Gilgit is the capital of northern areas of pak

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Gilgit is the capital of Northern Areas of Pak:

• Khushhal Khan belonged to English period.

• The alphabet of Pushto was prepared by Saifullah.

• First poet of Pushto was Amir Karar.

• Saiful Maluk is near Naran.

• Dera Adam khan is famous for Gun factory.

• Durand line is b/w Peshawar and Afghanistan.

• Pakistan Forest Institution is located in Peshawar.

• Bala Hassan Fort was built by Babrat at Peshawar.

• Saidu Sharif is a lake in NWFP.

• British took Peshawar from Sikhs.

• Population-wise NWFP stands 3rd.

• Area-wise it is 4th.

• Lands down Bridge connect Sukkur with Rohri.

• Guddu Barrage was completed in 1932.

• Real name of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz is Shaikh Usman Marvindi.

• In 1973 constitution there are 290 articles.

• Pak: comprises of 61% of mountainous area.

• National Assembly has 342 seats & Senate has 100 seats with 14 for each province.

• Provincial Assembly seats Punjab=371, Sindh=168, NWFP=124, Baluchistan=65.

• Name of Ustad Bukhari is Syed Ahmed Shah.

• Real name of Shaikh Ayaz is Shaikh Mubarak.

• Barrages on Indus are Toonsa, Jinnah, Sukkur, Gudo, Kotri & Ghulam Mohd:.

• Ports and harbours are Kimari (Kar: ), Bin Qasim (Kar: ),

• Jinnah Naval Base (ormara), Gawadar (Baluc: ), Panjgore (Baluch: ).

• Deserts of Pak: Thar (Sindh), Thal (Punjab), Cholistan (Punjab).

• Famous glaciers are Siachen, Batura, Baltoro.

• K2 (Karakurum Range) with 8610 meters.

• Mountain Ranges are Himaliya, Koradoram, Hindu Kash, Sulaiman and Salt Range.

• Tomb of Babur is in Kabul.

• Real name of Noor Jahan (Wife of Jahangir) was Mehrun Nisa.

• NADRA was setup in Feb: 16, 2000.

• The master plan of Islamabad was prepared in 1960 by MIS Constructinos Doxiades (of Greek).

• National Institute of Oceanlogy Karachi =1982.

• Pak: test fired Ghauri missile in April 6, 1998.

• First nuclear reactor was setup in Karachi.

• Pak:’s first agriculture university setup in Faisalabad.

• Chomas festival is held in Kalash valley near Chitral.

• Nearest provincial capital from Islamabad is Peshawar.

• Tomb of Hamayoon is in Delhi.

• Tomb of Jahangir is at Lahore.

• National Assembly has 60 women seats.

• National anthem was written in 1954.

• Gandhara civilization discovered from Texila.

• Social Action Plan launched in 1992-93.

• Rahmat Ali suggested name of Pakistan on 28th Jan: 1933 in “Now or Never” pamphlet in London.

• Rehmat Ali was born in 1893 in a village Mohar district Hoshiyarpur (East Punjab).

• Rahmat Ali died at the age of 58 in 1951 and was buried in Cambridge University.

• Ancient name of Peshawar was Phushkalvati.

• India framed its constitution in 1950.

• Kara korum Highway (Silkroute) B/w Pak: & China was completed on 18th June, 1978.

• Jamrood Fort (Peshawar) was built by General Hari Singh Nalwa in 1836.

• Landi Khani is the end of the main line of Railway system of Pakistan.

• Cholistan desert is in Bahawlpur district.

• Harpa is in Sahiwal.

• Bhambhore is in Thatta.

• Firdousi, the Persian poet (Shah Nama) was the member of Sultan Mehmood’s court.

• Tomb of Baba Farid is in Pak Patan.

• Tomb of Sachal is in Ranipur.

• Nishtar Hospital is the largest hospital in Pakistan and was built in 1953.

• A.H means Anne Hegirae (Latin Term) =13th Sep: 622 A.D.

• Nanga Parbat is situated in Himalayan.

• Total arable land of Pakistan is 27%.

• Pakistan is situated at the West End of the Indo Gangetic.

• Wakhan separates Pakistan from Tajikistan.

• Hindu-kush range is also known as Little Pamirs.

• Sub-Himalya is also known as Siwaliks.

• The Sindh Sagar Doab is also known as Thal Desert.

• Takt-I-Suleman is the highest peak of Sulaiman Mountains.

• The length of Indus River is 2900 km.

• Six barrages are constructed on the River Indus.

• Hispar Glacies is located in Hunza.

• The famous Umar Kot fort was built in 1746.

• Katch and Gawadar are the districts of Makran Division.

• Punjgore is the district of Makran division.

• Meaning of Quetta is fort.

• Gomal River is in NWFP