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  2. Urdu alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The Urdu alphabet ( Urdu: اردو حروفِ تہجی, romanized : urdū ḥurūf-i tahajjī) is the right-to-left alphabet used for writing Urdu. It is a modification of the Persian alphabet, which itself is derived from the Arabic script. It has official status in the republics of Pakistan, India and South Africa.

  3. V-1 flying bomb - Wikipedia

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    The V-1 flying bomb ( German: Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1" [a]) was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry ( RLM) designation was Fieseler Fi 103 [3] and its suggestive name was Höllenhund ( hellhound ). It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb or doodlebug [4] [b] and in Germany as Kirschkern ( cherry ...

  4. Dubai (typeface) - Wikipedia

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    Dubai Medium. Dubai Bold. Dubai is a sans-serif typeface commissioned by the Government of Dubai in partnership with Microsoft and designed by a six-member team led by Nadine Chahine from U.S.-based firm Monotype. It contains both Latin and Arabic script. The font, released on 30 April 2017, is included as part of Microsoft's Windows 10 and ...

  5. 10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 42 - Wikipedia

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    The LG 42 was basically an enlarged and improved version of the 7.5 cm LG 40. It incorporated torque vanes in the jet nozzle to counteract the torque forces imparted by the round engaging the rifling and any clogged or eroded nozzles. It also used the improved priming mechanism developed after the problems with the smaller weapon became apparent.

  6. 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 42 gun - Wikipedia

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    The Mark 42 5"/54 caliber gun (127mm) is a naval gun (naval artillery) mount used by the United States Navy and other countries. It consisted of the Mark 18 gun and Mark 42 gun mount. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fires a projectile 5 inches (127.0 mm) in diameter, and the barrel is 54 calibers long (barrel length is 5 ...

  7. Qaumi Taranah - Wikipedia

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    In 2021, Interior Minister at the time Fawad Chaudhry announced that the Qaumi Tarana will be re-recorded with better quality. The project was completed in 2022 during Shehbaz Sharif’s tenure. 155 singers, 48 musicians and 6 bandmasters participated in the re-recording, it was released on 14 August, 2022. Music

  8. Shingles - Wikipedia

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    Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. [2] [6] Typically the rash occurs in a single, wide mark either on the left or right side of the body or face. [1] Two to four days before the rash occurs there may be tingling or local pain in the area.

  9. 1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

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    Background. In 1965, the working committee of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference announced that it would dissolve itself and merge with the Indian National Congress.A rival faction led by Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad refused to go along and contested the elections under the National Conference banner.