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Study Plan for Current Affairs- CSS CE, 2021

S.No Topic Important Areas

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I- Pakistan’s Domestic Affairs- Issues
1. Water and Energy Crisis Causes and Solutions, Impacts on the
economic growth of Pakistan, Alternate
energy resources, development of water
resources in the Indus basin , Dams
construction, Kalabagh Dam, Energy and
Water Policy of Pakistan
2. Overpopulation Causes, impacts, solutions
3. Economic Problems of Pakistan | Main problems in Major problems, causes, recommendations
economic development
4. Problems of Industrialization in Pakistan Principal industries, role of the industrial
sector in economic development, Iron and
steel industry, industry, Agro based industry,
problems and their solution
5. Terrorism, Militancy and Extremism Causes, measures to control it, Efficacy of
counter terrorism measures adopted by
Government, counter terrorism policy of
Pakistan
6. Corruption Root causes, remedies
7. Poverty Causes, Solutions, Ehsas Program
8. Major problems in the agriculture sector of Pakistan Problems, Causes, Solutions, Government
measures to improve productivity, locusts as
an emerging food security threat for Pakistan
9. Climate Change and its impacts on Pakistan Causes, Impacts, Recommendations
10. Internal Problems of Pakistan, Non Traditional Security Problems, how to solve the internal and
Threats to Pakistan, Role of Non State Actors external problems, Non State Actors as a
threat to Pakistan’s National Security,
Security concerns of Pakistan, National
Internal security of Pakistan, National Action
Plan, your vision of Pakistan for 2030
11. Balochistan Issue Causes, Solutions
12. Governance Issues Causes, Solutions, measures taken by
Government
II- Pakistan’s Domestic Affairs- Social, Political and Economic
13. Political Culture , System of Pakistan and Political Features of Political culture and system,
Instability | Democracy in Pakistan which form of government more suitable,
Reasons of political instability and weak
democracy, how to strengthen

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14. Judicial Activism Critical Examination, Role of judiciary, Suo

Moto, Suggestions for independence of
judiciary
15. Geo Political and Geo Strategic Importance of Pakistan Critical discussion, Importance after 9/11,
Advantages and disadvantages of the
strategic strength, political map of Pakistan
as an outcome of geo-strategic location,
Geographic inertia and its role in
development of Pakistan
16. Culture of Pakistan, Cultural Diversity, National Salient features of culture, Measures for
Integration promotion of national integration, Elements
of strength of our society, reflection of unity
of diversity in national culture, factors of
Unity
17. Natural Resources of Pakistan and its efficient use Main natural resources, how to develop our
economy based on the natural resources, why
poorly managed
III- Pakistan’s External Affairs
18. Pakistan Foreign Policy | After 9/11 Critical Discussion, Principles of foreign
policy, Post 9/11 foreign policy of Pakistan,
Role of Pakistan in regional and global
politics in future
19. Pakistan Role in the war on Terror Critical evaluation of Pak Role in war on
Terror, strength of diplomatic stance of
Pakistan regarding war on terror, how to
improvise in present geo-political scenario
20. Pak India Relations Relations in background of Kashmir Issue,
Its solution, Kashmir issue after abrogation
of Article 35A Peace Efforts, India’s
sincerity in normalizing relations, Blame
game, Nuclear deterrence, Water Issue,
measures to bridge the trust deficit
21. CPEC As a flagship project of OBOR, Game
Changer, Challenges, Opportunities,
Advantages, How it can uplift Pakistan’s
economy
22. Pak China Relations Relations in the changing regional and
international scenario
23. Pak Afghan Relations Relations after 9/11, Pakistan role in Afghan
peace process, Impact of Afghan war on
Pakistan, Attribution of emergence of Non
State Actors due to Afghan War
24. Pak USA Relations Changing trends of relations, to what extent
beneficial for Pakistan, repercussions of US

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Attack on Afghanistan for Pakistan,

Relations in the context of Afghan Peace
Process
IV- Global Issues and Politics
25. US China Trade War US China Trade War, Cold War in the
context of COVID-19, Emerging strategic
competition between US and China and its
impact on the global order
26. US Russia Rivalry Background, Implications for global politics,
Russia and NATO Cold War, rivalry in
Syrian Crisis, Ukraine Issue
27. US Iran Tensions Causes of bitterness, Recent situation, US
Iran Nuclear Deal
28. US India growing cooperation Analysis, Strategic contours of Indo-US
evolving partnership impacts on Pak-US and
Pak China relations, impact over security
situation of the Indo Pacific region
29. US in the Asia US Efforts for its dominancy in Asia-Pacific
and China’s response to it
30. Geo Politics of Indo Pacific Region and Role of US, Strategic competition in Indo-Pacific region,
China, Japan, India, Australia interests and role of various countries in
Indo-Pacific region
31. Afghan Peace Process Background, progress, Possible situation
after US withdrawal
32. Palestine Issue and Trump Middle East Peace Plan Background, Trump Plan
33. Syrian Crisis | Middle East Crisis | Role of Various Role of various actors, Efforts for Solution
Actors and Organizations
34. KSA-Iran Relations Why tense, How to normalize, Proxy wars,
Pakistan role in normalizing relations,
Islamic Military Alliance
35. Problems of Muslim Countries Major problems of the Muslim world and
how to resolve them
36. China as a growing power As a model of economic development for
developing countries, Impact of economic
development of China on World Order
37. OBOR | Strategic Vision behind it OBOR, BRI, Strategic Vision
38. South China Sea Salient contours of US rebalancing policy
and China’s Assertive Policy, China’s
dispute with regional countries
39. BREXIT Background, European Union after BREXIT,
Impacts on UK
40. COVID-19 World after COVID-19, Digital revolution,
Impact on Pak Economy, Critical analysis in
Pakistan

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41. Global warming and climate change Critical analysis, causes, solutions, adverse
impact on the world, measures adopted, Paris
Climate Accord, US withdrawal, impact of
global climate change on water resources of
Pakistan
42. Globalization Role of developing countries, Impact on
developing countries
43. Hybrid and Proxy Wars Instruments and techniques of Hybrid
warfare in the context of Pakistan
V- Organizations
44. SCO Significance for Pakistan Opportunities and
challenges for Pakistan as a member of SCO
45. SAARC Pakistan role in SAARC, Critical analysis on
its performance, How to make SAARC
effective
46. OIC Causes of failure in solving the problems of
Muslim countries, How it could play its role,
Role in the solution of problems
47. UN | WHO Achievements and failures of UN according
to its charter, How to reform the UN, Role of
WHO in COVID-19
48. FATF Background, Why Pakistan placed on Grey
List, Implications, proposed measures

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