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Pakistan Affairs 2026

1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's Book “Causes of the Indian Revolt” was published in: 1873

2. Sir Syed's “Essay on the Causes of the Indian Revolt” was originally printed in: 1859

3. Choudhry Rahmat Ali, a scholar at the University of Cambridge, coined the word 'Pakistan' in: 1933

4. The person who is hailed as the "Father of Muslim India" or "Father of Modern Muslim India" is: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

5. The person who famously referred to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the "Father of Muslim India" in his writings was: Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali

6. Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi was born in: 1564 AD

7. The first person to second the Lahore Resolution was: Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman

8. The total length of Pakistan coastline is: 1,058 km (650 mi)

9. Pakistan became full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on: June 9, 2017

10. Pakistan conducted its first nuclear tests on: May 28, 1998

11. Operation Zarb-e-Azab started on: June 15, 2014

12. The terror attacks in Mumbai took place in: Nov 2008

13. India revoked Article 370 on:  Aug 5, 2019

14. President assented to the 25th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan that merged FATA into KP on: May 31, 2018

15. The article of the Constitution of Pakistan that guarantees the right to free and compulsory education to children between the ages of five and sixteen years is: Article 25-A

16. Pakistan's current ranking in terms of healthcare according to the World Health Organization (WHO) is: 122

17. The first principal of Darul Uloom Deoband was: Maulana Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi

18. Mughal ruler who was contemporary of Queen Elizabeth I was: Akbar

19. The party that formed government in Punjab after 1937 elections was: Unionist Party

20. Pamphlet "Now or Never" was written by: Chaudhary Rehmat Ali

21. The years that are termed of alignment in Pakistan's foreign policy were: 1953-1962

22. The first Muslim general entered victorious in the Subcontinent in: 712 AD

23. Based on physiographic factors and causes of diversity in climate, the number of regions Pakistan is divided into is: 4

24. The Holy Quran was first translated into Persian by: Shah Waliullah

25. Dyarchy was first introduced in the Government of India Act of: 1919

26. The first woman to second the Lahore Resolution was: Amjadi Bano Begum

27. The total area of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is: 27,220 square kilometer

28. The first Khilafat Conference was held at Delhi in: November 1919

29. Tanda dam is located in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

30. The Chauri Chaura incident took place at Chauri Chaura in Gorakhpur on: 4 February 1922

31. The pass that connects Chitral with Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is: Lowari Pass

32. The Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the Muslim League was signed in: December 1916

33. The East India Company was formed through the royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I on: December 31, 1600 AD

34. The ruins of Harappa, which were discovered in 1921, are located in: Sahiwal, Punjab

35. Baz Nama (The Book of Falconary) was authored by: Khushal Khan Khattak

36. The number of members from both houses of parliament in the 18th amendment committee was: 26

37. Amjadi Bano Begum was the wwife of: Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar

38. Simla Deputation consisting of 35 leaders of Muslim community met to the viceroy, under the leadership of Sir Aga Khan, in Simla on: 1st October 1906

39. The constitution of India was framed by the constituent Assembly under: Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946

40. China signed an air transport agreement with Pakistan in: 1963

41. Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, as a result of which Zakat and Ushr Department came into existence, was promulgated in: 1980

