Discuss the successes and failures of political parties in bringing about a meaningful change in Pakistan? (CSS - 2013)

1. Introduction
   
   
2. Success of Political Parties

   a) Construction of Roads, Highways, Motorways and Mega Cities
   b) Create a Competitive Environment among Political Parties
   c) Check and Balance due to Opposite Government
   d) Voter enjoys the liberty to chose among various parties

3. Failures to Bring a meaningful change in Pakistan

   a) Political Instability
   b) Crumbling Economy with GDP growth of 3.1 (Gdp growth rate was 10% in 2005)
   c) Illiteracy and low spending of GDP on Education (2.1%)
   d) Self imposed leaders and inherited politics

   
   Misc

   • Pak Still Stand 32nd most corrupt country in the world
   • Poor Healthcare and Medical Facilities
   • Ghost Schools in Sindh and Balochistan
   • Self Driven Politics
   • Trapped in Proxy wars
   • Fragile Democracy
   • Extremism, Drones Attack and Territorial Violations
   
   
4. Critical Analysis
   
   
5. Conclusion

NOTE: This was what I wrote in my answer copy Css-2103 and scored 67/100. Any suggestions and corrections are more then welcome.

Critically evaluate the causes of Energy crisis in Pakistan and its concequences for the ecnomic growth and socail fabric in the country. (Css - 2013)

1. Introduction

2. Causes of energy short fall

• failure of the last regime to increase electricity
• Under utilization of the existing generating capacity
• Circular debts
• The repeated cutting down in Public Sector Development Program
• Line loss
• Large scale of theft of electricity
• Wastage of energy by industrial sector
• Over use of energy by transport sector
• Domestic & General wastage
• Corruption and lack of political will in the concerned energy department

3. Consequences of Energy Crunch

• Routine life: Badly affected the routine life in Pakistan 8-10 hours laodshedding in cities, 12- 18 hours in rural areas.
• Industries: Many industrial units have closed and many shifted their installation to Bangladesh.
• Rise in the price of commodities.
• Market: Markets are closed early due to the load shedding. Secondly production cost of commodities have raised.
• Agriculture: the agricultural land that is dependent on tube well and dug wells, its yielding capacity has sharply reduced due to load shedding. As crops do not get water in time.
• Strikes and agitation: Due to load shedding many strikes have occurred across the country, destroyed government installations.
• Low National growth:

4. Remedial Measures


a) immediate measures: Firstly, the problem of circular debt should be solved on proiority basis, in order to enable the power companies to clear their debts. Secondly, the agreement of importing electricity from Iron and Tajikistan needs to be implemented in a quick fashion. The Pak- Iron gas pipe line project needs to be completed on the earliest dates.


b) Mid term plan: First, all the gas and inefficient WAPDA plants should be replaced by more efficient and combined cycle plants. Second, there is an urgent need of modernizing the overloaded transmission and distribution system. The expenditure of updating our electricity system could be recovered in only three years through savings from the line loss.


c) Long term plans:

(i) Dams construction
(ii) Gas exploration
iii) Coal
vi) Wind energy
v) Solar Energy
iv) Peace and Security in the Country

5. Conclusion:

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How Pakistan can reduce foreign debt? Suggest mechanism in Pakistan economy to handle external perspective of Pakistan economy. (CSS-2011)

1. Introduction


2. Overview and Comparison

Pak Total Debts: $130 Billion
USA Total Debts: $15 Trillion
China Total Debts: $1.3 Trillion
Pak External Debts: 67 Billion


3. Printing of Currency in Pakistan

Rs: 1.5 to 3 Billion/day
This much amount of printing leads to Inflation
Pak recent Inflation rate Almost 10.9%
Inflation in other countries: Zimbabwe worst effected
100 Billion Zimbabwe Dollars can buy only 3 eggs.


