General Knowledge About Pakistan
- •Pakistan opened its first embassy in Iran.
- • Egypt was first to open its embassy in Pakistan.
- • First governor of State Bank Zahid Hussain.
- • First Lady governor Rana Liaquat Ali (Sindh) 1973-1976.
- • First lady federal minister Vikarun Nisa Noor (Tourism).
- • First state to join Pakistan was Bahawul Pur, 1954.
- • Pak: cricket team first visited England.(chk: India)
- • First captain of cricket team Abdul Hafeez Kardar.
- • First century Nazar Mohammd against India in 1954 in Lacknow.
- • First Woman University is located in Rawalpindi.
- • First governor of Punjab=Francis Moody.
- • First CM of Punjab=Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot.
- • First Governor of Sindh=Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah.
- • First CM of Sindh=Ayub Khoro.
- • First Governor of Baluchistan=Lt: General Riaz Hussain.
- • First CM of Baluchistan=Attaullah Mengal.
- • First Chief Justice of Pak: Sir Abdur Rasheed.
- • First PM of Azad Kashmir=Abdul Hamid Khan.
- • First President of AJK=Sardar Ibrahim Khan.
- • First Commander-in-Chief of Pak: Army was Frank Miservi.
- • First chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee was General Mohd: Sahrif.
- • First chief of Staff of armed forces was General Tikka Khan.
- • First governor State Bank was Zahid Hussain.
- • First daily newspaper is Amroz 1947.
- • First lady pilot was Shukriya Khanum.
- • First museum of Pak established in Karachi in 1950.
- • First Bank was United Bank (7th August, 1947)
- • First Agriculture Reforms in Pak: Jan: 24, 1959.
- • First Chief Election Commissioner of Pak: Mr. Khan F.M.Khan (25th March, 1956)
- • Election Commision was created on 23rd March, 1956 under Article 137 of 1956 consititution.
- • First Muslim Commander in Chief of Pak: Ayub Khan.
- • First Radio Station established was of Karachi.
- • First T.V station was setup at Lahore on Nov: 26, 1964.
- • First lady Lady Major General in Pak: Dr. Shahida Malik.
- • First Space satellite was launched by Pak: in 1990.
- • First private TV Channel STN launched in 1990.
- • First Chairman Senate was Habibullah Khan.
- • First woman judge of High Court: Majida Rizvi.
- • First constructed barrage of Pak: Sukkur Barrage.
- • First Secretary General of Pak: Ch: Mohd: Ali.
- • Agro museum is at Lailpur.
- • First bio-gas plant was installed in 1974.
- • First woman bank established on Dec: 1, 1989.
- • Badshahi mosque built in 1670 A.D.
- • Designataion of GG changed into President on 23rd March, 1956.
- • Largest Hockey stadium is National Hockey Stadium Lahore.
- • First minority minister of Pak: Joginder Nath Mandal held the portfolio of law.
- • First Atomic Reactor established in Islamabad in 1956. .
- • Largest railway tunnel is Khojak.
- • Smallest dam of Pak: Warsak dam.
- • Largest fort of Pak: “Rani Kot”.
- • City Bank is the largest bank in the country.( Habib Bank)
- • Nishan-e-Pak: is the highest civil award of Pak:
- • Second highest civil award is Hilal-e-Pak:
- • Ayub National Park (Rawalpinidi) is the largest Park in Pakistan.
- • Lahore Museum is the biggest in Pak:
- • Largest Railway station is Lahore.
- • Highest Pass is Muztag Pass which connects Gilgit to Xinkiyang.
- • Largest canal is Lloyd Barrage Canal or Sukkur Barrage or Lance Down Pull built in 1936.
- • Largest Cement Plant is Lucky Cement Plant near Luki Marwat.
- • Largest road is Shahrah-e-Pak:
- • Shortest river is Ravi.
- • Smallest division is Karachi.
- • Largest division is Kalat.
- • Largest division of Sindh is Therparkar.
- • Habib Bank Plaza Karachi has 23 stories (345 ft)
- • Minar-e-Pak: is 196 ft, 8 inches high.
- • Pakistan has its longest boundary with Afghanistan.
- • Pakistan is 34th largest country in the world, 6th population wise.
- • Smallest civil award is Tamg-e-Khidmat.
- • First census of Indo-Pak: 1881.
- • Highest dam is Mangla dam.
