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Administrative units of Pakistan
The administrative units of Pakistan (انتظامی اکائیاں) consist of five provinces (Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh), one autonomous territory (Azad Jammu and Kashmir) and one federal territory (Islamabad Capital Territory).
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari:, Pashto: Afġānistān, Dari: Afġānestān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia.
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Ahmad Shah Durrani
Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (c. 1722 – 16 October 1772) (Pashto: احمد شاه دراني), also known as Ahmad Khān Abdālī (احمد خان ابدالي), was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is regarded as the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan.
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Akbar
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (15 October 1542– 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar I, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.
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Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.
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Ayub National Stadium
Ayub National Stadium formerly known as Baluchistan Cricket Association Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Quetta, Pakistan.
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Balochistan Agriculture College
Balochistan Agriculture College, Quetta was established in October 1986.
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Balochistan, Pakistan
Balochistan (bəloːt͡ʃɪs't̪ɑːn) (بلوچِستان), is one of the five provinces of Pakistan.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.
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Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's musculature.
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Bolan Medical College
Bolan Medical College (بولان طبی کالج) is a medical college located in Quetta, Balochistan Pakistan.
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Bolan Pass
The Bolān Pass (درۂ بولان) is a mountain pass through the Toba Kakar Range of Balochistan province in western Pakistan, from the Afghanistan border.
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Boxing
Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.
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Bugti Stadium
The Bugti Stadium is a cricket ground in Quetta, Pakistan.
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BUITEMS
The Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) is a public university in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Caving
Caving – also traditionally known as spelunking in the United States and Canada and potholing in the United Kingdom and Ireland – is the recreational pastime of exploring wild (generally non-commercial) cave systems.
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Central Asia
Central Asia stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east and from Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north.
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Command and Staff College
The Command and Staff College is a Pakistani military training institution where officers receive staff training and education.
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular pitch with a target at each end called the wicket (a set of three wooden stumps upon which two bails sit).
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Demonym
A demonym (δῆμος dẽmos "people, tribe", ὄόνομα ónoma "name") is a word that identifies residents or natives of a particular place, which is derived from the name of that particular place.
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Districts of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan (اِضلاعِ پاكِستان), are the third-order administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but form the first-tier of local government.
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Durand Line
The Durand Line (د ډیورنډ کرښه) is the international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Durrani Empire
The Durrani Empire (د درانیانو واکمني), also called the Afghan Empire (د افغانانو واکمني), was founded and built by Ahmad Shah Durrani.
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El Niño–Southern Oscillation
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an irregularly periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, affecting climate of much of the tropics and subtropics.
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Geological Survey of Pakistan
The Geological Survey of Pakistan (reporting name: GSP), is an autonomous and independent institution under Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources which is tasked and mandate with advancing the geoscience knowledge and carrying out systematic studies on official mapping and area surveying.
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Ghaznavids
The Ghaznavid dynasty (غزنویان ġaznaviyān) was a Persianate Muslim dynasty of Turkic mamluk origin, at their greatest extent ruling large parts of Iran, Afghanistan, much of Transoxiana and the northwest Indian subcontinent from 977 to 1186.
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Gwadar
Gwadar (Balochi and گوادر) is a port city on the southwestern coast of Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Hanna Lake
Hanna Lake is a lake near Quetta city in Balochistan Province in southwestern Pakistan.
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Hayatullah Khan Durrani
Hayatullah Khan Durrani, PP (Pashto:; born 22 April 1962) is a Pakistani caver, mountaineer, environmentalist, organizer, and a rescuer.
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Hazaras
The Hazaras (هزاره, آزره) are an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, speaking the Hazaragi variant of Dari, itself an eastern variety of Persian and one of the two official languages of Afghanistan.
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History of Quetta
Quetta (the word derives from kwatta, Pashto for fort) is a natural fort, surrounded as it is by imposing hills on all sides.
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Hockey
Hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.
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Hotak dynasty
The Hotak dynasty (د هوتکيانو ټولواکمني) was an Afghan monarchy of the Ghilji Pashtuns, established in April 1709 by Mirwais Hotak after leading a successful revolution against their declining Persian Safavid overlords in the region of Loy Kandahar ("Greater Kandahar") in what is now southern Afghanistan.
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Humayun
Nasir-ud-Din Muḥammad (نصیرالدین محمد|translit.
