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First, Largest, Longest, Smallest Lowest, Fastest, in Pakistan
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• Iran was first to recognize Pakistan.
• Pakistan opened its first embassy in Iran.
• Egypt was first to open its embassy in Pakistan.
• First governor of state bank Zahid Hussain.
• First lady governor Raana Liaquat Ali (Sindh) 1973-1976.
• First lady federal minister Vikar un-Nisa Noor (tourism).
• First state to join Pakistan was Bahawul Pur, 1954.
• Pakistan's first Test match was played in Delhi in October 1952 as part of a five Test
series which India won 2–1.
• Pakistan made their first tour of England in 1954 and drew the series 1–1 after a
memorable victory at The Oval in which fast bowler Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets.
• First captain of cricket team Abdul Hafeez Kardar.
• First century Nazar Mohammad against India in 1954 in Lacknow.
• First woman university is located in Rawalpindi.
• First governor of Punjab was Francis Moody.
• First CM of Punjab was Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot.
• First governor of Sindh was Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah.
• First CM of Sindh was Ayub Khoro.
• First Governor of Baluchistan was General Riaz Hussain.
• First CM of Baluchistan was Attaullah Mengal.
• First Chief Justice of Pakistan Sir Abdur Rasheed.
• First pm of Azad Kashmir Was Abdul Hamid Khan.
• First president of AJK was Sardar Ibrahim Khan.
• First Commander-in-chief of Pakistan army was Frank Misservi.
• First Chairman joint chiefs of staff committee was General Muhammad was Sharif
• First Chief of staff of armed forces was General Tikka Khan.
• First Governor state bank was Zahid Hussain.
• First daily newspaper is Imroz 1947.
• First lady pilot was Shukriya Khanum.
• First museum of Pakistan established in Karachi in 1950.
• First bank was United Bank (7th august, 1947)
• First agriculture reforms in Pakistan Jan 24, 1959.
• First chief election commissioner of Pakistan MR. Fateh Muhammad Khan (25th
March, 1956)
• Election commission was created on 23rd march, 1956 under article 137 of 1956
constitution.
• First Muslim commander in chief of Pakistan Ayub Khan.
• First radio station was established in Karachi.
• First T.V station was setup at Lahore on Nov 26, 1964.
• First lady Major General in Pakistan Dr. Shahida Malik.
• First space satellite was launched by Pakistan in 1990.
• First private tv channel STN launched in 1990.
• First chairman senate was Habibullah Khan.
• First woman judge of High Court was Majida Rizvi.
• First secretary general of Pak was Ch. Mohammad Ali.
• Agro museum is at Lailpur.
• First private airline of Pakistan is Hajveri.
• First bio-gas plant was installed in 1974.
• First woman bank established on Dec 1, 1989.
• First minority minister of Pakistan was Joginder Nath Mandal held the portfolio of
law.
• First atomic reactor established in Islamabad in 1962.
• In 1956, the Pakistani government created the Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) to
lead the new program.
• The United States gave Pakistan its first five-megawatt reactor to Pakistan
atomic research reactor (PARR-1) in 1962.
• First census of Indo-Pak was 1881.
• First medical college was Nishtar Medical College.
• Pakistan’s first geo-scientific laboratory is functioning in Islamabad.
• The first president of America who made an official visit to Pakistan was D Wight d.
Eisen hover.
• First person who received Nishan-E-Haider Captain Raja Sarwar
• First Governor General of Pakistan Quaid-E-Azam.