42. The Bogra Formula which was presented on 7th October 1953, is also called: Constitutional Formula

43. Pakistan witnessed the imposition of the second martial law in: 1977

44. Pakistan's first commander-in-chief was: Frank Messervy

45. The famous plan announced by Lord Mountbatten was: 3rd June Plan

46. Article 6 of the Constitution of Pakistan deals with: High Treason

47. Pakistan's National Assembly consists of-342 seats

48. Book The Battle for Pakistan is written by: Shuja Nawaz

49. Lahore Resolution was translated into Urdu by: Maulana Zafar Ali Khan 

50. National Identity Card was introduced in Pakistan in: 1974 

51. The rivers given to India under Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 were: Sutlej, Beas, Ravi

52. Benazir Bhutto became the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan in: December 1988

53. During Ayub era, presidential election was held in: 1965  

54. The head of the state in Pakistan is: President 

55. Lahore Resolution was passed in: 1940 

56. The second Prime Minister of Pakistan was: Khawaja Nazimuddin 

57. Pakistan became a member of the UN in: 1947

58. The Single National Curriculum in Pakistan was implemented at the primary level in: 2021

59. National Anthem of Pakistan was officially adopted in: 1954

60. Pakistan's National Anthem was first released on Radio Pakistan on: August 13, 1954

61. Tehreek Nadwatul Ulama was founded by: Maulana Mohammad Ali Mungeri

62. Darul Uloom Nadva-tul-Ulema came into being in Lucknow in: 1898

63. Simla Deputation in 1906 was led by: Sir Agha Khan III

64. The secretary of the Simla Deputation was: Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk

65. Nehru Committee was constituted to propose the future constitution of India in: Feb 1928

66. The Congress ministries resigned from their offices in: October and November 1939

67. The person who negotiated with Cabinet Mission (1946) on behalf of Congress was:

68. Real name of Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk was: Mushtaq Hussain Zuberi

69. Abu Ala Maududi was awarded death penalty by a military court on "Qadiani issue" on: May 11, 1953

70. Muhammad Ali Bogra presented his constitutional formula to the Constituent Assembly on: October 7, 1953

71. Natural gas was discovered at Sui (Baluchistan) in: 1952

72. Pakistan joined the Baghdad Pact in: Sept

73. Pakistan recognized Bangladesh in: Feb

74. Pakistan's highest civil award is: Nishan-e-Pakistan

75. Kartarpur Corridor is located in Tehsil Shakargarh of District: Narowal

76. The United Nations Security Council adopted its Resolution No

77. The first country that recognized Pakistan as an independent state was: Iran

78. The author of the book “Jinnah of Pakistan” was: Stanley Wolpert

79. The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 was promulgated on: Aug. 14, 1973

80. The coastline of Pakistan in Balochistan and Sindh stretches: 1058 km

81. On March 5, 1956, the person who became the first president of Pakistan was: Major General Iskander Mirza

82. The name Pakistan means: The Land of the Pure

83. Gandhi-Jinnah talks started on Sept. 19, 1944 in: Bombay

84.  The fourth census in Pakistan was held in 1981 while the fifth one was due in 1991 but it was actually held in: 1998

85. The Act after which the East India Company lost all its powers was: The Government of India Act of 1858

86. The ex officio supreme Commander of Pakistan Army is: President of Pakistan

87. The world's highest polo ground is in Pakistan at: Shandur Top

88. The Khyber Pass connects Pakistan with: Afghanistan

89. Real name of Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk was: Syed Mehdi Ali

90. The approximate number of languages spoken in Pakistan is: 30

91. Total number of official languages in Pakistan: One

92. The renowned author of the Spirit of Islam and A Short History of the Saracens was: Syed Ameer Ali

93. Nawab Sir Salimullah Khan became President of Bengal Muslim League in: 1912

94. The first president of the All India Muslim League was: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III

95. The All-India Muslim League was founded on December 30, 1906, in: Dhaka

96. The first issue of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's Urdu weekly newspaper, Al-Hilal, was published on July 13, 1912, in: Kolkata

97. First head of state to visit Pak was: Emir of Kuwait

98. The Awami Muslim League (later renamed Awami League) was founded in: 1949

99. The All-Pakistan Awami League was formed in February 1950 by: Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

100. The ruler who permanently established Muslim dynasty in India that followed Sultanate and Mughal dynasties was: Qutub-ud-Din Aibak

