1. 1. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE PakistanAffairsImportantMCQsforCSS- 2014 1. Mahmudof Ghazni wagedwaragainst rebelliousIndiain: Let's Make A New Pakistan 2014 Wednesday, January 01, 2014 A. 900 B. 1001 C. 1100 D. None of these 2. Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Ghuri defeated Pirthvirajin the year 1192 in the field of: A. Panipat B. Nagpur C. Tarori D. None of these 3. Qutb-ud-Din Aibak was succeeded on Delhi throne by: A. Aram Shah B. Iltumish C. Razia Sultana D. None of these 4. The downfallof Muslim rule in India started with the demise of: A. Akbar B. Aurangzeb C. Bahadur Shah Zafar D. None of these 5. The Holy Quran was first translated into Persian by: A. Shah Ismail Shaheed B. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi C. ShahWaliullah D. None of these 6. Anjuman-e-Islamia Punjab was founded for the renaissance of Islam in the year: A. 1849 B. 1859 C. 1869 D. None of these 7. Pakistan's Constitution should incorporate the essential principles of Islam, whichare as good and relevant in our day, as were 1300 years ago. But Pakistan should not be a theocratic state ruled by priests. This statement was given by: A. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan B. Allama Iqbal C. Quaid-e-Azam D. None of these 8. Who was appointed first President of Muslim League? A. Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk B. Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk C. Nawab Saleem Ullah D. Noneof these 9. Who divided Bengal into East and West Bengal in July 1905? A. LordCurzon B. Lord Minto C. Lord Morely D. None of these 10. Dyarchy was first introduced in the Act of: A. 1909 B. 1919 C. 1935 D. None of these 11. The resolution of non-cooperation with British Government was passed in the meeting of All India National Congress in 1920, whichwas held at: A. Madras B. Bombay C. Nagpur D. Noneof these 12. The Simon Commission arrived in India on: A. 3rd February, 1927 B. 3rd February,1928 C. 3rd February, 1929 D. None of these 13. The British Prime Minister Ramsay Mcdonald announced the Communal Award
2. 2. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE in 1932 at the end of: A. First Round Table Conference B. SecondRoundTableConference C. Third Round Table Conference D. None of these 14. All India Muslim League observed the DirectAction Day on: A. August 6, 1944 B. August 6, 1945 C. August 6, 1946 D. Noneof these 15. Objectives Resolution was passed by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on: A. March 12, 1947 B. March 12, 1948 C. March12, 1949 D. None of these 16. With regard the division of power between Federation and Provinces,the Constitution of Pakistan (1962) was provided with: A. Single list of subjects B. Two listsofsubjects C. Three lists of subjects D. None of these 17. The Government of Pakistan established the Indus River System Authority in the year: A. 1960 B. 1970 C. 1980 D. Noneofthese 18. Under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 Pakistan has the right to use exclusively the water of: A. Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab B. Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum C. Chenab,Jhelumand Indus D. None of these 19. At present, Pakistan has vast natural resources and items of mineral as many as: A. 14 items B. 15 items C. 16 items D. Noneofthese 20. The height of Pakistan's highest mountain Pak-GodwinAustin is as high as: A. 26, 250 ft B. 27, 250 ft C. 28, 250ft D. None of these 21. Who rejected the verdicts of jurists that idol worshippers are liable to be murdered? A. Mahmud Ghaznavi B. Shams-ud-DinIltumish C. Jalal-ud-Din Feroz D. None of these 22. Who constructed fivecanals to remove scarcity of water? A. Alauddin Khiliji B. Ghyas-ud-Din Tughluq C. FerozShahTughluq D. Akbar 23. Who laid the foundation of Agra city? A. SikandarLodhi B. Babur C.Shah Jahan D. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 24. Who wrote "Humanyun Nama"? A. Shahabuddin B. GulbadanBegum C. Humayun D. Qudrat Ullah Shahab 25. Who accepted Akbar's "Din-e-Illahi"? A. Todar Mal B. Ma'an Singh C. Birbal D. None of these 26. Which officeheld supreme judicial authority during Mughal rule? A. King B. Qazi-ul-Qazat
3. 3. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE C. Saddar-us-Sadur D. None of these 27. Who supported Muslim participation in politics? A. Wiqar-ul-Mulk B. Mohsin-ul-Mulk C. Maulana Zafar Ali khan D. AllamaIqbal 28. Who is the author of "Hunter ParHunter"? A. Depuy Nazir Ahmed B. SirSyedAhmed Khan C. Maulana Zafar Ali khan D. None of these 29. Who drafted "Wardha Scheme" under the guidance of Gandhi? A. Abul Kalam Azad B. Nehru C. DrZakir hussain D. None of these 30. How many Muslim seats were secured by All India Muslim League in 1945-46 election of provincial assemblies? A. 396 B. 425 C. 441 D. Noneofthese 31. Who presided overthe session of Constituent Assmbly of Pakistan on 10 August 1947? A. Quaid-e-Azam B. Liauqat ali khan C. Ch. Khaliq-uz-Zaman D. Sir Agha Khan 32. Who rejected the theory of composite nationalism advanced by the Indian National Congress? A. Mualana Maudoodi B. Allam Mashriqi C. Hussain Ahmed Madni D. Quaid-e-Azam 33. Who was convictedin Rawalpindi Conspiray Case? A. Shorash Kashmiri B. Habib Jalib C. Faiz ahmedFaiz D. None of these 34. In whichConstitution of Pakistan, the ministers were neither members of the parlimant nor answerable to parliament? A. 1956 B. 1962 C. 1973 D. None of these 35. From whichcountry Pakistan purchased Gwadar? A. Kuwait B. Iran C. Muscat D.None of these 36. Which provincial Chief Minister was dismissed on the issue of One Unit? A. Chief Minister NWFP B. Chief Minister Sindh C. ChiefMinisterPunjab D. Chief Minister Balochistan 37. Which Radio Station already existed at the time of creation of Pakistan? A. Peshawar B. Karachi C. Quetta D. None of these 38. Under Yahya'sLFO, whatoption National Assembly had if it couldn't frame the constitution within 120 days? A. Dissolvedautomatically B. President willdissolve it C. Extension in time frame D. None of these 39. What percentage of total polled votes in
4. 4. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE East Pakistan was secured by Awami League in 1970 elections? A. 54 % B. 60 % C. 75 % D. Noneofthese 40. When was the state of Swat included in Pakistan? A. 4th April 1969 B. 28th July1969 C. 29th June 1970 D. None of these 41. Name the saint whofirst came in Lahore: A. Ali Makhdum Hujwari B. Shaikh Ismail C. Data Gunj Baksh D. Noneof these 42. Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban declared himself King of Delhi Sultanate in the year: A. 1166 B. 1266 C. 1366 D. None of these 43. Who founded Daulatabad and shifted the capital of Delhi Sultanate? A. Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughluq B. MuhammadTughluq C. Feroze Shah Tughluq D. None of these 44. Who set up the chain of justice to redress the grievances of oppressed people? A. Zaheer-ud-Din Babur B. Shahab-ud-Din Shah Jahan C. Aurangzeb Alamgir D. Noneof these 45. Who was known in history as Mujaddid Alf Thani, the reformer of Second Millennium? A. ShaikhAhmedSirhindi B. Shah Waliullah C. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan D. None of these 46. Who called the Spiritual Guide as shopkeepers? A. Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi B. ShahWaliullah C. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan D. None of these 47. When Nadvat-ul-Ulema came into being? A. 1873 B. 1883 C. 1893 D. Noneofthese 48. Who led Simla Deputation in 1906? A. SirAghaKhan B. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan C. Nawab Muhsin ul Mulk D. None of these 49. When Nehru Committee was constituted to propose the future constitution of India? A. Feb 1927 B. Feb 1928 C. Feb 1929 D. None of these 50. When the Congress Ministries resigned from their offices? A. Nov 1927 B. Feb 1928 C. Feb 1929 D. Noneof these 51. When Simla Conference was concluded with failure? A. June 14, 1945 B. July14, 1945 C. Aug 14, 1945 D. None of these 52. When Abu A'la Maududi was awarded death punishment by Military Court on Qadiani issue? A. March 1953 B. April 1953 C. May1953 D. None of these 53. Muhammad Ali Bogra, the then Prime
5. 5. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE Minister of Pakistan, presented his constitutional formula to the constituent assembly on A. September 7, 1953 B. October7, 1953 C. November 7, 1953 D. None of these 54. When was the 17th Amendment bill ratified by the president, after getting passed by both Houses of Majlis-e-Shura? A. December 29, 2003 B. December 30, 2003 C. December31,2003 D. None of these 55. When was the local government system under the Devolution of PowerPlan, 2001, inaugurated? A. August 4, 2001 B. August14, 2001 C. August 24, 2001 D. None of these 56. When was gas (natural) discovered at Sui Balochistan? A. 1950 B. 1952 C. 1954 D. None of these 57. The Suleman Mountain, one of the western series, is as high as_______. A. 1100 ft B. 2200 ft C. 3300 ft D.Noneofthese 58. Who initiated the cultof Shivaji against the Muslims of India? A. Bal GangaDherTilak B. Bennerji C. Pandit Madan Mohan D. None of these 59. Who first thought of the possibility of a Muslim republic embracing the present central Asian states in northwest of subcontinent? A. Abdul Halim Sharer B. SyedJamal ud DinAfghani C. Ch. Rehmat Ali D. None of these 60. Who negotiated with Cabinet Mission (1946) on behalf of Indian National Congress? A. Gandhi B. Nehru C. A.K.Azad D. None of these 61. Who recalled Muhammad Bin Qasim from Sindh? A. Caliph Walid B. CaliphSulaiman C. Caliph Abdul Aziz D. None of these 62. What was the real name of Shah Waliullah? A. Qutabuddin Ahmad Faruqi B. Qutabuddin Ahmad Siddiqui C. Qutabuddin Ahmad Syed D. Noneof these 63. Who was formal teacher of Syed Ahmad Barelvi? A. Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi B. Shah Waliullah C. ShahAbdul Aziz D. None of these 64. Who for the first time translated the Holy Quran in to Urdu language? A. Shah Waliullah and Shah Abdul Aziz B. ShahAbdul Qadirand ShahRafiuddin C. Syed Ahmad Barelvi and Shah Ismail Dehlavi D. None of these
6. 6. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE 65. Faraizi Movement was primarily a religious movement. What change Dudhu Mian brought in the movement? A. Transferreditinto a guerrilla movement B. Transferred it into a political movement C. Transferred it into a cultural movement D. None of these 66. Which of the followingwas/were the drawback(s)of the Government of India Act 1858? A. Control of the Secretary of State forIndia and his Council was bureaucratic in nature B. Expense of the Secretary of State for India and his Council became a burden on Indias revenues. C. Bothof these D. None of these 67. By how many member(s) the Executive Council of the Governor General was enlarged under the Indian Councils Act of 1861? A. One member B. Two members C. Four members D. None of these 68. As per the Government of India Act1858, the transfer of the controlof the Government of India from the East India Company and assumption by the Crown was to be announced by Queen's Proclamation which was accordingly read in a Darbar. Where was this Darbar held? A. Calcutta B. Delhi C. Allahabad D. None of these 69. Where, during the War of Independence, was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan working/posted? A. Delhi B. Bijnaur C. Aligarh D. None of these 70. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established a Translation Society (later, renamed as 'Scientific Society') in 1864. In whichtown was it founded? A. Bijnaur B. Aligarh C. Ghazipur D. None of these 71. In 1867, some prominent Hindus of Banares launched a movement for the replacement of Urdu written in Nasta'leeq by Hindi written in Deva Nagiri script as the Court language. In whichprovince(s) was this movement started? A. Bengal Province B. Central Provinces C. North-western Provinces D. None of these 72. What was the designation of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in M.A.O School at Aligarh? A. Secretary,ManagingCommittee B. President Managing Committee C. Patron Managing Committee D. None of these 73. Which organization is considered the first Muslim political body constituted to represent the Muslims of the subcontinent as a whole? A. Anjuman-e-Mussalmanan-e-Hind B. Central National Mohammadan Association C. Urdu DefenceAssociation D. None of these 74. Mention the important announcement(s) that was/were made by the Governor General Lord Hardinge in his Darbar at Delhi in 1911? A. Annulment of the partition B. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi C. Bothof these D. None of these 75. Which Muslim leader left the politics after the cancellation of the partition of Bengal?
