enters your bloodstream. 5. The brain
is much more active at night than during the day. 6. Scientists say
the higher yourIQ the more you dream. 7. Neurons continue to grow
throughout human life. 8. Information travels at differentspeeds
within different types of neurons. 9. The brain itself cannot feel
pain. 10. Eighty per cent of the brain is water. 11. Facial hair
grows faster than any other hair on the body. 12. Every day the
average person loses 60- 100 strands of hair. 13. Women's hair is
about half the diameter of men's hair. 14. One human hair can
support 3.5 ounces. 15. The fastest growing nail is on the middle
finger. 16. There are as many hairs per square inch on your body as
a chimpanzee. 17. Blondes have more hair. Fingernails grow nearly
four times faster than toenails. 18. The lifespan of a human hair
is 3 to 7 years on average. 19. You must lose over 50% of yourscalp
hairs before it is apparent to anyone. 20. Human hair is virtually
indestructible. 21. The largest internal organ is the small
intes-tine. 22. The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt
blood 30 feet. 23. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to
dissolve razorblades. 24. The human body is estimated to have
60,000 miles of blood vessels. 25. You get a new stomach lining
every three to fourdays. 26. The surface area of a human lung is
equal to a tennis court. 27. Women's hearts beat faster than men's.
28. Scientists have counted over 500 different liver functions. 29.
The aorta is nearly the diameter of a garden hose. 30. Your left
lung is smaller than yourright lung to make room for yourheart. 31.
You couldremove a large part of your internal organs and survive.
32. The adrenal glands change size throughout life. 33. Sneezes
regularly exceed 100 mph. 34. Coughs clockin at about 60 mph. 35.
Women blink twice as many times as men do. 36. A fullbladder is
roughly the size of a soft ball. 37. Approximately 75% of human
waste is made of water. 38. Feet have 500,000 sweat glands and can
produce more than a pint of sweat a day. 39. During yourlifetime,
youwill produce enough saliva to fill twoswimming pools. 40. The
average person expels flatulence 14 times each day. 41. Earwax
production is necessary forgood ear health. 42. The largest cell in
the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male
sperm. 43. The three things pregnant women dream most of during
their first trimester are frogs, worms and potted plants. 44. Your
teeth start growing six months before youare born. 45. Babies are
alwaysborn withblue eyes. 46. Babies are, pound for pound, stronger
than an ox. 47. One out of every 2,000 new born infants has a tooth
when they are born. 48. A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of
three months. 49. Every human spent about half an hour as a single
cell.
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50. After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp. 51. About
one-third of the human race has 20-20 vision. 52. If saliva cannot
dissolve something, you cannot taste it. 53. Women are born better
smellers than men and remain better smellers overlife. 54. Your
nose can remember 50,000 different scents. 55. Even small noises
cause the pupils of the eyes to dilate. 56. Everyonehas a unique
smell, except for identical twins. 57. The ashes of a cremated
person average about nine pounds. 58. Nails and hair do not
continue to grow after we die. 59. By the age of 60, most people
will have lost about half their taste buds. 60. Your eyes are
alwaysthe same size from birth but yournose and ears never stop
growing. 61. By 60 years of age, 60 per cent of men and 40 per cent
of women will snore. 62. A baby'shead is one-quarter of its total
length, but by age 25 will only be one-eighth of its total length.
63. Humans can make do longer without foodthan sleep. 64. A simple,
moderately severe sunburn damages the blood vessels extensively.
65. Over 90% of diseases are caused or complicated by stress. 66. A
human head remains consciousfor about 15 to 20 seconds after it is
been decapitated. 67. It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
68. Babies are born with 300 bones, but by adulthood the number is
reduced to 206. 69. We are about 1 cm taller in the morning than in
the evening. 70. The strongest muscle in the human body is the
tongue. 71. The hardest bone in the human body is the jawbone. 72.
You use 200 muscles to take one step. 73. The tooth is the only
part of the human body that can't repair itself. 74. It takes
twiceas long to lose new muscle if youstop workingout than it did
to gain it. 75. Bone is stronger than some steel. 76. The feet
account forone quarter of all the human body's bones. 77. About 32
million bacteria call every inch of your skin home. 78. Humans shed
and regrow outer skin cells about every 27 days. 79. Three hundred
million cells die in the human body every minute. 80. Humans shed
about 600,000 particles of skin every hour. 81. Every day an adult
body produces 300 billion new cells. 82. Every tongue print is
unique. 83. Your body has enough iron in it to make a nail 3 inches
long. 84. The most common blood type in the world is Type O. 85.
