After 1947
• National
anthem of Pak: was played for first time on 13th August, 1954 in front of Raza
Shah Pahlavi of Iran.
•Plan of division of Indo-Pak: announced on 3rd
June, 1947.
• Population
of Pak: at it birth was 32 million.
• First head
of state to visit Pak: in 1947 was Ameer of Kuwait.
• First
president to visit was of Indonesia.
• First
opposition party of Pak: Jinnah Awami league it was founded by Abudl hameed
Bhashwani in 1950. • Area of Pakistan 796,096 sq: km.
• National
anthem written by Hafiz Jalundri in Charage Sahar in Sinf of Makhmas.
Music
composed by Ahmed Ali Chagla.
• Flag of
Pakistan designed by Ameeruding Qadwani.
• Ch: Kahliquzaman
became president of ML after Quaid.
• Ayub khan
laid down foundation stone of Quaid‘s Mosulem.
• Which
airline helped movement of 35000 people from Pakistan to India Between Oct. 20
to Nov. 30, 1947? (The same airline also moved 7000 Muslim Govt. officials and
the families from Delhi to Pakistan). British Overseas Airways Corporation
• Pakistan's
share 700 million was actually paid.
•
Unanimously elected Quaid as President of the Pakistan's first Constituent
Assembly on Aug. 11, 1947
• 27th August,
1947: Pakistan admitted as Member of the Food and Agriculture Organization of
UN
• U.S.
embassy in Karachi was established August 15, 1947
• The first
US ambassador to Pakistan, Paul H. Alling, was appointed on September 20, 1947.
•Who was the British Prime Minister at the time
of the partition of India? Attlee
• When was
it announced by that June 1948 had been determined as the date of withdrawal of
British power from India? Feb. 20, 1947
• Secretary
of State for India in 1947: Lord Listowel • Viceroy of India from 1943 to 1947:
Lord Wavell
•
Mountbatten arrive in Delhi: March 22, 1947
• Jinnah
meet Lord Mountbatten first time: April 5, 1947 • When did Lord Mountbatten
announced the partition plan? June 3, 1947
•
Mountbatten address the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan? 14th August, 1947
• Indian
Independence Bill moved in the British Parliament? July 4, 1947
• Time of
creation of Pakistan12 a.m. at the night between 14th and 15th August, 1947?
• Who first
time announced in English "This is Pakistan Broadcasting Service" at
the time of creation of Pakistan? Mr. Zahoor Azar
• Who first
time announced in Urdu "This is Pakistan Broadcasting Service" at the
time of creation of Pakistan? Ghulam Mustafa Hamdani
• Egypt
announced its recognition of Pakistan 16th August, 1947
• Pakistan
applied for membership of UNO: 16th August, 1947
• What is
the estimated number of people who migrated on partition of India in 1947?
8,500,000 (dubbed as "largest migration in history" by Information
office Delhi)
• When did
the Pakistan Assembly pass the resolution for changing the name of West Punjab
to Punjab? 07-01-1948
• When was
it announced that Jinnah would be the Governor General of Pakistan? July 10,
1947
• The last
Governor of the undivided Punjab? Sir Evan Jenkins
• What does
RSS stand for? Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh
• Who was
the Finance Minister in the first cabinet of the Dominion of Pakistan? Ghulam
Muhammad
• When did
Liaquat Ali Khan move in the Constituent Assembly that the title of "Quaid-e-Azam"
be used for Jinnah in official correspondence? Aug. 12, 1947
• When was
Jinnah's name was read in Khutaba at the Pakistan colony mosque by the Sindh
Education Minister Pir Illahi Bukhsh? Aug. 22, 1947
• when was
it announced that Jinnah would act as Legal Guide to the Assembly in drafting
the Constitution? Aug. 23, 1947
• When was
the announcement made from Delhi for setting up a Constituent Assembly for
Pakistan? July 26, 1947
• When did
Jinnah reach Karachi to take part in the first meeting of the Constituent
Assembly?
Aug. 7, 1947
• 79 members in the first Constituent Assembly for Pakistan?
• When did
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah take oath as the first Governor General of
Pakistan? Aug. 15, 1947
• Who
administered the oath of M.A. Jinnah? Chief Justice of Lahore High Court,
Justice Abdur Rasheed
• Who
administered the oath of Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan as the first Prime Minister of
Pakistan? Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• What was
the venue of the oath taking ceremony of Quaid-e-Azam and Liaquat Ali Khan?
Karachi
• Sir
Francis Maudi took oath as First Governor of West Punjab?
• Who took
oath as the First Governor of East Bengal? Sir Frederick Bourne
• George
Cunningham took oath as First Governor of N.W.F.P.
