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Official Name

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

• Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)
• National Poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938)
• Head of the State Asif Ali Zardari, President
• Head of Government Yousaf Raza gillani, Prime Minister
• Capital Islamabad
• Area Total 796,095 Sq. km.
Punjab 205,344 Sq. km.
Sindh 140,914 Sq. km.
North West Frontier Province 74,521 Sq. km.
Balochistan 347,190 Sq. km.
Federally Administered Tribal Areas 27,220 Sq. km.
Islamabad (Capital) 906 Sq. km.
• Population 149.03 million


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Posted on October, 30 2012 12:39:21 PM


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International day of Peace observed worldwide
International day of peace also called as World peace day was celebrated worldwide on 21 September 2012. The day is dedicated to peace, providing opportunities to different organizations, individuals and nations to create a practical act of peace. In 1981, The United Nations General Assembly declared, in a resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and Costa Rica as the International Day of Peace devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace.

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Posted on February, 08 2013 11:53:19 AM

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Aung San Suu Kyi received US Congress Highest Honour
The Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi received, the US Congress highest Civilian Honour at a ceremony organized in the Capitol Rotunda on 19 September 2012, before her meet with the US president Barack Obama. Before her, the recipient of this award includes George Washington, Pope John Paul II and Dalai Lama-the Tibetan Buddhist Leader. During her 15 year long house arrest against the military rule in Myanmar, she received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2008.

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Posted on February, 08 2013 11:54:25 AM

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Ex-COO and MD of Reebok India held for Rs 870 Crore Fraud
The ex-COO Vishnu Bhagat and former MD Subhender Singh Prem of Reebok India along with three more executives were arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Gurgaon on 19 September 2012. All these people are accused of doing fraud of Rs 870 Crore with the company. They were involved in selling the goods in the market via ghost representatives using forged bills and not depositing the money back on the companies account

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Posted on February, 08 2013 11:55:44 AM

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Analysis of the GAAR provisions The provisions for the GAAR are mention in Chapter X-A (Section 95 to 102) of the Act. Presented provisions allow the authority of tax, despite of containing anything in the Act with clear declaration on the arrangements made for assesses (estimated value, nature or extent of amount of the fine) that has entered into the impermissible avoidance arrangement to face the consequences with regard to the tax liability determined by the arrangement

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Posted on February, 08 2013 11:57:16 AM

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Salman Rushdie released his Book Joseph Anton
Joseph Anton the 633 page book depicts a memoir of Salman Rushdie during his 10 years long run to protect himself from the Fatwa issued by his name was released on 18 September 2012. Salman Rushdie‘s new book reveals his life, at the time when he was issued an Iranian fatwa that ordered his death for the publication of The Satanic Verses in 1988. In the book, Salman Rushdie has characterized himself as Joseph Anton and the name is the combination of the first names of his favourite writers Joseph Conrad and Anton Chekhov.

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Posted on February, 08 2013 11:58:25 AM

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General Awareness
Tel. No.: 25394777 / 67120221 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.quoinacademy.com 19
(a) Promotion of exchanges of knowledge and experience in the field of organizational and technical development, with a view to strengthening the administration of electoral processes. (b) Exchange of information, material, expertise and technical knowhow relating to electoral processes and systems; training of personnel and development of human resources. (c) Organizational development and capacity building. MoU was made so that it can facilitate sharing of best practices, skills and experiences between the two institutions for mutual benefit. MoU is an extremely suitable mechanism for strengthening and carrying forward mutual collaboration in electoral management and administration. Election Commission of India has so far signed thirteen MOUs with Election Management Bodies and international organizations across the world.India and Egypt are already collaborating

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Posted on February, 08 2013 12:00:02 PM

