Explanation

Pakistan Steel Mill was founded by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

It was founded on 30th December, 1973 

It is located in Karachi.

It is the country's largest industrial undertaking

Production Capacity: 1.1 Million Ton of Steel Expandable up to 3.0 Million Ton per annum.

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

The overall literacy rate of Pakistan is 62.3 % which means that around 90 million people in the country cannot read and write

literacy rate in Pakistan Province-wise data suggests that:

Punjab leads with 63%

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 53 %

Balochistan with 44 percent.has the lowest literacy rate in Pakistan

Islamabad has around 88% literacy rate, which is the highest rate in Pakistan.

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Explanation

• Dr Saveera Parkash is set to be the first woman minority candidate to stand in general elections 2024 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Buner district.
• Saveera Parkash constituency name: PK-25
•  Saveera belongs to the Hindu community.
• Saveera Parkash is contesting the elections on a PPP ticket.
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Explanation

The forest has been developed on over 100 kanals having a total of 165,000 plants that will grow 10 times quicker than in a normal forest owing to the unique Miyawaki technique.

Explanation

In July, the Karachi-born molecular biologist became the first international woman to be named vice-president of the biology and medicine section of Germany’s prestigious Max Planck Society, which is Germany’s most successful research organization.

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King Edward Medical University is a public medical university located in Lahore.

Founded in 1860, the university is named after King Edward VII.

Established by the British Raj, named as Lahore Medical School.

confusion about the oldest University of Pakistan

• Punjab University( founded in 1882) 

King Edward University (History)

• First established as Lahore Medical School was established in 1860
• Renamed King Edward Medical College in 1911
• Got university status in 2005

Explanation

The oldest University of Sindh province is Sindh University Jamshoro.

It was initially established in Karachi in 1947 under the University of Sindh Act, 1947.

Later relocated to Jamshoro in 1951, becoming a full-fledged teaching university.

While Sindh Madressatul Islam was founded as a school in 1885 and became a college in 1943, it was granted university status much later in 2012.

Explanation

HBL Bank gave a loan to Pakistan for its first budget

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HBL was the first commercial bank to be established in Pakistan in 1947

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HBL moved its operations to Pakistan in 1947 at the request of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, hence becoming the first commercial bank to lay its foundation in the country

Explanation

Education conference 1947 was presided by the Education Minister of the country and Chairman of the Conference, Fazal ur Rehman.