• Sheikh
Ghulam Hussain oath as the First Governor of Sindh?
• Geoffrey
Prior took oath as Chief Commissioner Baluchistan.
• Last
Governor of the undivided Punjab? Sir Even Jenkins
• Who took
oath as the Chief Minister of Sindh? MA Khuro
• Iftikhar
Hussain Mamdot took oath as chief Minister of West Punjab
• Who was
the first Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army? General Frank Walter Messervy,
15-08-1947 to 10-02-1948
• Who was
the First Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Navy? Rear Admiral James Wilfred
• Who was
the First Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Air Force? Air Marshal L. Parry Cane
• Hafiz
Abdul Majeed was appointed as Chief Secretary, West Punjab on 18th August,
1947.
• Friday was
declared as half working day: 22nd August, 1947
• Iran &
Pakistan established diplomatic relations: 22nd August, 1947
• When was
the Governor George Cunningham directed by the Government of Pakistan to
dismiss the NWFP Congress Ministry headed by Khan Sahib? 22nd August, 1947
• Who was
invited to form the NWFP Government after dismissal of the Congress Ministry
headed by Khan Sahib? NWFP Muslim League head, Khan Abdul Qaiyum Khan
• First
Pakistani documentary film was shown in the cinemas in Karachi on 30-08-1947.
What was it about? Events from 2nd to 15th August, 1947
• On 2nd
September, 1947 the first Pakistani film was released. What was its title?
"Teri Yadd"
• Which
actors played the lead roles in the first Pakistani film? Asha Bhonslay and
Nasir Khan
• Who was
appointed as Head of the Pakistani delegation to the UN? Mrs.Tasaddaq Hussain
on 13th September, 1947
• Who was
the first US ambassador to Pakistan? Paul H. Ealing (assumed charge on 23rd
September, 1947)
• Which
country sent 4750 tons rice for making up shortage of food in East Bengal on
Sept. 19, 1947? Burma
• When was
Karachi linked by air with all the provincial capitals? 6th October, 1947
• From which
date Postage Stamps were made available in Post Offices? 6th October, 1947
• Who was
appointed as the First Muslim Advocate General of the West Punjab? Sheikh
Shabbir
• When was
Pakistan admitted as member of the United Nations? 30th September, 1947
• Who was
the Minister for Food and Agriculture in the first Cabinet of Pakistan? Raja
Ghazanfar Ali Khan
• Urdu
restarted its publications from Karachi on October 15, 1947 as Pakistan's First
National daily in Urdu
• Who was
appointed Pakistan's ambassador to Iran? Qazi Issa
• Pakistan's
ambassador to USA? A. H. Isphahani
• Indian Dy.
Prime Minister in its very first cabinet after partition? Sardar Patel
• The
Secretary of the Indian Ministry of States? V.P. Menon
• Elections
to First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan 1946.
• Pakistan‘s
constituent assembly made on July 20th, 1947.
• 69 members
in the first constituent assembly of Pakistan.
• 10 members
were later added to the constituent assembly.
•
Quaid-e-Azam addressed to the constituent assembly for the first time on 11th
August, 1947.
• Pakistan‘s
first cabinet was sworn in 15th August, 1947.
• Sardar
Abdur Rab Nishtar held the portfolion of Communications in the first cabinet of
Pakistan.
• Besides
being PM of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan held the portfolios of Defense and
Commonwealth.
• First
cabinet of Pakistan consisted of 7 members including Prime Minister.
• Besides
PMship, Liaquat had portfolio of Defence and common wealth.
• Quaid had
portfolio of State and Frontier region.
• Zafarullah
Khan had Foreign Affairs.
•
I.I.Chundrigar had Trade, Industry & Public Works.
• Malik
Ghulam Mohad: had Finance.
• Raja
Ghazanfar had Food, Agriculture and health.
• Abdul Rab
Nishtar had communication.
• Fazal ur
Rehman had Internal Affairs, Information & Education.
• Objective
Resolution was presented in the Constituent Assembly on 7th Mrach 1949 by
Liaquat Ali.
•
Mountbatten addressed the constituent assembly of Pak: on 14th August, 1947.
•
Constituent Assembly declared Urdu & Bengali as official languages on 3rd
Jan: 1954.
• On 24th
October, 1954, constituent assembly was dissolved by the governor general of
Pakistan Mr. Ghulam Mohammad.
• Pakistan
became member of UNO on 30th Sep: 1947and the member of NAM in 1979.
• Pakistan
became member of World Bank in 1950.
• Liaquat
visited India in April 1950.