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Trial to make Maharaja Express affordable for domestic tourists
In a hunt to pull the interests of domestic tourists by making Maharaja Express affordable, IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) announced a cut in the journey along with discounted offers for twin travellers. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation have declared four trips in the festive season for the runnining financial year. The IRCTC had shortened the distance of travel and duration of two trips along with a discounted offer of 50 percent discount to the second companion. The trips of eight days and seven nights have been shortened to be of four days and three nights. The two trips scheduled for the year includes the one during Dussehra and the other during Diwali, commencing on 20 October 2012 and 27 October 2012. The trip named to be Indian Panorma will move on the route mentioned Delhi-Jaipur-Ranthamobore-Agra-Gwalior-Orchha-Khajuraho-Varanasi-Lucknow-Delhi). The offered package includes meals along with sight-seeing, 24-hour valet service, paramedics on-board and entrance fees to the sights. Beer, liquor and house wines will be served as complementary.

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Posted on February, 11 2013 11:40:41 AM

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Shimla Municipal Corporation introduced Green Tax on vehicles entering Shimla
Shimla Municipal Corporation on 15 September 2012 introduced Green Tax on Shimla entry of vehicles not registered in Himachal Pradesh. The Corporation Commissioner M.P. Sood stated that the vehicles crossing the entry points of the town will have to pay the imposed tax. The tax will be imposed on automobiles on both commercial and non-commercial category

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Posted on February, 11 2013 11:43:34 AM

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Proposal for 51 percent FDI in multi-brand retail and 49 percent in Aviation passed
The Union Cabinet on 14 September 2012 cleared the proposal of foreign direct investment (FDI) for 51 percent in the multi-brand retail chains and 49 percent in Aviation power exchanges industry

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Posted on February, 11 2013 11:45:38 AM

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QS World University Rankings released and MIT top the ranking Chart
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topping the list of best universities issued by the QS World University Rankings for 2011-2012 for the first time that there is a massive rise in the tech-based universities of the world. Cambridge University that had managed to be at second position in the list has seen a slight depression from its first slot, whereas Harvard University was ranked to be at third position in the list.

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Posted on February, 11 2013 11:47:15 AM

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The Indian Newspaper Society declared Tilak Kumar as its new President
K.N. Tilak Kumar was appointed as the president of The Indian Newspaper Society for the year 2012-2013 on 13 September 2012 during the 73rd annual meet of the Newspaper Society. Tilak Kumar is the Editor of Deccan Herald and the Joint Managing Director of the Printers (Mysore). He is a successor of Ashish Bagga from India Today.

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Posted on February, 11 2013 11:49:14 AM

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Karnataka agreed to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu
Karnataka showcased a gesture of goodwill on 10 September 2012 in front of the Supreme Court of India and agreed to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery River, till 20 September 2012.

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Posted on February, 12 2013 12:05:46 PM

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India and Pakistan issued a joint statement at the end of the SM Krishna's Visit
External Affairs of India, SM Krishna visited Pakistan from 7 to 9 September 2012 to review progress in the Dialogue process. During his visit, India and Pakistan issued a joint statement. The highlights of the statement are as following—
• Cross-LoC travel would be expanded on both sides of LoC to include visits for tourism and religious pilgrimage.
• Tourist and Pilgrimage sites will be designated on both sides of the LoC and information will be available with the designated authorities.
• Both sides will extend necessary assistance to valid entry permit holders to cross the LoC in emergency situation on crossing as well as non-crossing days. This will be facilitated by designated authorities.
• Improvement of roads and bridges for Cross-LoC trade will be facilitated.
•Transportation links on operational crossing points will be upgraded. • Both sides agreed to facilitate the exchange of business delegations
• Besides, List of 21 products of permissible items for Cross-LoC trade will be respected by both sides. It was agreed that the JWG (Joint Working Group) on Cross-LoC CBMs will meet on a bi-annual basis to review existing arrangements and suggest additional CBMs and measures for Cross-LoC travel and trade.
• India and Pakistan reviewed the status of bilateral relations and expressed satisfaction on the holding of meetings on the issues of Counter-Terrorism (including progress on Mumbai trial) and Narcotics Control; Humantarian issues; Commercial & Economic cooperation; Wullar Barrage / Tulbul Navigation Project; Sir Creek; Siachen; Peace & Security including CBMs; Jammu & Kashmir; and promotion of Friendly Exchanges.