7. 7. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE A. NawabSalimullahKhan B. Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk C. Nawab Hamidullah Khan D. None of these 76. First Session of the All India Muslim League was held on 29-30 December 1907. Where was it held? A. Lahore B. Aligarh C. Karachi D. None of these 77. Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewerstill modify the map of the world.Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation-state. Mohammad Ali Jinnah did all three. Whomade these remarks about Quaid-e-Azam? A. StanleyWolpert B. Ian Stephens C. Lawrence Ziring D. None of these 78. The All India Muslim League observed 'Day of Deliverance' after the resignation of the All-India Congress ministries. On what date was it observed? A. 22 October,1938 B. 22 December, 1938 C. 22 October,1939 D. Noneof these 79. Who was the first leader of opposition in the first National Assembly constituted under the 1962 Constitution of Pakistan? A. SardarBahadurKhan B. Khan A. Sabur C. Mumtaz Daultana D. None of these 80. In whichyear Pakistan became Republic? A. 1947 B. 1956 C. 1962 D. None of these 81. Who was the governor of Sindh after Muhammad bin Qasim? A. Zaid Bin Marwan B. Yazid BinMuhallab C. Abdullah Bin Haris D. None of these 82. Who was the Mughal emperor who accepted the British pension firstly? A. Alamgir-II B. ShahAlam-II C. Akbar-II D. None of these 83. Ahmad Shah Abdali launched his early invasion against: A. Mughals B. Marhattas C. Sikhs D. None of these 84. The British fought Plassey war against: A. Haider Ali B. Tipu Sultan C. Sirajuddula D. None of these 85. Dars-i-Nizami was named after: A. Nizamuddin Auliya B. Nizamul Mulk C. MullahNizamuddin D. None of these 86. Before 1857, how many universities on Western pattern were established in India? A. 16 B. 13 C. 3 D. Noneofthese 87. When the MAO College at Aligarh was started? A. 1864 B. 1877 C. 1875 D. None of these 88. Anjuman-i-Himayat e Islam was started in: A. 1849 B. 1884
8. 8. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE C. 1885 D. None of these 89. The Constitution of All India Muslim League was written by: A. Mohsinul Mulk B. MuhammadAli Jauhar C. Nawab Salimullah of Dacca D. None of these 90. The first session of Muhammadan Educational Conference was held in Bengal: A. 1886 B. 1899 C. 1906 D. None of these 91. The London branch of Muslim League was started by: A. SyedAmir Ali B. Sir Wazir Hassan C. Hasan Bilgrami D. None of these 92. Hamdard was edited by: A. Moulana Shoukat Ali B. MoulanaMuhammadAli Johar C. Moulana Zafar Ali Khan D. None of these 93. Shudhi movement was started by: A. Jawahrlal Nehru B. Tilak C. Gandhi D. Noneof these 94. Majlis-i-Ahrar was formed in: A. 1928 B. 1929 C. 1931 D.None of these 95. In Kashmir the ceasefire between Pakistan and India was signed on: A. 27th July 1948 B. 27th July1949 C. 27th July 1950 D. None of these 96. Islamabad was declared capital of Pakistan in: A. 1959 B. 1960 C. 1961 D. None of these 97. Majority of Southern Pakistan population lived along the: A. RiverIndus B. River Ravi C. River Jhelum D. None of these 98. The Aryans arrived in South Asia in: A. 3000BC -3500BC B. 4000BC- 4500BC C. 4500BC-5000BC D. Noneof these 99. The most ancient civilizationis: A. Harappa B. Moenjodaro C.Mehargarh D.None of these 100. The author of TheCase of Pakistan is: A. RafiqAfzal B. S. M. Ikram C. I. H. Qureshi D. None of these ForMCQs Pakistan'sNational Anthemwasfirst releasedonRadio PakistanonAugust13, 1954 Written CSS 2015 Special Thursday, January 01, 2015
9. 9. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE PAKISTANAFFAIRS 27 Oct, 1947:Indialauncheda full-scale attack on Kashmir. The Killer Result CSS 2013 Sunday, December 01, 2013 1 Jan, 1948:India tookKashmir dispute to UN Security Council. 1 Apr, 1948:India cut off water supply to Pakistan from twoof its headworks, causing a dispute over water. 13 Aug,1948:UN Security Council called for ceasefire in Kashmir and withdrawalof all Pakistani and Indian forces 11 Sept, 1948:Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah passed away. 12 Mar,1949:Objectives Resolution was passed. 1951:First Census of Pakistan was conducted. 12 Feb, 1951:Chaudhry Rehmat Ali, founder of Pakistan National Movement, passed away. 16 Oct, 1951:Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated at Company Bagh (now Liaquat Bagh) Rawalpindi. 17 Oct, 1951:Khawaja Nazimuddin became second Prime Minister of Pakistan and Malik Ghulam Muhammad became the Governor General. 17 Apr,1953:Khawaja Nazimuddin was dismissed by GovernorGeneral Malik Ghulam Muhammad; Muhammad Ali Bogra became the Prime Minister of Pakistan. 1954:Malik Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the Constituent Assembly and declared a state of emergency. 11 Aug,1955:Chaudhary Muhammad Ali was appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan 15 Oct, 1955:Iskander Mirza became the Governor General of Pakistan after Malik Ghulam Muhammad. 1955:PIA was founded. 23 Mar1956:First Constitution of Pakistan was promulgated whereby Pakistan was declared as Islamic Republic and Iskander Mirza became the first President of Pakistan after implementation of this constitution. 12 Sept1956:Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy became the Prime Minister replacing Chaudhary Muhammad Ali. 11 July1957:Sir Agha Khan died in Geneva. Oct 1957:H.S. Suhrawardy resigned from the premiership and Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar was appointed as the new PM. 16 Dec,1957:Malik Feroz Khan Noon replaced I.I.Chundrigar as Prime Minister. 7 Oct, 1958:First Martial Law was imposed by Iskander Mirza and 1956 Constitution was abrogated. General Muhammad Ayub Khan became the Chief Martial Law Administrator. After three weeks, General AyubKhan ousted Iskander Mirza and declared himself as the President of Pakistan and also gave himself the rank of Field Marshal. 23 Mar,1960:Foundation stone of Minar-e- Pakistan was laid down. 1960:Indus Waters Treaty was signed with India. 1961:Second census was held across Pakistan. Mar, 1962:1962 Constitution was announced by President Ayub Khan. Jan, 1965:General Ayub Khan was elected as the President of Pakistan under the Constitution of 1962. Sept, 1965:Second Pakistan-India War, whichlasted for 17 days, was fought. 1966:Tashkent Declaration was signed between President Ayub Khan and Indian Premier Lal Bahadur Shastri. 25 Mar,1969:Gen. Ayub Khan handed over power to Gen. Muhammad YahyaKhan who imposed second martial law. 5 Oct, 1970:General elections were postponed up to January 1971. 1971:TwoIndian agents in the guise of Kashmiri mujahideen hijacked an Indian plane, Ganga, to Lahore. 2 Mar, 1971:Sheikh Mujib launched Civil Disobedience Movement. Oct, 1971:KANUPP started operation in Karachi. 22 Nov,1971:India launched attackon East Pakistan. 16 Dec,1971:Bangladesh was separated from Pakistan at the end of 3rd Indo-Pak War. 20 Dec,1971:Yahya Khan resigned and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto took overas CMLA and President of Pakistan after December 1970 Elections. 1972:The PPP regime announced land reforms. 2 July, 1972:Simla Agreement was signed. 1972:Third census in Pakistan was conducted. 13 Aug,1973:Bhutto became the Prime Minister while Fazal Elahi Chaudhary became the President of Pakistan. 14 Aug,1973:1973 constitution was promulgated. 20 Dec,1973:Bhutto laid the foundations of Pakistan Steel Mill at Piprinear Karachi. 22 Feb, 1974:Pakistan recognised Bangladesh in OIC Summit held at Lahore. 1 July, 1974:Several new corporations were created out of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC),including PMDC, State Cement Corporation. 1976:Qadianis were declared non-Muslims. 31 July,1976:Kahuta Engineering Research Laboratories (KRL) was founded by Dr A.Q. Khan. 5 July, 1977:Third martial law was imposed by Gen Zia-ul-Haq. He postponed the announced elections of 15th October1977. 7 Aug, 1977:First Pakistani, namely Ashraf Aman, summited the K2. 16 Sept, 1978:General Zia-ul-Haq took over
10. 10. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE as the President after Fazal Elahi's tenure was over. Jan, 1979:Pakistan National Shipping Corporation was founded. 4 Apr, 1979:ZulfikarAli Bhutto was hanged. 1981:Fourth census in Pakistan was held. 6 Feb, 1981:Movement for restoration of Democracy was launched. 23 Mar,1981:Provisional constitution was enforced after 1973 Constitution was suspended under Zia's Martial Law. 1 May, 1981:Kahuta Research Laboratories was renamed as Khan Research Laboratories (KRL). Dec, 1984:Presidential referendum was held and General Zia-ul-Haq became the President of Pakistan. Feb, 1985:General elections were held on non-party basis. 20 Mar,1985:General Zia-ul-Haq nominated Muhammad Khan Junejo as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. 14 Nov,1985:8th Amendment in the 1973 Constitution was passed by the Senate. Dec, 1985:Martial Law was lifted and political parties were banned. Aug, 1986:Karakoram Highway was opened for public. 17 Aug,1988:Zia-ul-Haq died in a plane crash near Bahawalpur. Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Chairman Senate, assumed the officeof the President of Pakistan. Nov, 1988:Pakistan Peoples Party won elections. Benazir Bhutto became the Prime Minister. 16 July,1990:Pakistan's first satellite Badr-1 was launched fromChina. 6 Aug, 1990:Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed Benazir Bhutto accusing her of corruption. Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi became the caretaker PM. 24-27Oct, 1990:Elections forprovincial and national assemblies were held. 1 Nov, 1990:NawazSharif became the Prime Minister of Pakistan. 25 Mar,1992:Pakistan wonits first cricket world cup beating England. 19 Apr,1993:Nawaz Sharif was dismissed by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and National Assembly was dissolved once again. Mr Balakh Sher Mizari was appointed caretaker PM. 26 May,1993:Supreme Court reinstated Nawaz Sharif as the Prime Minister. 8 July, 1993 President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Prime Minister NawazSharif both resigned dissolving National and Provincial Assemblies. Moin Qureshi was appointed as a caretaker PM and Ghulam Ishaq Khan as the caretaker President. 19 Oct, 1993:Benazir Bhutto once again gained power after winning elections. 