Author name: Umar Draz

Why? Founded in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume and others, the INC became the main political platform for India’s independence movement.

Why? Husain Haqqani, former diplomat, authored this book analyzing Pakistan’s civil–military relations and religious politics.

Why? Baltit Fort, a UNESCO heritage site, is located in Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, showcasing Tibetan and Balti architecture.

Why? Siberia, particularly Oymyakon, records the world’s coldest inhabited places, with temperatures dropping below –60°C.

Why? Equatorial regions receive convectional rainfall due to intense heating, rapid evaporation, and rising moist air.

Why? Finland is famously known as the “Land of a Thousand Lakes” because it actually has more than 180,000 lakes.

Why? Bara River originates in Tirah Valley (Khyber District) and flows into the Kabul River near Peshawar.

Why? Calcium chloride lowers the freezing point of water, making it effective for de-icing roads in cold regions.

Why? The SI unit of speed is meters per second (m/s). km/h, mph, and cm/s are non-SI units used in daily life.

Why? Cutting trees exposes soil, making it prone to erosion by wind and water, while biodiversity and oxygen decrease.