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Dr Amjad Saqib: a philanthropist (founder of Akhuwat)

Akhuwat: largest interest-free microfinance programme of Pakistan

Dr Amjad Saqib started his career: 1985 (joined CSP)

Dr Amjad Saqib nominated for Nobel Prize for: humanitarian work in poverty alleviation

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With its Vision of establishing 'Islamic banking as banking of first choice' – the Bank commenced operations in 2002, after being issued the first-ever Islamic commercial banking license by the State Bank of Pakistan.

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Nationalization refers to the transfer of public sector assets to be operated or owned by the state or central government.

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The first defence minister was Amir Azam Khan.

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On 23 January 2023, a national grid frequency fluctuation caused a massive blackout affecting 220 million people in Pakistan.

The outage was due to faulty grid synchronization during energy-saving shutdowns, leading to unstable frequency (~50.75 Hz) and a 12-hour power collapse.

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• Sadia Danish became the first woman deputy speaker of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly.

• Sadia Danish belongs to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)

• Sadia Danish was elected unopposed on 17 July 2023.

• Sadia Danish was nominated as the seventh deputy speaker of GB.
• Sadia Danish belongs to Gilgit.
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The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on 17 July 2022 won 15 seats in by-elections on 20 seats that got vacated after the disqualification of PTI members who had voted for Hamza Shehbaz for Punjab chief minister’s office.

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Indus Water Treaty also known as Indus Basin Water Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan to resolve the water dispute on September 19, 1960 and brokered by the World Bank.

The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was signed in Karachi on 19 September 1960 by Jawaharlal Nehru and Ayub Khan.