Human lips have a reddish colorbecause of the great concentrationof
tiny capillaries just below the skin. 86. Tears and mucus contain
an enzyme (lysozyme) that breaks down the cellwall of many
bacteria. 87. Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to
bring half a gallon of water to a boil. 88. Your ears secrete more
earwax when you are afraid than when you arent. 89. The width of
yourarmspan stretched out is the length of your whole body. 90.
Humans are the only animals to produce emotional tears. 9
Countrieswith No IncomeTax Didyouknowthere arecountrieswhere
peopledon'thaveto filetheirincometax returns?Here'sa listofnine
countriesthat don'timposeincometax ontheir citizens: Politicsis not
a game, but a Serious Business Monday, September 01, 2014 Kuwait
Kuwait has the world's sixth largest oil reserves, accounting
for75% of government revenue, making the country'sGDP at $173
billion. Corporate tax is another way of gaining revenues in
Kuwait; income of foreign companies is taxed at 15%. Employees with
Kuwaiti nationality also contribute 7.5% of their income forsocial
security liabilities, and employers contribute 11%. CaymanIslands
This British Overseas Territory mainly relies on indirect taxation,
and there's no income tax or corporatetax. The country charges up
to 22% as import duties. It is a thriving offshorefinancial centre
withover 93,000 registered companies in 2008. Tourism
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accounts forabout 70% of the country'sGDP. United ArabEmirates(UAE)
The gross domestic product (GDP)of UAE is $360 billion. Instead of
deducting from personal income, the country taxes oil companies up
to 55% in corporate taxes. There are also other indirect taxes,
such as housing fees, municipal taxes, road tolls, and service
charges. TheBahamas The Bahamas relies on offshorefinancing and
tourism as its main economic industries. 36% of the Bahamas' $11.4
billion GDP is from financial services, and more than 60% is from
tourism. Aside from no income tax, the country also has no
corporate tax, value added tax, and capital gains tax. Qatar Qatar
has a GDP of $183 billion with more than 50% accounting for oil and
gas export and revenues. In 2013, Global Finance Magazine named
Qatar the world'srichest country.The local government here also
doesn't charge any road tax, cartax, council tax or value added tax
(VAT).Business entities are taxed at a flat rate of 10% corporate
tax, however, and there's a 7% government tax on hotels and
restaurants. Oman Oman relies on its oil revenues, which accounts
fornearly 70% of the country'stotal revenues. Oman imposes a
corporate tax of 12% on localbusinesses and up to 30% on foreign
businesses and corporations owned by non-GCC states. Bermuda
Another British Overseas Territory,this island country'seconomy is
based on offshoreinsurance and reinsurance, and tourism. Its GDP
per capita is almost 70% higher than that of the United States. In
lieu of an income tax system, Bermuda has consumption taxes (VAT,
service charge, and the like), payroll taxes, real estate taxes,
and high import duties. Bahrain Bahrain relies on petroleum from
its shared oilfield with Saudi Arabia, accountingfor 70% of the
country'sbudget revenue, 60% of export, and 11% of GDP.Their
second-biggest export after oil is aluminium. Employees contribute
6% of their monthly earnings to social security, while employers
cover9%. Brunei Darussalam Brunei is the only Southeast Asian
country with no income tax. Brunei's industries mainly rely on
petroleum, natural gas, construction, and agriculture. Eventhough
there isn't any income tax, Brunei citizens are required to pay a
social security trust fund at 5% of their salaries, and an
additional 3.5% that goes to their pension funds. There's also a
12% real property tax in the country's capital, Bandar Seri
Begawan, and a corporate tax of 20% for local and non-local
companies. MCQs National & International MCQs(Aug-Sept 2014)
Pakistan Affairs Special Wednesday, October 01, 2014 MCQs- National
1. On ______,PTIChairman Imran Khan ordered his supporters to
launch a Civil Disobedience Movement against the government. A.
