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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

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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.

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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

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Former women’s captain Sana Mir became the first female cricketer to be inducted into the (ICC) Hall of Fame.

She was inducted into ICC hall of fame on 9 June 2025.

She was among seven notable cricketers, the others being India’s MS Dhoni, Australia’s Matthew Hayden, New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori, England’s Sarah Taylor and South Africa’s Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith.

Additional Information:

ICC stands for International Cricket Council.

This is a cricket governing body with its headquarters in Dubai, UAE.

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Information about Pakistan’s first lunar orbit mission

Named: ICUBE-Q

Launching date: 3 May 2024

Collaboration: China

Launching area: Hainan, China  

Developers: Shanghai University SJTU & SUPARCO (Pakistan’s national space agency_

Weight: About 7kg

Purpose: To facilitate scientific research, tech development, and educational initiatives in space exploration

Note: ICUBE-Q has been developed in collaboration with China’s Shanghai University and Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology (IST)

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International Women’s Day is observed on 8 March. 

Theme 2021: Choose to Challenge

Theme 2022: Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

Theme 2023: DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality

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The first biogas plant was installed in Mumbai, India, in 1859 at the Matunga leper asylum.

It was the first anaerobic digestion-based biogas plant, utilizing human waste for lighting, 

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1st Jan 1981 interest-Free Banking was introduced in Pakistan first time.

From July 1, 1985, all commercial banking in Pak Rupees was made interest-free. 

In 1985 the President of Pakistan Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq introduced an interest-free banking system in Pakistan

Meezan Bank is interest-free in Pakistan.

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The Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) is all set to conduct first-time liver transplant operations of three patients under the `swap transplant programme` on March 17, 2022. It will place Pakistan on the list of the countries conducting swap transplant procedures.

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Khan Sardar Bahadur Khan was a Pakistani politician.

He was the 9th Chief Minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.