Pakistan Studies

Samina Khayal Baig is recognized as the first Pakistani woman to successfully scale Mount Everest, achieving this milestone in 2013. This makes option B the correct answer.

The Gomal Zam Dam is located in the South Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is situated on the Gomal River at Khajuri (Khjori) Kach, west of the Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts. Therefore, the correct answer is South Waziristan Agency (option A). The previously given correct answer (B) was incorrect, but the explanation correctly identified the location as South Waziristan.

The GSP Plus status allows Pakistan to export products without duties to the 27 European Union member states, not 28. The EU currently has 27 member countries after the UK's departure.

The 2013 Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) honored HRH Nazrin Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, the Sultan of the State of Perak, Malaysia, with the Global Islamic Finance Leadership Award. This confirms that Raja Nazrin Shah was the recipient of the GIFA in 2013, recognizing his contributions to Islamic finance. The other options did not receive this award that year.

The International Court of Arbitration set the minimum flow into the Neelum River at 7 cubic meters per second to ensure water availability as per the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project agreement between Pakistan and India.

General Raheel Sharif took oath as the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan on 25 November 2013, making option B the correct answer.

The first session of the All India Muslim League was presided over by Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk, who played a key role in the formation of the League in 1906. The other options were prominent figures but did not preside over the first session.

The foundation stone of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam was laid by Nawaz Sharif in 2017. This makes option A the correct answer, as the other listed politicians did not perform this ceremony.

According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24 and the World Bank Pakistan Development Update April 2025, the industrial sector of Pakistan, which includes manufacturing and mining, contributes approximately 13 percent to the national GDP. This is consistent with the data showing the industrial sector's share around 13.2% to 13.6% of GDP in recent years. The options given are close values around this figure, and 13.20% (option A) is the most accurate and supported by official sources. The World Bank reports and Pakistan Economic Survey confirm this contribution, making option A the correct answer.

The Pakistan-Qatar LNG import deal is a government-to-government contract signed for 15 years, making option C correct. This long-term agreement ensures energy supply stability for Pakistan.