101. The Punjab Government passed the Punjab Colonization Act in: 1907

102. The Punjab Unionist party was established in: 1924

103. The revolt against Jinnah split the Punjab Muslim League into two groups – the Jinnah group and: The Shafi group

104. Round Table Conferences were held in: London

105. Quaid-i-Azam returned to India to revive the Muslim League in: 1934

106. Sikander-Jinnah Pact was signed in: October 1937

107. Sir Khizr Hayat Tiwana became Chief Minister of Punjab in: 1942

108. Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz was the daughter of: Mian Muhammad Shafi

109. The journal Tehzib-e-Niswan was launched by Muhammadi Begum from: Lahore

110. The first Round Table Conference started in London on: 12 November 1930

111. The only representative of Indian women at the third Round Table Conference on 1932 was: Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz

112. The youngest of the eight children born to Jinnah's father Poonja Jinnah was: Fatima Jinnah

113. Fatima Jinnah graduated in dentistry from Dr. Ahmed's Dental College at Calcutta in: 1923

114. Fatima Jinnah opened her own dental clinic in: Bombay

115. Fatima Jinnah died on: 8 July 1967

116. “Quaid-e-Azam Jinnah: the Story of a Nation” was written by: G Allana

117. Bahawalpur State was merged in the Province of West Pakistan on: 14 October, 1955

118. Darul Uloom Deoband was first named: Qasimul Uloom

119. The salaries of the government employees of Pakistan for the first month were provided by: Nawab of Bahawalpur

120. The Rowlatt Act was passed in: 1919

121. Quaid-i-Azam resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council as a protest against the passage of: Rowlatt Act

122. The Home Rule League was launched by: Mrs. Annie Besant

123. The British government made a National Defence Council for India in: 1941

124. Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam was launched in Lahore in: 1884

125. The first openly declared political struggle for complete independence of India was: The Ghadar Movement

126. The Seventeenth Amendment validated all the steps taken by: Pervez Musharraf

127. Referendum to accept General Musharraf as president of Pakistan was held in: April 2002

128. The number of amendments that Musharraf's LFO incorporated into the constitution was: 29

129. The First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan functioned from 1947 to: 1954

130. The Objectives Resolution was made an integral part of the 1973 Constitution by: President Zia-ul-Haq (8th Amendment)

131. Liaquat Ali Khan paid his first visit to the USA in: May 1950

132. Pakistan became a member of Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) and Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) in: 1955

133. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was replaced as foreign minister by: Mian Arshad Husain

134. US president Richard Nixon visited Pakistan in: August 1969

135. Henry Kissinger, made his famous secret trip to Beijing via Islamabad in: 1971

136. Pakistan signed an agreement with France to buy a fuel reprocessing plant on: March 18, 1976

137. The founder of Darul Uloom Deoband was: Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi

138. The US Embassy in Islamabad was burned down by a mob in: November 1979

139. On behalf of Muslims, the members of the Punjab Boundary Commission were: Justice Din Mohammad and Justice Mohammad Munir

140. The Muslim members of the Bengal Boundary Commission were: Justice Abu Saleh Mohammad Akram, Justice S. A. Rehman

141. The Basic Principles Committee to determine the basic principles for the Constitution of Pakistan was formed in: 1949

142. The Basic Principles Committee submitted its blueprint known as the interim report of the BPC on: October 7, 1950

143. The final report of the BPC came in: 1952

144. The first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was dissolved on: 24 October 1954

145. Before becoming the prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Bogra was working as ambassador to: USA

146. The Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan was signed on: July 2, 1972

147. The Simla Agreement was signed by Indira Gandhi (the Indian Prime minister) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who was Pakistan's: President

148. The name of the wife of Lord Mountbatten was: Lady Edwina

149. The first Governor-General of independent India was: Lord Mountbatten

150. Pakistan's first Chief of Army Staff was: General Tikka Khan

151. General Zia-ul-Haq succeeded Tikka Khan in: 1976

152. France and Pakistan established formal diplomatic relations and opened embassies on: July 31, 1951

153. The Constitutional amendment that declared Qadianis a non-Muslim minority was: Second Amendment

154. The resolution to declare Qadianis as non-Muslims was moved by: Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani

