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Pakistan Facts (GK)
This is a lighter GK companion, not a duplicate of the full Pakistan Studies pages (history, constitution, political system, etc.) — for that depth, use your dedicated Pakistan Studies section. This page only collects the Pakistan-specific general-knowledge one-liners that actually showed up in FPSC MPT past papers.
Pakistan in world superlatives
| Fact | Detail | Source year |
|---|---|---|
| Batura Glacier | Longest glacier outside the polar regions (~57–64 km), in the Karakoram Range, Pakistan | 2022–26 bank |
| Siachen Glacier | World's highest battlefield, on the Pakistan–India border in the Karakoram (flip-side of "highest mountain = Everest") | 2022–26 bank |
| Indus Delta | ~29,524 sq km — one of the world's major river deltas (full delta comparison table on World Geography) | World Atlas, via World Geography page |
| Equator "trap" | Pakistan is NOT among the countries the equator passes through — common confusable with Malaysia/Indonesia | 2022 MPT |
| Nuclear status | Pakistan is a de-facto (undeclared, non-NPT) nuclear-weapon state, alongside India, Israel, and North Korea. Only 5 states are formally NPT-recognized nuclear powers: US, Russia, China, UK, France | 2022 MPT |
Agriculture GK (Kharif / Rabi)
- Kharif crops (summer-sown): rice, maize, cotton
- Rabi crops (winter-sown): wheat, barley, mustard
- Past-paper traps: "Wheat" is NOT Kharif (it's Rabi); "Rice" is NOT Rabi (it's Kharif) — both appeared as trap options in 2025
- Monsoon is caused by land–sea temperature differences; Pakistan's winter monsoon inflow is primarily from the Northeast — 2025 MPT
See also
- World Geography — 09 Aug 2026 (for Indus Delta size comparisons and equator-country list)
- World Facts (GK)
- Science Basic (GK)
- ICT/Computers Basic (GK)
- Abbreviations (GK)
- Past Paper MCQs (2022–2026) + 2027 Prep (source of every fact above)