Explanation

Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built Shalimar Gardens Lahore.

Shalimar Gardens Lahore was built in the year 1641-42.

Shalimar Gardens Lahore Included in World Heritage Site: 1981

Monuments like the Taj Mahal, the Jama Masjid, the Red Fort, etc. were also built by Shah Jahan.

Explanation

Explanation

Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq became 15th prime minister of AJK in April 2023

Anwar-ul-Haq secured 48 votes out of 52.

 Previously, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas was serving as PM AJK (disqualified by AJK High court in April 2023)

Explanation

Christopher Columbus born 1451, Italy

Died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain

Master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages opened the way for European

Explanation

Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also known as Kotri Barrage.

It was inaugurated by the third governor general of Pakistan General Ghulam Muhammad Malik.

 The barrage was completed in 1955.

It is used to control water flow in the Indus for irrigation and flood control purposes.

Opened: 1955

Length: 1,600m 

Explanation

Explanation

The word "kahf" means "the cave in the mountain"

the sura is named "kahf" because it speaks about the story of the Companions of the Cave

Qitmeer is the name of the dog in Surah Kahf.

while

The cave of Ashab e Kahaf is located in Jordan.

Ashab e Kahf slept for 309 years

The number of Ashab-e-Kahf was 7

The story of Ashab al-Kahf is narrated in the eighteenth chapter of the Quran, called “al-Kahf”  In verses 9-26

Explanation

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world with more than 173 million items.

The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress

Established April 24, 1800

The library purchased Thomas Jefferson's

The Library of Congress includes research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 470 languages.

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2nd biggest library in the world is British Library

3rd biggest library in the world is the New York public library

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Explanation

Ayub Khan was a Pakistani army officer who served as the 1st elected and second overall president of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969.

He previously served as the third Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1951 to 1958.

List of President of Pakistan

1.                Iskander Mirza: 1956 - 1958

2.                Ayub Khan: 1958 - 1969 (1st elected)

3.                Yahya Khan: 1969 - 1971

4.                Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: 1971 - 1973 (Became President after the adoption of the 1973 Constitution)

5.                Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry: 1973 - 1978

6.                Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq: 1978 - 1988

7.                Ghulam Ishaq Khan: 1988 - 1993

8.                Farooq Leghari: 1993 - 1997

9.                Muhammad Rafiq Tarar: 1997 - 2001

10.            Pervez Musharraf: 2001 - 2008

11.            Asif Ali Zardari: 2008 - 2013

12.            Mamnoon Hussain: 2013 - 2018

13.            Arif Alvi: 2018 – 2024

14.            Asif Ali Zardari: 2024 – present

Explanation

• Pakistan and China signed an agreement for the ML-1 railway track in 28 April 2019.
• The agreement aims to upgrade and reconstruct the existing Karachi-Lahore-Peshawar (ML-1) railway track.
• This project is part of the CPEC.