Prayers for Late Parents' Souls to Rest in Peace

PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN
SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR
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PakistanAffairsImportantMCQsforCSS-
2014
1. Mahmudof Ghazni wagedwaragainst
rebelliousIndiain:
Let's Make A New Pakistan 2014
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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
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
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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in 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?
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C. 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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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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 India’s
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
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A. 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
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
88. Anjuman-i-Himayat e Islam was started
in:
A. 1849 B. 1884

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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
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
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
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PAKISTANAFFAIRS
27 Oct, 1947:Indialauncheda full-scale
attack on Kashmir.
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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.
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as 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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18 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
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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:ÀLA
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:ÀLAAFGHANISTAN
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
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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 Löfven,
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 Pakistan’s 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
Kong’s 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
Kazakhstan’s city of Uzen through
Turkmenistan to Iran’s 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
Pakistan’s 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: Pakistan’s 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 14–15 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 Abbas’s
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
Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province.
AnotherPlusforPakistan
On May 05, two Pakistani students, Shahzaib
Ali and Muhammad Faaiz Taufiq,were
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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 India’s 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 Moscow’sties with Asia.
BreakingNewGrounds
On May 26, Pakistani premier attended the
oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi — a
BJP hardliner — who was sworn in as India’s
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 Iraq’s 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 Qadri’s 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 inCM’sCap,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 bloc’s 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, Pakistan’s 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 CM’sCap
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 Goetze’s 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
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named Sputnik was launched.
18. It is because of the Sun’s and Moon’s
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 4°C, water expands when heated
and contractswhen cooled. But between 4°C
and 0°C 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 14.6°C (59°F),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 54,000°F (30,000°C) 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.
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As 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
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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 aren’t.
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
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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
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4. 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 ______.
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B. 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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C. 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 Gül
D. Bülent Arınç
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 ______.
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C. 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. Beyoncé 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. ÜlküAdatepe
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
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A. Lebanon B. Syrian Rebels
C. Israel D. Egypt
22. António 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 Nordström
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
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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
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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.
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.
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.
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
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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 Tribunal for
Newspaper Employees (ITNE).
July09: The country is facing an 'education
crisis' which,if not tackled now, can become
insurmountable. But, given political will and
resources, a reformed education system can
still produce a tolerant citizenry accepting
religious, ethnic and cultural diversity, and
help Pakistan return to its moderate roots.
This is the crux of are port on “education
reforms” in Pakistan recently released by the
International Crisis Group.
July10: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
announced a Rs15 billion transport project to
be undertaken in Karachi under the Green
Line bus service on the pattern of the Bus
Rapid Transport System in Lahore and
Rawalpindi.
July10: Former Supreme Court judge retired
Justice Syed Jamshed Ali Shah took overas
interim chairman of the Pakistan Cricket
Board (PCB).
July10: An anti-corruption courtgranted
interim pre-arrest bail to former commerce
minister and central leader of the Pakistan
People Party Makhdoom Amin Fahim.
July10: Khyber PakhtunkhwaChief Minister
PervaizKhattak approved establishment of
foodstreets Namak Mandi and historic Gor
Khatri Park.
July11: PPP leader and former Prime
Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani revealed that
during his government an understanding had
been reached with the establishment that
then president retired Gen PervezMusharraf
would be given an honourable exit if he
resigned, instead of going through
impeachment proceedings.
July11: The Supreme Court suspended a
notificationwhich replaced Najam Sethi with
Justice Syed Jamshed Ali Shah, a formerjudge
of the apex court.
July11: The Supreme Court reinstated
Mohammad Malick as the managing director
(MD) of Pakistan Television (PTV) until a final
decision on his appeal against the July 7
verdict of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
July11: After much debate in and outside
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political parties and human rights groups, the
Protectionof Pakistan Ordinance-2014 was
finally signed into law by President Mamnoon
Hussain.
The new law will remain in forcefor two
years and provides sweeping powers to law
enforcement agencies and the military to deal
with outlaws and terrorists.
July13: “Pakistan's urban air pollution is
among the most severe in the world and it
engenders significant damage to human
health and the economy,according to a newly
released report titled “Cleaning Pakistan's
Air”.
July 13: Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz
Sharif inaugurated the signal-free Azadi
Chowkflyoverand an alternative route of
new Circular Road.
The project was completed in a record period
of 165 days at a cost of Rs5.35 billion. The
total length of the flyoverinterchange is
2.53km and it willbenefit 200,000 vehicles
daily.
July 13: The Army announced replacing
Director General Sindh Rangers Major
General Rizwan Akhtar, who was assigned the
task to lead the Karachi operation on
September 05 last withMajor General Bilal
Akbar.
July 14: A Pakistani television journalist,
Faizullah Khan, was jailed for fouryears in
Afghanistan for travelling to the country
illegally to interview the Taliban leaders.
July 15: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)
Chairman Imran Khan called for a complete
“audit” of results of the general elections held
in May 2013.
July 15: Prime Minister NawazSharif
awarded 'privilege and honour cards' to
about 200 top taxpayers. The cards will
entitle them to avail some special services.
July 15: The Islamabad High Court ordered
the suspension of PervezRathore, acting
chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media
Regulatory Authority (Pemra),and
Kamaluddin Tipu, a member of the watchdog.
Appointments
June 17: Athar Minallah, the former
spokesman for former CJ IftikharMohammad
Chaudhry, the ex-chief justice of Pakistan,
tookoath as additional judge of the Islamabad
High Court (IHC).
With his appointment, the IHC judges'
strength has now risen to four.
June 17: The Lahore High Court chief justice
appointed Justice Ali Baqar Najafi as one-man
tribunal forholding a judicial inquiry into the
Model Town incident.
June 17: JusticeKhwaja Imtiaz Ahmad took
oath as chief justice of the Lahore High Court.
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad
Sarwar administered the oath.
June 18: The newly-appointed Inspector
General of Police,Balochistan, Mohammad
Amlesh, assumed the charge of his office.
June 19: The federal government appointed
special secretary, Law Division, Justice (R)
Muhammad Raza Khan as the chairman of 8th
Wage Board on the terms and conditions
admissible to a judge of a high court.
June 24: The federal government appointed
renowned legal expert and Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-N) central leader
Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf Gujjar Advocate
as member of Pakistan Electronic Regulatory
Authority (Pemra).
June 28: Saifullah Chattha was appointed
chief secretary of Balochistan. Mr Chattha will
replace Babar YaqoobFateh Mohammad who
was transferred to Islamabad and posted as
federal secretary commutations.
July 01: Mohammad Riaz replaced Karamat
Hussain Niazi as Secretary for National
Assembly. Mr Niazi was due to retire in 2007
but continued workingon extensions which
he was repeatedly granted by the successive
speakers of the lower house of parliament.
July 08: Prime Minister NawazSharif
approved the appointment of Azam Khan
Hoti, the most senior officerof Information
Service, as Informationand Broadcast acting
secretary.
July 10: Parliamentary committee approved

