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25^th Amendments     

Merges Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.                     

Enactment date 31 May 2018

26^th Amendments

The seats of tribal districts in the National Assembly of Pakistan will be retained at 12 while their seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have been increased to 24 from 16.     

Enactment date 13 May 2019

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• The first rocket launched by Pakistan was Rehbar.
• It was launched by SUPARCO on 7th June 1962.
• SUPARCO stands for Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission.

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 Habib Bank of Pakistan started its operation on August 17, 1947

The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 01 July 1948.

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Habib Bank Limited is a Pakistani multinational bank.

HBL was founded in 1940 by the Habib family.

HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank.

In 1951 it opened its first international branch in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Government nationalized the bank in 1974 and privatized it in 2003.

In 2003 the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development acquired a controlling share.

HBL major shareholding lies with the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) which is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

As of 2018, HBL has 1700+ branches with presence in over 25 countries spanning four continents.

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Rachna doab includes all the area between the Chenab and Ravi Rivers

Rachna Doab can be classified as one of the main regions of Punjab, Pakistan.

The name was given by the Mughal emperor Akbar

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Five Important Doabs of Pakistan 

Sindh Sagar Doab is b/w: Indus & Jhelum rivers 

Jech Doab is b/w: Jhelum & Chenab rivers 

Bari Doab is b/w: Ravi & Sutlej rivers

Rachna Doab  is b/w: Ravi  & Chenab rivers  

Bias Doab is b/w: Bias & Sutlej rivers 

Doab Chaj is b/w: Chenab and Jhelum.

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Author: Josh Malih Abadi

Year of publication: 1970

Language: Urdu

Subjects: Autobiography

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 Article 184 (3) directly empowers the judiciary to enforce Fundamental Rights.

Suo moto means an Action initiated By Court Itself

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Tarbela Dam Construction began in 1968.

The Opening date is 1976

It is an earth-filled dam along the Indus River in Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

It is the largest earth-filled dam in the world

It is 50 kilometers northwest of Islamabad.

Tarbela Dam is 485 feet (148 m) high above the riverbed.

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Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1956, was promulgated on 23rd March 1956.

Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1962, was promulgated on 8^th  June 1962.

Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, was promulgated on 14th August 1973.