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1 trivia quiz  The Liaquat Ali Khan Assassination! icon
Liaquat Ali Khan was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. His assassination in 1951 opened a can of worms that involved Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Britain. Recounting some of the details?
Difficult 10Q
342 plays
Jan 30 03
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2 trivia quiz  Pakistan History icon
What do you know about Pakistan's history? Take this quiz to find out!
Tough 20Q
1095 plays
Jun 12 02
arsalanrizvi

Some sample questions from this category:

* After the elections in November 1988 ________________________ became prime-minister, and Ghulam Ishaq Khan was appointed president.
* Pakistan became free from British control in 1947. When was the Lahore Resolution approved, which called for a sovereign, independent Muslim state?
* On _________________, Pakistan became an independent nation.
* Jinnah was declared the first governer-general of Pakistan. Who was the first prime-minister?
* On September 11, 1948, Jinnah died in Karachi at the age of 72. What was the cause of his death?
* In 1951, Liaquat was assassinated in Rawalpindi. Khwaja Nazimuddin, an East Pakistani who had succeeded Jinnah as governor-general, became prime minister. Who became governor-general?
* When was Pakistan's first constitution adopted?
* After the Civil War in 1971, East Pakistan became a separate state in the form of Bangladesh. Yahya Khan, who had become president after Ayub, resigned and ___________________ became president and martial law administrator of Pakistan.
* On July 5, 1977, army commander-in-chief, _________________________ staged a coup and imposed a martial law regime.
* Zia was killed in an airplane crash possibly caused by sabotage in _____________.
* After Bhutto's dismissal, Sharif was elected prime-minister. Fulfilling Sharif's election promise to make Sharia (Islamic law) the supreme law of Pakistan, the national legislature passed an amended Shariat Bill in _____.
* In 1996, Bhutto, who was elected prime-minister in October 1993, was dismissed by President Farooq Leghari amid allegations of corruption. New elections in February 1997 brought _______________ back to power.
* In May 1999, fighting broke out in __________, an Indian-controlled part of Kashmir.
* In October 1999, a bloodless coup launched by __________________, the commander-in-chief of the army, ousted Sharif and made him chief executive of Pakistan.
* The Supreme Court of Pakistan set a deadline of _________________ for the restoration of civilian rule.
* Pakistan became a frontline state of high strategic importance as the U.S.-led war on terrorism unfolded in neighboring __________________.
* Musharraf pledged to hold provincial and parliamentary elections by October 2002. In a bid to secure his position as president ahead of the elections, however, Musharraf called a referendum in April on extending his presidency for ______ years.
* On October 16th, 1951, Liaquat was assassinated in broad daylight while addressing a gathering. He had just reached the venue an hour earlier from Karachi. Where was he assassinated?
* Liaquat only had time to say one sentence before he was shot ? two bullets hit him and though he was conscious for some time, he died at the hospital. What was the only sentence he said?
* Who was identified as the assassin?

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