• First president of Pakistan Iskandar Mirza
• First prime minister of Pakistan Nawab Liaqat Ali Khan
• First elected president of Pakistan Field Marshal Ayub Khan
• First elected prime minister Z. A. Bhutto
• First vice president of Pakistan Nur-ul-Amin
• First Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan Justice Salahuddin Ahmad
• First governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sir George Cunningham
• First Muslim governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid
• First governor of Balochistan Lt Gen Riaz Hussain
• First governor of Gilgit-Baltistan Shamma Khalid
• First commander-in-chief of Air Force Air Vice Marshal Allan Perry Keene
• First Muslim commander-in-chief of air force Air Marshal Asghar Khan
• First commander-in-chief of Navy Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford
• First Muslim commander-in-chief of navy haji Muhammad Sadique Chaudhry
• First cruise missile Hatf VII (babur) August 11, 2005
• First constitution of Pakistan was enforced march 23, 1956
• Second constitution of Pakistan was enforced 8 June 1962
• Third constitution of Pakistan was enforced 14 august 1973
• First foreign minister of Pakistan Sir Zafarullah Khan
• First chief scout commissioner of Pakistan Quaid-I-Azam
• First SOS village of Pakistan Lahore (1977)
• First Pakistan postal stamp issued July 1948
• First constructed barrage of Pakistan Sukkur Barrage (1932)
• First DNA test laboratory Islamabad (march, 2006)
• First motorway of Pakistan constructed in 1997 Islamabad Lahore Motorway
• First martial law was imposed in Pakistan 7 October 1958
• First female chancellor in the Pakistan Begum Ra’na Liaqat Ali Khan
• First female vice chancellor in Pakistan Najma Najam
• First female university of Pakistan Fatima Jinnah Women University
• First female gold champion in Pakistan Shehzadi Gulfam
• First female representative of Pakistan in the UNO Shaista Ikramullah
• First Pakistan to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize Adrees Latif
• First female governor state bank of Pakistan Shamshad Akhtar
• First women pilot in Pakistan Shukriya Khanam
• First administrator of Karachi Syed Hashim Raza
• First chairman of senate Habib Ullah Khan
• President of first constitution assembly of Pakistan Quaid-E-Azam
• First female deputy speaker in Pakistan begum Jahan-Ara Shahnawaz
• First female member of parliament begum Shaista Suharwardy Ikramullah
• First female minister of education begum Mahmooda Salim Khan
• First female minister of population dr. Attiya Inayatullah
• First Pakistan minister of information Syeda Abida Hussain
• First female Pakistani minister of finance Benazir Bhutto
• First female minister of law and human rights Shahida Jamil
• First female “foreign ministry spokesperson Tasleem Aslam
• First public airline of Pakistan Orient Airline
• First capital of Pakistan Karachi
• First Nuclear Reactor of Pakistan Karachi nuclear power plant 1972
• First woman Judge of High court of Pakistan Majida Rizvi
• First speaker of constitution assembly Molvi Tameez-Ud-Din
• First sports channel of Pakistan Super Geo.
• First Pakistani who received Noble Prize dr. Abdus Salam (1979 in physics)
• First Pakistani who received Lenin Prize Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1961)
• First woman prime minister in Pakistan Benazir Bhutto
• Youngest prime minister Benazir Bhutto
• First female Speaker of national assembly Fahmeeda Mirza
• First finance minister of Pakistan Ghulam Muhammad
• First census in Pakistan 1951
• First natural gas reserves were discovered in Pakistan sui (1952)
• First time won the cricket world cup 1992
• Pakistan’s first cabinet sworn august 15, 1947
• First news agency of Pakistan APP.
• First Pakistani female athlete who won gold medal in SAF games Naseem Hameed
• First state to join Pakistan Bahawalpur
• First railway track Karachi and Kotri (1861)
• First five-year plan of Pakistan 1955-1960
• First Pakistani who climbed mount Everest Nazir Sabir (2000)
• First Pakistani who draw Pakistani flag in north pole Numaira Saleem
• First emergency was declared in Pakistan July 25, 1948
• Largest Hockey Stadium is National Hockey Stadium Lahore.
• Largest railway tunnel is Khojak.
• Largest fort of Pak was “Rani Kot”.
• Ayub National Park (Rawalpindi) is the largest park in Pakistan.
