CSS Syllabus:Pak-Affairs

 SYLLABUS FOR THE SUBJECT OF PAKISTAN AFFAIRS

CSS Syllabus: Pak-Affairs

I. Ideology of Pakistan --- definition and elucidation, historical aspects: Muslim rule in the Sub-Continent, its downfall and efforts for Renaissance. Movements for reforms-- Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi, Shah Waliullah, Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed, Aligarh, Deoband, Nadwah, and other educational institutions Sindh Madrassah and Islamia College Peshawar. Ideology of Pakistan in the light of Speeches and statements of Allama Iqbal and Quaid- i- Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

II. Land and people of Pakistan ------- Geography, Society, Natural resources, Agriculture, Industry and education with reference to characteristics, trends and problems.

III. Pakistan and Changing Regional Apparatus IV. Nuclear Program of Pakistan, its Safety and Security; International Concerns V. Regional Cooperation Organizations (SAARC, ECO, SCO) and the Role of Pakistan.

 VI. Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan

 VII. Economic Challenges in Pakistan

 VIII. Non-Traditional Security Threats in Pakistan: Role of Non-State Actors

IX. Pakistan’s Role in the Region

X. The Palestine Issue

 XI. Changing Security Dynamics for Pakistan: Challenges to National Security of Pakistan

XII. Political Evolution Since 1971

 XIII. Pakistan and US War on Terror

 XIV. Foreign Policy of Pakistan Post 9/11

 XV. Evolution of Democratic System in Pakistan

 XVI. Ethnic Issues and National Integration

 XVII. Hydro Politics; Water Issues in Domestic and Regional Context

 XVIII. Pakistan’s National Interest

 XIX. Challenges to Sovereignty

 XX. Pakistan’s Energy Problems and their Effects

 XXI. Pakistan’s Relations with Neighbors excluding India

 XXII. Pakistan and India Relations Since 1947

 XXIII. The Kashmir Issue

 XXIV. The war in Afghanistan since 1979 and its impact on, and challenges to Pakistan in the Post 2014 era.