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Posted on February, 12 2013 12:07:39 PM

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Partnership in between Alstom Grid and Toshiba Corp
The two corporate giants Alstom Grid and Toshiba Corp entered into partnership for their smart grid business by signing a Memorandum of Understanding on 6 September 2012. The goal of the collaboration is to secure the supply of energy by identifying different types of electricity management solutions. This partnership will help in ensuring consistency in outcome and support of the supplied energy. Both the organizations are expecting to develop systems that support the integration of renewable energy for bringing down the cost of energy production.

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Posted on February, 12 2013 12:09:01 PM

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India and Tajikistan went ahead on strategic partnership and signed six agreements
India and Tajikistan on 3 September 2012 signed six agreements in the field of sports, health, culture, education, labour, textiles and energy. India and the central Asian country of Tajikistan agreed to advance their ties to a strategic partnership in order to impart greater strength to the relationship through all-round co-operation and engagement.

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Posted on February, 12 2013 12:10:17 PM

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DCGI directed Drug Companies to submit Safety Reports of New Drugs to It
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on 3 September 2012 directed drug companies to submit mandatory safety reports of new drugs to it every six months. The country's drug regulator, in its order, threatened to cancel drug licenses in case they fail to do so.

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Posted on February, 14 2013 04:47:35 PM

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Union Government issued New IT Guidelines to stop its Misuse
The Union government of India on 29 November 2012 issued new guidelines to stop misuse of a particular section of the Information Technology Act. Under the revised guidelines, the cases dealing with spreading messages of reported hatred by electronic medium will be decided by a senior police officer not below the rank of DCP in rural and urban areas. An IGP rank officer will have to give prior approval for registration of cases relating to section 66(a) of IT Act in metro-politan cities. Communication and IT Ministry sent an advisory to this effect to all the states

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Posted on February, 14 2013 04:51:19 PM

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar visited India
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of the National League of Democracy of Myanmar visited India from 13 November 2012 to 18 November 2012. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi spent several years in India during her early days when her mother Daw Khin Yi was Ambassador to India. She also spent some time as a Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla in 1987. Besides her engagements in Delhi, travelled to Bangalore where she visited the Indian Institute of Science and the Infosys Campus. She also toured rural areas in Andhra Pradesh to gain a firsthand impression of the rural development and women?s empowerment programmes being undertaken in India.

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Posted on February, 14 2013 04:53:11 PM

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The 8th Meeting of the India-UK JWG on Counter Terrorism held in New Delhi
The 8th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism was held on November 20, 2012 in New Delhi. The discussions of the JWG were held in an atmosphere of trust and mutual understanding. The two countries shared their respective threat assessments and informed each other of the measures taken by their governments to strengthen counter terrorism policies and structures. They also discussed the follow up on the Mumbai terror attacks of 26/11. The two countries also exchanged views on international developments, coordination in international fora and their bilateral cooperation in the area.

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Posted on February, 14 2013 04:54:53 PM

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Union Coal Ministry decided to deallocate Four Coal Blocks allotted to 15 Firms

The Union Coal Ministry in the fourth week of November 2012 decided to deallocate four coal blocks allotted to 15 firms, including JSW Steel and Bhushan Steel and Strips. The four coal blocks are as following:- Gourangdih ABC coal block in West Bengal, New Patrapara coal block in Orissa, the Lalgarh coal block in Jharkhand and north Dhadu coal bloack. The ministry also asked the Monnet Ispat to deposit a bank guarantee of 62 crore rupees.

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Posted on February, 14 2013 04:56:35 PM