Larges Oil refinery Pak-Arab Oil refinery
Biggest mosque in Pakistan
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Biggest Hockey Stadium of Pakistan National Hockey Stadium Lahore Biggest industry of Pakistan
Textile
Biggest industrial unit in public sector Pakistan Steel Mills
Longest railway tunnel in Pakistan Khojak
Longest tunnel Lawari Tunnel
Province which have longest coastline Baluchistan
Largest language Punjabi (48)
Pakistan‘s largest museum Karachi museum
Biggest park in Pakistan Ayub National park Larges Dam in Pakistan Terbela Dam
Largest Earth filled Dam in Pakistan Terbela Dam
Oldest Nuclear reactor of Pakistan Karachi nuclear power pant (1972) Biggest fort of Pakistan
Rani Kot Fort (Haiderabad) Oldest fort of Pakistan Daraward Fort
Coldest place in Pakistan Skardu
Highest dam in Pakistan Mangla Dam
Highest glacier of Pakistan Siachen
Longest glacier of Pakistan Siachen
Largest Island of Pakistan Manora
Oldest Barrage of Pakistan Sukkur Barrage
Highest mountain peak
K-2 (8611 meter or 28251) Highest railway station of Pakistan Khan Mehtarzai
Highest Road
Sharah-e-Karakorm (Sharah Resham)
Largest university of Pakistan Punjab University
Largest (biggest) province by area Balochistan
Biggest province by population Punjab
Biggest library found in Pakistan Punjab Library
Biggest airline of Pakistan PIA
Biggest railway workshop in Pakistan Mughalpura (Lahore)
Largest city of Pakistan Karachi
Largest District of Pakistan Chaghi
Biggest desert found in Pakistan Thar
Highest battle field in Pakistan Siachin Glacier
Hottest place in Pakistan Jacobabad
Biggest airport of Pakistan
Quaid-e-Azam Airport Karachi Biggest Commercial Bank of Pakistan Habib Bank Limited
Biggest Barrage of Pakistan Sukkur Barrage (1932) Oldest airline of Pakistan Orient Airline
Oldest private Airline of Pakistan Hajvery Airline
Largest & longest river Indus (2896 Km) 1800 miles
Biggest man-made lake found in Pakistan Keenjhar Lake (Thatha)
Biggest natural lake in Pakistan Manchar Lake (Dadu)
Pakistan‘s largest Stock Exchange Karachi
Highest pass
Mustagh Pass (6000 meters) Biggest Gas field
Sui Gas field
Biggest hydroelectric power station Tarbela Dam
Largest jungle of Pakistan
Balochistan (771 kms long) (total 1046 km) The Longest Frontier
Pakistan-Afghanistan border |(2252 kms) The Longest Railways Platform
Rohri (Sindh) Length, 1,896 feet
The Longest Railway Track in Pakistan Karachi to Landi Kotal
The Longest Road in Pakistan Karachi to Peshawar
The Longest Tunnel (Railway) in Pakistan Khojak Balochistan (Length 2.43 miles) The Longest Tunnel in Pakistan
Lowari (Length 5 miles)
The Longest (Water) in Pakistan Warsak Dam Tunnel (Length 3.5 miles) The Tallest Tower in Pakistan
Minar-e-Pakistan (Hight 196 feet 8 inches) The Tallest Minaret in Pakistan
Four minarets of Shah Faisal Mosque with a height of 286 feet each. The Tallest Mountain Pass Pakistan
Muztagh Pass (Nothern Areas) height 19,030 feet The Tallest Mountain Peak Pakistan
K-2 (Karakoram) height 28,269 feet
The Tallest Railway Station Pakistan Khan Mehtarzai (height 2,221 feet) First Loin of Pakistan was designed by Brandley
The area lowest rainfall in Pakistan Nokkundi
The oldest Pakistani TV Station in located in Lahore
Largest mobile company in Pakistan Mobil ink
Largest sector of Pakistan‘s economy Agriculture sector
Largest Trade partner of Pakistan USA
Lowest point below the sea level in Pakistan Indian Ocean
Biggest Thermal power station founded in Pakistan Kot Addou
Biggest export item in Pakistan Textile (Cotton)
Highest rainfall area of Pakistan Murree
Largest min excavated in Pakistan
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Largest seaport of Pakistan Karachi
Largest radio station in Pakistan Islamabad
Highest radio station in Pakistan Gilgit
Longest road in Pakistan Pakistan Highway
Largest Division of Pakistan Kalat
Smallest Division of Pakistan Karachi
Shortest river of Pakistan Ravi River
Largest Canal of Pakistan Llovd Barrage Canal Largest Hospital in Pakistan Nishtar Hospital
Largest mausoleum in Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Tomb, Karachi
Largest circulating Daily Newspaper of Pakistan Jang
Largest circulating English Daily Newspaper of Pakistan
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Largest Nuclear power plant of Pakistan KANUPP
OLD AND NEW NAMES OF CITIES OF PAKISTAN
NEW Name OLD Name Hyderabad Neroon Kot Quetta Shal Kot Jaccoabad Khan Garh Sialkot Salwan Kot Attock
Cambell pur Faisalabad Lyallpur Sahiwal Montgomery Bin Qasim
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Karachi Kalanchi Lahore Mahmood pur Gujranwala Khan Pur Zhob
Fort Sanemars Peshawar Persha pur Swat Rowdayana
DISTINCTIVE NAMES OF CITIES OF PAKISTAN
Land of Five River Punjab
City of Colleges Lahore
City of lightening Karachi
Manchester of Pakistan Faisalabad
Gateway of Pakistan Karachi
Brasilia of Pakistan Islamabad
Valley or city of Flowers Peshawar
City of Textiles Faisalabad
Switzerland of Pakistan Swat
Little Pakistan Bradford
Gateway of Invaders Khyber Pass
Pearl of the Himalaya Kaghan Valley
Killer Mountain of the world Nanga Parbat
Salt Home of the world Pakistan
Land of pure people Pakistan
City of greeneries Islamabad
Bread Basket of Pakistan Punjab
PQueenaof cropps
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Important Battles in Indian History r. No.
