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Makli Necropolis is one of the largest funerary sites in the world

it is located near the city of Thatta, in the  province of Sindh

The site was designated in 1981

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The oldest continuously operating airport in Pakistan is located in Lahore

This airport was known as Walton Airport, which was founded in 1918.

It is named after Sir Colonel Cusack Walton.

The airport was active until 1962.

It is now defunct for private usage as well.

It is now a defunct airport and has been converted into the Central Business District of Punjab.

Additional information 

The airport is named after a former head of a flying school, namely Sir Colonel Cusack Walton.

On 21st August 2021, the Government of Punjab. leased the land to LCBDDA (Lahore Central Business District Development Authority) 

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Pata Khazana is considered the oldest known book in the Pashto language, claimed to date back to the 18th century.

It is a manuscript compiling biographies and poetry of earlier Pashto poets.

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Yahoo was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo

Yahoo was founded in January 1994

Yahoo was incorporated on March 2, 1995.

Yahoo is the most well-known of all the pre-Google search engines.

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, United States

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The oldest Physics Laureate until presently was Raymond Davis Jr who, at age 88, won one quarter of the 2002 prize for “pioneering commitments to astronomy, in specific for the discovery of enormous neutrinos”.

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The oldest University of Sindh province is Sindh University Jamshoro.

It was initially established in Karachi in 1947 under the University of Sindh Act, 1947.

Later relocated to Jamshoro in 1951, becoming a full-fledged teaching university.

While Sindh Madressatul Islam was founded as a school in 1885 and became a college in 1943, it was granted university status much later in 2012.

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Changa Manga is the largest while Junipur (Ziarat) is the oldest forest of Pakistan. 

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Warsak Dam is the oldest dam of Pakistan.

Warsak dam is situated on river Kabul.

Warsak Dam Construction began in 1949.

Warsak Dam Opening date 1960.

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The oldest veteran of the Pakistan Army passes away in Quetta at the age of 103 on, September 26, 2021.

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The most ancient city of South Asia is Peshawar

Peshawar is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It is the sixth-largest city in Pakistan, 

largest Pashtun-majority city.

Peshawar's recorded history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it the oldest city in Pakistan and one of the oldest cities in South Asia.