Explanation

PMDC is an autonomous corporation under the administrative control of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources.

PMDC founded in 1974.

Explanation

The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated on 1st July 1948.

The headquarters of the State Bank of Pakistan in Karachi Sindh.

History of State Bank

Zahid Husain was the founder and the first governor of the SBP from June 1948 to July 1953.

Dr. Shamshad Akhtar was the first female Governor of the SBP in 2006.

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan.

The Governor is appointed by the President of Pakistan.

Term of five years.

Explanation

The Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR) was established in Karachi in 1953.

It has also established laboratories in Lahore, Peshawar, and Sialkot.

Its head office is located in Islamabad

Since 1973, it is functioning under the Act of Parliament, which was amended in 1984.

Explanation

The Prime Minister of Pakistan is the chairman of the Council of Common Interests (CCI)

The CCI is a constitutional body established under Article 153 of the 1973 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

The CCI's other members are:

• The four Provincial Chief Ministers
• Three members nominated by the Prime Minister, usually Cabinet members

Explanation

The policy document is meant for five years (2022-26)

The Public version of the NSP was launched on 14 January 2022 

NSP was approved by the federal cabinet on Dec 28, 2021.

Prime Minister Imran Khan reveals the country's first-ever NSP