Pakistan Affairs
Q1. The invasions by the Muslim conquerors in the Subcontinent proved vital for the ideology of Pakistan. Discuss with special reference to creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims.

Q2. Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi was the one who recognized the separate entity of the Muslims as a nation in the Subcontinent. Had his services not been there, Islam would have been eliminated from the Subcontinent four to five hundred years back. Evaluate the statement.

Q3. The successors of Aurangzeb could not handle the vast Mughal Empire due to their incapability. In the light of this statement, write a comprehensive note on the decline of Muslim rule in the Subcontinent.

Q4. Write down the social, cultural and religious impacts of the Muslim rule on the lives of natives of the Indian Subcontinent.

Q5. Write a comprehensive note on the main issues which caused the natives of India to fight a war against the Britishers in 1857. Why Indians lost that war and what consequences they had to face after this effort which proved good for nothing?

Q6. Aligarh, Deoband and Nadwa proved really very important for the renaissance of the Muslims in the Subcontinent. Elaborate in the light of the circumstances where the Muslim’s life was really grinding to a halt.

Q7. Jinnah and Iqbal always stressed that Muslims of the Subcontinent were entirely having a distinguished identity and they were entirely a separate nation. Discuss the statement with the extracts from the speeches of both leaders.

Q8. What were the initial stumbling blocks for the newly-formed State of Pakistan?

Q9. Whenever the military coups have been staged in Pakistan, those have been provided justification through judiciary. Discuss the statement in the light of all the concerned incidents which have taken place in this regard.

Q10. The debacle of East Pakistan took place with a lot of Indian intrigues but a lot of inabilities, disequilibrium in sharing power and sharing benefits and mishandling the issue by the ruling elite of West Pakistan were also there as serious causes. Highlight these shortcomings. Also discuss and analyze whether Pakistan has learned some lesson from this disastrous incident?

Q11. Pakistan would have faced severe circumstances after 9/11, had it not maintained its foreign policy in the proper direction. Critically evaluate.

Q12. There has been a rampant extremism in Pakistan in the last two decades. Enunciate the causes and suggest suitable measures to tackle this situation.

Q13. Today, there is no uniform system of education in Pakistan. How the situation has evolved in this context and what can be done to ameliorate the situation?

Q14. In your opinion, what has caused severe energy crisis in the country? How the situation can become better in this regard?

Q15. CPEC and OBOR are considered the game-changers for Pakistan’s economy. Write a comprehensive note on the challenges to this project. Explain in detail the prospects of CPEC for Pakistan.

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