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Information about Pakistan’s first lunar orbit mission

Named: ICUBE-Q

Launching date: 3 May 2024

Collaboration: China

Launching area: Hainan, China  

Developers: Shanghai University SJTU & SUPARCO (Pakistan’s national space agency_

Weight: About 7kg

Purpose: To facilitate scientific research, tech development, and educational initiatives in space exploration

Note: ICUBE-Q has been developed in collaboration with China’s Shanghai University and Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology (IST)

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CPEC has the following 3 routes

1. Western route

2. Central route

3. Eastern route 

CPEC stands for China-Pakistan economic corridor

China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is a 3000 km framework of regional connection between China and Pakistan

Type of project------->Economic corridor

Location-------> Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh & Azad Kashmir, China: Xinjiang

Established---->20 April 2015 

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The Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) is all set to conduct first-time liver transplant operations of three patients under the `swap transplant programme` on March 17, 2022. It will place Pakistan on the list of the countries conducting swap transplant procedures.

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The Legislative Branch of government is responsible for making laws

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In a landmark achievement, Pakistan has joined World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) International Trademark System ‘The Madrid System’, following years of efforts of the country’s Intellectual Property Organization (IPO-Pakistan).

The system allows brand owners to protect their trademarks in over 120 countries through a single and cost-effective procedure

Pakistan becomes the latest 108^th country to deposit its instrument of accession to the Madrid System for international trademark registrations, following the accession of Canada, Brazil and Malaysia (in 2019) and Trinidad and Tobago (early 2021).

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The then prime Minister Imran Khan 15-02-2022 launched the country’s first instant person-to-person payment system ‘Raast’ for low-cost digital retail payments and money transfers.

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on 11th January 2021, PM Imran Khan unveiled RAAST's first instant payment system to increase Financial inclusion and eliminate corruption

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 The Karakoram Highway was built by the governments of Pakistan and China.

It was started in 1959 and was completed and opened to the public in 1979.

Length: 1,300 km (810 mi)

Karakorum Highway is located in the Karakoram range

Karakorum highway in Pakistan starts from Hassan Abdal

Karakorum highway is also called N-35

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In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to release a special Rs 100 commemorative coin.

The coin will be made available from 11 August 2023.

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On 24 March 2020, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced 1200 BL (billion rupees) in economic relief measures.