Dear, the current affairs (GK-II) is considered as a low scoring subject and it becomes very difficult for one to secure more than 50 marks easily, however, it is not a dream which cannot come true.

While starting preparation for the current affairs (or any other compulsory or optional subject) the foremost thing is checking the syllabi, after going through the syllabus one gets basic knowledge of the course contents of the subject. The syllabus of current affairs contains, inter alia, foreign policy of Pakistan and her relations with the big powers, Muslim world, neighbors etc. articles coming in the daily newspapers etc.

Actually the examiner wants to check the knowledge of the candidate for world affairs and of current scenario and his/her grasp in the subject.

In this year the trend has been changed and replica/copy of current affairs can be viewed by seeing the question papers specifically the essay, Pakistan affairs and islamiyat etc. Most of the questions in these papers revolved around the current affairs per se the importance of current affairs cannot be under-estimated.

For preparation of current affairs, benefit can be taken from a number of sources, some of them are outlined below :

- Strategic studies digest by Institute of Strategic studies, Islamabad
- Development & Security Digest issued by FRIENDS Organization
- Contemporary Affairs by Imtiaz Shahid
- The Dawn
- other journals like Herald, Economist etc.
- some sayings/quotes of famous statesmen etc. may be learnt by heart and an appropriate one can be used while answering the questions

Hope the above could be of help for preparation of the paper

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