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NATO full form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Founded: 4 April, 1949 (Washington, USA)

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Total members: 32 (30 European & 2 North American countries)

Latest Member: Sweden

Type: Military Alliance

Official Languages: English & French

Founding members: 12

Pakistan: Not a NATO member

Member Muslim country: Turkiye

In March, 7, 2024, Sweden became 32nd member of NATO.

List of NATO member countries:

1.        Albania

2.        Belgium

3.        Bulgaria

4.        Canada

5.        Croatia

6.        Czechia

7.        Denmark

8.        Estonia

9.        France

10.     Germany

11.     Greece

12.     Hungary

13.     Iceland

14.     Italy

15.     Latvia

16.     Lithuania

17.     Luxembourg

18.     Montenegro

19.     Netherlands

20.     North Macedonia

21.     Norway

22.     Poland

23.     Portugal

24.     Romania

25.     Slovakia

26.     Slovenia

27.     Spain

28.     Turkiye

29.     United Kingdom

30.     United States

31.     Finland

32.     Sweden

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 Habib Bank of Pakistan started its operation on August 17, 1947

The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 01 July 1948.

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Habib Bank Limited is a Pakistani multinational bank.

HBL was founded in 1940 by the Habib family.

HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank.

In 1951 it opened its first international branch in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Government nationalized the bank in 1974 and privatized it in 2003.

In 2003 the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development acquired a controlling share.

HBL major shareholding lies with the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) which is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

As of 2018, HBL has 1700+ branches with presence in over 25 countries spanning four continents.

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• Quiescent means خاموش
• Active means متحرک، فعال
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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

Wilhelm Wundt was a German physiologist. 

Wilhelm Wundt is known as one of the fathers of modern psychology.

Wundt  was the first person ever to call himself a psychologist. 

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Explanation

Frugal means کفایت شعار یا کم خرچ

Rich means امیر

Miserable means غمگین

Happy means خوش

Extravagant means فضول خرچ

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Explanation

I found out that I had mistaken the car.

مجھے پتہ چلا کہ میں نے گاڑی کو غلط کر دیا تھا۔

Here 'had' indicates past perfect tense. 

We generally use third form (mistaken) of verb in this tense.  

First form: Mistake

Second form: Mistook

Third form: Mistaken

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J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter book series.

It has achieved worldwide acclaim and inspired a successful film franchise.

He was born in 1965 in the United Kingdom.

Rowling's novels have become a global phenomenon.

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On 4 July 2024, Belarus became the 10th member of SCO. 

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On 9 June 2017, India and Pakistan became full members of the SCO.

SCO Headquarters: Beijing, China

SCO Founded: June 15, 2001

SCO currently comprises nine Members States:

(China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan & Belarus),