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Retired Lieutenant General Hanut Singh, a 1971 Indo-Pak war hero passes away
Lieutenant General Hanut Singh (retd) on 12 April 2015 passed away in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. He was 82. He was a 1971 Indo-Pak war hero and one of the most famous officers of the Indian Army. About Lt Gen Hanut Singh In ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Asteroid 316201 named after Malala Yousafzai
Asteroid 316201 was named as ‘316201 Malala’ after the youngest Nobel laureate and girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai. The asteroid was named after her by Amy Mainzer, astronomer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, United States under the International ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Pakistan 8th most dangerous country in the world: Country Threat Index
Recently released Country Threat Index (CTI) by US-based intelligence think tank- Intel Center has placed Pakistan eighth in the list of the most dangerous countries in the world as of March 2015. Top 10 Most Dangerous Countries in the world ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Saudi Arabia along with GCC launches military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen
Saudi Arabia along with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and several other countries have started military operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The operations were stated after Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi had requested to counter radical Houthi movement in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Sohail Aman appointed as new Pakistan Air Force chief
Sohail Aman on 18 March 2015 was appointed as Chief of Pakistan Air Force (PAF). His appointment was approved by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and was promoted to the rank of Air Chief Marshal. He will succeed Chief of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Pakistan tests 1st indigenous armed drone Burraq and laser guided missile Barq
Pakistan successfully tested its first indigenously built all-weather armed drone named Burraq and a laser guided missile named Barq. By successfully testing of Burraq, Pakistan became the 9th country in the World to develop an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) domestically. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Pakistan successfully test-fires nuclear capable Shaheen-III ballistic missile
Pakistan on 9 March 2015 successfully conducted the first test of surface-to-surface Shaheen-III ballistic missile off the Arabian Sea. The missile, also called White Falcon-III in English has been developed by Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Three South Asian women selected for International Women of Courage Award 2015
Three South Asian women have been selected for the prestigious International Women of Courage Award for the year 2015 by the United States. They are Captain Niloofar Rahmani from Afghanistan Air Force. Nadia Sharmeen– Journalist and women’s rights activist from ..