Explanation

Shah Irfan Ahmed Gharsheen is the current chairman of Gwadar Port Authority.

He was appointed after the approval of PM Shahbaz Sharif.

He was appointed for the period of two years in June 2025.

Explanation

On 30 July 2023, Nouhaila Benzina made history by becoming the first player to wear a hijab at a World Cup during her team's 1-0 victory against South Korea.

Nouhaila Benzina is the footballer player from Morocco. 

Explanation

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 2015.

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

Explanation

CPEC started commercial operations on September 1, 2021.

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CPEC stands for China-Pakistan economic corridor

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China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is a 3000 km framework of regional connection between China and Pakistan

Type of project------->Economic corridor

Location-------> Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh & Azad Kashmir, China: Xinjiang

Explanation

CPEC has the following 3 routes

1. Western route

2. Central route

3. Eastern route 

CPEC stands for China-Pakistan economic corridor

China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is a 3000 km framework of regional connection between China and Pakistan

Type of project------->Economic corridor

Location-------> Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh & Azad Kashmir, China: Xinjiang

Established---->20 April 2015 

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Explanation

·         As of January 2019, the list totals 790 projects

·         OBOR stand for One Belt One Road

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·         What Is One Belt One Road (OBOR)?

·         OBOR, the brainchild of Chinese President Xi Jinping, is an ambitious economic development and commercial project spread across the continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe.

·         Dubbed as the “Project of the Century” by the Chinese authorities, OBOR spans about 78 countries.

Explanation

·         As of January 2019, the list totals 790 projects

·         OBOR stand for One Belt One Road

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·         What Is One Belt One Road (OBOR)?

·         OBOR, the brainchild of Chinese President Xi Jinping, is an ambitious economic development and commercial project spread across the continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe.

·         Dubbed as the “Project of the Century” by the Chinese authorities, OBOR spans about 78 countries.

Explanation

In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to release a special Rs 100 commemorative coin.

The coin will be made available from 11 August 2023.

Explanation

 Khunjerab Pass is located in the Karakaram range.

Khanjerab Pass is located in Gilgit–Baltistan's Hunza and Nagar Districts .

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

Khunjerab Pass is a border connecting to China in the North of Pakistan

Khunjerab Pass is located in the Karakoram range.

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Explanation

In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to release a special Rs 100 commemorative coin.

The coin will be made available from 11 August 2023.