13 Nov,1993:Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari was elected President. 5 Nov, 1996:Benazir government was dismissed by President Farooq Laghari. 6 Nov, 1996:Malik Meraj Khalid was appointed as caretaker PM. Feb, 1997:Elections were held. 17 Feb, 1997:NawazSharif was re-elected as Prime Minister after Muslim League won with an overwhelming majority. 28 Oct, 1997:Government of Pakistan submitted its instrument of ratificationto the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). 1997:Thirteenth and Fourteenth amendments were passed. 1 Jan, 1998:Rafiq Tarar became the new President of Pakistan. 1998:Fifth census was held. 28 May,1998:Five nuclear explosions were conducted at Chaghai, Balochistan. 30 May,1998:Sixth nuclear explosion was conducted. 6 May, 1999:Kargil operation was started by Mujahideen in Kashmir. 12 Oct, 1999:Army tookcontrol of Government under Gen. PervezMusharraf. Nawaz Sharif, along withhis colleagues, was arrested. National Security Council was formed on Oct.17, 1999. Commonwealth's membership of Pakistan was suspended on Oct.18, 1999. Supreme Court of Pakistan declared interest unlawful on Dec.23, 1999. 12 May,2000:Supreme Court unanimously decided tovalidate the Oct.12, 1999 military takeover. 14 -17Nov, 2000:World's first and the largest Defence Exhibition Ideas 2000 held at Expo Centre in Karachi. 9 Dec, 2000:NawazSharif, along with his family, was exiled to Saudi Arabia. 29 Mar,2001:Chashma Nuclear PowerPlant was inaugurated. 20 June2001:President Rafiq Tarar resigned and PervezMusharraf became the President. Dec10, 2001:Pakistan launched BADR-2. 2001-2:Govt.of Pakistan declared 2001 as Quaid-e-Azam Year and 2002 as Iqbal year. Dec2003:The parliament approved the 17th Constitutional Amendment, whichratified most of the powers Musharraf sought. 18 Oct 2007:Benazir Bhutto returned Pakistan on October 18, 2007 after an eight year exile in Dubai and London. 3 Nov2007:General PervezMusharraf proclaimed a state of emergency and sacked the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary along withother 14 judges of the Supreme Court. 28 Nov2007:General PervezMusharraf retired from the Army and the followingday, he was swornin for a second presidential term. 27 Dec2007:Benazir Bhutto was assassinated when she was leaving an election rally in Rawalpindi.
11. 11. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE 18 Feb2008: General elections were held in Pakistan. 18 Aug2008:President PervezMusharraf announced his resignation. 9 Sept 2008:Asif Ali Zardari became the president of Pakistan 19 April 2010:President Asif Ali Zardari signed historic 18th amendment. 01 May2011:US Special Forceskilled Al- Qaida's Chief Osama bin Laden in a shootout at Abbottabad in an operation named Geronimo. 19 July2011:Hina Rabbani Khar tookoath as 26th minister forforeign affairs. 20 Oct, 2011:Muammar Gaddafi died from wounds he suffered in an attackby rebels. 11 Dec,2011:The United States evacuated the Shamsi Airbase. 8 April 2012:An avalanche smashed into a Pakistan Army camp burying at least 135 soldiers and civilians near Siachen glacier. 19 June2012:The Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani citing the earlier convictionon 26 April 2012. 22 June2012:Raja PervezAshraf was elected as the country'snew prime minister. 9 Oct, 2012:Gunmen have shot and wounded a 14-year-oldPakistani girl, Malala. For Further Details consult All In One Book5 World'sTop10Stories When the TitansClash,TheBullishSurge, Adieuthe Bravehearted,Paidinthe Same Coin?,Call ofthe Conscience,TheAfrican Ogre , TheRace Schism,Winningthe Battle, Losingthe War, TheGavel Strikes, ChangingWinds, Politicsis not a game, but a Serious Business Monday, September 01, 2014 1. When the TitansClash On July 17, a Malaysian airliner MH 17, a scheduled international passenger flight carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in rebel-held east Ukraine. Ukraine's government and pro- Russian insurgents traded blame for the disaster. 2. TheBullishSurge On July 17, the KSE-100 index crossed the coveted30,000 points mark the highest ever in the bourse's history. The KSE has produced return of 117pc in two years and six months, since the index first began its. 3. Adieuthe Bravehearted! On July 23, the single-engine plane of 17- year-old American-Pakistani pilot Haris Suleman, who was attempting a worldrecord of travelling around the world in 30 days to raise money for the education of underprivileged children in Pakistan, crashed in the sea. 4. Paid inthe SameCoin? On Aug 05, a high ranked American military official,Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, was killed by a man dressed as an Afghan soldier. He is the highest-ranked American officerkilled in combat in America's post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 5. Call ofthe Conscience On Aug 05, Britain's Senior Foreign Office Minister and Minister forFaith and Communities Baroness Sayeeda shocked Prime Minister David Cameron by tendering her resignation from the cabinet in protest at morally indefensible UK government policy on Israel's aggression on Gaza. 6. TheAfricanOgre On Aug 08, the WorldHealth Organisation (WHO) announced that the West Africa's Ebola epidemic, which has killed nearly 1,000 people in Liberia and Nigeria, constitutes an international health emergency and the virus could continue spreading formonths. 7. TheRace Schism On August 09, Michael Brown,an African American, was shot dead by Darren Wilson, a police officer,in Ferguson, Missouri, USA. The shooting, termed unjust by the US as well as world media, sparked widespread riots in Ferguson. 8. Winningthe Battle, Losingthe War The Israelis for the very first time in history admitted that Hamas has now hardened into a formidable foe.Using tunnels, mines, booby traps and snipers, Hamas fighters have inflicted record casualties on Israeli troops. 9. TheGavel Strikes The judicial commission investigating the June 17 Model Townincident has held the government responsible for it and said police acted on government orders whichled to the bloodshed. It also said the police were totally responsible for it. 10. ChangingWinds On August 27, Saudi and Iranian officialsheld rare talks when Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian met Saudi Arabia's
12. 12. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE foreign minister. These were the first high- level bilateral talks between the countries since Iranian President Hassan Rohani's World'sTop10Stories Backto SquareOne, Peace isStill Elusive, SpillingtheBeans?,Nature'sWrath or SheerIneptness?,Better Late ThanNever!, A Wake-upCall,It's A BigNo!, HistoricYet Insignificant,ImposedReconciliation,A Never-endingWar, Pakistan Affairs Special Wednesday, October 01, 2014 Backto SquareOne! On Aug 18, New Delhi called off the Aug 25 meeting of foreign secretaries of the two countries because of Pakistani high commissioner's consultativesession with a Hurriyat leader. Peace isStill Elusive On Aug 26, Israel and the Palestinians agreed to an Egyptian-brokeredplan to end the fighting in Gaza after 50 days of combat in whichmore than 2,100 Palestinians, most of them civilians, 64 Israeli soldiers and five civilians in Israel were killed. SpillingtheBeans? On Sep 01, the President of PTI,Makhdoom Hashmi, alleged Imran Khan of going against the core committee decision to not to march on the PMHouse. He said that the country has been brought to the verge of martial law. Nature'sWrath or SheerIneptness? On Sep 07, hundreds of thousands of people were marooned, their houses submerged and livestockwashed away as the river Chenab in 'super flood' hit 600 villages in Gujranwala and Sialkot regions. Better Late ThanNever! On Sep 13, Maulana Asmatullah Muawiya, head of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Punjab, said that his group had decided to abandon its armed struggle in Pakistan and instead would focuson peacefulstruggle forthe implementation of Shariah. A Wake-upCall On Sep 16, two late-arriving politicians Senator Rehman Malik and an MNA Dr Ramesh Vankwani were forcedto get off a PIAaircraft by angry passengers because they had caused a long flight delay. It's A BigNo! On Sep 18, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum crucialfor the existence of the United Kingdom. The Scots gave a big NO 55.3 percent against 44.7 percent for YES and gave their verdictto stay in the UK. HistoricYetInsignificant On Sep 19, the longest joint session of the parliament began on 2nd September was prorogued. The parliamentary resolution reiterated its 'unequivocal,unwavering and unqualified resolve' to uphold the supremacy of the Constitution, the democratic system, sanctity of state institutions, the rule of law and the sovereignty of parliament. ImposedReconciliation On Sep 21, Afghanistan's presidential rivals, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, signed a power-sharing deal according to which the former will be the President of Afghanistan whereas the latter willnominate his choice for the new post of chief executive. A Never-endingWar On Sep 23, the US military began airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. Fighters, bombers and TomahawkLand Attack Missiles are being used in the attack. The airstrikes focusedon the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa. World'sTop10Stories THE JOURNEYSTARTS WITHABANG!, THINGS FALLAPART,DEMOCRACY:LA AFGHANISTAN,HAPLESSLYYOURS,MY LORD!, NOBELFOR THE NOBLE,A CRIPPLING DISHONOUR,SYMBOLIC YET SIGNIFICANT,ROUTED ORVINDICATED?, OUR NATIONALSHAME,THE SOCIAL MEDIAREVOLUTION CSS Interview Special Saturday, November 01, 2014 THE JOURNEYSTARTS WITHABANG! On Sep 22, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's initial public offering now ranks the world's biggest in history at $25 billion, after the e-commerce giant and some of its shareholders sold additional shares. THINGS FALLAPART On Sep 23, the US and its Arab allies bombed Syria for the first time, killing scores of Islamic State (IS) fighters and opening a new front against militants by joining Syria's three-year-old civilwar. DEMOCRACY:LAAFGHANISTAN On Sep 29, Afghanistan inaugurated its first new president in a decade, swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to head a power-sharing government. Mr Abdullah Abdullah tookover as country'sCEO.