August 16 B. August17 C. August 18 D. August 19 2. The incumbent
Director General of Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)is
______. A. Saira Afzal B. Salman Iqbal C. Pervez Rashid D.
SaminaPervez 3. On Aug 18, India called off the upcoming meeting of
foreign secretaries of both countries because of Pakistani high
commissioner's meeting with a Hurriyat leader ______. A. Syed Ali
Gilani B. Yasin Malik C. ShabirShah D. Azhar Bhat
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Major General Asim Saleem Bajwais the present Director General of
______. A. ISI B. IB C. ISPR D. MI 5. On Aug 20, Khwaja Shahad
Ahmed took over as Chairman of ______. A. PPSC B. AJKPSC C. BPSC D.
SPSC 6. The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission
(AJKPSC)comprises a chairman and ______ members. A. 7 B. 9 C. 11 D.
13 7. The Earthquake Memorial Bridge on the banks of the River
Jhelum was funded by______. A. World Bank B. Asian Development Bank
C. Japan BankofInternational Cooperation (JBIC) D. PakChina
Investment Company 8. PTI'sparliamentary leader in the National
Assembly, before they submitted resignations, was ______. A. Imran
Khan B. Javed Hashmi C. Murad Saeed D. ShahMehmoodQureshi 9. The
incumbent Chairman of PortQasim Authority (PQA)is ______. A.
AghaJan Akhtar B. Saeed Ahmed Khan C. Mir Afsar Din Talpur D. Rear
Admiral Syed Afzal 10. Pakistan Navy inducted a second batch of
Alouette Helicopters into its Fleet Air Arm on ______. A. August 18
B. August22 C. August 24 D. August 27 11. On Aug 23, ______
registereda treason case against Pakistan's High Commissioner, Mr
Abdul Basit. A. Nepal B. Sri Lanka C. Afghanistan D. India 12. On
Aug 26, a financing agreement of $588.4 million signed with the
World Bank, related to development of ______. A. Tarbela De-silting
Project B. Attabad Lake C. DasuHydropowerProject D. Manda Dam 13.
The VC of Islamia University Peshawar, Prof Ajmal Khan, was
kidnapped by Taliban militants in ______. A. 2010 B. 2011 C. 2012
D. 2013 14. The current Speaker of Balochistan Assembly is ______.
A. MirJan MohammadJamali
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Abdul Rahim Ziaratwal C. Kiramatullah Chaghar Matti D. Mir Abdul
Qudoos Bizenjo 15. European Union lifted the temporary cargo ban
imposed on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)cargo shipments to
Europe on ______. A. Aug 24 B. Aug 25 C. Aug 26 D. Aug28 16. On Aug
29, PIAbecame the ______ airlinein South Asia to acquire the
approval of the Air Navigation Order (ANO)145 and 147. A. First B.
Second C. Third D. Seventh 17. The headquarters of Pakistan
Television (PTV)wasattacked by a mob of PTIand PAT protesters on
_______. A. Aug 29 B. Aug 30 C. Aug 31 D. Sep01 18. The
headquarters of Pakistan Television Corporation is located in
______. A. Karachi B. Lahore C. Quetta D. Islamabad 19. Justice
Qazi Faaiz Essa, whowas appointed as judge in the Supreme Court on
Sep 01, was previously serving as the chief justice of _____
HighCourt. A. Sindh B. Balochistan C. Peshawar D. Islamabad 20. On
Sep 01, the ______ approved$47.95 for Pakistan under the Enhanced
Nutrition for Mothers and Children project. A. UN B. WorldBank C.
IMF D. ADB 21. International Vulture Awareness Day is celebrated on
______. A. Sep 04 B. Sep 06 C. Sep 08 D. Sep 10 22. International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is headquartered at ______.
A. Geneva, Switzerland B. Gland,Switzerland C. Rome, Italy D.
Milan, Italy 23. On Sep 11, the Balochistan Rural Support Programme
(BRSP) launched a water management programme in district ______
with the assistance of the Federal Republic of Germany. A. Zhob B.
Qila Abdullah C. Awaran D. Quetta 24. International Day of
Democracy is observed annually on ______. A. Sep 06 B. Sep 08 C.
Sep 12 D. Sep14 25. The incumbent IGP Sindh is ______. A.
FayyazLeghari B. Iqbal Mehmood
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Ghulam Qadir Thebo D. GhulamHaiderJamali 26. The Pakistan
Ex-Servicemen Association is headed by ______. A. Fasih Bukhari B.
