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Current Affairs
Analysis of national and international issues.
CompulsoryCode: 4100 Marks
Recommended for CSS Preparation
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Syllabus Outline
I. Pakistan's Domestic Affairs (20 marks)
- Political
- Economic
- Social
II. Pakistan's External Affairs (40 marks)
- Relations with Neighbors (India, China, Afghanistan, Russia)
- Relations with the Muslim World (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey)
- Relations with the United States
- Relations with Regional and International Organizations (UN, SAARC, ECO, OIC, WTO, GCC)
III. Global Issues (40 marks)
- International Security
- International Political Economy
- Human Rights
- Environment: Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord
- Population: world population trends, world population policies
- Terrorism and Counter Terrorism
- Global Energy Politics
- Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Security
- Nuclear Politics in South Asia
- International Trade (Doha Development Round and Bali Package)
- Cooperation and Competition in Arabian Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- Millennium Development Goals, Current Status
- Globalization
- Middle East Crisis
- Kashmir Issue
- Palestine Issue