4. Remedies to Reduce Foreign Debts:

• Tax Reforms
• Rapid Economic Growth (i.e. 6% in 2008 and 2.4% GDP growth rate in 2012)
• Foreign Investments
• Promote Economist & Research Scholars
• Eradicating Corruption

5. Mechanism to Handle External Perspectives of Pak Economy

• Reduce Govt Expenditure
• Stable basis for Growth
• Getting of Roller Coster Economy
• Reduce Balance of Payments
• Promote Export
• Reduce Imports
• Expanding Trade Basis
• Implementation of RGST
• Proper Collection and Utilization of Public Finance
• Promote Free Trade with Neighbors
• Encourage FDI's
• Foresightedness in Policy Making

6. Conclusion

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It's really amazing. Really.
Naveed Bro! What do we have to write in Critical Analysis? I am a bit confused about it.

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"Whomever Allah guides, no one can misguide, and whomever Allah misguides, no one can guide." Al-Qura'an.

Thank you for your appreciations Shah Ends, as far as what is to be written in Critical Analysis, I have discussed this many times at various occasion on this forum. You can just assume Critical Analysis as a Critic Award in an Award Show. The Jury/Critics Critically Evaluates the performance ov said actor and then award them for their performance. Critic, not necessarily is always negative, it either can be positive or negative in nature.

When it comes to Critical Analysis paragraph in Css Exam, just think that you are The Judge and your evaluation on the said statement/situation is being demanded. If the situation according to you was right, then why was it right and if wrong, then how could it had been right.

You can visit the following link for better undertanding and differtiation between Crtrical Analysis and Conclusion
http://www.NaveedBhuutto.blogspot.co...-analysis.html


Regards,

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How can the corruption elimination be made part of the government systems of Pakistan? CSS - 2014

1. Introduction

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
John Emerich Edward

2. An Overview of Corruption in Pakistan

• Pak 36th most corrupt country in World (Transparency Intl. Report 2013)
  
• MODES OF CORRUPTION Petty corruption: includes nepotism and favoritism. Routine corruption: involves common malpractices such as " gifts": or "parties" to get a favour. Chronic corruption: involves shameful patronization and promotion of all sorts of corrupt deals.
  
• Causes of Corruption Political Instability, Discritionary Powers Of Public Officilas, Policy Environment, The Dependency of Politicians on Bureaucracy, Low Salaries of Civil Servants, Poverty, Ineffective Law and Procedure

" Every year more than 5oo billion rupees laps in Pakistan due to corruption in the civil bureaucracy."
Qaiser Bengali

3. Pragmatic Solution to Eliminate Corruption

a. Making Accountability Mechanism Independent of Executive

b. Empowering NAB and Wafaqi Mohtasib/Ombudsman Office

c. Electing/Selecting Free and Fair People to be head ov these deparments

d. Introducing E-Governance to reduce Corruption in Govt Offices

e.Curtailment of Powers and Making Government Officials Accountable

f. Transparency

g. Empowering Parliamentary Oversight Committe

h. Increasing the Salaries of Public Servanta

i. Mass Awareness

4. Conclusion

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Your sincere efforts brought me here to log in and post a reply.

Indeed,
a good work and excellent contribution

for such candidtatds,who are having CSSforum as their one and only institution for preparation like I.

Bhai please keep on posting

and also tell some tricks to memorize Quotations as I have the poorest cramming skills !

your sis waiting for your kind reply.

Thank you Venomous Sophie and Sister UtlimateStruggler that you log in just to reply my post; that's truly an honor for me.

For quotations, try to reproduce the theme/idea of the quote, be it in your own words. Tampering with the words wont cost you anything until and unless the idea remains the same. But still the best way to learn/remember quotes for sometime is to jot them down while making your topic wise short notes and revise them on the day of exam. This surely will help .

“In her foreign policy and trade, Pakistan has never benefited fully from her ideal geostrategic location “. Discuss (CSS-2002)

Complete Answer

1. Introduction


2. Strategic Importance Of Pakistan

1. Gateway to CAR
   (West can only access CAR's via Pakistan for their Gas/oil reserves which are estimated to be the futures Energy reserves for the World)
   
2. Gawadar Port and Chinese Interest
   China Contrusction of Silk Road to Connect Gawadar With China
   Gawadar Port and China= 2600km
   Xianjian own Port 4800km Approx
   