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Indus River
The Indus River (also called the Sindhū) is one of the longest rivers in Asia.
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Islamabad
Islamabad (اسلام آباد) is the capital city of Pakistan located within the federal Islamabad Capital Territory.
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Jacobabad
Jacobabad or Khangarh (Sindhi and جيڪب آباد) is a city in Sindh, Pakistan, serving as both the capital city of Jacobabad District and the administrative centre of Jacobabad Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district.
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John Jacob (East India Company officer)
Brigadier-General John Jacob CB (11 January 1812 – 6 December 1858) was an officer of the British East India Company who served in colonial India for the major portion of his career.
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Karachi
Karachi (کراچی; ALA-LC:,; ڪراچي) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh.
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Kayaking
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Koh-i-Chiltan
Koh-i-Chiltan, (کوہ چلتن; ”Mount Chiltan”) is a peak located in the Chiltan mountain group of the Sulaiman Mountains, in the Quetta District of Balochistan Province, in western Pakistan.
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Koh-i-Murdaar
Koh-i-Murdaar (مردار غر. (Murdaar Mountain) is a peak located in the Murdaar mountain range of the Sulaiman Mountains System, located in the East of Quetta District, in western Pakistan. "Salore Ghasha" is the highest peak of Murdaar mountain range, at / It is the fourth highest peak of Quetta District and sixth highest peak of Balochistan.
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Koh-i-Takatu
Koh-i-Takatu is a Mount peak located in the Sulaiman Mountains range, in the North east of Quetta District of Balochistan Province, in western Pakistan.
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Lahore
Lahore (لاہور, لہور) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Punjab, and is the country’s second-most populous city after Karachi.
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Lingua franca
A lingua franca, also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, vernacular language, or link language is a language or dialect systematically used to make communication possible between people who do not share a native language or dialect, particularly when it is a third language that is distinct from both native languages.
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List A cricket
List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket.
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List of people from Quetta
This is the list of notable people who were born, lived or grew-up in Quetta (the provincial capital of Balochistan province of Pakistan) and Quetta District.
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Mahmud of Ghazni
Yamīn-ud-Dawla Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn (یمینالدوله ابوالقاسم محمود بن سبکتگین), more commonly known as Mahmud of Ghazni (محمود غزنوی; November 971 – 30 April 1030), also known as Mahmūd-i Zābulī (محمود زابلی), was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire.
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Mayor of Quetta
Nazim-e-Quetta (Urdu) is the Mayor who head the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation (QMC) which controls the Local Government system of Quetta, Balochistan.
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Metropolis
A metropolis is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
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Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea.
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Mountaineering
Mountaineering is the sport of mountain climbing.
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Muhajir people
The Muhajir people (also spelled Mahajir and Mohajir) (مهاجر) are Muslim immigrants, of multi-ethnic origin, and their descendants, who migrated from various regions of India after the independence of Pakistan.
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (محمد علی جناح ALA-LC:, born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan.
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Muslim FC
Muslim F.C. is a Pakistani football club based in Quetta that competes in Pakistan Premier League.
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Pakistan
Pakistan (پاکِستان), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاکِستان), is a country in South Asia.
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Pakistan Armed Forces
The Pakistan Armed Forces (پاکستان مُسَلّح افواج, Pākistān Musallah Afwāj) are the military forces of Pakistan.
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Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines (پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایئر لائنز) commonly referred to by the abbreviation PIA (پیآئیاے) is the national flag carrier of Pakistan.
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Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways (پاکستان ریلویز) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan.
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Pakistan Standard Time
Pakistan Standard Time (پاکستان معیاری وقت, abbreviated as PST or sometimes PKT) is UTC+05:00 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
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Pakistan Super League
Pakistan Super League (پاکستان سپر لیگ; PSL) is a Twenty20 cricket league, founded in Lahore on 9 September 2015 with five teams and now comprises six teams.
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Pashto
Pashto (پښتو Pax̌tō), sometimes spelled Pukhto, is the language of the Pashtuns.
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Pashtun cuisine
Pashtun cuisine (پښتني خواړه) refers to the cuisine of the Pashtuns, who are predominant in eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan.