155. The Second Amendment was officially moved by: Abdul Hafiz Pirzada

156. All India Muslim Ladies’ Conference was started in 1915 by: Begum of Bohapal

157. The Khan of Kalat agreed to join Pakistan on: 27 March 1948

158. Kalat's Instrument of Accession to Pakistan was signed by: Khan Ahmad Yar Khan

159. Balochistan was accorded the status of a full-fledged province on July 1, 1970, by the government of: Yahya Khan

160. Northern Balochistan became part of British India in: 1876

161. The Durand Line was established as the boundary between Afghanistan and British-controlled areas in: 1893

162. Ahmad Shah Abdali was invited to come to the rescue the Muslims from Hindu domination by: Shah WaliUllah

163. Tipu Sultan suffered a defeat and fell as a martyr at Saringaptam in: 1799

164. The author of “Neither a Hawk Nor a Dove” is: Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri

165. Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the Congress in: 1906

166. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad organised a party of Ulema in 1912 named: Hizbullah

167. Maulana Azad started two weekly newspapers, Al-Hilal in 1912 and Al-Balagh in: 1914

168. The person who is known as the Grand Old Man of India is: Dadabhai Naoroji

169. The author of “Poverty and un-British Rule in India” (1901) was: Dadabhai Naoroji

170. The Franco-Pakistan nuclear deal was signed in: 1976

171. The country that helped Pakistan set up a Nuclear Reprocessing Plant at Chashma was: France

172. PMLN and PPP signed the historic 'Charter of Democracy' (CoD) in 2006 in: London

173. The 36-point 'Charter of Democracy' was signed by: Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto

174. Pakistan and China established their diplomatic relations on: May 21, 1951

175. The boundary line between Pakistan and China was demarcated in: 1963

176. The country that used the veto power to block the entry of Bangladesh into United Nations was: China

177. “The Charismatic Leader: Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the Creation of Pakistan” was written by: Dr. Sikandar Hayat

178. The former North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) was established in 1901 on the initiative of: Lord Curzon

179. The founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar Movement was: Abdul Ghaffar Khan

180. The real name of the Pir of Manki Sharif was: Amin-ul-Hassanat

181. Lord Wavell called a conference of political leaders and Chief Ministers of the provinces in Simla in: June 1945

182. Second Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was elected after holding indirect elections in: 1955

183. Iskandar Mirza appointed Ayub Khan as Prime Minister of Pakistan on: October 24, 1958

184. The Ojhri Camp tragedy struck in: 1988

185. Islami Jamhoori Itehad disintegrated in: 1992

186. The construction of CPEC project started in: 2014

187. Sections 8 to 28 of the 1973 Constitution deal with: Fundamental rights

188. Mohd bin Qasim was the nephew of: Hajjaj bin Yousaf

189. Raja Dahir was the ruler of: Sindh

190. Aligarh Muslim College was started by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan on: May 24, 1875

191. The demand for a separate electorate was accepted in: Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909

192. The partition of Bengal in 1905 was carried out by: Lord Curzon

193. Under the Minto-Morley reforms, the membership of the Central Legislative Council was increased from 16 to: 60 members

194. The Viceroy who is often considered the Father of Communal Electorate in India was: Lord Minto

195. The first Governor-General of British India was: William Bentick

196. Pre-Harappan civilization has been found in Mehrgarh in Pakistan’s province of: Balochistan

197. The Indus Valley Civilization was first discovered during an excavation campaign under Sir John Hubert Marshall in: 1921

198. Warren Hastings established the Calcutta Madrassa in 1781 for the teaching of: Muslim law

199. The Governor-General who appointed Thomas Babington Macaulay as the Chairman of the General Committee of Public Instruction was: William Bentick