3. Fornt Line Ally GWOT
   Access routes to Afghanistan
   Alternate routes via Black Sea across Russia and CAR's, Which will be thrice costly for NATO and ISAF
   Routes via Iran not Possible becuase Iran being a bitter Emeny of West
4. Access to Warm Waters of Arabian Sea
   US and China in race to occupy as much area of Arabian Sea as Possible by creating their Naval bases in Warm waters of Arabian Sea
   
5. Gateway to Straight OF Hurmuz
   Strait of Hurmuz is an opening of sea water 57km km wide
   between Iran and UAE
   Daily 1/5th of oil reserves passes from this strait to supple to the other parts ov world
   Controling Hurmuz Means controling 1/5th oil reserves of the world
   
6. Neighbor of World Next Giant China
   China the Next Economic Super power of the World
   With 2nd Highest GDP: $ 13.3 Trillion
   Possibly a future threat to US
   
7. Neighbor of World Biggest Democracy and 4th biggest Economy India
   India thought not a friendly neighbour but yet 4th biggest economy in the world
   
8. Neighbor to Iran
   (US-Iran Nuclear Deal)
   

3. Misc

• Total Area 7,96,096 km
• Population
• Godwin Austin K-2 2nd Highest Peak in World
• Chain of 5 Rivers
• Indus River 28th Longest in World
• Coastal Area of Approx 1000kms in Sindh and Balochistan
• Coal in Thar
• Tourism in Upper Punjab and Northern Areas
• Anals and Antiques in Sindh and Balochistan
• World Oldest Civiliazation Moen jo Daro
• Oldest City Mehargarh on Bolan River, a left tributary of River Indus

4. How Pakistan Lack in Utilizing its Geo-strategic Location in Foreign Policy and Trade

• 1. Knot Stronger Trade Ties with China
  2. Grant MFN Status to all neighboring countries along with India
  3. Understand the realize the strength that lies in Geo-strategic depth ov Pakistan
  4. Avoid fighting Proxy Wars i.e. Cold War and GWOT
  5. Use its Geo-strategic Position to Over come Energy Crisis
  6. Resolve Disputes with neighboring countries to take full advantage (i.e. Cheap gas/electricity from Iran and CBM's with India will reduce Pak Imports from West)

5. Conclusion

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If India is granted permanent seat in the Security Council. What can be the options available to Pakistan to manage the Indian hegemony in South Asia? Css-2011

1. Introduction


2. Options available for Pak:

• India must be forced to sign NPT
• Efforts to make SAARC effective
• Promotion of democracy
• Pakistan should strive for membership of Security Council
• Power balancing (Advanced technology)
• Pakistan should manage a SCO Membership
• Pakistan should strengthen its relation and Knot ties with China
• Pakistan should use OIC Forum effectively
• Peaceful co-existence policy with India
• Promotion of trade between India and Pakistan
• Efforts to combat terrorism
• Resolution of long standing political disputes
• Think-tank should come forward to mould the typical mindset

3. India Seat in UNSC, What does it Actually Means

• India will Enjoy being a Veto Power
• India will leave no stone unturned to cut Pakistan off rest of the world.
• Kashmir issue will never be resolved, because India will veto all the resolutions relating to Kashmir in favor of Pakistan.
• India will block Pakistan water without any fear.
• RAW involvement in Baluchistan will further increase if india is granted a seat in UNSC

Conclusion

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Indian Election 2014 Summary

Few Facts

• Election of 2014 was held to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha,
• 543 parliamentary constituencies
• 7 April to 12 May 2014,
• longest election in the country's history
• 814.5 million Voters

Results

• Results declared on 16 May,
• Bharatiya Janata Party won a sweeping victory,
• BJP took 336/543 seats.
• Indian National Congress, won 58 seats only
• The Congress party's worst defeat in a general election
• Aam Aadmi Party by Arvind Kejriwal won 4 seats only

Aam Aadmi Party

• The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), formed in 2012, contested 432 seats and won 4 seats.
• The party's manifesto focused on anti-corruption measures
• AAP lost on 413 seats surpassing the record of Doordarshi Party, which had lost deposit on 321 seats in 1991
• Kejriwal v/s Modi in Versani (Kejriwal Defeated)

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