Complete Road Map for Mastering CSS Pakistan Affairs

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF PAKISTAN

☆Basic Geography of Pakistan (Borders, Rivers, Mountain Ranges, Provinces & Units)
☆Natural Resources of Pakistan (Minerals, Forests, Water Resources ) ☆People of Pakistan
(Languages, Ethnic groups, Cultural Heritage )
PRE INDEPENDENCE HISTORY

☆ Pre 1857 History of Pakistan (Prepare Briefly)

☆Indus Valley Civilization (3000-1300BC) ☆Muhammad bin Qasim (712 AD)☆Sultan

Mahmud Ghaznavi (999-1030 AD) ☆Shahabuddin Ghori (1202-1206 AD) ☆Slave Dynasty
(1206-1290 AD) ☆Qutubuddin Aibak, Sultan Ilttumish, Razia Sultana etc ☆Khilji Dynasty
(1290-1320) ☆Jalaludin Khilji, Alaudin Khilji etc ☆Tughlaq Dynasty (1320-1413 AD)
☆Ghiyasudin Tughlaq, Muhammad Shah Tughlaq etc ☆Syed Dynasty (1414-1451 AD) ☆Khizr
Khan, Mubarik Shah etc ☆Lodhi Dynasty (1451-1526 AD) ☆Bahlol Lodhi, Sikander Lodhi etc
☆Mughal Dynasty (1526-1707) ☆Babur, Hamayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurengzeb
☆Growth of Muslim society in the subcontinent ☆Role of Sufis in spreading Islam in the
subcontinent ☆Causes of the Downfall of Mughals and Muslims in the Sub Continent
☆British Ascendency in the Sub Continent ☆East India Company, Battle of Plassey 1757,
Battle of Panipat 1761, Battle of Buxar 1764, Anglo Mysore wars (1767-99), Anglo Sikh Wars
(1845-49), Anglo Marhatta Wars (1775-1818), Doctrine of Lapse ☆ Muslim Reform
Movements:- ☆Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi/ Mujadid Alf Saani ☆Shah Wali Ullah ☆Syed Ahmed
Shaheed Ullama ☆Darul Uloom Deoband Movement ☆Nadwat-ul-Ullama ☆Islamia College
Peshawar ☆Sindh Madrassa ☆Role of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Aligarh Movement

☆ War of Independence 1857 - Independence of Pakistan 1947

☆War of Independence 1857 ☆Partition of Bengal 1905 ☆Simla Deputation and Formation
of Muslim League 1906 ☆Minto Morley Reforms 1909 ☆Lucknow Pact 1916 ☆Khilafat
Movement 1918 ☆Rowlett Act and Jalianwala Bagh Massacre 1919 ☆Government of India
Act 1919 ☆Delhi Muslim Proposals 1927 ☆Simon Commission 1927 ☆Nehru Report 1928a
☆Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s 14 points 1929 ☆Allama Iqbal’s Address at Allahabad 1930
☆Round Table Conferences 1930-1932 ☆Government of India Act 1935 ☆Elections and
Congress Ministries 1937 ☆Lahore Resolution 1940 ☆Two Nation Theory and Ideology of
Pakistan ☆Cripps Mission 1942 ☆Jinnah Gandhi Talks 1944 ☆Wavell Plan and Shimla
Conference 1945 ☆Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 ☆3rd June Plan / Mountbatten Plan 1947
☆Radcliffe award 1947

POST-INDEPENDENCE: POLITICAL HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF PAKISTAN

☆ Phase I: 1947-1956 ☆ Phase II: 1956-1973 ☆ Phase III: 1973- Contemporary

CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF PAKISTAN

☆ Evolution of democracy in Pakistan: 1947-Contemporary ☆ Objectives Resolution 1949 ☆
Comparison of1956, 1962 and 1973 constitution ☆ Salient features of 1973 Constitution ☆
General overview of Amendments in the Constitution of Pakistan ☆ Important Judicial
Decisions in Pakistan’s History ☆ Features of18th Amendment ☆ Federalism & its Structure:
Centre Province Relations, Legislative Lists, Role of Council of Common Interests CCI,
National Economic Council NEC, NFC Award ☆ Parliamentary System of Pakistan: Structure,
Composition and Functioning
FOREIGN POLICY OF PAKISTAN

☆Historical development of Foreign Policy of Pakistan (1947 to Contemporary) ☆Relations

with other countries: History and Current Dynamics (India, US, Afghanistan, Iran, China, EU,
Saudi Arabia, Russia, Turkey) ☆Geopolitical & Geostrategic Importance of Pakistan ☆Geo-
economics Importance of Pakistan (TAPI, IP Pipeline, CPEC, CASA 1000, APTTA, QTTA,
Gwadar, Persian Gulf) ☆Challenges to National Security and Sovereignty of Pakistan
☆National Interest of Pakistan ☆Territorial Disputes of Pakistan ☆Nuclear Program of
Pakistan: History, Importance, Deterrence and Posture
SPECIFIC FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES

☆US India Strategic Partnership ☆India’s Look East Policy ☆Kashmir Issue ☆Palestine Issue
☆FATF ☆IMF ☆US withdrawal from Afghanistan ☆Middle East

PAKISTAN AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

☆OIC, SAARC, D8, ECO, UN , SCO ☆Pakistan’s stance on UN Security Council expansion

INTERNAL CHALLENGES AND DYNAMICS FACED BY PAKISTAN

☆ Education ☆ Energy Sector Issues ☆ Major Social Problems of Pakistan (Public Health,
Sanitation, Urbanization, Crime, Poverty) ☆ Digitalization and Information Technology in
Pakistan ☆ Role of Media: Mainstream and Social Media ☆ Hybrid Warfare: 5th Generation
Warfare ☆ Use of Natural Resources in Pakistan ☆ Local Governments in Pakistan and
Devolution of Powers ☆ Corruption and Accountability ☆ Issue of Good Governance ☆
Political Culture and Democracy in Pakistan ☆ Electoral Reforms in Pakistan ☆ Judicial
system and Judiciary in Pakistan ☆ Federalism in Pakistan & Centre Province Relations:
Challenges and Future ☆ Tourism ☆ Population ☆ Agriculture sector ☆ Climate Change ☆
COVID 19: Challenge and Impacts ☆ Water Crisis ☆ Hydro politics: Domestic and Regional
Context (Indus Waters Treaty, India, Afghanistan) ☆ Economy of Pakistan ☆ Civil Military
Relations ☆ Poverty Alleviation and human development ☆ Women Empowerment ☆
Militancy, Major Internal Security Challenges and Role of non State Actors ☆ Non
Traditional Security Threats ☆ Proxy Wars and Role of External Actors ☆ National
Integration and Ethnicity ☆ Demand for New Provinces ☆ FATA Merger and 25th
Constitutional Amendment ☆ NFC Award