Current Affairs:
Ok comrades..u need to keep one thing in ur mind while attempting this paper..its very name!!’Current’ affairs..this means that u shud emphasize on the current n future developments,information and analysis of a problem/situation/topic presented 2 u in the exam..no doubt Ull have to give a lil background n history of the topic,but the emphasis n space shud be given to current developments n future trends n predictions..I must admit it is one of thje trickiest papers in CSS..U can b ezily caught out!
How to prepare:
Ofcourse DAWN is the bible of current affairs..make it a habit to read it daily..atleast u shd read the 1st page,opinion pages n the international news page daily..wid the economic review on Tuesdays..the examiner loves dawn..sumtimez he gives questions strait off dawn..I remember in 2007 or 06 there was an essay in the paper named ‘end of cheap oil’..a column by the same name had appeared in dawn a few mnths back!!
Make a scrapbook of sorts..Ill tell u wat I did..I had a big register..in that I wrote down the title names of important current affairs topics,n left a space of 4,5,6 pages between each topic..whenever I came across a column,editorial or feature,even a news story on sum particular topic,I read it,highlited it,cut it n pasted it in that register under its appropriate title heading..benefit:whenever I revised,I cud go thru the developments n evolution of that problem in the last few months..it really helped me a lot..Do one more thing..any points u find in c.a books,write them down in this register..then make a structure of ur anwer on the register..i.e if a question cmz regarding dis topic.how shall I structure my answer in the paper..wt headingz n points shall I use..just like u make an essay outline!got dat??
There are no proper books for current affairs..but I will advise u to read ‘Current affairs journal’ by imtiaz shahid..it gts published every 2 months..most of thje articles in it r worth reading..wat dis buk does is dat it gets articles n essays frm around the world n collects them in one place..makin it convenient fr u..plus u can also refer to ‘current affairs digest’ by safdar mehmood..also if u can,get updated C.A notes of Dr Shahid Wazr Khan from KIPS..they are excellent,but vry hard to get!!
Try watchin DAWN news English channel..its gud..geo,ary,express etc r crap..

@redmax..Ill be posting a ruff outline for a sample question in a lil tym as u askd for..
@competitive..we ll tawk abt essay tommorow..alryt?we l disucc every subject dnt u wry sis..