• Referendum
in NWFP held 6-17 July, 1947.
• Azad
Kashmir govt: was setup on 24 Oct: 1947.
• Basic
democracy system came in May 1959.
• 2nd
Constitution made by Ayub came in March 1, 1962.
• First
martyr of Pak: Khuwaja Mohd: Sharif of Ludhiana
• Canal
water Pact with India=4th May, 1948.
• The first
governor of Bengal Province was Sir Fredrick Boran, second was Malik Feroz Khan
Noon.
• First CM
of Bengal Province was Khuwaja Nazimuddin, the second CM was Noor-al-Amin.
• Urdu made
national language on 25th Feb: 1948 (chk it)
• The second
constituent assembly consisted of 80 members.
• When did
Jinnah visit East Pakistan as Governor General? March, 1948
• When did
the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan adopted a resolution presented by the
Government for formally proclaiming Karachi as Capital of the Dominion of
Pakistan? May 1948
• First C.M
of Sindh: Mr. Muhammad Ayub Khuhro
• Muhammad
Ayub Khuhro was dismissed in April, 1948?
• E. De V.
Moss was appointed as Chief Pakistan Refugee Commissioner?
• The first
Chief Minister of East Bengal? Khawajah Nazimuddin
•
Quaid-e-Azam died on Sept. 11, 1948 due to Cardiac Arrest
• Jannah
passed away at 72 at 10:20 p.m in G.G House Karachi and buried on 12th Sep:
1948 A.D.
• Funeral
prayer of Quaid: Shabir Ahmed Usmani.
• 40 days of
mouring was announced on Quaid‘s death.
• Who was
the successor of Quaid-e-Azam as Governor General? Khawajah Nazimuddin
• Jinnah had
portfolio of Frontier States and Regions after him Liaquat Ali Khan took over
this portfolio.
• Objective
Resolution presented by Liaquat Ali Khan 13th March, 1949
• Basic
Principles Committee set up by the Constituent Assembly to frame a draft
Constitution.
• Basic
Principles Committee presented its report in September, 1950
• Planning
Board turned into Planning Commission: 1951
•
Landlordism abolished in East Bengal: 1950
• Liaquat
Ali Khan visited USA: 1951
• Liaquat
Ali Khan spend in USA: Three weeks
• Te title
of the published collection of Liaquat's speeches meant to introduce Pakistan
to the West? Pakistan, Heart of Asia
• Conspiracy
to overthrow Liaquat Government come to light Rawal Pindi: March 1951
• Liaquat
Ali khan was assassinated in Rawalpindi on 16th October, 1951. Was buried in
Karachi near Quaid.
• Liaquat Ali
Khan born in Kernal (East Punjab) on 1st Oct: 1895.
• Who
replaced Liaquat Ali Khan as Prime Minister? Khawajah Nazimuddin
• Who
replaced Nazimuddin as Governor General? Ghulam Muhammad
• Jamilla
was the first Muslim girl who hoisted Muslim League flag onteh Punjab
Secreterat, Lahore (1946)
• Rawalpindi
became the temporary capital of Pak: in 1960.
• First
commissioner of Sindh Charles Napier.
• Sindh
assembly proclaimed Sindhi as official language of Sindh in 1972.
•
Baluchistan got status of province on 1st July, 1970.
• Pak:
bought Gawader (1958) & Jiwani from Oman.
• Pak: came
into being on 27 Ramzan, 1366 A.H Thursday.
• Pak:
standard time was adopted on Oct: 1, 1951.
• Population
Census-1951, 61,72,81,98.
• The only
vice-president of Pak: Noorul Amin.
• Father‘s
name of Quaid= Jinnah Poonja
• Father‘s
name of Iqbal=Shaikh Noor Mohd:
• 27 Oct:
1947 was observed ―Black Day‖ as Indian forces landed in Azad Kashmir.
• Sheikh
Abdullah was called founder of National Conference.
• Indian
Forces occupied Kashmir the state of Jammu and Kashmir on October 27, 1947.
• Distance
of Kashmir from Pakistan is 250 miles.
• Hari Singh
was the maharaja of Kashmir in 1947.
• % of
Muslim population in Kashmir in 1947 was 78%.
• UN
commission members for India & Pak: were 3 (later 5) visited in July, 1948.
• Sir Owen
Dixon was UN Representative for demilitarization of Kashmir.
• National
anthem of Pakistan was played for the first time on August 13, 1954.
• Urdu made
National Language in April 1954 it has 37 letters.
• Birth
place of Quaid Wazir Mension. • House of Quaid Mohata Palace.
• Allama Iqbal‘s
tomb was built in 1951. • Liaquat Nehru Pact= April 1951.
