Explanation

9 jails in Punjab were constructed during the 19th century. 

The following jails in Punjab were built during the 19th century: 

• Central Jail Gujranwala (1854)
• District Jail Jhelum (1854)
• District Jail Rajanpur (1860)
• District Jail Sialkot (1865)
• District Jail Shahpur (1873)
• District Jail Faisalabad (1873)
• District Jail Multan (1872)
• Borstal Institution & Juvenile Jail Bahawalpur (1882)
• District Jail Dadu (1874): (though now in Sindh, it was formerly part of Punjab)

Explanation

The Thar Desert is located in the eastern part of Pakistan, specifically in the Sindh province.

It stretches from Cholistan in Punjab to the southern part of Sindh. 

About Thar Desert

15% located in Pakistan

85% located in India

Also called Friendly Desert

Located near Badin, Sindh 

Famous for: Sand 

Coal also found in Thar 

also known as Great Indian Desert

Explanation

Indian spy Kulbushan Jadhav was arrested in the Maskhel area of Balochistan, Pakistan, in 2016.

He was accused of espionage and involvement in activities against Pakistan's security.

Explanation

About Thar Desert

15% located in Pakistan

85% located in India

Also called Friendly Desert

Located near Badin, Sindh 

Famous for: Sand 

Coal also found in Thar 

also known as Great Indian Desert

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Explanation

• The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is also known as the Friendship Highway in China and N-35 in Pakistan.
• It was built by the governments of Pakistan and China and completed in 1979.
• Starting from Hassan Abdal, it spans 1,300 (810 miles) km in Pakistan.
• The Silk Route is also referred to as the Karakoram Highway.
• The Karakoram Range, located between China and Pakistan.
• It is traversed by the Karakoram Highway.
• It connects the two countries via the Khunjerab Pass.

Explanation

In 1930, the Commission published its two-volume report, also known as the Simon Report.

·        The Indian Statutory Commission also known as Simon Commission,

·        was a group of seven Members of Parliament

·        under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon.

·        The commission arrived in India in 1928

·        to study constitutional reform in Britain's largest and most important possession.

Simon Commission wanted to check the working of Government of India Act, 1919.

Explanation

• Fort Munro is the only hill station in Southern Punjab.
• It is located in the Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab and is the only hill station in the area, making it a popular picnic spot among the residents of nearby towns and cities.
• It is located about 6,470 feet above sea level and is easily accessible from cities in Southern Punjab, such as Multan.

Explanation

Jhelum River, river of northwestern India and northern and eastern Pakistan.

It constitutes the westernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region that merge with the Indus River in eastern Pakistan.

Explanation

Explanation

Trimmu Barrage is a barrage on the River Chenab in the Jhang District of the Punjab province of Pakistan

it is situated downstream of the confluence of the River Jhelum and River Chenab

Trimmu Barrage was constructed between 1937 and 1939 by English engineers.