International | MCQs

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Zhou Enlai worked in Pakistan during his early years.

As a young diplomat, he was stationed in Karachi in the 1950s when Pakistan and China were strengthening diplomatic ties.

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Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto made the first-ever visit to Lithuania on 21-22 February 2023.

This visit marked a significant milestone in diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Lithuania.

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There are three major Wars (overall 04) fought between India and Pakistan from 1947 to 2021

1. The first conflict over the status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir was in 1948.

·         It is also called as first Kashmir war.

·         Result: As a result of the 1947 war, Pakistan gained control of about onr-thirds of the Kashmir region

2. The second conflict between Pakistan and India over the status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir was in 1965.

·         Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar is the main reason for the 1965 war.

·         Ayub Khan was the President of Pakistan during the Indo­ Pak war 1965.

·         Lal Bahadur Shastra was the prime minister of India during the Indo­ Pak war 1965.

3. The third conflict between Pakistan and India was in 1971.

·         Yahya Khan was the President of Pakistan during the Indo­ Pak war 1971.

·         Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-Pak war in 1971.

4. There is also a limited war in 1999 at Kargil between India and Pakistan.

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The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was founded in 1961, in Belgrade, Serbia

The Non-Aligned Movement is a forum of 120 developing world states

Headquarters: Central Jakarta, Indonesia

Founders:

Jawaharlal Nehru

Sukarno

Josip Broz Tito

Kwame Nkrumah

Gamal Abdel Nasse

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Pakistan Joined NAM in 1979

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Dr Amjad Saqib: a philanthropist (founder of Akhuwat)

Akhuwat: largest interest-free microfinance programme of Pakistan

Dr Amjad Saqib started his career: 1985 (joined CSP)

Dr Amjad Saqib nominated for Nobel Prize for: humanitarian work in poverty alleviation

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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was the first to raise the issue of Islamophobia at the UN in his "historic" September 2019 address to the General Assembly.

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Uzbekistan, which currently relies on Iranian seaport of Bandar Abbas for external trade, is exploring other options and is prioritizing Pakistani ports because of short distance, being more economical and due to some political considerations.

Uzbekistan is working with Pakistan on the development of two options — the first is the Trans-Afghan railway project while the second is the road route via China.

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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 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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