Name of the Battle Period
Battle between Won by Significance
1
Battle Hydaspes 326 BC
Alexander and Porus Alexander
Fought on the banks of the Jhelum, which is called ‗Hydaspes‘ in Greek; opened relations between India and the West
2
Kalinga War 260 BC
AshokaandKing ofKalinga (Orissa) Ashoka
Vast destruction andbloodshed changedthe attitude of Ashoka andheembraced Buddhism 3
First Battle of or Thaneswar 1191AD
Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd Ghori Prithviraj Chauhan
4
Second Battle of Paipat 1192
-do- Mohd.
Estabishment of an Islamic empire in India Onset of the Mughal Tarain empire in India 5
First Battle of Panipat 1526AD
Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur Babur
6
1527AD
Babur and Rana Sangha Babur
7
Battle of Kannauj 1540 AD
Sher Shah and Humayun Sher Shah
Sher Shah became emperor of India 8
Second Battle of Panipat 1556 AD
Akbar and Hemu Akabr
Ended Afghan rule, strengthened mughal rule 9
Battle of Talikota 1564-65 AD
Combined forces of 4 Muslim rulers of Deccan and Ramraja of Vijaynagar Muslim forces
Destroyed HinduKingdom of the Deccan; sealed the fortunes of Vijaynagar empire 10
Battle of Haldighati 1576 AD
Rana Pratap and Akbar Akbar
Rana Pratap fought gallantly and took refuge in a remote fortress 11
Battle of Samugarh 1659 AD
Aurangzeb and Imperial forces led by Dara Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb captured the Mughal throne 12
Battle of Plassey 1757 AD
Siraj-ud-daula and English forces under Clive English forces
Fought at Plassey. The English became masters of British rule 13
Third Battle of Panipat 1761
Ahmed Shah Abdali and Marathas Ahmed Shah Abdali
Gave a setback to Marathas in the north; sealed destiny of Mughal empire and made British entry easier
14
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English forces and Tipu Sultan English forces
Tipu Sultan had to sign treaty of the Seringapattam 16
Fourth Mysore War 1799 AD
English forces and Tipu Sultan English forces
Fought at Malavali and brought the Mohammedan dynasty of Mysore to end 17
First Sikh War 1854 AD
English forces and Sikhs English forces
Sikh kingdom came under the British 18
Indo-Pak War 1948
India and Pakistan
-
Fought in Kashmir, ceasfire agreed to on actual line of occupation 19
Sino-India War 1962
China and India
-
China invaded India on the north eastern front. Ceasefire was agreed to on the intervention of other countries
20
Indo-Pak War 1965
India and Pakistan
-
Fought in the western sector, led to Tashkent Pact between India and Pakistan; described as the heaviest tank battle since World War II
21
Indo-Pak War 1971
India and Pakistan
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On Dec. 3. 1971 Pakistan attacked; India helped Mukti Bahini on the eastern front and East Pakistan was liberated: the state of Bangladesh was formed.
Reforms/Acts during British Period
1. Prohibition of Sati and Female infanticide 1829
PLord WailliampBentineck
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Adoption of sons by rulers in the absence of their natural heirs was banned 3. Indian Legislative Council Act
1861
Lord Canning
Envisaged association of Indians with the administration at higher level. 4. Elbert Bill
1883
Lord Ripon
To bring Indian and European magistracy on equal footing 5. Indian Council Act
1892
Lord Lansdown
Membership of the central legislative councils was enlarged 6.Minto-Morley Reforms
1909
Lord Minto II
Separate electorates to widen the gulf between Hindus and Muslims 7. Indian Councils Act
1909
Lord Minto II
(See Morley-Minto reforms)
8.Montague-Chelmsford Reforms (Dyarchy) 1919
Lord Chelmsford
Meaning dual system of Government (See Rowlatt act) 9. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
1919
Lord Chelmsford
Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar by General Dyer 10. Rowlatt Act
1919
Lord Chelmsford
Extraordinary powers were given to government to suppress the freedom struggle with General Dyer as the Commandant
11. Simon Commission 1927
Lord Irwin
To report working of the reforms; recommended diarchy in provinces India to be constituted as a federation and Indianization of armed forces
12. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
1931
Lord Irwin
Congress called off the agitation and agreed to participate in the Second Round Table Conference
13. Communal Award
1932
Lord Wellingdon
Envisaged communal representation for depressed classes besides Hindus, Muslims and
Lord Linlithgow
Proposed Dominion status for India after the Second World War 16. INA Trial
1945
Lord Wavell
INA prisoners of war were tried at Red Fort Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru defended them 17. Wavell Plan
1945
Lord Wavell
Envisaged constitution of executive council in such a way as to give representation to all major communities in India
18.Cabinet Mission Plan 1946
Lord Wavell
Envisaged establishment of Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution 19. Indian Independence Act
1947
Lord Mountbatten
India partitioned and attained independence