Cracking current affairs

[hamzabutt]

Hello Folks!
I've been meaning to ask this.
Is there any way of cracking current affairs without having to read newspaper daily?
It just doesn't work for me. I have an Engineering background and have never been active on world affairs. And I have read Dawn newspaper before but only the horoscope page and nothing else.
It just doesn't work for me to daily read it and search for an important topic pertinent to current affairs and then tear it and paste it on my notebook or make soft notes out of it .

Maybe a compiled version would do better for me. Any suggested readings other than daily newspaper?
Also can anybody give me a list of important and hot topics relevant to current affairs now-a-days as I've seen CPEC related questions a lot.

[anzabb]

Originally Posted by hamzabutt

Hello Folks!
I've been meaning to ask this.
Is there any way of cracking current affairs without having to read newspaper daily?
It just doesn't work for me. I have an Engineering background and have never been active on world affairs. And I have read Dawn newspaper before but only the horoscope page and nothing else.
It just doesn't work for me to daily read it and search for an important topic pertinent to current affairs and then tear it and paste it on my notebook or make soft notes out of it .

Maybe a compiled version would do better for me. Any suggested readings other than daily newspaper?
Also can anybody give me a list of important and hot topics relevant to current affairs now-a-days as I've seen CPEC related questions a lot.

You don't have to read the whole paper, just the three editorials in dawn. If you don't want to read it every day, then you can read the editorials for a month in the end of the month. It is too risky to not to read news papers.
ISSI and IPRI journals are a good option as an complied material.
CA helps in your overall paper a lot. If you can't read then watch.

There are few things that I have complied in this thread
http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-compu...t-academy.html

This is a risky option, but you can do your CA in December and read the year's worth dawn then. Newspaper is essential and it helps a lot in other subjects. DW it happens and we all struggle. You can start with these books
Sir Fareed NOA CA book
Pakistan at cross roads by jefferlot
JWT CA book

I hope this helps

[anzabb]

Originally Posted by hamzabutt

Hello Folks!
I've been meaning to ask this.
Is there any way of cracking current affairs without having to read newspaper daily?
It just doesn't work for me. I have an Engineering background and have never been active on world affairs. And I have read Dawn newspaper before but only the horoscope page and nothing else.
It just doesn't work for me to daily read it and search for an important topic pertinent to current affairs and then tear it and paste it on my notebook or make soft notes out of it .

Maybe a compiled version would do better for me. Any suggested readings other than daily newspaper?
Also can anybody give me a list of important and hot topics relevant to current affairs now-a-days as I've seen CPEC related questions a lot.

this is going to be a long list for the events in 2019



Agriculture
Cyber Security/Crime
Children Rights
Centre-Province
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
Energy
Education
Environment
Economy of Pakistan
Governance (accountability drive, all politicians in jail)
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP) annual report 2018
Health
Judicial System
Iran-Pakistan
IMF Programme
Indo Pak
Karachi and urban issues
Kashmir
Local Government
Labour
Media/Social Media/Internet
Minorities
Pakistan Saudi
Prison Reform
Poverty
Police reforms
Taxation and fiscal policy
Terrorism/Extremism
Tribal Areas
Technology
Tourism
US-PAK
Urbanization and urban issues
Water
Women and Gender in Pakistan

International
Afghanistan peace process
After ISis
Bangladesh and authoritarianism
Environment and Climate Change
Far right in Europe
Hong Kong protests
Human Rights in general
India and far right
Israel and corruption
KSA and Human rights
Libya
Mexico: AMLO and the wall
Myanmar
Modern Day Slavery
North Korea and nuclear proliferation
New Zealand and attack on Muslims
Syria in post ISIS
Sudan
Sir Lanka blast (terrorism)
Trump’s Middle East Policy
USA Domestic Politics
UK and Brexit
US Iran
Venezuela
World Population
G20 and Trade war
GCC Crisis
NATO
OIC and The Muslim world Geopolitics
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
World Justice Forum in The Hague Report

[hamzabutt]

Originally Posted by anzabb

this is going to be a long list for the events in 2019



Agriculture
Cyber Security/Crime
Children Rights
Centre-Province
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
Energy
Education
Environment
Economy of Pakistan
Governance (accountability drive, all politicians in jail)
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP) annual report 2018
Health
Judicial System
Iran-Pakistan
IMF Programme
Indo Pak
Karachi and urban issues
Kashmir
Local Government
Labour
Media/Social Media/Internet
Minorities
Pakistan Saudi
Prison Reform
Poverty
Police reforms
Taxation and fiscal policy
Terrorism/Extremism
Tribal Areas
Technology
Tourism
US-PAK
Urbanization and urban issues
Water
Women and Gender in Pakistan

International
Afghanistan peace process
After ISis
Bangladesh and authoritarianism
Environment and Climate Change
Far right in Europe
Hong Kong protests
Human Rights in general
India and far right
Israel and corruption
KSA and Human rights
Libya
Mexico: AMLO and the wall
Myanmar
Modern Day Slavery
North Korea and nuclear proliferation
New Zealand and attack on Muslims
Syria in post ISIS
Sudan
Sir Lanka blast (terrorism)
Trump’s Middle East Policy
USA Domestic Politics
UK and Brexit
US Iran
Venezuela
World Population
G20 and Trade war
GCC Crisis
NATO
OIC and The Muslim world Geopolitics
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
World Justice Forum in The Hague Report

These all are very general ! Introduce tad bit of specificity please

[anzabb]

Originally Posted by hamzabutt

These all are very general ! Introduce tad bit of specificity please

These are the headings of my current affairs notes, and multiple questions could be made from each. If you want specific specific then stick to the journals and mags

I know alot of people who do CA in the end, maybe you can do that

[RMKamran]

Originally Posted by anzabb

These are the headings of my current affairs notes, and multiple questions could be made from each. If you want specific specific then stick to the journals and mags

I know alot of people who do CA in the end, maybe you can do that

Which source do you use for making notes of current affairs?

[anzabb]

Originally Posted by RMKamran

Which source do you use for making notes of current affairs?

Dawn, Al jazeera inside story, zara hat ke, foreign affairs mag

[abidkhan]

Originally Posted by anzabb

Dawn, Al jazeera inside story, zara hat ke, foreign affairs mag

What about sir fareed book and just book ?

[abidkhan]

Jwt*

[abidkhan]

just the three editorials in dawn.

Elaborate it further, please.