• Largest museum the National Museum of Pakistan (Urdu was )قومی عجائب گھر پاکِستانis
located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
• Largest railway station is Lahore.
• Largest canal is Lloyd barrage canal or Sukkur barrage or lance down pull built in
1936.
• Largest cement plant is lucky cement plant near Lucki Marwat.
• Largest road is Shahrah-E-Pakistan
• Largest division is Kalat.
• Largest division of Sindh is the Tharparkar.
• Largest airport is Quaid-E-Azam International Airport, Karachi.
• Largest canal is Lloyd Barrage Canal.
• Largest dam is Terbela.
• Largest desert is Thar.
• Largest district is Chaghi (Baluchistan).
• Largest industrial unit of Pakistan steel mill.
• Largest industry is textile.
• Largest island is Manora (Karachi)
• Largest jungle is Changa Manga (Kasur).
• Largest lake (artificial) is Keenjhar.
• Largest lake (natural) is Manchar.
• Largest library is Punjab Public Library, Lahore.
• Largest mine is Salt Mines of Khewra.
• Largest motorway is Ratto Dero to Gawadar M-8.
• Largest circulated Urdu Newspaper is Jang, English is the news.
• Largest nuclear reactor is KANUPP, Karachi.
• Largest oil field is Dhurnal Oil Field.
• Largest Park is Ayub National Park, Rawalpindi.
• Largest radio station is Islamabad.
• Largest university is Punjab University, Lahore.
• Largest library is Punjab Public Library.
• Largest coal mine is in Quetta.
• Largest island of Pak is Manora.
• Largest mountain range is Karakoram.
• Largest railway platform is of Rohri
• Nishan-e-Pak was is the highest civil award of Pakistan
• Second highest civil award is Hilal-E-Pakistan
• Highest dam is Mangla Dam.
• Trich Mir is the highest peak of Hindu Kush 8126 M.
• The highest point of the khyber pass is Landhi Kotal.
• Highest pass is Muztag pass which connects Gilgit to Xinkiyang (China).
• Habib Bank Plaza Karachi has 23 stories (345 ft)
• Highest peak of Sulaiman Mountains is Takht-E-Sulaiman.
• Highest peak is k2 (Goodwin Austin 8611 meters)
• Minar-e-Pakistan is 196 ft, 8 inches high.
• Pakistan has its longest boundary with Afghanistan.
• Pakistan is 34 largest country in the world, 5th population wise.
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• Pak launched expedition to Antarctica reached on 5 Jan, 1991 established Jinnah
research station
• Longest tenure as Governor General was Ghulam Mohammad.
• Longest tenure as president was Ayub Khan.
• Longest period of rule was of Zia ul -Haq.
• Longest coast is of Baluchistan (771 km)
• Longest railway track was Karachi to Landi Kotal.
• Longest tenure as PM was of Liaquat Ali
• Longest tenure as Governor General of Pakistan Ghulam Mohammad
• Oldest university is in Punjab.
• The only non-military shaheed to receive Nishan-E-Haider was Subaidar Lalik Jan he
belonged to NLI.
• 2nd largest glacier of Pakistan is Batura.
• Longest tunnel Rail was Khojak (2.43 miles) (Baluchistan), road was Lowari Tunnel
(5 miles), water was Warsak Dam Tunnel (3.5 miles).
• Rainiest city is Rawalpindi.
• Rainiest place is Muree.
• Pak’s second largest city is Lahore.
• Zafarullah khan was the first foreign minister of Pakistan.
• Smallest dam is Warsak Dam.
• Smallest city is Jehlum.
• Shortest tenure as PM of Ayub Khan (3 days) then Shujaat Hussain (47 days).
• Shortest tenure as President is of Bhutto.
• Shortest tenure as Governor General is of Quaid e Azam.
• Smallest civil award is Tamga-E-Khidmat.
• Shortest river is Ravi.
• Smallest division is Karachi.
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