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Common themes________________________________________________________ 6

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Past Papers
2024
1. Hope: the greatest driving force (2024)
2. CPEC and "Indo - Middle East - Europe", new war fronts (2024)
3. The power of propaganda and the Muslim World (2024)
4. Phase out of fossil fuel and Arab Economies (2024)
5. Pragmatism vs Passion in politics (2024)
6. BRICS and Pakistan: Prospects of Recovery (2024)
7. Artificial Intelligence: The Death of Creativity (2024)
8. Pathways to Pakistan's Prosperity (2024)
9. Political Polarization; Governance and Society (2024)
10. Globalization and National Economies (2024)

2023
1. Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone. (2023)
2. The one who uses force is afraid of reasoning. (2023)
3. Not all recycling projects are cost effective. (2023)
4. The fool speaks, and the wise listens. (2023)
5. A friend walks in when everyone else walks out. (2023)
6. Online learning is not only convenient but often more effective than traditional classroom instruction.
(2023)
7. To encourage healthy eating, higher taxes should be imposed on soft drinks and junk food. (2023)
8. People have become overly dependent on technology. (2023)
9. Both parents should assume equal responsibility in raising a child. (2023)
10. Boys will be boys. (2023)

2022
1. An analysis of the concept of globalization of markets. (2022)
2. Digital democracy: social media and political participation. (2022)
3. Global trade and trade policies of China. (2022)
4. “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” (2022)
5. Global politics and international relations. (2022)
6. The controversial issues of feminism in contemporary women’s rights movements. (2022)
7. World food systems: the economics of agriculture. (2022)
8. Is there such a thing as ethical consumerism? (2022)
9. Human development and economic sustainability. (2022)
10. How is terrorism and its perception shaped by the Mass Media? (2022)

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2021
1. “Do not waste water even if you were at a running stream”. (2021)
2. Meaning purposive education. (2021)
3. COVID-19: A wake up call for Pakistani researchers. (2021)
4. Human inventions move the societies backward. (2021)
5. Universal human equality is utopic. (2021)
6. Bureaucracy doldrums. (2021)
7. Gender equality: A popular slogan. (2021)
8. Pros and cons of globalization. (2021)
9. Intercultural communication is panacea to avoid 3rd world war. (2021)
10. “I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed”. (2021)

2020
1. Do we really need literature in our lives? (2020)
2. Women universities as agents of change. (2020)
3. Pakistan and the future of Kashmir cause. (2020)
4. Polarized politics: the issues and challenges of democracy in Pakistan. (2020)
5. Global power dynamics and Pakistan’s foreign policy. (2020)
6. Pakistan’s informal economy: the way forward. (2020)
7. Promoting tourism in Pakistan: opportunities and challenges. (2020)
8. I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it. (2020)
9. Is Pakistan ready for digital revolution? (2020)
10. IMF bailouts: roads to stability or recipes for disaster. (2020)

2019
1. Let there be more light in the corridors of worship places. (2019)
2. New war fronts lie in economic zones. (2019)
3. Urdu Literature and Progressive Movement. (2019)
4. Art for peace. (2019)
5. Truth is lived, not taught. (2019)
6. New waves of feminism and our culture. (2019)
7. Democracy and Illiteracy do not move together. (2019)
8. Sometimes we do not see what we see. (2019)
9. Expanding Information Technology; A curse of blessing. (2019)
10. Classrooms decide the future of the nation. (2019)

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2018
1. Real development should transform people’s lives, not just economic statistics. (2018)
2. Higher Education in Pakistan: Ills and Remedies. (2018)
3. Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. (2018)
4. China – Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its Socio-economic Implications for the Region and the
World. (2018)
5. Beware the barrenness of a busy life! (2018)
6. The Emerging Power of Social Media: Prospects and Problems. (2018)
7. In the fight against terrorism and corruption, it is imperative not to compromise human rights and civil
liberties. (2018)
8. The threat of Global Warming and the ways to counter it. (2018)
9. Will “Rule of law” always remain an impracticable myth in our country? (2018)
10. Democracy in Pakistan: Hopes and Hurdles. (2018)

