PPSC EXAMS MATERIAL 2017

★ Kharan it is located in North West of Balochistan Province.
★ River Chenab, Ravi, Sutluj and Jhelum join the River Indus at Kot Mithan. Cholistan or Rohi 75000 sq km Bahawalpur, Sukkur, Khair pur, Sanghar, Mir pur Khas, Tharparkar. Cholistan or Rohi in Sindh is called patand Thar in Northern and Southern parts respectively.
★The Source of Indus River is Mansorawar Lake in Tibet.
★The Indus plans from East to West. The Indus and its tributaries constitute the whole River system of Indus. It is 2900 kilometers Long River. It has a catchment area of 970, 000 square kms.
★ Jhelum and Chenab Rivers meet at Trimmu Headworks.
★ The longest river of Balochistan is Hingol. Balochistan other rivers Porali and Dasht are major rivers.
★ The Indus River risen from Tibet, it is also called the Nile of Pakistan, it is the longest river of Pakistan and River Ravi is the Smallest.
★ 8 Rivers flow in the territory of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Zhob, Mula, Gomal, Sowat, Kunhar, Kuram, Parorj Kora).
★The River Ravi Originates from Indian state Himalaya Paradesh. It is 115km long.
★The Harappa a historical city is located on River Ravi near Sahiwal.
★ Chenab and Jehlum flow from Kashmir.
★ Length of Pak-India border is 1,610 km. Length of Pak-Iran border is 805 km.Length of Pak-China border is 595 km. Length of Pak-Afghan border is 2252 km.
★ Warsak dam is on Kabul River.Rawal Dam is on Kurrang River. Khanpur dam is on Haro River.Tanda dam is in Baluchistan. Tarbela deam was completed in 1969.
★ Muztag pass connects Gilgit-Yarkand (China).
★ Khankum Pass connects Chitral-Wakhan (Afghanistan)
★ The Shandur Pass connects Chitral and Gilgit.
★ Khyber Pass connects Peshawar-Kabul
★Kulk pass connects Gilgit-China.
★ Bolan Pass connects Queta-Afghanistan.
★Tochi Pass connects Pakistan-China.
★ Length of Silk Rourte (Korakorum Route) is 965 km.
★ Madhupur Head works is located on the river Ravi.Ferozpur Head works is located on river Sutluj.
★ Pakistan bought Gwadar from King of maskat at the cost of 40 lakh pounds on 8th September 1958.
★ Six barrages are constructed on the River Indus. Barrages on Indus are Toonsa, Jinnah, Sukkur, Gudo, Kotri & Ghulam Mohammad.
★ Three deserts are located in Pakistan, which are namely; Thar (Sindh), Thal, Cholistan (Punjab).
★ Hindu-kush range is also known as Little Pamirs.
★Sub-Himalya is also known as Siwaliks.
★The Sindh Sagar Doab is also known as Thal Desert.
★ Takht-i-Suleman is the highest peak of Sulaiman Mountains.
★ Hispar Glacies is located in Hunza.
★ Katch and Gawadar are the districts of Makran Division.
★ Pakistan can be divided into six natural regions.
★ The coldest place in Pakistan is Sakardu and hottest place is Jacababad.
★ Most of the Hosiery Industry is located in Karachi.
★ The Heavy Mechanical complex was established with the help of China at Taxila.
★Kohat is the oldest cantonment of Pakistan.
★ Sukkur barrage is the largest barrage of Pakistan completed in 1932.
★ Baheshti Darwaza is located in Pakpattan.
★ Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh came in Lahore in 1039 A.D. from the city of Ghazni.
★ Sher Shah built G.T. Road and Rohtas fort. Imperial Highway is the old name of G.T. Road.
★ Nanga Parbat is located in Himalaya Range. It is commonly known as Killer Mountain.
★ Karakoram highway was completed in 1978. Karakoram was completed in the total period of 20 years.
★ Karakoram is a Turkish word. Karakoram highway passes through khunjrab pass.
★ Punial is said to be the place where ‘heaven and earth meet’.
★ Siachin glacier is located near Astor.
★ Hunza is called real Shangrilla.
★ French Beach is located at Karachi.
★ Ranikot Fort is the largest fort of Pakistan, which is located near Hyderabad.
★ Meerani Dam is under construction near Turbat.
★Chashma barrage was built in 1971 on river Indus.
★Warsak dam was built in 1960 on river Kabul.
★ Rawal dam was built in 1965 on river Kurang.
★ Pakistan’s oldest archaeological site is situated near Larkana.
★ Khewra is the main source of gypsum in Pakistan.
★ Sainadak is famous for copper, silver and gold.
★ Peshawar means ‘city of flowers’.
★ Lahore Fort was built in 1560.
★ Mahbub-ul-Haq Human Development Center is locates at Islamabad.
★ Nasirabad region of Balochistan will be irrigated through Kachi cananl.
★ Kharan district of the country having lowest population density.
★ In violation of lndus Basin Treaty 1960, India has constructed Wullar barrage on River Jhelum.
★ Water -flows of the river are diverted to Wuller Barrage through the construction of Kishanganga Dam.
★ India is constructing Kishanganga Dam in Baramula.
★ India has constructed “Baglihar Dam” in occupied Kashmir`s district of Doda.
★ “AKHORI DAM” is located across Nandnakas near Akhori village about 28 KM east of Attock Punjab.
★ Largest district of Punjab by area is Bahawalpur. Tropic of cancer crosses Pakistan.
★ Pakistan has the second largest Muslim population in the world. About one fifth of the population lives below the international poverty line (US$1.25 per day).
★ More than 60 languages are spoken in Pakistan. English is the official language of Pakistan and is used in government.
★ 96% of the population is Muslims. Just over 1.5% is Christians.
★ Pakistan has the sixth largest military force in the world.
★ Pakistan has cold, dry winters and hot, wet summers.
★ Despite once being called the world’s most dangerous country in a British magazine (The Economist), the tourism industry is growing in Pakistan.
★ Muslim Bagh in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is famous for the mineral of Chromite.
★ Hazara division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province comprises five districtd including abbottabad, Batagram, Kohistan, Mansehra and Haripur.​
★ Hindko language is prominent in Hazara division.
★ Kallar Kahar situated in salt range near Chakwal.
★ Wullar Lake is a source of Jhelum.
★ Warsak dam was constructed in 1960.It is located on River Kabul.
★Hina Lake is situated near Quetta.
★ Which cities of Iran and Pakistan are linked through railway line? Quetta-Zedan
★ Which is the biggest earth filled dam of Pakistan? Tarbela
★ Sui gas field is the biggest natural gas field in Pakistan. It is located near Sui in Balochistan. The gas field was discovered in the late 1952 and the commercial exploitation of the field began in 1955.Mari is the second biggest natural gas field of Pakistan​
★ Masjid Wazir Khan is located in Lahore and Masjid Muhbat Khan is located in Peshawar.
★ Haleji Lake is situated in Sindh. Sat Para Lake is situated in Baltistan (Sakardu).
★ The greatest fort of Pakistan that is Rani Kot Fort is situated near the city Hyderabad.
★ Gandhara Art is related to Taxila.
★ ‘Marala’ Headworks has been constructed on River Chenab.