Current Affairs
Candidates will be expected to display such general knowledge of history, politics and International Affairs, as deemed necessary to interpret current affairs.
I. Pakistan’s Domestic Affairs (20 marks)
▪ Political
▪ Economic
▪ Social
II. Pakistan’s External Affairs (40 marks)
▪ Pakistan’s relations with its Neighbors (India, China, Afghanistan, Russia)
▪ Pakistan’s relations with the Muslim World (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey)
▪ Pakistan’s relations with the United States
▪ Pakistan’s relations with Regional and International Organizations (UN, SAARC, ECO, OIC, WTO, GCC)
III. Global Issues In Current Affairs(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
Suggested Reading For Current Affairs
| S,NO | Title | Author |
| 1. | Pakistan Foreign Policy 1947-2005: A Concise History, 2011 | Abdul Sattar |
| 2. | Issue in Pakistan’s Economy, 2010 | Akbar S. Zaidi |
| 3. | Pakistan: A Hard Country, 2012 | Anatol Lieven |
| 4. | Government & Politics in South Asia, 6th ed., 2009 | Baxter, Malik, Kennedy & Oberst, |
| 5. | Introduction to International Political Economy, 2010 | David Balaam & Bradford Dillman |
| 6. | International Organization (Second Edition) 2012 | Volker Rittberger, Bernhard Zangl and Andress Kruck |
| 7. | The Age of Deception: Nuclear Diplomacy in Treacherous Times (2011) | Mohamed Elbaradei |
| 8. | International Relations, 2012 | Joshua Goldstein |
| 9. | World Politics: Trends & Transformation, 2014-2015 | Kegley & Blanton |
| 10. | Pakistan Beyond the Crisis, 2011 | Maleeha Lodhi |
| 11. | Globalization in Question, 2009 | Paul Hirst |
| 12. | International Political Economy: Interests & Institutions in the Global Economy, 2010 | Thomas Oatley |
| 13. | Politics and Change in the Middle East, 10th Ed., Pearson, 2012 | Andersen, Seibert, and Wagner |
| 14. | Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Bomb, (2012) | Feroz Khan |
| 15. | Pakistan and World Affairs | Shamshad Ahmad (Edition-2015) |
| 16. | World Times Magazine | … |