13. 13. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE HAPLESSLYYOURS,MYLORD! On Sep 30, Afghanistan and the US signed a bilateral security agreement to allow American troops to stay in the country after the end of the year 2014, fulfilling a campaign promise by new President Ashraf Ghani. NOBEL FOR THE NOBLE On Oct10, education activist Malala Yousufzai and Indian campaigner against child traffickingand labour Kailash Satyarthi won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.Malala, aged 17, is now the youngest Nobel Prize winner. A CRIPPLING DISHONOUR On Oct12, the World Health Organisation (WHO)held Pakistan responsible fornearly 80 per cent of polio cases reported globally. Earlier on Oct 3, Pakistan broke its own13- year-old record of polio cases with this year's count to 202. SYMBOLIC YET SIGNIFICANT On Oct13, Britain's Parliament voted274-12 to give diplomatic recognition to Palestine. The symbolic non-binding voteis an indication of the British government's shift since the recent conflictin Gaza. ROUTED ORVINDICATED? On Oct16, Makhdoom JavedHashmi, who deserted PTIduring sit-in, lost election to Amir Dogar, an independent candidate who had the support of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, in NA-149. Mr Dogar bagged 52,321 votesagainst Mr Hashmi's 38,393. OUR NATIONALSHAME On Oct19, in an extremely shameful incident, the head officeof the country'sleading charity organisation headed by renowned and widely respected philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi was robbed. The robbers took away about Rs30 million worth of gold and cash. THE SOCIALMEDIAREVOLUTION On October21, senior officialsin Hong Kong held talks live on television with protesters clad in T-shirts displaying the slogan Freedom Now.The encounter was the first between the twosides since pro-democracy unrest broke out in Hong Kong nearly a month ago. WorldTop10 POWER OF THE DRAGON,EXPLORING NEW VISTAS,THE GRITTYDUO,BREAKING THE SILENCE,ASTATE OFTHINGS TO COME , HARDLYAN OASIS,THE FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE ,THE POPPY BLOOM REDUX,KNOWING THE UNKNOWN , TALENT MEETS POWER Economy Special Monday, December 01, 2014 1. POWER OF THE DRAGON On Oct17, the United Kingdom became the first foreign country toissue offshore renminbi bonds, with a smoothly executed offering that reflected the Chinese currency's growing global appeal and London's efforts to become the world's trading hub. 2. EXPLORING NEWVISTAS On Oct21, Pakistan and Russia held the second Round of Bilateral Strategic Dialogue whereby both countries agreed to take concretesteps forinjecting substance in the bilateral relationship. 3. THE GRITTYDUO On Oct30, Younis Khan became the first batsman in 90 years to hit three hundreds in consecutiveinnings against Australia while on Nov 02, the skipper Misbah-ul-Haq broke the Test record forthe fastest fifty and equalled that of the quickest century. 4. BREAKING THE SILENCE On Oct30, Sweden officially recognised the state of Palestine, less than a month after country'snew prime minister, Stefan Lfven, announced in his inaugural address to parliament that his country wouldbecome the first EU member in western Europe to recognise a Palestinian state. 5. ASTATE OFTHINGS TO COME The US President, Barack Obama, unveiled executive action that will make millions of undocumented migrants eligible to live and workin the US. The reforms willalso shield from deportation almost fivemillion people currently living in the country illegally. 6. HARDLYANOASIS On Nov 08, China announced to contribute $40 billion to set up a Silk Road infrastructure fund to boost connectivity across Asia. It is the latest Chinese projectto spread the
14. 14. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE largesse of its owneconomic growth. 7. THE FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE On Nov 08, the Balochistan government sent a report to the federal government and law- enforcement agencies about growing footprint in Pakistan of the Islamic State (IS) group, also referred to as 'Daesh'. 8. THE POPPY BLOOM REDUX On Nov 12, a United Nations report revealed that opium poppy cultivationin Afghanistan reached a record high in 2014 with 224,000 hectares (553,500 acres) of land under cultivation.The production increased by seven per cent over last year. 9. KNOWING THE UNKNOWN On Nov 12, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraftand Philae lander made history by successfully making it to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko. Rosetta, reached its destination after a journey of 6.4 billion km that took 10 years, five months and four days. 10. TALENT MEETS POWER On Nov 13, Rohit Sharma created history by smashing the highest individual ODIscore with a breathtaking knockof 264 as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 153 runs in the fourth cricketODI. WorldTop10 MelioratingtheTies,PrideofPakistan, Simplythe Geniuses,63Not outFOREVER!, WhitherDemocracy?,OpeningNewVistas, TheKingReignsSupreme,Our Darkest Hour,Capital PunishmentRedux,BackTo SquareOne? Written CSS 2015 Special Thursday, January 01, 2015 MelioratingtheTies Nov 19: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif went on an officialvisit to the US. During the visit, he was conferred on US Legion of Merit Medal for brave leadership, sagacity, vision, effortsfor peace and stability in the region. Prideof Pakistan Nov 21: Raniya Hosain, a 15-year-old Pakistani student, was declared winner in the Commonwealth Essay Competition. Her essay about Pakistans contribution to the Commonwealth outsmarted 10,000 entries from more than 500 schools in 44 Commonwealth nations. Simplythe Geniuses Nov 23: While the scientists around the globe are in search of efficientenzymes that can simplify the process of starch hydrolysisfor glucose and maltose production, four scientists from the University of the Punjab discovered a novel thermo-acidophilic enzyme. 63 Not outFOREVER! Nov 27: Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died froman injury to his head, twodays after being struck by a bouncer during a domestic first class match. WhitherDemocracy? Dec 2: Chan Kin-man, Benny Tai Yiu-ting and Chu Yiu-ming, the original founders of Hong Kongs prodemocracy Occupy Movement announced they would surrender by turning themselves in to policeand urged protesters on the streets to retreat. OpeningNew Vistas Dec 3: A 900-kilometre railway linking Central Asia to the trade routes of the Persian Gulf through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Iran was launched. The route permits train service from Kazakhstans city of Uzen through Turkmenistan to Irans Gorgan. TheKingReignsSupreme Dec 14: Amir Khan wona 12-round bout over former champion Devon Alexander in a welterweight matchup. Our DarkestHour Dec 16: In the deadliest terror attack in the Pakistans history, 131 schoolchildren and 10 other people were killed when heavily armed militants stormed Army Public School in Peshawar. The prime minister announced a three-day national mourning to express solidarity with the families of those who lost their lovedones in the barbaric attack. Capital PunishmentRedux Dec 17: At the Multi-Party Conference in Peshawar, convened in the aftermath of the savage Taliban attack on the Army Public School, Prime Minister NawazSharif lifted a moratorium on executions in the country, allowing capital punishment forthose sentenced to death in terrorism cases. BackTo SquareOne? Dec 24: Pakistans politicalleadership agreed to set up special military courts to try hardened terrorists. The courts,which willbe operative for twoyears, will require a constitutional amendment before they could start functioning.
