Course Outline

CURRENT AFFAIRS (COMPULSORY)
Marks - 100

Candidates will be expected to display such general knowledge of History,Geography and Politics as is necessary to interpret current affairs.

1. Pakistan’s relations with its neighbours.
2. Pakistan’s relations with Middle Eastern. African and Far Eastern Countries.
3. Pakistan relations with big powers.
4. International Economic issues and Pakistan.
5. Pakistan’s role in regional and international organizations.
6. Nuclear politics in South Asia.
7. Structure of Pakistan’s economy, economic planning and development strategies
8. Central Issues and problems in the Educational Systems.
9. Issues in Pakistan Politics.
10. Superpowers and the Issues of World Order.
11. Major Contemporary Crises.
12. Major Economic, social and political issues of the world as reflected and discussed in periodicals and newspapers.

SUGGESTED READINGS

	Title	Author
1	India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Great Powers	G. W. Choudhry
2	Main Spring of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies	S.M. Burke
3	Pakistan’s Foreign Policy	S.M. Burke
4	Pakistan and the Great Powers	Mohammad Ahsan Choudhry
5	Pakistan and the UN	Mohammad Ahsan Choudhry
6	Pakistan the long view	Lawrence Ziring et. al.
7	Political System of Pakistan	Khalid B. Sayeed
8	Politics in Pakistan	Khalid B. Sayeed
9	World Politics since 1945	P. Calvocrassi
10	Conflict and Cooperation in the Indian Ocean; Pakistan’s interests and Choices	Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema
11	The Security of South Asia	Stephen P. Cohen
12	The Military and Politics in Pakistan	Hasan Askari Rizvi
13	Development Strategies of Pakistan	M. L. Qureshi
14	The Management of Pakistan’s economy 1947 to 1982	Ahmed, V., Rashid Ahmed