2017
1. Is colonial mentality impeding Pakistan’s progress? (2017)
2. Brexit means globalization is the rhetoric of the privileged, and capitalism will return ferociously as ever.
(2017)
3. More and more International military engagements by the United Nations; is the world moving towards
peace? (2017)
4. Modernity is an unending project. (2017)
5. Feminism is not really a Third World issue. (2017)
6. Literature is a lonely planet of idealists. (2017)
7. Being a minority is a fate no one wants. Can nationalism be really inclusive? (2017)
8. Ideologies thrive on notions of resistance, yet change is a simulation. (2017)
9. Are modern wars not holy wars? (2017)
10. Life without controversy is no life. But why one should not choose the safe haven of conformism? (2017)

2016
1. World as a global village: Learning to live together. (2016)
2. We have to learn to be our own best friends, because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst
enemies. (2016)
3. Water crisis and national unity. (2016)
4. The place of Urdu in Pakistan and Supreme Court’s ruling on making Urdu the official language of the
country. (2016)
5. Crisis of good governance in Pakistan: Need for reforms and institution building. (2016)
6. Promotion of tax culture in Pakistan: Perspective, prospects and challenges. (2016)
7. Gender equality is a myth! (2016)
8. The creation of new provinces in Pakistan: Implications for an integrated country. (2016)
9. Does foreign aid help to achieve economic stability? (2016)
10. Frailty, thy name is woman. (2016)

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Common themes
 Globalization
1. Globalization and National Economies (2024)
2. An analysis of the concept of globalization of markets. (2022)
3. Global trade and trade policies of China. (2022)
4. Global politics and international relations. (2022)
5. Pros and cons of globalization. (2021)
6. Brexit means globalization is the rhetoric of the privileged, and capitalism will return ferociously as
ever. (2017)
7. World as a global village: Learning to live together. (2016)

 International Relations
1. CPEC and "Indo - Middle East - Europe", new war fronts (2024)
2. BRICS and Pakistan: Prospects of China. (2022) 2
3. Global politics and international relations. (2022) 2
4. China – Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its Socio-economic Implications for the Region and
the World. (2018)
5. More and more International military engagements by the United Nations; is the world moving
towards peace? (2017)

 Technology and Its Impact

1. Artificial Intelligence: The Death of Creativity (2024)
2. People have become overly dependent on technology. (2023)
3. Digital democracy: social media and political participation. (2022)
4. Human inventions move the societies backward. (2021)
5. Expanding Information Technology; A curse of blessing. (2019)
6. The Emerging Power of Social Media: Prospects and Problems. (2018)
7. Is Pakistan ready for digital revolution? (2020)

 Political Issues and Governance

1. Pragmatism vs Passion in politics (2024)
2. Political Polarization; Governance and Society (2024)
3. Digital democracy: social media and political participation. (2022) 2
4. Bureaucracy doldrums. (2021)
5. Global power dynamics and Pakistan’s foreign policy. (2020)
6. Pakistan and the future of Kashmir cause. (2020)
7. Polarized politics: the issues and challenges of democracy in Pakistan. (2020)
8. Democracy and Illiteracy do not move together. (2019)
9. IMF bailouts: roads to stability or recipes for disaster. (2020)
10. Will “Rule of law” always remain an impracticable myth in our country? (2018)
11. Democracy in Pakistan: Hopes and Hurdles. (2018)
12. Crisis of good governance in Pakistan: Need for reforms and institution building. (2016)
13. The creation of new provinces in Pakistan: Implications for an integrated country. (2016)

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 Economic Development and Sustainability