15. 15. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE WorldTop10Stories GroundbreakingDiscovery,BumpyRoads Ahead,EqualitybeforeLaw,LionsConquer the CricketWorld,Parliamentis Supreme, Sir!,Aftermath, PurelyIrrational,Enter the New World,HowDareYouUnite?, Tiny NationsDreamsBig,AsiaPivot Policy From Sands to Skies Thursday, May 01, 2014 GroundbreakingDiscovery On Mar 17, experts at the Harvard- Smithsonian Center forAstrophysics announced detecting the wavesof gravity that rippled through space right after the Big Bang; a landmark discovery for understanding how the universe was born. BumpyRoadsAhead On Mar 26, government negotiators held first face-to-facetalks withTaliban leaders. The meeting was held at the residence of retired Subedar of Frontier Corps, identified only as Jamil. EqualitybeforeLaw On Mar 31, the high treason trial of retired General PervezMusharraf brought a historical moment when the former dictator appeared in court and was indicted. LionsConquertheCricketWorld On Apr 6, Sri Lanka lifted their maiden World Twenty20title followingtheir six-wicket victory against former champions India. ParliamentisSupreme, Sir! On Apr 14, the Senate approved historic amendments to the rules to bind the prime minister to attend a session of the upper house at least once a week. Aftermath, PurelyIrrational! On April 19, senior anchorperson and eminent journalist Hamid Mir was seriously injured when some unknowngunmen opened fire at his vehicle on Shahrah-e-Faisal in Karachi. Enterthe NewWorld On Apr 23, Pakistan successfully auctioned Third Generation (3G) spectrum licenses and one of 4G, among four successful bidders/cellular mobile operators, earning Rs.111 billion for the national exchequer. HowDareYouUnite? On April 24, Israel suspended US-sponsored peace talks withthe Palestinians in response to President Mahmoud Abbas's unexpected unity pact with the rival Islamist Hamas group. TinyNationsDreamsBig On April 25, the tiny Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands filed against the United States and the world's eight other nuclear- armed nations with an unprecedented lawsuit demanding that they meet their obligations toward disarmament. AsiaPivotPolicy On April 26, US President Barack Obama reached Malaysia hoping to energise aloof ties withthe country.He is the first US president to visit Malaysia since 1966. WorldTop10Stories WhoseFaith, WhoseGirls?,UnitedWe Stand, DividedWeFall, TheWrath of Nature, AnotherPlusforPakistan, India Modi-fied,Atthe Endof TheirTether, DenouncingtheUS Hegemony,Underthe BootsAgain,Still the SecurestArea?, EasySIMs, No MoreStupid!, Nawaz Modi and the Future Sunday, June 01, 2014 WhoseFaith, WhoseGirls? On the night of 1415 April 2014, approximately 276 female students were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the townof Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. The kidnappings were claimed by BokoHaram. United We Stand, DividedWeFall On April 23, President Mahmood Abbass Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)and Gaza-based group Hamas agreed to a unity pact. The move envisions a unity government within fiveweeks and national elections six months later. TheWrath of Nature On May 2, a double landslide first buried an entire village and then made it a mass grave of more than 2500 people including hundreds of rescuers in the Argo district of Afghanistans Badakhshan province. AnotherPlusforPakistan On May 05, two Pakistani students, Shahzaib Ali and Muhammad Faaiz Taufiq,were granted Cambridge 800th Anniversary
16. 16. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE Scholarships for undergraduate studies at the University of Cambridge. They will be provided full funding, coveringfees and means-tested maintenance. IndiaModi-fied On May 16, The BJP,led by Narendra Modi, won the Lok Sabha elections, with 282 seats on its own.BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) got 336 seats in the lower house of Indias Parliament. At the End ofTheirTether On May 21, responding to recent insurgent attacks on security forces,Pakistan Army pounded militant hideouts near the Afghan border with warplanes and helicopters killing 60 hard-core terrorists. The airstrikes mainly targeted Mir Ali region of North Waziristan. DenouncingtheUS Hegemony On May 22, Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution referring the Syrian crisis to the International Criminal Court for investigation of possible war crimes. Underthe BootsAgain On May 22, Thailand's military tookcontrol of the government and suspended the constitution. The cabinet has been told to report to the military, TV broadcasting remains suspended and political gatherings have been banned. Still the SecurestArea? On May 23, frustrated at not having their complaints heeded, a large contingent of Sikhs, brandishing traditional daggers and shouting slogans, descended upon Parliament House to protest the desecration of their holy book in Sindh. EasySIMs, No MoreStupid! On May 24, CEOs of Ufone,Mobilink, Zong, Warid and Telenor and Chairman NADRA, Imtiaz Tajwar, signed an agreement that prohibits issuing any SIM after July 31, 2014 without verifyingapplicants identities from NADRA biometric database. World'sTop10Stories World'sTop10Stories The Man witha Vision - Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Tuesday, July 01, 2014 Law MakesIts Course On May 20, the Lahore High Court issued notices to over twodozen politicians and their family members, a property tycoonand a rights activist for submitting replies in petition to bring their foreign assets backto Pakistan. New Realities,NewPartners On May 21, China signed a landmark deal to buy Russian natural gas worth about $400 billion, giving a boost to diplomatically isolated President Vladimir Putin and expanding Moscowsties with Asia. BreakingNewGrounds On May 26, Pakistani premier attended the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi a BJP hardliner who was sworn in as Indias 15th prime minister. Mr Sharif also held a one-on-one meeting with Mr Modi the next day. Bhai in the Dock On June 03, Altaf Hussain, the supremo of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM),was arrested by the British police on suspicion of money laundering. However,he was later released without filing of any charges. ArmyReignsSupreme On June 8, Egypt'sex-army chief,Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, was officially swornin morning as Egypt'sfifthhead of state since 2011, nearly a year after he ousted his predecessor Mohamed Morsi. Backto SquareOne! On June 10, an Al Qaeda splinter group, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), seized controlof Iraqs big northern city Mosul. Later, they seized the Iraqi city of Tikrit the very next day. TerrorReturns On June 08, ten militants attacked Karachi Airport killing at least 23 people. Seven terrorists were killed by the security forces while three blew themselves up. Fortunately, no plane was damaged in the attack. TensionsMounting On June 14, Russia cut off gas to Ukraine in a dispute over unpaid bills that could disrupt supplies to the rest of Europe and set back hopes forpeace in the former Sovietrepublic. MorePowerto YourElbow! On June 15, Pakistan Army launched a comprehensive operation Zarb-e-Azb against local and foreign militants in North Waziristan. This is the third full-scale military operation launched in north western belt since 2009. UglyShowofPower On June 17, nine people, including two women, were killed after clashes between supporters of PATchief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri and Punjab police. Clashes started when police started removing barriers fromthe road outside Dr Qadris residence.
17. 17. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE World'sTop10Stories A ViciousStep!,ClimatePangs, Headway in IslamicFinance,Surgeofthe Rightwing, ThingsFall Apart,A Pure Feat, Gaza Bleeds Again, SomethingisFishy, Another Feather inCMsCap,TheReal Joga Bonito!, Gaza - Holocaust Version 2014 Friday, August 01, 2014 A ViciousStep! On June 20, Sindh sealed its borders to stop the influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs)after the military operation in North Waziristan. ClimatePangs On June 23, it was revealed that May 2014 was so hot that it set a new record for the planet, marking the warmest May over land and water since record-keeping began in 1880. HeadwayinIslamicFinance On June 25, Britain became the first Western country to sell an Islamic bond, attracting 2.3 billion pounds, more than 10 times the amount it was looking to sell. Surgeofthe Rightwing On June 27, European Union leaders picked former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean Claude Junckerto become the blocs new chief executive. ThingsFall Apart On June 29, ISIS militants fighting in Iraq and Syria announced the establishment of a caliphate and its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the caliph and leader for Muslims everywhere. A PureFeat On July 02, Pakistans first-ever highest altitude meteorological climate station was installed at the K2 Base Camp the Boltoro in the Karakorum that has started giving the real time data. GazaBleedsAgain On July 06, the Israel military carried out 10 air strikes on Gaza in response to persistent rocketfire into southern Israel as hopes faded of a renewed truce with its Islamist foe Hamas. SomethingisFishy On July 11, former PMYousuf Raza Gillani revealed that during his government an understanding was reached withthe establishment that President Musharraf would be given an honourable exit, if he resigned. AnotherFeatherin CMsCap On July 13, Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated the signal-free Azadi Chowk flyoverthat was completed in a record period of 165 days. TheReal JogaBonito! On July 13, Substitute Goetzes stunning extra-time winner helped Germany grab their fourth WorldCup crownafter a 1-0 victory over Argentina at the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro. ScienceFacts 1. For humans,the normal pulseis70 heartbeatsper minute. Elephantshavea slowerpulseof27and fora canaryit is 1000! The Killer Result CSS 2013 Sunday, December 01, 2013 2. The blood vessels in human body would reach about 60,000 miles if laid end to end. 3. Half of body's red blood cells are replaced every seven days. 4. A common bacterium, E.Coli, found in the intestine, helps us digest green vegetables and beans. These same bacteria also make vitamin K, whichcauses blood to clot. 5. It takes foodseven seconds to go from the mouth to the stomach via the esophagus. 6. A human's small intestine is 6 meters long. 7. The human body is 75% water. 8. The strongest bone in your body is the femur (thighbone), and it's hollow! 9. Tongue has 3,000 taste buds. 10. The Sun is over300,000 times larger than the earth. 11. Halley's Comet was last seen in the inner Solar System in 1986, it willbe visible again from Earth sometime in 2061. 12. Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system witha surface temperature of over 450 degrees Celsius. 13. Saturn isn't the only ringed planet, other gas giants such as Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have rings; they are just less obvious. 14. In 2006, astronomers changed the definition of a planet. This means that Pluto is now referred to as a dwarf planet. 15. Because of lower gravity,a person who weighs 200 pounds on earth would only weigh 76 pounds on the surface of Mars. 16. The only planet that rotates on its side like a barrel is Uranus. The only planet that spins backwards relative to the others is Venus. 17. The first manmade objectsent into space was in 1957 when the Russian satellite