AhmedTasnim C. Aslam Baig D. Hameed Gul International 1. On Aug 19,
______of Pakistanwas appointed on the panel of advisers to the
Commission on Missing Persons and WarCrimes set up by the Sri
Lankan government ______. A. AhmerBilal Soofi B. Adil Gilani C.
Asma Jahangir D. Ch AitzazAhsan 2. According to the ranking
compiled by China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the US has
______ universitiesin the list of world'stop 500 universities. A.
66 B. 87 C. 146 D. 158 3. The top spot in the annual Academic
Ranking of World Universities was retained by ______ University. A.
Stanford B. Cambridge C. California D. Harvard 4. India's former
premier Manmohan Singh had been the Finaice Minister of the country
during ______. A. 1985-90 B. 1991-96 C. 1997-2002 D. 2002-05 5. On
Aug 21, the Indian government blocked the release of a
controversialfilm, ______, based on the assassination of former
premier Indira Gandhi. A. Veeran Naal Sardari B. Kirpaan: The
Swordof Honour C. Kaum DeHeere D. Fateh 6. Indira Gandhi launched
Operation Blue Star against Sikhs in ______. A. 1978 B. 1980 C.
1981 D. 1984 7. The current Prime Minister of Turkey is ______. A.
Recep TayyipErdogan B. Ahmet Davutoglu C. Abdullah Gl D. Blent Arn
8. The headquarters of Facebookis located in ______. A. California
B. New Jersey C. Chicago D. New York 9. Navi Pillay,the longest
serving United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, is
replaced by PrinceZeid bin Ra'ad whobelongs to ______. A. Jordan B.
Egypt
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Saudi Arabia D. Iraq 10. Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad is the Muslim United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. A. First B. Second C.
Third D. Fourth 11. The Pentagon is locatedin ______. A. Virginia
B. Washington DC C. New York D. Ohio 12. According to a report by
UN Human Rights Commission, nearly ______ Syrianshave been killed
since the country fell into conflict in 2011. A. 100,000 B. 150,000
C. 200,000 D. 300,000 13. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls
presented his government's resignation on ______. A. Aug25 B. Aug
28 C. Aug 29 D. Aug 31 14. On Aug 25, ______ wontheaward for Video
of the Year for her hit single WreckingBall, at the 2014 MTVVideo
Music Awards______. A. Demi LovatoB. MileyCyrus C. Beyonc D. Selena
Gomez 15. The headquarters of the United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF)islocated in ______. A. New YorkCity B. Geneva C. Bonn D.
Berlin 16. Petro Poroshenkois the president of ______. A. Serbia B.
Croatia C. Luxemburg D. Ukraine 17. Israel and Palestine concluded
a long- term ceasefire that marked the ending of 50 days of the
deadliest violence in a decade on ______. A. Aug 22 B. Aug 23 C.
Aug 25 D. Aug26 18. Anitkabir mausoleum is the final resting place
of ______. A. Maulana Rumi B. MustafaKamal Ataturk C. Osmani King
Saleem D. lkAdatepe 19. Conference of Western Balkan States was
held on Aug 28 in ______,Germany. A. Berlin B. Bonn C. Essen D.
Cologne 20. Recep TayyipErdogan was sworn in as Turkey'spresident
on ______. A. Aug 26 B. Aug28 C. Aug 30 D. Sep 04 21. On Aug 29,
the United States delivered an emergency shipment of weapons
to______.
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Lebanon B. Syrian Rebels C. Israel D. Egypt 22. Antnio Guterres is
the______,andthe present, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. A.
10th B. 12th C. 15th D. 20th 23. On Sep 02, ______ unveileda new
surface- to-air missile, Talash-3, and tworadar systems to improve
its defences. A. India B. Bangladesh C. Iran D. Pakistan 24.
According to WHO, the world's most suicide-prone country is ______.
A. Suriname B. Lithuania C. Nepal D. Guyana 25. On Sep 12, former
commander of American forcesin Afghanistan, ______ was appointed
coordinator of the international effortagainst the Islamic State.
A. Ray Robinson B. JohnAllen C. John Goodman D. John Kelly 26. The
current Director-General of the Geneva-based World Health
Organization (WHO)is ______. A. Sweden Anders Nordstrm B. Lee
Jong-wook C. MargaretChan D. Hiroshi Nakajima 27. At present, the
SCO observer countries are______,Pakistanand India. A. Maldives B.
