Candidates will be expected to display such general knowledge of history, politics and International Affairs, as deemed necessary to interpret current affairs.

I. Pakistan's Domestic Affairs (20 marks)

• Political
• Economic
• Social

II. Pakistan's External Affairs (40 marks)

• Pakistan’s relations with its Neighbors (India, China, Afghanistan, Russia)
• Pakistan’s  relations  with  the  Muslim  World (Iran,  Saudi  Arabia,  Indonesia, Turkey)
• Pakistan’s relations with the United States
• Pakistan’s relations with Regional and International Organizations (UN, SAARC, ECO, OIC, WTO, CW)

III. Global Issues (40 marks)

• International Security
• International Political Economy
• Human Rights
• Environment: Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord
• Population: world population trends, world population policies
• Terrorism and Counter Terrorism
• Global Energy Politics
• Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Security
• Nuclear Politics in South Asia
• International Trade (Doha Development Round and Bali Package)
• Cooperation and Competition in Arabian Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
• Millennium Development Goals, Current Status,
• Globalization
• Middle East Crisis
• Kashmir Issue
• Palestine Issue