18. 18. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE named Sputnik was launched. 18. It is because of the Suns and Moons gravity that we have high & low tides. 19. Hydrogen is the first element on the periodic table. It has an atomic number of 1. It is highly flammable and is the most common element found in our universe. 20. Around 1% of the sun's mass is oxygen. 21. Helium is lighter than the air around us so it floats,that's why it is perfectfor the balloons. 22. Carbon comes in a number of different forms (allotropes), these include diamond, graphite and impure forms such as coal. 23. Under normal conditions, oil and water do not mix. 24. Things invisible to the human eye can often be seen under UV light, which comes in handy for both scientists and detectives. 25. Chemical reactions occurall the time, including through everyday activities such as cooking. 26. Above 4C, water expands when heated and contractswhen cooled. But between 4C and 0C it does the opposite, contracting when heated and expanding when cooled. Stronger hydrogen and oxygen bonds are formed as the water crystallizes into ice. By the time it's frozen,it takes up around 9% more space. 27. The highest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica is 14.6C (59F),recorded on January 5, 1974. 28. The most rainfall ever recorded in one year is 25.4 metres (1000 inches) in Cherrapunji, India. 29. The highest snowfallever recorded in a one-year period was 31.1 metres (1224 inches) in Mount Rainier, Washington State, United States, between February 19, 1971 and February 18, 1972. 30. The Earth experiences millions of lightning storms every year;they are incredible discharges of electricity from the atmosphere that can reach temperatures close to 54,000F (30,000C) and speeds of 60,000 m/s (130,000 mph). 31. The word 'nuclear' is related to the nucleus of an atom, it is often used to describe the energy produced when a nucleus is split (fission) or joined with another (fusion). 32. The nucleus is positively charged and found at the central core of an atom. 33. Nuclear power provides around 14% of the world's electricity. 34. While many nuclear weapons have been used in testing, only 2 have been used as part of warfare. In August 1945, near the end of World War 2, the United States used atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to the death of approximately 200000 people. 35. Enriched uranium is a crucial element of both nuclear weapons and nuclear power production. 36. Energy from foodis usually measured in joules or calories. 37. Light fromthe Earth takes just 1.255 seconds to reach the Moon. 38. Sound travels at a speed of around 767 miles per hour (1,230 kilometres per hour). 39. A magnifying glass uses the properties of a convexshaped lens to magnify an image, making it easier to see. 40. 1921 Nobel Prize in Physicswas won by Albert Einstein for his work in the field of theoretical physics. 41. Most types of energy are either a form of kinetic energy or potential energy. 42. Energy can be transformed from one form to another. In lightning, electric potential energy transforms into light, heat and sound energy. 43. The law of conservationof energy states that energy can only be transformed, it can't be created or destroyed. 44. Food contains chemical energy whichis used by living organisms such as animals to grow and reproduce. 45. Plants use energy fromsunlight during an important process called photosynthesis. 46. During chemical reactions, chemical energy is often transformed into light or heat. 47. The Higgs Boson or Higgs particle, an elemen tary particle, was initially theorised in 1964. 48. On 4 July 2012, it was announced that a previously unknownparticle witha mass between 125 and 127 GeV/c2 (134.2 and 136.3 amu) had been detected 49. The Higgs boson is named after Peter Higgs, one of six physicists who, in 1964, proposed the mechanism that suggested the existence of such a particle. 50. In 1967, Steven Weinberg and Dr Abdus Salam independently showed how a Higgs mechanism could be used to break the electroweaksymmetry of Sheldon Glashow's unified model forthe weak and electromagnetic interactions, forming what became the Standard Model of particle physics. 90 verycool FactsAboutthe HumanBody Thehuman bodyisan incrediblycomplex and intricatesystem, onethat still baffles doctorsandresearchersona regularbasis despitethousandsofyearsofmedical knowledge. Honour Becomes'em Thursday, November 01, 2012
19. 19. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE As a result, it shouldn't be any surprise that even body parts and functions we deal with every day have bizarre or unexpected facts and explanations behind them. From sneezes to fingernail growth, here are 100 weird, wacky,and interesting factsabout the human body. 1. Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour. 2. The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb. 3. The human brain cell can hold fivetimes as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica. 4. Your brain uses 20% of the oxygen that enters your bloodstream. 5. The brain is much more active at night than during the day. 6. Scientists say the higher yourIQ the more you dream. 7. Neurons continue to grow throughout human life. 8. Information travels at differentspeeds within different types of neurons. 9. The brain itself cannot feel pain. 10. Eighty per cent of the brain is water. 11. Facial hair grows faster than any other hair on the body. 12. Every day the average person loses 60- 100 strands of hair. 13. Women's hair is about half the diameter of men's hair. 14. One human hair can support 3.5 ounces. 15. The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger. 16. There are as many hairs per square inch on your body as a chimpanzee. 17. Blondes have more hair. Fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails. 18. The lifespan of a human hair is 3 to 7 years on average. 19. You must lose over 50% of yourscalp hairs before it is apparent to anyone. 20. Human hair is virtually indestructible. 21. The largest internal organ is the small intes-tine. 22. The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet. 23. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razorblades. 24. The human body is estimated to have 60,000 miles of blood vessels. 25. You get a new stomach lining every three to fourdays. 26. The surface area of a human lung is equal to a tennis court. 27. Women's hearts beat faster than men's. 28. Scientists have counted over 500 different liver functions. 29. The aorta is nearly the diameter of a garden hose. 30. Your left lung is smaller than yourright lung to make room for yourheart. 31. You couldremove a large part of your internal organs and survive. 32. The adrenal glands change size throughout life. 33. Sneezes regularly exceed 100 mph. 34. Coughs clockin at about 60 mph. 35. Women blink twice as many times as men do. 36. A fullbladder is roughly the size of a soft ball. 37. Approximately 75% of human waste is made of water. 38. Feet have 500,000 sweat glands and can produce more than a pint of sweat a day. 39. During yourlifetime, youwill produce enough saliva to fill twoswimming pools. 40. The average person expels flatulence 14 times each day. 41. Earwax production is necessary forgood ear health. 42. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm. 43. The three things pregnant women dream most of during their first trimester are frogs, worms and potted plants. 44. Your teeth start growing six months before youare born. 45. Babies are alwaysborn withblue eyes. 46. Babies are, pound for pound, stronger than an ox. 47. One out of every 2,000 new born infants has a tooth when they are born. 48. A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months. 49. Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
20. 20. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE 50. After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp. 51. About one-third of the human race has 20-20 vision. 52. If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it. 53. Women are born better smellers than men and remain better smellers overlife. 54. Your nose can remember 50,000 different scents. 55. Even small noises cause the pupils of the eyes to dilate. 56. Everyonehas a unique smell, except for identical twins. 57. The ashes of a cremated person average about nine pounds. 58. Nails and hair do not continue to grow after we die. 59. By the age of 60, most people will have lost about half their taste buds. 60. Your eyes are alwaysthe same size from birth but yournose and ears never stop growing. 61. By 60 years of age, 60 per cent of men and 40 per cent of women will snore. 62. A baby'shead is one-quarter of its total length, but by age 25 will only be one-eighth of its total length. 63. Humans can make do longer without foodthan sleep. 64. A simple, moderately severe sunburn damages the blood vessels extensively. 65. Over 90% of diseases are caused or complicated by stress. 66. A human head remains consciousfor about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated. 67. It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown. 68. Babies are born with 300 bones, but by adulthood the number is reduced to 206. 69. We are about 1 cm taller in the morning than in the evening. 70. The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue. 71. The hardest bone in the human body is the jawbone. 72. You use 200 muscles to take one step. 73. The tooth is the only part of the human body that can't repair itself. 74. It takes twiceas long to lose new muscle if youstop workingout than it did to gain it. 75. Bone is stronger than some steel. 76. The feet account forone quarter of all the human body's bones. 77. About 32 million bacteria call every inch of your skin home. 78. Humans shed and regrow outer skin cells about every 27 days. 79. Three hundred million cells die in the human body every minute. 80. Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour. 81. Every day an adult body produces 300 billion new cells. 82. Every tongue print is unique. 83. Your body has enough iron in it to make a nail 3 inches long. 84. The most common blood type in the world is Type O. 85. Human lips have a reddish colorbecause of the great concentrationof tiny capillaries just below the skin. 86. Tears and mucus contain an enzyme (lysozyme) that breaks down the cellwall of many bacteria. 87. Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil. 88. Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you arent. 89. The width of yourarmspan stretched out is the length of your whole body. 90. Humans are the only animals to produce emotional tears. 9 Countrieswith No IncomeTax Didyouknowthere arecountrieswhere peopledon'thaveto filetheirincometax returns?Here'sa listofnine countriesthat don'timposeincometax ontheir citizens: Politicsis not a game, but a Serious Business Monday, September 01, 2014 Kuwait Kuwait has the world's sixth largest oil reserves, accounting for75% of government revenue, making the country'sGDP at $173 billion. Corporate tax is another way of gaining revenues in Kuwait; income of foreign companies is taxed at 15%. Employees with Kuwaiti nationality also contribute 7.5% of their income forsocial security liabilities, and employers contribute 11%. CaymanIslands This British Overseas Territory mainly relies on indirect taxation, and there's no income tax or corporatetax. The country charges up to 22% as import duties. It is a thriving offshorefinancial centre withover 93,000 registered companies in 2008. Tourism