• 17th Oct:
1951 Liaquat shot dead in Rawalpindi by Syed Akbar.
• Liaquat
visited USA in 1951.
• Pakistan
issued it first coin on 3rd Jan: 1948.
• Quaid
inaugurated State Bank on 1st July‘1948.
• National
Bank of Pakistan formed in 1948.
• First
postal stamp issued in 1948.
• Karachi
radio station inaugurated by Liaquat on 14th August‘1948.
• Pakistan
recognized China in 1949.
• In 1949
July, Pak: got Siachen under Karachi agreement.
• Siachen is
located in Baltistan.
• Siachen is
world‘s 2nd highest glacier.
• 22 points
of Ulema put on 24th Jan: 1951 by 31 Ulema.
• BBC
started its first Urdu service on 13th April, 1949.
• In 1950,
Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot founded Jinnah Muslim League party.
• PIA
founded: 1954 started international service: 1955 to Jordan via Cairo.
• Pakistan
got status of Test cricket in 1952.
• Sui gas
founded in 1952.
• First five
year plan launched in1955.
• National
Anthem first broadcasted on radio: 13 August, 1954.
• Pakistan
signed CENTO (Baghdad Pact) on 23Sep: 1955.
• West
Pakistan declared ―one unit‖ in 1955 by Mohd: Ali Bogra.
• ―One unit‖
repealed on 1st Jan: 1971.
• First
acting Governor General of Pak: was Major General Sikandar Mirza 17th August
1955 to 16th Oct: 1955.
• President
Iskandar Mirza visited Afghanistan in 1956.
• One unit
bill passed during the period of Chaudhry Mohd: Ali 14th Oct: 1955 and
cancelled on 25th March 1969 by Yahya.
• During one
unit first GG of west Pak: was Nawab Mushtaque Ahmed Gormani and first CM was
Dr. Khan Sahib In 1956.
• Pakistan
became Islamic Republic on 23rd March, 1956.
• 1956
constitution was presented in assembly in Feb 29, 1956. (Early-Governments-and-Constitution)
• Martial
law was imposed in Lahore in 1953.
• Ch: Rehmat
Ali is buried in Cambridge (London)
• Pakistan
joined SEATO in Sep: 1954.
• In Sept:
1958 Gawadar was bought by Khan of Kalat at 40 lacs pounds from Oman
• 1st
Martial Law= 7 Oct: 1958 (Gen Ayub Khan-regime)
• 2nd
Martial Law=26 March 1969(Gen Yahya-khan-regime) • 3rd Martial Law=7 July 1977
(Gen-zia-regime)
• Ayub
became first elected president on 17 Feb: 1960.
• Ayub
transferred capital from Karachi to Islamabad on 1st August 1960.
• Indus
Basin Treaty signed under World Bank in Sep: 1960.
• Pakistan
made boundary agreement with Iran on 21st May 1960.
• U2
incident happened in 1960.
• Ayub khan
appointed Ameer Muhammad Khan as Governor of West Pakistan.
• Ayub
visited US & Queen Elizbeth visited Pakistan in 1961.
• Ayub Khan
visited USSR on 3rd April, 1965, US in 1961.
• Television
started on 26 Nov: 1964.
• Zafarullah
Khan served as president of UN General Assembly‘s 7th session in 1962.
• Boundary
agreement with China was signed in 1963.
• Agreement
with Canada on first nuclear power station in Karachi was signed in 1965.
• Z.A Bhutto
served as F.M in Ayub Govt: • Convention League was formed by Ayub.
• 1965 war
started from 6 to 22 Sept: 1965. (Indo-pakistani-wars)
• Defense
day is celebrated in Pakistan since 1966.
• Major Aziz
Bhatti was martyred in 1965 war.
• Tashkent
Pact was signed by Ayub Khan & Shastri on 3 Jan: 1966 (USSR, Kosijin)
• Fatima
Jinnah died in 1967. She was born on 1st August, 1893.
• Kashmir
valley is b/w Big Hamalia and Little Hamlia.
• Length of
Indus from Hamalia to Arabian Sea is 1980 miles.
• Ancient
name of India was Arya Warat.
• LFO was
promulgated on 30th March, 1970 by Yahya Khan.
• The post
of C-in-C was converted into the post of Chief of Staff in 1970.
• 2nd war between
India & Pakistan: 3 to 17 Dec: 1971.
• Last
commander of Pak: in East Pak: Abdullah Khan Naizi.
• PNSC
established on 1st March 1979.
• PTV
started its color transmission on December 20th, 1976.
• Pakistan
signed PTBT in 1978.