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Pashtuns
The Pashtuns (or; پښتانه Pax̌tānə; singular masculine: پښتون Pax̌tūn, feminine: پښتنه Pax̌tana; also Pukhtuns), historically known as ethnic Afghans (افغان, Afğān) and Pathans (Hindustani: پٹھان, पठान, Paṭhān), are an Iranic ethnic group who mainly live in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Peshawar
Peshawar (پېښور; پشاور; پشور) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Presidencies and provinces of British India
The Provinces of India, earlier Presidencies of British India and still earlier, Presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in the subcontinent.
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Pride of Performance
The President's Award for Pride of Performance (تمغۂ حسنِ کارکردگی) is one of the awards conferred by the Government of Pakistan on Pakistani civilians in recognition of distinguished meritorious work in the fields of literature, arts, sports, medicine, and science.
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Punjabis
The Punjabis (Punjabi:, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ), or Punjabi people, are an ethnic group associated with the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, who speak Punjabi, a language from the Indo-Aryan language family.
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Quetta Bears
The Quetta Bears are a domestic T20 and List A team, based in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Quetta District
Quetta (کوټه, کوئٹہ) is a district in the north-west of Balochistan province of Pakistan.
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Quetta Gladiators
Quetta Gladiators (Urdu/کوئٹہ گلیڈی ایٹرز; د کوېټې گليډئيټرز) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 cricket franchise that competes in the PSL.
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Quetta International Airport
Quetta International Airport (Pashtoکوټې نړیوال هوايي ډګر); is located at Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Quetta railway station
Quetta railway station (کوئٹہ اسٹیشن, Balochi: کوئٹہ اسٹیشن) is the main railway station of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan and serves as a major station on the Rohri-Chaman Railway Line and the eastern terminus of the Quetta-Taftan Railway Line.
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Reuters
Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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Rohri
Rohri (Sindhi: روهڙي; روہڑی) is a town of Sukkur District, Sindh province, Pakistan.
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Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty (دودمان صفوی Dudmān e Safavi) was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran, often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history.
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Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University is a women's university in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate or steppe climate is the climate of a region that receives precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate.
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Shakeel Abbasi
Shakeel Abbasi (b: 5 January 1984, Quetta, Pakistan) is an international field hockey player from Pakistan.
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Shia Islam
Shia (شيعة Shīʿah, from Shīʻatu ʻAlī, "followers of Ali") is a branch of Islam which holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor (Imam), most notably at the event of Ghadir Khumm.
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Sibi
Sibi (Balochi and سِبی, Pashtu: سیوئ) is a city situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
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South Asia
South Asia or Southern Asia (also known as the Indian subcontinent) is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan SAARC countries and, for some authorities, adjoining countries to the west and east.
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Squash (sport)
Squash is a ball sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles squash) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball.
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St Francis Grammar School
For the school of the same name in Hartlepool, England, see St Francis RC Grammar School. St.
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Taekwondo
Taekwondo (from Korean 태권도, 跆拳道) is a Korean martial art, characterised by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.
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Tameer-i-Nau Public College
Tameer-i-Nau Public College is an educational institution in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Twenty20
Twenty20 cricket, sometimes written Twenty-20, and often abbreviated to T20, is a short form of cricket.
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University of Balochistan
The University of Balochistan جامعه بلوچستان (also known as Balochistan University) is a public university located in the downtown area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Urdu
Urdu (اُردُو ALA-LC:, or Modern Standard Urdu) is a Persianised standard register of the Hindustani language.
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War in Afghanistan (1978–present)
This article covers the history of Afghanistan since the communist military coup on 27 April 1978, known as the Saur Revolution, when the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) took power.
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Zarghun Ghar
Zarghun Ghar (زرغون غر, lit. "Green Mountain"), or Zarghoon Mountains, is a mountain range located in the east of Quetta District, in Balochistan Province, western Pakistan.
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Zeeshan Ashraf
Zeeshan Ashraf Qasmi (born 28 February 1977 in Quetta, Pakistan) is a field hockey player.
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ZIP Code
ZIP Codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) since 1963.
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1935 Quetta earthquake
The 1935 Quetta earthquake (بلوچستان زلزلہ) occurred on 31 May between 2:33 am and 3:40 am at Quetta, Balochistan, British Raj (now part of Pakistan).
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2008 Ziarat earthquake
The 2008 Ziarat earthquake hit the Pakistani province of Balochistan on October 29 with a moment magnitude of 6.4.
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2017 Census of Pakistan
The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May 2017.
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