Candidates will be expected to display such general knowledge of history, politics and International Affairs, as deemed necessary to interpret current affairs.
I. Pakistan's Domestic Affairs (20 marks)
▪ Political ▪ Economic ▪ Social II. Pakistan's External Affairs (40 marks) ▪ Pakistan’s relations with its Neighbors (India, China, Afghanistan, Russia) ▪ Pakistan’s relations with the Muslim World (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey) ▪ Pakistan’s relations with the United States ▪ Pakistan’s relations with Regional and International Organizations (UN, SAARC, ECO, OIC, WTO, GCC) III. Global Issues (40 marks) ▪ International Security ▪ International Political Economy ▪ Human Rights ▪ Environment: Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord ▪ Population: world population trends, world population policies ▪ Terrorism and Counter Terrorism ▪ Global Energy Politics ▪ Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Security ▪ Nuclear Politics in South Asia ▪ International Trade (Doha Development Round and Bali Package) ▪ Cooperation and Competition in Arabian Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans. ▪ Millennium Development Goals, Current Status ▪ Globalization ▪ Middle East Crisis ▪ Kashmir Issue ▪ Palestine Issue
SUGGESTED READINGS
S.No. Title Author
1. Pakistan Foreign Policy 1947-2005: A Abdul Sattar Concise History, 2011 2. Issue in Pakistan’s Economy, 2010 Akbar S. Zaidi 3. Pakistan: A Hard Country, 2012 Anatol Lieven 4. Government & Politics in South Asia, 6th ed., Baxter, Malik, Kennedy & 2009 Oberst, 5. Introduction to International Political David Balaam & Bradford Economy, 2010 Dillman 6. International Organization (Second Edition) Volker Rittberger, Bernhard 2012 Zangl and Andress Kruck 7. The Age of Deception: Nuclear Diplomacy in Mohamed Elbaradei Treacherous Times (2011) 8. International Relations, 2012 Joshua Goldstein 9. World Politics: Trends & Transformation, Kegley & Blanton 2014-2015 10. Pakistan Beyond the Crisis, 2011 Maleeha Lodhi 11. Globalization in Question, 2009 Paul Hirst 12. International Political Economy: Interests & Thomas Oatley Institutions in the Global Economy, 2010 13. Politics and Change in the Middle East, 10th Andersen, Seibert, and Ed., Pearson, 2012 Wagner 14. Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Feroz Khan Bomb, (2012) 15. Pakistan and World Affairs Shamshad Ahmad (Edition-2015) 16. World Times Magazine …