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Explanation

Afghanistan opposed Pakistan’s membership in the United Nations at the time of Independence:

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Afghanistan was the only country to vote against Pakistan's accession to the United Nations after its independence

Pakistan officially joined the United Nations (UN) on 30 September 1947 just over a month after it came into existence.

Pakistan has been elected seven times (tied with Colombia and India) into the UN Security Council, with the most recent term in 2013.

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• The 'Khilafat Movement Day' was observed on 17th October 1919. 
• The Khilafat Movement was led by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Shaukat Ali.
• Muhammad Ali Jauhar (1878–1931) was a key activist and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia.
• Shaukat Ali was his elder brother and also a prominent member of the movement.
• It took place in the Indian subcontinent from 1919 to 1924.
• The movement included the boycott of British goods, non-cooperation with the government, and no participation in victory celebrations.
• The migration movement was part of this movement, which ended in 1924.

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Cabinet Mission and it was headed by Lord Pethick Lawrence.

The Cabinet mission arrived in India on March 24, 1946, sent by the British government.

The Cabinet Mission was formed at the initiative of British Prime Minister Clement Atlee

The mission had three British cabinet members:
1. Pethick Lawrence
2. Stafford Cripps
3. A.V. Alexander

The Cabinet Mission`s aim was to discuss the transfer of power from British to Indian leadership.

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It is Pakistan’s largest and oldest salt mine and the world’s second-largest mine.

The Khewra Salt Mine (or Mayo Salt Mine) is in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, Punjab Region, Pakistan.

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• Sindh was annexed to the Bombay Presidency in 1843.
• It became a province of British India on 1 April 1936 with Karachi as its capital until 1947.
• After the partition of British India, Sindh became part of the Dominion of Pakistan from 14 August 1947 to 14 October 1955, with Hyderabad as its capital.
• Bombay was separated from Sindh in 1936 under the Indian Act of 1935, following demands by Jinnah in 1929.
• The first Muslim League Government in Sindh was established in 1943.

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• The Pak-Afghan border, known as the Durand Line, was drawn in 1893.
• It was established through an agreement between the British Indian government and the Afghan Amir, Abdur Rahman Khan.
• The line demarcates the boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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Cotton textile production and apparel manufacturing are Pakistan's largest industries.

It accounts for about 65% of the merchandise exports

The textile industry employs about 45% of the country's labor force. 

Pakistan is the fourth largest producer of cotton in the world. 

Pakistan is the eighth largest exporter of textiles in Asia. 

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The Sukkur Barrage is the largest in Pakistan.

It Is the pride of Pakistan's Irrigation system and in the whole world.

Additional information:

Sukkur Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus 

The barrage was built during the British Raj

Build from 1923 to 1932 

Its old name was named Lloyd Barrage.

It is located in Sindh Province

Explanation

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