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Date	Process	Result
October 17, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
November 25, 2007	Featured portal candidate	Not promoted

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Recent Did you know? items

* ... that the horse Sardar was gifted to Jacqueline Kennedy during her 1962 goodwill tour of Pakistan?

* ... that the horse '''[[Sardar (horse)|Sardar]]''' was gifted to [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline Kennedy]] during [[Jacqueline Kennedy's 1962 goodwill tour of India and Pakistan|her 1962 goodwill tour of Pakistan]]?

* ... that before a separate party was created for Pakistan, the All India Scheduled Castes Federation simultaneously held the posts of Minister of Law in both Pakistan and India?

* ... that before '''[[East Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation|a separate party was created for Pakistan]]''', the [[Republican Party of India|All India Scheduled Castes Federation]] simultaneously held the posts of Minister of Law in both [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]] and [[Dominion of India|India]]?

* ... that naval units from around 50 countries took part in the Pakistani naval exercise AMAN-23?

* ... that naval units from around 50 countries took part in the Pakistani [[Military exercise|naval exercise]] '''[[AMAN (naval exercise)|{{nowrap|AMAN-23}}]]'''?

* ... that attendees from forty countries and financial institutions at the 2023 International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan pledged more than US$9 billion for flood recovery?

* ... that attendees from forty countries and financial institutions at the '''[[2023 International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan]]''' pledged more than US$9&nbsp;billion for flood recovery?

* ... that Jacqueline Kennedy bought several saris during her 1962 tour of India and Pakistan to be turned into sari-inspired dresses?

* ... that [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline Kennedy]] bought several saris during [[Jacqueline Kennedy's 1962 goodwill tour of India and Pakistan|her 1962 tour of India and Pakistan]] to be turned into '''[[sari-inspired dress]]es'''?

* ... that Robert Nimmo's command of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan remains the longest ever command of a United Nations operation?

* ... that '''[[Robert Nimmo]]'''{{`s}} command of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan remains the longest ever command of a United Nations operation?

Recent In the news items

13 November 2024 – 2024 Indo-Pakistani smog

New Delhi registers its 15th consecutive day with a "very poor" recorded air quality index due to significant air pollution causing zero meter visibility smog. (The Hindu)

:[[New Delhi]] registers its 15th consecutive day with a "very poor" recorded [[Air quality index|air quality index]] due to significant [[Air pollution in Delhi|air pollution]] causing zero meter visibility [[Smog|smog]]. [https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-air-continues-to-be-in-very-poor-category-as-smog-engulfs-capital/article68862292.ece (''The Hindu'')]

12 November 2024 – 2024 Indo-Pakistani smog

The Pakistani Health Department reports that at least 1.8 million people in Punjab, Pakistan have become sick with respiratory and eye irritation ailments caused by chronic, record-breaking air pollution. (AP)

:The [[Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination|Pakistani Health Department]] reports that at least 1.8 million people in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]] have become sick with [[Respiratory disease|respiratory]] and [[eye irritation]] ailments caused by chronic, record-breaking [[air pollution]]. [https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-smog-punjab-huge-population-affected-304b37e0e98cf734d40a37a5ec908bd3 (AP)]

9 November 2024 – Insurgency in Balochistan

At least 26 people, including fourteen soldiers, are killed and more than 62 others are injured in a suicide bombing at a rail station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility for the attack. (Al Jazeera)

:At least 26 people, including fourteen [[Pakistan Army|soldiers]], are killed and more than 62 others are injured in a [[Suicide attack|suicide bombing]] at a [[Train station|rail station]] in [[Quetta]], [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]]. The [[Balochistan Liberation Army]] claims responsibility for the attack. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/9/several-killed-in-railway-station-bombing-in-pakistans-quetta (Al Jazeera)]

6 November 2024 – Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency

Twelve Jaish ul-Adl militants are killed, including the group's leader Salahuddin Farooqui, in a joint operation by Iran and Pakistan. (Tehran Times) (Sedaye Bourse)

:Twelve [[Jaish ul-Adl]] militants are killed, including the group's leader Salahuddin Farooqui, in a joint operation by [[Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces|Iran]] and [[Pakistan Armed Forces|Pakistan]]. [https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/505983/Terror-group-says-12-members-killed-in-joint-Iran-Pakistan-operation (''Tehran Times'')] [https://www.sedayebourse.ir/amp/508043/ (''Sedaye Bourse'')]

5 November 2024 –

Two Chinese nationals are shot by a security guard at a textile mill in Karachi, Pakistan. (ABC News)

:Two [[Chinese people|Chinese nationals]] are shot by a security guard at a [[textile mill]] in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pakistani-guard-shoots-wound-2-chinese-working-textile-115505344 (ABC News)]

3 November 2024 – Air pollution in Lahore

The air pollution in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, reaches a record-high air quality index score of 1,900, with the Punjab government ordering a mandatory closure of all primary schools for one week, blaming stubble burning for the poor air quality. (BBC News) (Geo News) (NDTV)

:The [[air pollution]] in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]], reaches a record-high [[air quality index]] score of 1,900, with the [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab government]] ordering a mandatory closure of all primary schools for one week, blaming [[stubble burning]] for the poor air quality. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ymg64ynm7o (BBC News)] [https://www.geo.tv/latest/572374-lahore-residents-forced-to-breath-highly-toxic-air-as-aqi-surpasses-1000-again (Geo News)] [https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/at-aqi-of-1-900-this-pakistan-city-is-worlds-most-polluted-blames-winds-from-india-6940977 (NDTV)]

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