Iran C. Sri Lanka D. Bangladesh 28. The Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) comprises ______ members, 5 Observers, 3
Dialogue Partners and 3 Guests. A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12 29. Erriadh
village, also knownas the 'Island of Dreams', is in ______. A.
Tunisia B. Maldives C. Egypt D. Thailand 30. Indonesia got
independence from _____ on 17 August 1945. A. France B. Great
Britain C. Russia D. Netherlands 31. The ______ Amendmentto the US
Constitution guaranteed women the right of suffrage. A. 19th B.
20th C. 21st D. 22nd 32. The world'slargest shipping company,
Moller-Maersk, is a ______ business conglomerate. A. Russian B.
British C. Danish D. Japanese
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33. The Geneva Convention of 1864 for the Amelioration of the
Condition of the Wounded and Sick of Armies in the Field was
adopted by ______ nationsduring meeting in Geneva. A. 12 B. 14 C.
57 D. 63 Sports 1. On Aug 17, England defeated ______ towin the
fifth Test, and clinchthe series 3-1. A. Pakistan B. Australia C.
India D. Sri Lanka 2. On Aug 18, the Swiss ace, Roger Federer, won
his record______ championshipin Cincinnati. A. Third B. Fourth C.
Fifth D. Sixth 3. On Aug 18, former diplomat Shaharyar Khan became
the ______ chairmanof the PCB. A. 28th B. 30th C. 34th D. 36th 4.
Shaharyar Khan previously had held the post between December 2003
and October ______. A. 2004 B. 2005 C. 2006 D. 2007 5. In second
edition of the Youth Olympic Games swimming programme, a total of
______ new World Junior records were established. A. 20 B. 26 C. 29
D. 32 6. On Aug 26, West Indian players, Denesh Ramdin and Darren
Bravo, put on 258 runs to make a new record for______ wicket
partnership in an ODI. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth 7. On
Aug 28, WayneRooney, was named as captain of ______ FootballTeam.
A. France B. England C. Argentina D. Spain 8. On Sep 07, Japan's
Kei Nishikori became the _____ Asian man to make a Grand Slam final
in the US Open. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth 9. On Sep 08,
______ twinsBoband Mike Bryan became the first doubles pair to win
100 titles in tennis. A. Danish B. American C. Canadian D. British
10. On Sep 08, Serena Williams defeated ______ to win a third
consecutiveUS Open championship. A. Maria Sharapova B. Li Na C.
CarolineWozniacki D. Ana Ivanovic
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Obituaries 1. Pakistan's first-ever world champion in any sport,
squash star Hashim Khan, died on ______. A. Aug 16 B. Aug 18 C.
Aug19 D. Aug 22 2. Former Irish prime minister, Albert Reynolds,
who helped broker the IRA ceasefire in ______,hasdied. A. 1990 B.
1994 C. 1996 D. 1997 3. Famous ______ actorandfilm director Richard
Attenborough, who appeared in films such as Brighton Rock,The Great
Escape and Jurassic Park, died on August 25. A. American B. Iranian
C. Canadian D. British 4. Former Sindh Ombudsman Yusuf Jamal,
whodied on Sep 07, made a record by securing the highest marks in
the CSP examination in whichhe appeared in ______. A. 1963 B. 1965
C. 1973 D. 1978 5. Acclaimed Indian writer Udupi Rajagopalacharya
Ananthamurthy, who was famed for his novels and poems in ______
language, died on August 22. A. Bangla B. Kannada C. Tamil D. Hindi
6. Dr Masood Baig, who was killed on ______ was a visiting faculty
member in University of Karachi. A. Sep 06 B. Sep 07 C. Sep 09 D.
Sep10 7. Joan Alexandra Molinsky,a.k.a. Joan Rivers, was an ______
actress,comedian, writer, producer, and television host. A.
American B. British C. French D. Canadian 8. Parveen Saeed Haroon,
the mother of Dawn Media Group CEO Hameed Haroon, passed away on
______. A. Sep 08 B. Sep 10 C. Sep 12 D. Sep 14 9. Dr S.M. Rab, the
longest serving ______ of the country,passed away on Sep 15. A.