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four names forthe appointment of Federal
Shariat Court judges. The judges nominated
by the committee are Justice (R)Dr. Fida
Muhammad, Justice (R) Riaz Ahmed, Justice
(R) Najam Hassan and Justice (R) Zahoor
Ahmed Sherwani.
Obituaries
June 19: Muttahida Qaumi Movement MNA
Tahira Asif whowas critically injured in a gun
attack died.
June 19: Legendary landscape artist Khalid
Iqbal died. He was 85.
June 19: Unidentified armed men killed
Pashto singer Gul Naz inside her house.
June 20 A judge of the Environmental
ProtectionTribunal, Sakhi Sultan, was killed
in his officein Samungli road area.
June 22: Former Senator, MNA and MPA from
Mian Channu, Pir Shujaat Hasnain Qureshi 71,
passed away.
June 27: Prominent Pashto comedian Murad
Ali, popularly known as Gul Bali, died.
July 13: Shahzada Mohammad Aslam Khan
Ahmedzai, former commander of Kalat State
Force passed away.He was 90.
July 14: The bureaucrat-turned-writer, Jamil
Ahmed, whowas the author of 'The
Wandering Falcon',passed away at the age of
81.
Sports
June 21: Pakistan put up a mixed show in the
5th Asian Men & Women Throwball
Championship 2014 in Kuala Lumpur when
they finished third in the women`s
competition.
People in News
Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry
On June 29, UNWorld Meteorological
Organisation's (WMO)Secretary General
appointed Dr Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry, an
eminent Pakistani climate change expert, his
special envoy on Disaster Risk Reduction and
Climate Services for Asia.
Mr Muhammad Ali
On July 01, Pakistan Ordnance Factories
General Manager Muhammad Ali was
awarded Nobel PeacePrize Certificate forthe
year 2013. The Nobel Peace Prizefor 2013
was awarded to the Organisation for
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),
where Ali served formore than seven years
as inspector and became the first Pakistani
team leader (chief inspector).
Prof Dr Abdul Rauf Shakoori
On July 10, Pakistan Council forScience and
Technology (PCST) declared Punjab
University School of Biological Sciences' Prof
Dr Abdul Rauf Shakoori as number one
biological scientist in the country.
Samiullah Khan
On June 22, Former PPP MPASamiullah Khan
was appointed political assistant to Punjab
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Asma Jahangir
On June 25, Asma Jahangir, the former
president of the Human Rights Commission of
Pakistan (HRCP),was nominated to a three-
member panel to advise UN on alleged human
rights violations committed during final
stages of armed conflictin Sri Lanka.
Malala Yousafzai
On June 30, Young Pakistani education
advocate,Malala Yousafzai,won the 2014
Liberty Medal from the National Constitution
Centre in Philadelphia.
Places in News
Lahore
On June 29, a multi-party conference was
hosted by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)
came out with a five-point charter of
demands whichdeclared the ruling party
leaders as responsible for the June 17 Model
Townpolice action that claimed 10 lives.
Karachi Water and Sewerage Board
On June 29, the Karachi Water and Sewerage

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