• Post of
Commander-in-Chief changed to Chief of Staff in 1970.
• Post of
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff was created in 1976.
• East
Pakistan became Bangladesh on 16 Dec: 1971.
• Simla
Agreement signed b/w Bhutto and Indra Gandhi on 2nd July‘1972.
•
Nationalization of educational institutions & industries in 1972.
•
Nationalization of banks made in 1974.
•
Denationalization of banks make on Jan: 9, 1991 (First MCB).
• Pak:
Broadcasting Corporation established on Dec: 20, 1972.
• The
constitution of 1973 was enforced on 1 March 1973.
• PM under
the 1973 constitution is the head of the cabinet.
• The first
general elections under the 1973 constitution were held in 1977.
• First
biogas plant established in 1974.
• Ahmadis
declared non-Muslims in 1974.
• Colour
transmission started on 20th Dec: 1976.
• First
electric train started in 1970.
• Steel Mill
founded in 1973 (USSR aided) in Bin Qasim.
• Pakistan
recognized Bangladesh in 1974.
• Pakistan
joined OIC in 1974, NAM in 1979, PTBT in 1978, and SAARC in 1985.
• Hudood
ordinance enforced on 10 Feb: 1979.
• Dr. Abdul
Salam awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979.
• Faiz Ahmed
Faiz got Lenin Prize.
• Gen Zia
successed ex-President Fazal Ellahi Choudhri.
• In dec: 1981, Ziaul Haq announced
Majlis-e-Shoora with 350 members.
• Zakat
& Ushr ordinance promulgated in 1980.
• Wafaqui
Mohtasib was created in 1983.
• 8th
amendment introduced in 1985.
• Gen.Zia
lifted Martial Law on 30th December, 1985.
• Nuclear
cooperation pact with China was made on 15th Sep: 1986.
• Ojri camp
tragedy occurred on 10 April 1988.
• The Junejo
government was dismissed on 29th May, 1988.
• Zia died
on 17 August, 1988.
• US
ambassador who died with Zia was Arnold Raphael.
• Ghulam
Ishaque Khan became president of Pakistan in 1988.
• Pakistan‘s
re-entry in common wealth in 1989.
• First test
tube baby at Lahore in 1989.
• PTV2:
1992, PTV Morning: Jan 6, 1988, PTV: Sep: 2000.
• Kargil
Crisis in 1999. • Musharaf elected president (10th) on 20 June, 2001.
• Durand
Line agreement b/w Sir Martimur Durand the FS of Britain and Amir
•Abur
Rehman, the Afghan ruler November 12, 1893 at Kabul (2050 km, 1300 miles)
• HBFC was
set up in Nov: 1952.
• First
satellite Badr-I launched on 16 July, 1990.
• On 28 May,
1998 five blasts made at Chagi, the day is known as Yum-e-Takbir.
• On 17 May,
1998 India blasted in Pokhran (Rajistan).
• Pak:
entered nuclear club on 28 May, 1998.
• First bank
of Pak: = Habib Bank.
• Defece
day=6th Sep:
• Defence
day of Pakistan is celebrated on Sep: 6 since 1966
• Airforce
day= 7th Sep:
• Navy
Day=8th Sep:
• Kashmir
Day=5th Feb:
•Friday was
declared holiday in Jan: 1977.
•EBODO
promulgated in 1959.
• PRODA came
in 1949-1954.
• Wheat
crisis occurred in 1952.
• Number of
basic democratc was 80,000.
• Ghuauri is
Surface to Surface missile.
• Anza is
Surface to Air missile.
• Age of
senator is 30.
• Age of PM
is 35.
• Number of
tribal areas is 11.
• Pakistan
Withdrew from SEATO in 1973.
• Pakistan
left CENTO in March 1979.
• Nasir
Shabir was first Pakistani to conquer Mount Everest.
• Capital of
was shifted from Karachi to Islamabad on 1 August 1960.
• Indus
Basin Treaty was concluded on 19th Sep 1960.
• KANNUP was
established in 1971.
• Tashkent
Declaration was signed on 10 Jan 1966.
• Saudi King
Shah Faisal visited Pakistan in the year of 1966 and 1974.
• Pakistan
was suspended from commonwealth on 18 Oct 1999.
• Mr. Ghulam
Muhammad was finance minister before becoming governor general of Pakistan.
• Badr I
launched on 16th July 1990.
• First Agriculture
University was established in Faisalabasd.
• Pakistan
joined SEATO in 1954 but later withdrew from it in the year 1973.
• Moraji
Desai, former PM of India was the only Indian leader awarded the highest award
of Pakistan for a civilian.