Scientist B. Minister C. Physician D. Bureaucrat WorldinFocus
(June-July2014) National & International News& MCQs Gaza -
Holocaust Version 2014 Friday, August 01, 2014 National June
17:Eight people, twowomen among them, were killed and over100
injured when police clashed with activists of the Pakistan Awami
Tehreek (PAT) over removal of barriers from near Dr Tahirul Qadri's
Minhajul Quran headquarters in Model Town. June 17:A federal
anticorruption court granted pre-arrest bail to former Prime
Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in 12 different cases. June
17:After terrorist attack on Karachi Airport, the Civil Aviation
Authority suspended porter service at the airports.
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June 17:Pakistanand Tajikistan agreed to strengthen economic
cooperation by optimally utilising the present and new
institutional mechanisms and intensifying private sector interface.
June 18:Around 30,000 people fledthe military offensiveagainst
militants in North Waziristan after the authorities eased a curfew
in parts of the region to let civilians leave in a sign that the
campaign was likely to intensify. The military has deployed troops,
tanks and jets in the region for the crackdownon Taliban and other
militants. June 18:The National Highway Authority (NH A) gave a
go-ahead to the constructionof Karachi-Lahore Motorway. June 18:KP
Chief Minister PervezKhattak inaugurated the first school of
investigation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwapolice in Peshawar. June
19:Changez Khan Marri, the eldest son of late Nawab Khair Bakhsh
Marri, became the new chieftain of the powerfulMarri tribe of
Balochistan. June 20:Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif removed
Law Minister Rana Sanaullah and his own secretary Dr Tauqir Shah,
to make it visible to everyone that justice is being done in the
Model Towncase. June 20:Justice Shaukat AzizSiddiqui of the
Islamabad High Court (IHC) restrained the federal government from
making appointments on high profilepositions that violate the
Supreme Court verdictin the Khawaja Asif case. June 20:The Pakistan
Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra)suspended the
operating licences of Geo Entertainment and ARY News. June 20:Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif formally launched the PM's Laptop Scheme at
the Convention Centre, Islamabad. June 20:Sindh's provincial
borders were sealed owing to influx of internally displaced persons
(IDPs)due to recent military operation in North Waziristan. No more
IDPsin Sindh, we have sealed borders to some extent, the CM Qaim
Ali Shah said. June 21:The government pushed its second budget
through the National Assembly with ease amid some gestures to PPP
ahead of threatened anti-government protests. June 22:Over 100
ulema from various schools of thought declared Zarb-i-Azb, the
military operation being carried out against terrorists and
militants in North Waziristan Agency, as jihad. June 23:Key opinion
makers fromIndia and Pakistan, including parliamentarians, former
diplomats, former military officers,media persons and policy
experts met in Chiang Mai for the 14th round of the Chaophraya
Dialogue. It was organized by the Jinnah Institute (JI) and the
Australia India Institute (AII). The Chaophraya Dialogue is the
longest consistently running Indo-PakTrack-IIjointly administered
by the Jinnah Institute (JI)and Australia India Institute (AII) to
encourage informed policy dialogue on Indo-Pak relations. The
process is now in its sixth year and has so far led to 14 rounds of
dialogue. June 23:The Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended the June
12 Sindh High Court order that allowed Musharraf to go abroad till
it decides government's appeal against removing his name from the
Exit Control List. June 23:The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, through
a unanimously adopted resolution, regretted the ban placed by other
provinces on the entry of internally displaced persons from North
Waziristan Agency into their respective regions. June 24:A woman
passenger was killed while a steward and another passenger were
injured when a PIA flight coming from Riyadh came under fire during
landing. June 24:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah announced
a Rs50 million financial assistance for the internally displaced
persons (IDPs) in the wakeof the North Waziristan military
operation. June 24:Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of Islamabad High
Court (IHC) declared illegal the appointment of Mohammad Malick
as
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managing director (MD)of Pakistan Television (PTV). June 24:The
rural towns located close to the provincial capital bordering
Khyber Agency and Darra Adamkhel were divided into eight zones
followingdeployment of army troops and extra contingents of police
to stop infiltration of militants from the tribal areas. June
25:Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif launched the construction workon
