The Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline is commonly abbreviated as the IP Pipeline and dubbed the “Peace Pipeline” for its regional cooperation aim.

Queen Elizabeth I granted the charter for the English East India Company on 31 December 1600.

Wafa is the official news agency of the Palestinian Authority, established in 1972.

On 16 December 2014, militants stormed the Army Public School in Peshawar, killing over 140 people, mostly children.

South African activist Fatima Meer authored “Higher than Hopes,” the authorized biography of Nelson Mandela, published in 1990.

China has led global CO₂ emissions since 2006, accounting for roughly 28 percent of the world’s total output.

Iceland disbanded its standing army in 1869 and relies on NATO allies for defense under a bilateral agreement with the United States.

Sardar Ataullah Mengal became the first Chief Minister of an elected provincial government in Balochistan, serving from May 1972 to February 1973.

Although the modern Republican Party dates from the 1850s, Alexander Hamilton established the “Federalist Party,” a precursor, which laid groundwork for American two-party politics.

The Government of Pakistan included the Thar Coalfield development in its 2009 Power Generation Policy to tap indigenous lignite reserves for electricity generation.