Complete Road Map For CSS Pakistan Affairs by Syed Noor Hussain

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COMPLETE ROAD MAP FOR MASTERING


CSS PAKISTAN AFFAIRS
BY SYED NOOR HUSSAIN (PAS, CSS 2020)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF PAKISTAN

• Basic Geography of Pakistan (Borders, Rivers, Mountain Ranges, Provinces & Units)

FIA- BOOK
• Natural Resources of Pakistan (Minerals, Forests, Water Resources ) FIA BOOK
• People of Pakistan (Languages, Ethnic groups, Cultural Heritage ) WORD DOCUMENT IN
PAKISTAN AFFAIRS NOTES

PRE INDEPENDENCE HISTORY

o Pre 1857 History of Pakistan (Prepare Briefly)


▪ Indus Valley Civilization (3000-1300BC) WORD DOCUMENT IN PAKISTAN
AFFAIRS NOTES
▪ Muhammad bin Qasim (712 AD) CSS-2021, NOTES TILL MUGHALS
▪ 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 MADAM SASSI + NOTES

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▪ Causes of the Downfall of Mughals and Muslims in the Sub Continent


MADAM SASSI + NOTES
▪ 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 FIA- BOOK
(1845-49), Anglo Marhatta Wars (1775-1818), Doctrine of Lapse FIA- BOOK
o Muslim Reform Movements
▪ Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi/ Mujadid Alf Saani NOTES + GUESS + MADAM SASSI
▪ Shah Wali Ullah MADAM SASSI + OLD NOTES
▪ Syed Ahmed Shaheed GUESS-2021
▪ Darul Uloom Deoband Movement GUESS + NOTES + MADAM SASSI
▪ Nadwat-ul-Ullama GUESS + NOTES + MADAM SASSI
▪ Islamia College Peshawar SLIDE
▪ Sindh Madrassa WORD DOCUMENT
▪ Role of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Aligarh Movement NOTES
▪ War of Independence 1857 - Independence of Pakistan 1947 (FROM HERE
TILL REDCLIFFE NOTES AND TREK TO PAKISTAN BOOK IS USED)
▪ 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
▪ Rowlatt Act and Jalianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
▪ Government of India Act 1919
▪ Delhi Muslim Proposals 1927
▪ Simon Commission 1927
▪ Nehru Report 1928
▪ 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

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▪ 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

O Phase I: 1947-1956

o Phase II: 1956-1973

o Phase III: 1973- Contemporary

CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF PAKISTAN

o Evolution of Democracy in Pakistan: 1947-Contemporary o


Objectives Resolution 1949
o Comparison of 1956, 1962 and 1973 constitution
o Salient features of 1973 Constitution
o General overview of Amendments in the Constitution of Pakistan
o Important Judicial Decisions in Pakistan’s History o Features of
18th Amendment
o Federalism & its Structure: Centre Province Relations, Legislative
Lists, Role of
Council of Common Interests CCI, National Economic Council NEC, NFC Award
o 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

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• Geoeconomic 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

o Education o Energy Sector Issues


o Major Social Problems of Pakistan (Public Health, Sanitation,
Urbanization, Crime,
Poverty) o Digitalization and Information Technology
in Pakistan o Role of Media: Mainstream and Social
Media o Hybrid Warfare: 5th Generation Warfare o Use
of Natural Resources in Pakistan
o Local Governments in Pakistan and Devolution of Powers o Corruption
and Accountability o Issue of Good Governance o Political Culture and
Democracy in Pakistan o Electoral Reforms in Pakistan o Judicial system
and Judiciary in Pakistan

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o Federalism in Pakistan & Centre Province Relations: Challenges and


Future o Tourism o Population o Agriculture sector o Climate Change o
COVID 19: Challenge and Impacts o Water Crisis
o Hydropolitics: Domestic and Regional Context (Indus Waters Treaty, India,
Afghanistan) o Economy of Pakistan o Civil
Military Relations o Poverty Alleviation and
human development o Women Empowerment
o Militancy, Major Internal Security Challenges and Role of Non State Actors
o Non Traditional Security Threats o Proxy Wars and Role of External
Actors o National Integration and Ethnicity o Demand for New Provinces
o FATA Merger and 25th Constitutional Amendment o NFC Award

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