21. 21. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE accounts forabout 70% of the country'sGDP. United ArabEmirates(UAE) The gross domestic product (GDP)of UAE is $360 billion. Instead of deducting from personal income, the country taxes oil companies up to 55% in corporate taxes. There are also other indirect taxes, such as housing fees, municipal taxes, road tolls, and service charges. TheBahamas The Bahamas relies on offshorefinancing and tourism as its main economic industries. 36% of the Bahamas' $11.4 billion GDP is from financial services, and more than 60% is from tourism. Aside from no income tax, the country also has no corporate tax, value added tax, and capital gains tax. Qatar Qatar has a GDP of $183 billion with more than 50% accounting for oil and gas export and revenues. In 2013, Global Finance Magazine named Qatar the world'srichest country.The local government here also doesn't charge any road tax, cartax, council tax or value added tax (VAT).Business entities are taxed at a flat rate of 10% corporate tax, however, and there's a 7% government tax on hotels and restaurants. Oman Oman relies on its oil revenues, which accounts fornearly 70% of the country'stotal revenues. Oman imposes a corporate tax of 12% on localbusinesses and up to 30% on foreign businesses and corporations owned by non-GCC states. Bermuda Another British Overseas Territory,this island country'seconomy is based on offshoreinsurance and reinsurance, and tourism. Its GDP per capita is almost 70% higher than that of the United States. In lieu of an income tax system, Bermuda has consumption taxes (VAT, service charge, and the like), payroll taxes, real estate taxes, and high import duties. Bahrain Bahrain relies on petroleum from its shared oilfield with Saudi Arabia, accountingfor 70% of the country'sbudget revenue, 60% of export, and 11% of GDP.Their second-biggest export after oil is aluminium. Employees contribute 6% of their monthly earnings to social security, while employers cover9%. Brunei Darussalam Brunei is the only Southeast Asian country with no income tax. Brunei's industries mainly rely on petroleum, natural gas, construction, and agriculture. Eventhough there isn't any income tax, Brunei citizens are required to pay a social security trust fund at 5% of their salaries, and an additional 3.5% that goes to their pension funds. There's also a 12% real property tax in the country's capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, and a corporate tax of 20% for local and non-local companies. MCQs National & International MCQs(Aug-Sept 2014) Pakistan Affairs Special Wednesday, October 01, 2014 MCQs- National 1. On ______,PTIChairman Imran Khan ordered his supporters to launch a Civil Disobedience Movement against the government. A. August 16 B. August17 C. August 18 D. August 19 2. The incumbent Director General of Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)is ______. A. Saira Afzal B. Salman Iqbal C. Pervez Rashid D. SaminaPervez 3. On Aug 18, India called off the upcoming meeting of foreign secretaries of both countries because of Pakistani high commissioner's meeting with a Hurriyat leader ______. A. Syed Ali Gilani B. Yasin Malik C. ShabirShah D. Azhar Bhat
22. 22. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE 4. Major General Asim Saleem Bajwais the present Director General of ______. A. ISI B. IB C. ISPR D. MI 5. On Aug 20, Khwaja Shahad Ahmed took over as Chairman of ______. A. PPSC B. AJKPSC C. BPSC D. SPSC 6. The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (AJKPSC)comprises a chairman and ______ members. A. 7 B. 9 C. 11 D. 13 7. The Earthquake Memorial Bridge on the banks of the River Jhelum was funded by______. A. World Bank B. Asian Development Bank C. Japan BankofInternational Cooperation (JBIC) D. PakChina Investment Company 8. PTI'sparliamentary leader in the National Assembly, before they submitted resignations, was ______. A. Imran Khan B. Javed Hashmi C. Murad Saeed D. ShahMehmoodQureshi 9. The incumbent Chairman of PortQasim Authority (PQA)is ______. A. AghaJan Akhtar B. Saeed Ahmed Khan C. Mir Afsar Din Talpur D. Rear Admiral Syed Afzal 10. Pakistan Navy inducted a second batch of Alouette Helicopters into its Fleet Air Arm on ______. A. August 18 B. August22 C. August 24 D. August 27 11. On Aug 23, ______ registereda treason case against Pakistan's High Commissioner, Mr Abdul Basit. A. Nepal B. Sri Lanka C. Afghanistan D. India 12. On Aug 26, a financing agreement of $588.4 million signed with the World Bank, related to development of ______. A. Tarbela De-silting Project B. Attabad Lake C. DasuHydropowerProject D. Manda Dam 13. The VC of Islamia University Peshawar, Prof Ajmal Khan, was kidnapped by Taliban militants in ______. A. 2010 B. 2011 C. 2012 D. 2013 14. The current Speaker of Balochistan Assembly is ______. A. MirJan MohammadJamali
23. 23. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE B. Abdul Rahim Ziaratwal C. Kiramatullah Chaghar Matti D. Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo 15. European Union lifted the temporary cargo ban imposed on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)cargo shipments to Europe on ______. A. Aug 24 B. Aug 25 C. Aug 26 D. Aug28 16. On Aug 29, PIAbecame the ______ airlinein South Asia to acquire the approval of the Air Navigation Order (ANO)145 and 147. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Seventh 17. The headquarters of Pakistan Television (PTV)wasattacked by a mob of PTIand PAT protesters on _______. A. Aug 29 B. Aug 30 C. Aug 31 D. Sep01 18. The headquarters of Pakistan Television Corporation is located in ______. A. Karachi B. Lahore C. Quetta D. Islamabad 19. Justice Qazi Faaiz Essa, whowas appointed as judge in the Supreme Court on Sep 01, was previously serving as the chief justice of _____ HighCourt. A. Sindh B. Balochistan C. Peshawar D. Islamabad 20. On Sep 01, the ______ approved$47.95 for Pakistan under the Enhanced Nutrition for Mothers and Children project. A. UN B. WorldBank C. IMF D. ADB 21. International Vulture Awareness Day is celebrated on ______. A. Sep 04 B. Sep 06 C. Sep 08 D. Sep 10 22. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is headquartered at ______. A. Geneva, Switzerland B. Gland,Switzerland C. Rome, Italy D. Milan, Italy 23. On Sep 11, the Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) launched a water management programme in district ______ with the assistance of the Federal Republic of Germany. A. Zhob B. Qila Abdullah C. Awaran D. Quetta 24. International Day of Democracy is observed annually on ______. A. Sep 06 B. Sep 08 C. Sep 12 D. Sep14 25. The incumbent IGP Sindh is ______. A. FayyazLeghari B. Iqbal Mehmood
24. 24. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE C. Ghulam Qadir Thebo D. GhulamHaiderJamali 26. The Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Association is headed by ______. A. Fasih Bukhari B. AhmedTasnim C. Aslam Baig D. Hameed Gul International 1. On Aug 19, ______of Pakistanwas appointed on the panel of advisers to the Commission on Missing Persons and WarCrimes set up by the Sri Lankan government ______. A. AhmerBilal Soofi B. Adil Gilani C. Asma Jahangir D. Ch AitzazAhsan 2. According to the ranking compiled by China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the US has ______ universitiesin the list of world'stop 500 universities. A. 66 B. 87 C. 146 D. 158 3. The top spot in the annual Academic Ranking of World Universities was retained by ______ University. A. Stanford B. Cambridge C. California D. Harvard 4. India's former premier Manmohan Singh had been the Finaice Minister of the country during ______. A. 1985-90 B. 1991-96 C. 1997-2002 D. 2002-05 5. On Aug 21, the Indian government blocked the release of a controversialfilm, ______, based on the assassination of former premier Indira Gandhi. A. Veeran Naal Sardari B. Kirpaan: The Swordof Honour C. Kaum DeHeere D. Fateh 6. Indira Gandhi launched Operation Blue Star against Sikhs in ______. A. 1978 B. 1980 C. 1981 D. 1984 7. The current Prime Minister of Turkey is ______. A. Recep TayyipErdogan B. Ahmet Davutoglu C. Abdullah Gl D. Blent Arn 8. The headquarters of Facebookis located in ______. A. California B. New Jersey C. Chicago D. New York 9. Navi Pillay,the longest serving United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, is replaced by PrinceZeid bin Ra'ad whobelongs to ______. A. Jordan B. Egypt
25. 25. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE C. Saudi Arabia D. Iraq 10. Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad is the Muslim United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth 11. The Pentagon is locatedin ______. A. Virginia B. Washington DC C. New York D. Ohio 12. According to a report by UN Human Rights Commission, nearly ______ Syrianshave been killed since the country fell into conflict in 2011. A. 100,000 B. 150,000 C. 200,000 D. 300,000 13. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls presented his government's resignation on ______. A. Aug25 B. Aug 28 C. Aug 29 D. Aug 31 14. On Aug 25, ______ wontheaward for Video of the Year for her hit single WreckingBall, at the 2014 MTVVideo Music Awards______. A. Demi LovatoB. MileyCyrus C. Beyonc D. Selena Gomez 15. The headquarters of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)islocated in ______. A. New YorkCity B. Geneva C. Bonn D. Berlin 16. Petro Poroshenkois the president of ______. A. Serbia B. Croatia C. Luxemburg D. Ukraine 17. Israel and Palestine concluded a long- term ceasefire that marked the ending of 50 days of the deadliest violence in a decade on ______. A. Aug 22 B. Aug 23 C. Aug 25 D. Aug26 18. Anitkabir mausoleum is the final resting place of ______. A. Maulana Rumi B. MustafaKamal Ataturk C. Osmani King Saleem D. lkAdatepe 19. Conference of Western Balkan States was held on Aug 28 in ______,Germany. A. Berlin B. Bonn C. Essen D. Cologne 20. Recep TayyipErdogan was sworn in as Turkey'spresident on ______. A. Aug 26 B. Aug28 C. Aug 30 D. Sep 04 21. On Aug 29, the United States delivered an emergency shipment of weapons to______.
