Explanation

Pakistan purchased Gwadar port from Oman on 8th September 1958.

Gwadar officially became part of Pakistan on 8th December 1958.

Gwadar remained under Omani rule for 174 years from 1783 -1958 

Explanation

Karakar pass is located in: Hindu Kush, KPK

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass 

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass 

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

13. Karakar Pass

Connects: Mingora with Buner 

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Explanation

The Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Pakistan was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on April 8, 2010, removing the power of the President of Pakistan to dissolve the Parliament.

Explanation

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is expected to be fully operational by 2030.

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a series of energy and infrastructure projects, some of which connect China’s Xinjiang to Gwadar.

Initiated in mid-2013 and formally launched in April 20, 2015.

CPEC is generally described as a $46 billion package of Chinese aid.

Explanation

Pakistan Steel Mill in Karachi was founded on July 2, 1973.

PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto laid the foundation stone of Pakistan Steel Mills on December 30, 1973, with the support of the Soviet Union (Russia).

An agreement for techno-financial assistance was made between Pakistan and the Soviet Union in 1971.

It is the country's largest industrial undertaking.

It has a production capacity of 1.1 million tons of steel.

It expandable up to 3.0 million tons per annum.

Explanation

10th class education: Matric 

12th class education: Intermediate 

14th class education: Graduate 

Explanation

Author Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri

Language English

Genre Nonfiction

Publisher Oxford University Press Pakistan

Publication date 2015

Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri is a Pakistani politician and writer

He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan between November 2002 until November 2007.

Explanation

Tourmaline is found in Chitral, Pakistan.

It is known for its variety of colors.

It is used in jewelry as a semi-precious gemstone.

Explanation

Hansraj, the pet antelope of Prince Salim (later Emperor Jahangir), is buried at Hiran Minar.

Hiran Minar is an early 16th-century Mughal era complex located in Sheikhupura.

The complex was built at the site of a game reserve in honour of Mughal Emperor Jahangir's beloved antelope named Mansraj.

Explanation

Jacobabad is called the thermal pole of Pakistan.

Jacobabad is one of the biggest cities of Pakistan.

Jacobabad is located in Sindh.