Pakistan Studies

The Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism is known as the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), which consists of 39 member nations. Therefore, option B is correct.

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed on 19 September 1960 in Karachi by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President (Field Marshal) Mohammad Ayub Khan. Although Indira Gandhi, then Minister of Information and Broadcasting, was involved in the negotiations, the treaty was officially signed by Nehru and Ayub Khan. Therefore, the correct answer is Ayub Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru (option B).

The War of 1965 between India and Pakistan resulted in the signing of the Shimla Pact in 1972, which aimed to resolve conflicts peacefully and maintain the ceasefire. The Tashkent Agreement was signed after the 1965 war but immediately after the war in January 1966, not called a pact but an agreement. The Shimla Pact is the more recognized formal agreement following the war.

The Chashma-III nuclear power plant in Pakistan has a generation capacity of approximately 340 megawatts (MW) per unit. It is a pressurized water reactor (PWR) and was inaugurated with this capacity. Although the plant may have multiple units, the question specifically asks for the capacity of the recently inaugurated Chashma-III unit, which is 340 MW. This is confirmed by multiple reliable sources including Wikipedia and Dawn news reports.

Pakistan won the Junior Squash World Championship for the 6th time on 17 August 2016, making option B correct. The other sports listed do not correspond to this achievement on that date.

Churna Island is a small, uninhabited rocky island located in the Arabian Sea near the coast of Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. It lies about 9 km west of the Hub River mouth and approximately 6 km from Mubarak Goth, a fishing village in Karachi's Kiamari Town. Although it is sometimes associated with Thatta due to regional proximity, authoritative sources including Wikipedia and travel guides confirm that Churna Island is geographically closer to Karachi city rather than Thatta. Therefore, the correct answer is Karachi.

Khewra Salt Mine is located in the Jhelum district of Pakistan, making option A the correct answer.

The first gas field discovered in Pakistan was the Sui gas field in 1952, located in Balochistan. This discovery marked the beginning of Pakistan's natural gas industry.

Pakistan is expected to receive around 12 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year from Turkmenistan as part of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project. This figure is widely reported in energy and regional cooperation sources.

The Constitution of Pakistan was adopted and came into effect on March 23, 1973. This date is significant as it marks the formal establishment of the constitution that governs Pakistan.