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Originally published: April 18, 1985

Author: Ayesha Jalal

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Zahid Husain was the founder and the first governor of State Bank of Pakistan from June 1948 to July 1953.

Dr. Shamshad Akhtar became the first female Governor of State Bank of Pakistan in 2006.

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RCD was established on: 21 July, 1964

RCD was dissolved in: 1979

RCD stand for Regional Cooperation for Development

RCD: Established by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey

RCD headquarters: Iran

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Bahawalpur was founded in 1748 by Nawab Bahawal Khan I, after migrating to the region around Uch from Shikarpur, Sindh.

On 5 October 1947 the Nawab signed an agreement with the government of Pakistan according to which Bahawalpur State acceded to Pakistan, and the accession was accepted on 9 October. Thus the State of Bahawalpur was the first state to accede to Pakistan.

Bahawalpur is located in Punjab.

Bahawalpur mostly consists of Deserts. 

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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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Mark Zuckerberg is known for co-founding Facebook.

He belongs to the USA. 

Facebook founded February 4, 2004.

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World Ozone Day also known as International Day for preservation of Ozone Layer is observed on 16 September 

Proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly (in 1994)

Theme 2023: 

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Lula da Silva is the current and 39th president of Brazil.

Appointed on 1 January 2023

Party affiliation:  Workers' Party

He replaced Jair Bolsonaro to become President of Brazil

He has also served as the 35th president of Brazil from 2003 to 2011

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1. Australia,
2. China,
3. the European Union,
4. Iran,
5. Japan,
6. Mauritius,
7. Myanmar,
8. South Korea
9. and the United States

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There is a total of eight members of SAARC;

1. Afghanistan,
2. Bangladesh,
3. Bhutan,
4. India,
5. Nepal,
6. the Maldives,
7. Pakistan
8. and Sri Lanka.******
   
   

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WTO: World Trade Organization

WTO members: 164

WTO headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

WTO was created on January 1, 1995

WTO official languages: English, French, Spanish

WTO is the successor of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Pakistan joined World Trade Organization (WTO) on 1 January 1995.

World Trade Organization (WTO) was established in 1995 with the objectives:

1. To Protect Intellectual Property Rights
2. To Promote Free Trade In The World
3. To Remove Quota Restrictions in Foreign Trade