1. Phase out of fossil fuel and Arab Economies (2024)
2. Pathways to Pakistan's Prosperity (2024)
3. Human development and economic sustainability. (2022)
4. World food systems: the economics of agriculture. (2022)
5. Pakistan’s informal economy: the way forward. (2020)
6. IMF bailouts: roads to stability or recipes for disaster. (2020) 2
7. New war fronts lie in economic zones. (2019)
8. Real development should transform people’s lives, not just economic statistics. (2018)
9. Promotion of tax culture in Pakistan: Perspective, prospects and challenges. (2016)
10. Does foreign aid help to achieve economic stability? (2016)

 Environmental Issues
1. The threat of Global Warming and the ways to counter it. (2018)
2. “Do not waste water even if you were at a running stream.” (2021)
3. Water crisis and national unity. (2016)

 Security and Peace

1. How is terrorism and its perception shaped by the Mass Media? (2022)
2. Intercultural communication is panacea to avoid 3rd world war. (2021)
3. More and more International military engagements by the United Nations; is the world moving
towards peace? (2017) 2
4. Are modern wars not holy wars? (2017)
5. In the fight against terrorism and corruption, it is imperative not to compromise human rights and
civil liberties. (2018) 2
6. The power of propaganda and the Muslim World (2024) 2

 Social Issues and Human Rights

1. The power of propaganda and the Muslim World (2024)
2. Both parents should assume equal responsibility in raising a child. (2023)
3. To encourage healthy eating, higher taxes should be imposed on soft drinks and junk food. (2023)
4. Is there such a thing as ethical consumerism? (2022)
5. In the fight against terrorism and corruption, it is imperative not to compromise human rights and
civil liberties. (2018)
6. Is colonial mentality impeding Pakistan’s progress? (2017)
7. Being a minority is a fate no one wants. Can nationalism be really inclusive? (2017)
8. Universal human equality is utopic. (2021)

 Women Rights and Feminism

1. The controversial issues of feminism in contemporary women’s rights movements. (2022)
2. Gender equality: A popular slogan. (2021)
3. New waves of feminism and our culture. (2019)
4. Feminism is not really a Third World issue. (2017)
5. Gender equality is a myth! (2016)
6. Frailty, thy name is woman. (2016)

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 Education and Knowledge

1. Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone. (2023)
2. Meaning purposive education. (2021)
3. Do we really need literature in our lives? (2020)
4. Women universities as agents of change. (2020)
5. Higher Education in Pakistan: Ills and Remedies. (2018)
6. Classrooms decide the future of the nation. (2019)

 Cultural and Social Values

1. The place of Urdu in Pakistan and Supreme Court’s ruling on making Urdu the official language of
the country. (2016)
2. Sometimes we do not see what we see. (2019)
3. Life without controversy is no life. But why one should not choose the safe haven of conformism?
(2017)
4. Modernity is an unending project. (2017)
5. I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it. (2020)

 Health and Society

1. To encourage healthy eating, higher taxes should be imposed on soft drinks and junk food. (2023)
2. COVID-19: A wake-up call for Pakistani researchers. (2021)
3. Not all recycling projects are cost effective. (2023)

 Literature and Arts

1. Do we really need literature in our lives? (2020)
2. Art for peace. (2019)
3. Urdu Literature and Progressive Movement. (2019)
4. Literature is a lonely planet of idealists. (2017)

 Philosophical and Reflective Essays

1. Hope: the greatest driving force (2024)
2. The fool speaks, and the wise listens. (2023)
3. A friend walks in when everyone else walks out. (2023)
4. Boys will be boys. (2023)
5. Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. (2018)
6. Beware the barrenness of a busy life! (2018)
7. We have to learn to be our own best friends, because we fall too easily into the trap of being our
own worst enemies. (2016)
8. Truth is lived, not taught. (2019)
9. “I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed”. (2021)
10. The one who uses force is afraid of reasoning. (2023)
11. Frailty, thy name is woman. (2016) 2
12. “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” (2022)
13. Ideologies thrive on notions of resistance, yet change is a simulation. (2017)
14. Let there be more light in the corridors of worship places. (2019)
15. Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone. (2023) 2

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