200. The Doctrine of Lapse was during the reign of: Lord Dalhousie

201. The 1857 War of Independence began on May 10, 1857, at: Meerut

202. The immediate cause of the 1857 War was the introduction of: 'Enfield' rifle

203. The law that abolished the rule of the British East India Company and marked the beginning of the British Raj was: The Government of India Act, 1858

204. The Indian Penal Code came into force on: January 1st, 1860

205. The capital of British India was moved to Delhi from Calcutta in: 1911

206. In British India, the system of Dyarchy was introduced through: Montagu-Chelmsford reforms

207. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre or the Amritsar Massacre took place on: April 13, 1919

208. India's Viceroy at the time of Jallianwala Bagh massacre was: Lord Chelmsford

209. The joint session of the Congress and the AIML was held in Lucknow in: 1916

210. The lady who gave Jinnah the title of the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity was: Sarojini Naidu

211. Sir Syed founded Mohammadan Educational Conference in: 1886

212. Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband was established in: 1886

213. The first president of the Indian National Congress was: Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee

214. Jinnah joined Muslim League in: 1913

215. Muslims of India celebrated Day of Deliverance on: 22nd December 1939

216. All India Muslim Educational Conference held it inaugural meeting on: December 27, 1886

217. In December 1919, both the Khilafat Committee and Congress held their meetings simultaneously at: Amritsar

218. The Khilafat delegation visited England under the leadership of Maulana Mohammad Ali Johar in: 1920

219. The organization that issued a Fatwa of Tark-e-Mawalat was: Jamiat-ul-Ulama Hind

220. The Simon Commission reached at Bombay on: 3rd February 1928

221. The chairman of the Simon Commission was: Sir John Simon

222. The Nehru Report was presented in the fourth session of the All Parties Conference held in: August 1928

223. The chairman of the Nehru Report Committee was: Motilal Nehru 

224. The British Government announced its Communal Award in: 1932

225. The Government of India Act, 1935, proclaimed a bicameral legislature consisting of the Indian Legislature Assembly and: The Council of State

226. Iskander Mirza was arrested and sent to exile to: Great Britain

227. The Elective Bodies Disqualification Order (EBDO) was introduced by Ayub Khan in: 1959

228. Ayub government established the Land Reform Commission in: 1958

229. The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance was enacted in: 1961

230. The person who designed and drafted the whole constitution of 1962 was: Justice Manzoor Qadir

231. The 1962 constitution was enacted on: 8th June 1962

232. The first presidential election in Pakistan was held on: January 2, 1965

233. The Pakistan Muslim League (Conventional) was led by: General Ayub Khan

234. The second martial law was proclaimed in Pakistan on: March 25, 1969

235. Yahya Khan's Legal Framework Order of 1970 increased the number of National Assembly to: 313

236. The Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2024, sets the chief justice of Pakistan's (CJP) term at: 3 years

237. The 26th Amendment received the assent of the President on: 21st October 2024

238. The article of the constitution that has seen the greatest number of amendments through the 26th mendment is: Article 175A

239. As per the 26th amendment, the Chief Justice of Pakistan will be “appointed on the recommendation of the Special Parliamentary Committee from amongst: Three most senior SC judges

240. The Judicial Commission of Pakistan will now send its nominations directly to: Prime minister

241. The Special Parliamentary Committee to pick the CJP shall consist of: 12 members (8 from NA, 4 from Senate)

242. If the National Assembly stands dissolved, the committee shall consist of: Members from Senate

243. Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah of the Supreme Court resigned in protest against: 27th Amendment

244. The amendment through which the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) was established is: 21st Amendment

245. The constitutional amendment that has taken away the SC's suo motu powers is: 26th Amendment

246. The article of the 26th Amendment through which Constitutional Benches of the Supreme Court were made is: Article 191A

