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Pakistan successfully test-fires anti-ship Zarb missile
Pakistan has test fired anti-ship surface to sea “Zarb” missile from the coastal areas successfully. It hit its target in the Arabian Sea after it was fired from a strategic point located at a coastal area. The missile was formally ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Pakistan Parliament becomes first in world to run entirely on solar power
Pakistan’s Parliament building located in national capital Islamabad became the first in the world to completely run on solar power. It achieved this feat after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif switched on solar-powered building of the parliament in a simple ceremony. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Sindh becomes first Pakistan province to adopt Hindu Marriage Bill
Sindh became the first Pakistan province to adopt landmark Hindu Marriage Bill, 2015 in order to allow the minority community to register their marriages. This is for the first such a law is being passed since formation of Pakistan in ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Pakistan Cricket umpire Asad Rauf banned for 5 years
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has banned Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf for five years after its disciplinary committee found him guilty of corrupt practices. It was announced by BCCI president Shashank Manohar who had headed the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Joshna Chinappa wins gold medal in women’s individual squash at SAG
India’s ace squash player Joshna Chinappa has won the gold medal in women’s individual category at the 12th South Asian Games (SAG). In the final match played at R G Baruah Sports Complex in Guwahati, she defeated Pakistan’s Maria Wazir ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Veteran Urdu writer Intizar Husain passes away
Legendary Urdu fiction writer, novelist, columnist and poet Intizar Husain passed away in Lahore, Pakistan. He was 93. He was the first Pakistani and the first Urdu writer ever to be nominated for the prestigious literally award Man Booker International ..