Pakistan Studies CSS Syllabus 2021

Pakistan Studies CSS Syllabus 2021

Table of Contents

(ACCORDING TO THE FPSC)

PAKISTAN Studies CSS Syllabus (COMPULSORY)
Total Marks – 100

I. The ideology of Pakistan; 

• The 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. The 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;  

• The 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 Economic Cooperation (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. 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. Kashmir Issue
• XXIV. The war in Afghanistan since 1979 and its impact on, and challenges to Pakistan,
• in the Post 2014 era.
• XXV. Proxy Wars:  Role of External Elements
• XXVI. Economic Conditions of Pakistan, the Most Recent Economic Survey……………