247. The article of the 26th Amendment through which Constitutional Benches of a high court were made is: Article 202A

248. President Asif Ali Zardari approved the country's 27th constitutional amendment on: 13 November, 2025

249. The National Assembly ratified the 27th amendment with a two-thirds majority on: 12 November, 2025

250. A new constitutional post of the Chief of Defence Forces has been created under: 27th Amendment (Article 243)

251. A Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has been established as the apex court in Pakistan through: 27th Amendment

252. The chief justice and all judges of the Federal Constitutional Court will serve till the age of: 68 years

253. After the 27th Amendment, the JCP recommends the transfer of judges from one high court to another through: President

254. The position of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee has been abolished through: 27th Amendment

255. The article of the Constitution that grants Parliament an absolute power to amend laws is: Article 239

256. The bar on judicial review of constitutional amendments was introduced through: 8th Amendment

257. Constitutional courts were first established in the beginning of the 20th century in: Europe

258. A former president of the dissolved Constituent Assembly challenged the legality of the proclamation of the Governor General in: Maulvi Tamiz-ud-Din khan Case

259. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental school was established in: Aligarh

260. The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 by: Allan Octavian Hume

261. Khilafat Movement started in: 1918

262. The Chauri Chaura incident occurred on: 4 February 1922

263. The Second Round Table Conference was called on: 7 September 1931

264. The Third Round Table Conference started on: 17 November 1932

265. Kashmir cease-fire was agreed under UNO on: 26 July 1949

266. The first constitution in which Pakistan was declared an Islamic Republic was that of: 1956

267. The cease-fire between Pakistan and Inida in the 1965 war was announced on: 23rd September 1965

268. The Tashkent Agreement was signed on: 10 January 1966

269. Yahya khan dismissed the civilian cabinet on: 21 February 1971

270. General Zia imposed martial law on: 5 July 1977

271. The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was enacted in: 1985

272. The total length of border between India and Pakistan is around: 2200 km

273. As a result of the demarcation of Pak-China border, Pakistan gained an area of: 750 square meters

274.  “The Millat and Menace of Indianism” was written by: Chaudhry Rehmat Ali

275. The second Prime Minister of Pakistan was: Khawaja Nazimuddin 

276. The present speaker of Pakistan's National assembly is: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq

277. The author of Governing of Ungovernable is: Dr. Ishrat Husain

278. Pakistan won their first Olympic gold in hockey in: 1960

279. The number of articles in the current constitution of Pakistan is: 280

280. Pakistan became a member of United Nations on: 30th September 1947

281. Pakistan became a member of World Trade Organization in: 1995

282. The first general elections were held in Pakistan in: 1970

283. In 2018 elections, the app that was used by presiding officers to send results back to ECP was: Result Transmission System

284. The general elections in Pakistan in which political parties were not allowed to contest was: 1985

285. The Election Commission of Pakistan constituted in: 1956

286. The first Pakistani woman to scale all 8,000-metre peaks in the Country is: Naila Kiani

287. The longest river in Pakistan is: The Indus

288. Pakistan's first captain in Test cricket was: Abdul Hafeez Kardar

289. According to the constitution of Pakistan, census is to be held after every: 10 years

290. Kitab-ul Hind was written by: Alberuni

291. The person who started movement against MacDonnel's prejudice against Urdu was: Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk

292. Urdu Defense Association was founded by: Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk

293. Anthony MacDonnel declared Hindi the official language of the United Provinces in: 1900

294. The presidential address of the first session of INC was: The Blessings of British Rule

295. The first Constitution of All India Muslim League was approved on December 30, 1908 at: Amritsar

296. The name of the mother of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was: Mithibai Jinnah

297. Mohammad Ali Jinnah's first marriage was with Emibai in: 1892

298. Quaid-e-Azam contracted second marriage with: Ratanbai (Ruttie)

299. Ratanbai who converted to Islam later adopted the name: Maryam Jinnah

300. Quaid-e-Azam's residence in Mumbai was located at: Mount Pleasant Road