IMPORTANT EVENTS/DATA ABOUT PAKISTAN PART.1
- Rainiest place is Muree.
- First Medical College was Nishtar Medical College.
- Smallest Dam is Warsak dam.
- Largest mountain range is Karakoram.
- First private airline of Pakistan is Hajvari.
- Pak‘s Second largest city is Lahore.
- Zafarullah khan was the first foreign minister of Pakistan.
- Keenjhar is the largest man made (artificial) lake in Pakistan.
- Manchar Lake is the biggest lake of Pakistan.
- Trich Mir is the highest peak of Hindu Kush.
- In Pakistan, first woman bank was established in the year 1989.
- The highest point of the Khyber Pass is Landhi Kotal.
- The first atomic power station of Pakistan was installed in Karachi.
- The First President of America who made an official visit to Pakistan was Dwight D. Eishenhower.
- Largest airline is PIA.
- Largest airport is Quaid-e-Azam Internationl Airport, Karachi.
- Largest canal is Lloyd Barrage Canal.
- Largest dam is Terbela.
- Largest desert is Thar.
- Largest district is Khuzdar (Baluchistan).
- Largest industial unit is Pakistan Steel Mill.
- Largest industry is Textile.
- Largest island is Manora (Karachi).
- Largest Jungle is Changa Manga (Kasur).
- Largest lake (natural) is Manchar.
- Largest library is Pujab Public Library, Lahore.
- Largest mine is Salt Mines of Khewra.
- Largest motorway is Lahore-Islamabad.
- Largest museum is National Meseum, Karachi.
- Largest circulated urdu newspaper is ―Jang‖, Enghish is ―The News‖.
- Largest nuclear reactor is KANUPP, Karachi.
- Largest oil field is Dhurnal Oil Field.
- Largest Radio Station is in Islamabad.
- Largest university is Punjab University, Lahore.
- Largest railway platform is of Rohri.
- Longest railway track is from Karachi to Landi Kotal.
- Longest road is from Karachi to Peshawar.
- First TV station in Pakistan started at Lahore.
- Pakistan‘s first radio station was set up at Karachi.
- Mountbatten came to India in March 1947.
- Mountbatten was an officer in British Navy.
- Plan for the Separation of Indo Pakistan was announced on 23rd June 1947.
- Election to the First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan took place in 1946.
- The first Cabinet of Pakistan consisted of 7 members.
- Finance Portfolio in the first Cabinet was held by Malik Ghulam Muhammad.
- Approximate population of Pakistan at the inception in 1947 was Seven 7 crores.
- First census of Pakistan was held in 1951.
- Population of West Pakistan in 1951was 34 million.
- The only country to oppose Pakistan‘s entrance into the UNO in1947 was Afghanistan.
- Total area of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947 was 84,471 sq. miles.
- India stopped the passage of water from the rivers Ravi and Sutluj in April 1948.
- Amir of Kuwait he was the first head of state to visit Pakistan in 1947.
- Quaid- e -Azam relief fund was set up in September 1947.
- At the time of division the cash balances of undivided India stood at about Rs. 4,000 million.
- India and Pakistan mutually came to an agreement that Pakistan would get Rs. 750 crore as its share.
- Only Rs. 200 crors had been paid as an interim installment.
- Francis Moody was the first Governor of Punjab.
- Governor Moody imposed the Governor Rule in Punjab in January 1949.
- Pakistan Fund was setup by Quaid in June 1947.
- State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by Quaid in July 1948.
- The initial assets of SBP were equal to three Crore.
- Karachi was declared Federal area by the legislative Assembly in May 1948.
- Pakistan‘s flag was designed by two brothers and name of one of them is Altaf Hussain.
- White strip in the flag was added in August 1947. When was moon and star added in the flag February 1949.
- The Quaid delivered his last message to the nation on 27th August, 1948.
- Pakistan famous glacier Siachen is 74 mi long.
PAKISTAN HISTORY EVENTS 1857-1947
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