4,320 megawatts Dasu hydroelectric power project in Kohistan. June
25:The Central Development Working Party (CDWP)approved eight
development projects having an estimated cost of Rs38.5 billion,
including a foreign exchange component of Rs20.8bn. June 25:The
United States declared two Lashkar-e-Tayyibaleaders Nazir Ahmad
Chaudhry and Muhammad Hussein Gill specially designated global
terrorists, an action whichincreases pressure on Pakistan to take
punitive actionagainst the group. June 25:Balochistan's
provincialgovernment appointed Arsalan Iftikhar, son of former
chief justice IftikharMuhammad Chaudhry, as vicechairman of the
Balochistan Investment Board. June 25:Standing Committee of Senate
for Interior, presided overby Senator Talha Mehmood, approved the
amendments to Pakistan protection Ordinance (PPO). June 25:Bahria
Townannounced a relief package amounting to Rs5 billion forthe
people of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) displaced as a result of
Operation Zarb-e-Azb. June 25:Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif performed
the ground-breaking ceremony of the 4,320 mega watts (MW)Dasu
Hydro- PowerProjectat Dasu. June 25:An Army Aviation helicopter
crashed at the Multan airport, resulting in the instant deaths of
Major Yasir and Captain Murtaza. June 27:Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif announced an increase in cash grant for families displaced
from North Waziristan to Rs40,000 for Ramazan. June 27:The
International Monetary Fund disbursed $555.9 million to Pakistan,
completing the third review of the country's economic performance.
June 27:President Mamnoon Hussain signed Anti Terrorism Amendment
Act 2014 which entitles a police officerof grade-17 or an officerof
equivalent rank from the armed forcesand civilarmed forces or duty
magistrate to order to shoot. The act has provided legal standing
to the federal government and civilarmed forcesto keep in custody
for 90 days those involvedin terrorism, target killing, kidnapping
for ransom and extortion. June 27:The Sri Lankan government
cancelled the on-arrival visa facility for Pakistan, citing
security reasons. June 30:The Senate unanimously approved the
Protectionof Pakistan Bill which gives more powers to security
forces combating terrorism in the country. June 30:President
Mamnoon Hussain approved the appointment of Justice Nasirul Mulk as
the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. June 30:Chief Minister
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa allocated additional portfolioof Energy and
Powerto Muhammad Atif, Minister for Elementary and Secondary
Education,with immediate effect. July02: Pakistan's first-ever
highest altitude meteorological climate station was installed at
the K2 Base Camp the Boltoroin the Karakorum that has started
giving the real time data. July03: Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali of
the Supreme Court was sworn in as acting Chief ElectionCommissioner
(CEC) by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani. July03: Arsalan
Iftikhar, the son of former chief justice of Supreme Court Iftikhar
Mohammad Chaudhry, resigned from the officeof Vice Chairman,
Balochistan Board of Investment.
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July04: The Ministry of Education, Training and Standards in Higher
Educationwill be called 'Federal Education and Professional
Training Division.' With this, the ministry's name would be changed
forthe fourthtime in three years. July04: Acting Advocate General
of Punjab Mustafa Ramday resigned. July05: Chief Justice Tassaduq
Hussain Jillani retired after serving forover 10 years as a judge
including a rather brief tenure as chief justice of the Supreme
Court. July05: The Asian Development Bank approved a loan of $197
million for the national highway development project of
Balochistan. Under the projectthe two-lane highways 79km
Zhob-Mughalkot (N50) and 128km Qila Saifullah Waghum (N70) willbe
rehabilitated. July06: Justice Nasirul Mulk tookoath as 22nd Chief
Justice of Pakistan. President Mamnoon Hussain administered the
oath. Justice Nasirul Mulk willserve as Chief Justice till 16th
August next year. July06: The name of Punjab University Department
of Library and Information Sciences was changed to Department of
Information Management. July07: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government
completed the 'rationalisation' of the Information Department and
abolished its publicity wing by adjusting its 138 officialsin
different departments. July08: The Lahore High Court suspended
reinstatement of retired Lt Gen Arif Hasan as Pakistan Olympic
Association's president and sought reply fromthe Pakistan Sports
Board (PSB). July08: The commissioning of multi-purpose Diamer
Bhasha Dam on River Indus has been postponed by another about 17
years as this mega project, having strategic importance, is now
expected to be completed in the year 2037 instead of 2020. July08:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed Justice (Retd) Rauf Sheikh as
Chairman Implementation Tribun