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Imam-e-Kaaba: Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah Humaid

Venue: The King Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan

Date: 24th November, 2023

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Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy on JDC's Zafar Abbas in view of his great welfare services.

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• Muzaffargarh Traffic Police in Punjab has made history by issuing a Heavy Transport Vehicle (HTV) driver's license to a transgender individual for the first time. Shahaana Abbas Shani, the recipient of this license, shared that her aspiration for a dignified livelihood motivated her to take this significant step.
  

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A sad incident happened in Khanewal district when Asim Jameel, the son of Islamic scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil, lost his life due to a gunshot wound. This took place in Tulamba Tehsil.

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UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Total seats: 58

Votes: 157

Tenure: 2023 to 2027 (4 years)

Previous term: 2019 to 2023

Session: 42nd Session of the General Conference held in Paris

Head: Audrey Azoulay

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SIFC: Special Investment Facilitation Council

Formation: 17th June, 2023

Founded by: Shahbaz Sharif

Headquarter: Islamabad

Purpose: Economic revival of Pakistan, attract Foreign Direct Investment

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• Renowned journalist and academic, Professor Shahida Kazi, passed away at Civil Hospital.
• She was the first female print media reporter, the pioneer female news producer, and news editor at Pakistan Television.
• She was the first female student to earn a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Karachi in 1965, breaking new ground in the field.
  

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RABTA: Railway Automated Booking and Travel Assistance 

Purpose: The app allows travelers to plan and manage their journeys from the comfort of their homes, providing connectivity for three major train routes in its initial phase.

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• Farooq Haider was known as the creator of the fictional puppet character Uncle Sargam introduced in 1976 in children's television show Kaliyan.
• Farooq was also a cartoonist, newspaper columnist and wrote for the newspaper Daily Nai Baat in Lahore and under the pen name "Meethay Karelay" (English: "Sweet Bitter gourd").