Maulana Abul Kalam Azad founded and published the Urdu newspaper Al‑Hilal in 1912, which is why his name is the correct choice.

Ma'ariful Quran is a renowned eight-volume Urdu commentary of the Holy Qur'an written by the Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Mufti Muhammad Shafi Usmani.

In 2009, Hu Jintao was the paramount leader of China. He held the key positions of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (from 2002 to 2012) and President of the People's Republic of China (from 2003 to 2013). He also served as Chairman of the Central Military Commission (from 2004 to 2012) [2, p22].

A UN resolution in 1981 established the International Day of Peace to coincide with the General Assembly’s opening. The first observance took place on the third Tuesday of September 21, 1982; from 2002 onward, September 21 became the permanent date. Since then, the day has been marked annually to promote ceasefires, non-violence, and global solidarity in pursuit of lasting peace.

On 3 January 2002, Musharraf secured a vote of confidence from the National and Provincial assemblies.

PARCO constructed the Mahmoodkot-Faisalabad-Machhike (MFM) pipeline in 2002 to transport petroleum products from Karachi to northern Pakistan.

The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan declared Urdu as the national language, with provisions to promote its use for official purposes.

Urdu is designated as the national language of Pakistan, serving as a unifying medium among the country’s diverse linguistic groups.

This question duplicates Q17 from the same year, likely a document error. The 1956 Constitution declared both Urdu and Bengali as national languages. The original answer (c) was correct, and the question is retained as per the document.

The 1956 Constitution declared both Urdu and Bengali as national languages to accommodate East and West Pakistan’s linguistic diversity. The original question and answer were correct.