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The Durand Line is the 2,611-kilometer (1,622-mile) border between Afghanistan and Pakistan

The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called Durand Line

British signed the Treaty of Durand line with Abur Rehman Khan

The agreement was signed on November 12, 1893, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The agreement was signed between Sir Mortimer Durand, the Indian Foreign Secretary at the time, and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan in Kabul.

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According to Survey of Pakistan 2020, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km.

check here: www.surveyofpakistan.gov.pk

We often heard Durand Line length is 2252 KM. But at most of the places, we read 2430 KM.

but right answer is 2611

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Gomal Zam Dam is a gravity dam in South Waziristan Tribal District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The dam impounds the Gomal River.

Gomal Zam Dam was inaugurated in 2013.

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At the time of Indian Independence in 1947, there were 565 princely states.

Out of these, 13 princely states decided to join Pakistan.

Pakistan (including both West and East) constituted about 20% of the total area of British India.

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Pakistan became the 57th member of UNO on 30 Sep 1947.

Additional information

Afghanistan opposed Pakistan’s membership in the United Nations due to the Durand Line issue.
The United Nations is headquartered in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States.
UNO Founded: October 24, 1945,
San Francisco, California, United States
UNO Membership:
193 member states; 2 observer states
UNO Official languages:
(06) Arabic;
Chinese;
English;
French;
Russian;
Spanish;

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1. surgical instruments
2. musical instruments
3. sports goods
4. leather goods
5. textile goods 

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The full name of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar: Syed Shah Hussain Marwandi

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar wrote several books in Persian and Arabic

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was a Sufi saint and poet of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan

Born: 1177, Marand, Iran

Died: February 19, 1274, Sehwān

Place of burial: Darbar Hazrat Usman Marvandi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sehwān

Title: Qalandar

The shrine of Hazrat Laal Shahbaz Qalandar is situated in Sehwan Sindh

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Pakistan’s first women police station inaugurated by late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Islamabad on January 25, 1994

پاکستان کے پہلے خواتین پولیس اسٹیشن کا افتتاح وزیر اعظم بے نظیر بھٹو نے 25 جنوری 1994 کو اسلام آباد میں کیا

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Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also known as Kotri Barrage.

It was inaugurated by the third governor general of Pakistan General Ghulam Muhammad Malik.

 The barrage was completed in 1955.

It is used to control water flow in the Indus for irrigation and flood control purposes.

Opened: 1955

Length: 1,600m 

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Rakaposhi is the 27th-highest mountain in the world.

It is the steepest peak in the world.

It is located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.

Rakaposhi rises over the Nagar Valley.

It is the part of the Karakoram range.

It is the 12th highest mountain in Pakistan.

The first successful ascent was in 1958 by Mike Banks and Tom Patey.

Rakaposhi is also known as Dumani, meaning "Mother of Mist" or "Mother of Clouds."