26. 26. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE A. Lebanon B. Syrian Rebels C. Israel D. Egypt 22. Antnio Guterres is the______,andthe present, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. A. 10th B. 12th C. 15th D. 20th 23. On Sep 02, ______ unveileda new surface- to-air missile, Talash-3, and tworadar systems to improve its defences. A. India B. Bangladesh C. Iran D. Pakistan 24. According to WHO, the world's most suicide-prone country is ______. A. Suriname B. Lithuania C. Nepal D. Guyana 25. On Sep 12, former commander of American forcesin Afghanistan, ______ was appointed coordinator of the international effortagainst the Islamic State. A. Ray Robinson B. JohnAllen C. John Goodman D. John Kelly 26. The current Director-General of the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO)is ______. A. Sweden Anders Nordstrm B. Lee Jong-wook C. MargaretChan D. Hiroshi Nakajima 27. At present, the SCO observer countries are______,Pakistanand India. A. Maldives B. Iran C. Sri Lanka D. Bangladesh 28. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) comprises ______ members, 5 Observers, 3 Dialogue Partners and 3 Guests. A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12 29. Erriadh village, also knownas the 'Island of Dreams', is in ______. A. Tunisia B. Maldives C. Egypt D. Thailand 30. Indonesia got independence from _____ on 17 August 1945. A. France B. Great Britain C. Russia D. Netherlands 31. The ______ Amendmentto the US Constitution guaranteed women the right of suffrage. A. 19th B. 20th C. 21st D. 22nd 32. The world'slargest shipping company, Moller-Maersk, is a ______ business conglomerate. A. Russian B. British C. Danish D. Japanese
27. 27. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE 33. The Geneva Convention of 1864 for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick of Armies in the Field was adopted by ______ nationsduring meeting in Geneva. A. 12 B. 14 C. 57 D. 63 Sports 1. On Aug 17, England defeated ______ towin the fifth Test, and clinchthe series 3-1. A. Pakistan B. Australia C. India D. Sri Lanka 2. On Aug 18, the Swiss ace, Roger Federer, won his record______ championshipin Cincinnati. A. Third B. Fourth C. Fifth D. Sixth 3. On Aug 18, former diplomat Shaharyar Khan became the ______ chairmanof the PCB. A. 28th B. 30th C. 34th D. 36th 4. Shaharyar Khan previously had held the post between December 2003 and October ______. A. 2004 B. 2005 C. 2006 D. 2007 5. In second edition of the Youth Olympic Games swimming programme, a total of ______ new World Junior records were established. A. 20 B. 26 C. 29 D. 32 6. On Aug 26, West Indian players, Denesh Ramdin and Darren Bravo, put on 258 runs to make a new record for______ wicket partnership in an ODI. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth 7. On Aug 28, WayneRooney, was named as captain of ______ FootballTeam. A. France B. England C. Argentina D. Spain 8. On Sep 07, Japan's Kei Nishikori became the _____ Asian man to make a Grand Slam final in the US Open. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth 9. On Sep 08, ______ twinsBoband Mike Bryan became the first doubles pair to win 100 titles in tennis. A. Danish B. American C. Canadian D. British 10. On Sep 08, Serena Williams defeated ______ to win a third consecutiveUS Open championship. A. Maria Sharapova B. Li Na C. CarolineWozniacki D. Ana Ivanovic
28. 28. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE Obituaries 1. Pakistan's first-ever world champion in any sport, squash star Hashim Khan, died on ______. A. Aug 16 B. Aug 18 C. Aug19 D. Aug 22 2. Former Irish prime minister, Albert Reynolds, who helped broker the IRA ceasefire in ______,hasdied. A. 1990 B. 1994 C. 1996 D. 1997 3. Famous ______ actorandfilm director Richard Attenborough, who appeared in films such as Brighton Rock,The Great Escape and Jurassic Park, died on August 25. A. American B. Iranian C. Canadian D. British 4. Former Sindh Ombudsman Yusuf Jamal, whodied on Sep 07, made a record by securing the highest marks in the CSP examination in whichhe appeared in ______. A. 1963 B. 1965 C. 1973 D. 1978 5. Acclaimed Indian writer Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy, who was famed for his novels and poems in ______ language, died on August 22. A. Bangla B. Kannada C. Tamil D. Hindi 6. Dr Masood Baig, who was killed on ______ was a visiting faculty member in University of Karachi. A. Sep 06 B. Sep 07 C. Sep 09 D. Sep10 7. Joan Alexandra Molinsky,a.k.a. Joan Rivers, was an ______ actress,comedian, writer, producer, and television host. A. American B. British C. French D. Canadian 8. Parveen Saeed Haroon, the mother of Dawn Media Group CEO Hameed Haroon, passed away on ______. A. Sep 08 B. Sep 10 C. Sep 12 D. Sep 14 9. Dr S.M. Rab, the longest serving ______ of the country,passed away on Sep 15. A. Scientist B. Minister C. Physician D. Bureaucrat WorldinFocus (June-July2014) National & International News& MCQs Gaza - Holocaust Version 2014 Friday, August 01, 2014 National June 17:Eight people, twowomen among them, were killed and over100 injured when police clashed with activists of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) over removal of barriers from near Dr Tahirul Qadri's Minhajul Quran headquarters in Model Town. June 17:A federal anticorruption court granted pre-arrest bail to former Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in 12 different cases. June 17:After terrorist attack on Karachi Airport, the Civil Aviation Authority suspended porter service at the airports.
29. 29. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE June 17:Pakistanand Tajikistan agreed to strengthen economic cooperation by optimally utilising the present and new institutional mechanisms and intensifying private sector interface. June 18:Around 30,000 people fledthe military offensiveagainst militants in North Waziristan after the authorities eased a curfew in parts of the region to let civilians leave in a sign that the campaign was likely to intensify. The military has deployed troops, tanks and jets in the region for the crackdownon Taliban and other militants. June 18:The National Highway Authority (NH A) gave a go-ahead to the constructionof Karachi-Lahore Motorway. June 18:KP Chief Minister PervezKhattak inaugurated the first school of investigation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwapolice in Peshawar. June 19:Changez Khan Marri, the eldest son of late Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, became the new chieftain of the powerfulMarri tribe of Balochistan. June 20:Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif removed Law Minister Rana Sanaullah and his own secretary Dr Tauqir Shah, to make it visible to everyone that justice is being done in the Model Towncase. June 20:Justice Shaukat AzizSiddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) restrained the federal government from making appointments on high profilepositions that violate the Supreme Court verdictin the Khawaja Asif case. June 20:The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra)suspended the operating licences of Geo Entertainment and ARY News. June 20:Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif formally launched the PM's Laptop Scheme at the Convention Centre, Islamabad. June 20:Sindh's provincial borders were sealed owing to influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs)due to recent military operation in North Waziristan. No more IDPsin Sindh, we have sealed borders to some extent, the CM Qaim Ali Shah said. June 21:The government pushed its second budget through the National Assembly with ease amid some gestures to PPP ahead of threatened anti-government protests. June 22:Over 100 ulema from various schools of thought declared Zarb-i-Azb, the military operation being carried out against terrorists and militants in North Waziristan Agency, as jihad. June 23:Key opinion makers fromIndia and Pakistan, including parliamentarians, former diplomats, former military officers,media persons and policy experts met in Chiang Mai for the 14th round of the Chaophraya Dialogue. It was organized by the Jinnah Institute (JI) and the Australia India Institute (AII). The Chaophraya Dialogue is the longest consistently running Indo-PakTrack-IIjointly administered by the Jinnah Institute (JI)and Australia India Institute (AII) to encourage informed policy dialogue on Indo-Pak relations. The process is now in its sixth year and has so far led to 14 rounds of dialogue. June 23:The Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended the June 12 Sindh High Court order that allowed Musharraf to go abroad till it decides government's appeal against removing his name from the Exit Control List. June 23:The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, through a unanimously adopted resolution, regretted the ban placed by other provinces on the entry of internally displaced persons from North Waziristan Agency into their respective regions. June 24:A woman passenger was killed while a steward and another passenger were injured when a PIA flight coming from Riyadh came under fire during landing. June 24:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah announced a Rs50 million financial assistance for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the wakeof the North Waziristan military operation. June 24:Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared illegal the appointment of Mohammad Malick as
30. 30. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE managing director (MD)of Pakistan Television (PTV). June 24:The rural towns located close to the provincial capital bordering Khyber Agency and Darra Adamkhel were divided into eight zones followingdeployment of army troops and extra contingents of police to stop infiltration of militants from the tribal areas. June 25:Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif launched the construction workon 4,320 megawatts Dasu hydroelectric power project in Kohistan. June 25:The Central Development Working Party (CDWP)approved eight development projects having an estimated cost of Rs38.5 billion, including a foreign exchange component of Rs20.8bn. June 25:The United States declared two Lashkar-e-Tayyibaleaders Nazir Ahmad Chaudhry and Muhammad Hussein Gill specially designated global terrorists, an action whichincreases pressure on Pakistan to take punitive actionagainst the group. June 25:Balochistan's provincialgovernment appointed Arsalan Iftikhar, son of former chief justice IftikharMuhammad Chaudhry, as vicechairman of the Balochistan Investment Board. June 25:Standing Committee of Senate for Interior, presided overby Senator Talha Mehmood, approved the amendments to Pakistan protection Ordinance (PPO). June 25:Bahria Townannounced a relief package amounting to Rs5 billion forthe people of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) displaced as a result of Operation Zarb-e-Azb. June 25:Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif performed the ground-breaking ceremony of the 4,320 mega watts (MW)Dasu Hydro- PowerProjectat Dasu. June 25:An Army Aviation helicopter crashed at the Multan airport, resulting in the instant deaths of Major Yasir and Captain Murtaza. June 27:Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced an increase in cash grant for families displaced from North Waziristan to Rs40,000 for Ramazan. June 27:The International Monetary Fund disbursed $555.9 million to Pakistan, completing the third review of the country's economic performance. June 27:President Mamnoon Hussain signed Anti Terrorism Amendment Act 2014 which entitles a police officerof grade-17 or an officerof equivalent rank from the armed forcesand civilarmed forces or duty magistrate to order to shoot. The act has provided legal standing to the federal government and civilarmed forcesto keep in custody for 90 days those involvedin terrorism, target killing, kidnapping for ransom and extortion. June 27:The Sri Lankan government cancelled the on-arrival visa facility for Pakistan, citing security reasons. June 30:The Senate unanimously approved the Protectionof Pakistan Bill which gives more powers to security forces combating terrorism in the country. June 30:President Mamnoon Hussain approved the appointment of Justice Nasirul Mulk as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. June 30:Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa allocated additional portfolioof Energy and Powerto Muhammad Atif, Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education,with immediate effect. July02: Pakistan's first-ever highest altitude meteorological climate station was installed at the K2 Base Camp the Boltoroin the Karakorum that has started giving the real time data. July03: Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali of the Supreme Court was sworn in as acting Chief ElectionCommissioner (CEC) by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani. July03: Arsalan Iftikhar, the son of former chief justice of Supreme Court Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, resigned from the officeof Vice Chairman, Balochistan Board of Investment.
31. 31. PLZ PRAY FOR MY LATE PARENTS. MAY ALLAH REST THEIR SOULS IN PEACE IN HEAVEN. AMEEN SHAHAAN ZULFIQAR FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE July04: The Ministry of Education, Training and Standards in Higher Educationwill be called 'Federal Education and Professional Training Division.' With this, the ministry's name would be changed forthe fourthtime in three years. July04: Acting Advocate General of Punjab Mustafa Ramday resigned. July05: Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani retired after serving forover 10 years as a judge including a rather brief tenure as chief justice of the Supreme Court. July05: The Asian Development Bank approved a loan of $197 million for the national highway development project of Balochistan. Under the projectthe two-lane highways 79km Zhob-Mughalkot (N50) and 128km Qila Saifullah Waghum (N70) willbe rehabilitated. July06: Justice Nasirul Mulk tookoath as 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan. President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath. Justice Nasirul Mulk willserve as Chief Justice till 16th August next year. July06: The name of Punjab University Department of Library and Information Sciences was changed to Department of Information Management. July07: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government completed the 'rationalisation' of the Information Department and abolished its publicity wing by adjusting its 138 officialsin different departments. July08: The Lahore High Court suspended reinstatement of retired Lt Gen Arif Hasan as Pakistan Olympic Association's president and sought reply fromthe Pakistan Sports Board (PSB). July08: The commissioning of multi-purpose Diamer Bhasha Dam on River Indus has been postponed by another about 17 years as this mega project, having strategic importance, is now expected to be completed in the year 2037 instead of 2020. July08: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed Justice (Retd) Rauf Sheikh as Chairman Implementation Tribun