Current Affairs Repeated Questions from 2016-2022

National Action Plan
Q. No. 2. Discuss in detail the efficacy of counter-terrorism measures adopted by the government, especially with reference to the National Action Plan. (2016)
Q. No. 2. Highlight the role of the National Action Plan (NAP) in the stabilization of the internal security of Pakistan. Critically analyze its outcomes. (2017)

Climate Change
Q. No. 8. Discuss the adverse impact of climate change on the world and the measures recently adopted by the Paris Conference to address this issue. (2016)
Q. No. 2. What impact global climate change will have on the water resources of Pakistan? How will it affect inter-provincial harmony? (2020)
Q. No. 5. Give a critical review of Pakistan Energy Policy 2013 – 2018 (2019)
Q. No. 3. Elaborate the reasons and impacts on Doland Trump withdrawal from climate change Paris agreement in 2015. (2019)

Economy or Economic Crisis
Q. No. 3. What measures would you suggest to improve the economy of Pakistan, particularly in the areas of debt reduction and enhancing export capacity? (2016)

Energy Crisis or Pakistan Energy Policy
Q. No. 3. Discuss in detail the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and challenges to it. (2018)
Q. No. 5. Give a critical review of Pakistan Energy Policy 2013 – 2018 (2019)

Political Development of Pakistan or Governance or Corruption
Q. No. 6. How can the corruption elimination strategy be made part of the governance system of Pakistan? (2019)
Q. No. 7. How can the governing structure have the capacity to neutralize threats to internal security of Pakistan? (2019)
Q. No. 6. Numerous political systems- Parliamentary as well as Presidential, have been in vogue in Pakistan with limited success. Draft your own proposed but practical system that would result in good governance of the country. Stipulate reasons and conditions for its success. (2022)

Nuclear Program
Q. No. 5. How do the nature and possible prospects of US-Russia strategic nuclear deterrence change with the enforcement of New START treaty of 2021? What could be the treaty’s implications on Pakistan’s nuclear program, keeping in view its defense policy? (2022)
Q. No. 8.
(a). Analyze the effects of commissioning of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), INS Arihant equipped with nuclear-capable missile called K-4 over the strategic stability of South Asia. (2017)
(b). US-India in August 2016 signed Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will reportedly facilitate the two allies to use each other’s military facilities to check China’s growing influence. Comment. (2017)

Pakistan & Iran
Q. No. 3. Discuss in detail the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and challenges to it. (2018)

FATF
Q. No. 3. Why was Pakistan placed on the ‘Grey List’ of Financial Action Task Force (FATF)? What are the implications and what measures should Pakistan take to move out of this list? (2020)

Hybrid Warfare or security threats or 5th generation warfare
Q. No. 8. Discuss instrument of techniques of Hybrid warfare in context to Pakistan (2019)
Q. No. 7. How is militarization of Artificial Intelligence and Computing revolutionizing the military affairs? (2021)
Q. No. 7. How can the governing structure have the capacity to neutralize threats to internal security of Pakistan? (2019)

Organizations
Q. No. 8. What are the opportunities and challenges for Pakistan as one of the new members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)? (2018)
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any two of the following: (10 each)
(a) Poverty & Trade in South Asia and the role of SAARC (2022)

CPEC or OBOR
Q. No. 5. Discuss the prospects and challenges to the construction of “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor”. How will CPEC become a game changer for the region? (2016)
Q. No. 3. What measures do you suggest to improve the security conditions of Balochistan in respect to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and the role of regional powers to sabotage it? (2017)
Q. No. 7. Critically examine China’s strategic vision behind its ‘One Belt, One Road’ venture. (2017)
Q. No. 2. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is considered as a game-changer. How the CPEC can be helpful to uplift the Pakistan’s economy? Discuss. (2018)
Q. No. 2. Examine China’s strategic vision behind ‘The Bell and Road initiative (BRI)’ also known as One Belt One Road (OBOR). (2019)

Global Order or Tussle between US & China or US & Russia or the Indian Ocean
Q. No. 7. Examine the emerging strategic competition between China and the US and its impact on the global order. (2016)
Q. No. 4. Critically analyze the US-Russia relations in the context of ISIS and its impact on the security situation of the Middle East. (2017)
Q. No. 5. Explain the salient contours of the US ‘rebalancing’ policy and China’s assertive policy in the South China Sea and the latter’s disputes with the regional countries. Critically evaluate. (2017)
Q. No. 6. The impact of burgeoning US-India strategic partnership over the security situation of the region and Indian Ocean Region. (2017)
Q. No. 4. How the United States is trying to keep its dominant position in the Asia-Pacific and what is the China’s response to it? (2018)
Q. No. 6. Strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific region is increasingly becoming intense. Define the interests and role of US, China, India, Japan and Australia in the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region. (2020)
Q. No. 5. Discuss the strategic contours of the Indo-US evolving partnership and how will it impact Pakistan-US and Pakistan-China relations. (2020)
Q. No. 7. The US and China have been in an ongoing trade war since 2018. In academic circles, it has been argued that this conflict may as well be the Second Cold War. Critically evaluate the future world order with main actors as China, Russia, and the US. (2022)
Q. No. 8. In view of the evolving global alignments and changing nature of major-power relationships, what is the future of globalism and multilateralism? Discuss with examples. (2020)
Q. No. 4. Last two decades have seen the rise of the right as a potent challenge to liberal democracies throughout the world. What are the causes of this rise and how can states attend to this challenge? (2021)

The Middle East or Muslim World or Arabs
Q. No. 6. How do you see recent developments in the Middle East, particularly with reference to deteriorating relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran? What role, if any, Pakistan could play in reducing the tensions between the two Muslim countries? (2016)
Q. No. 4. Critically analyze the US-Russia relations in context of ISIS and its impact on the security situation of the Middle East. (2017)
Q. No. 6. Describe the 2017 Qatar Diplomatic Crisis and its impact on the Middle East. (2018)
Q. No. 5. Critically analyze the newly established Islamic Military Alliance and its future implications for the Muslim World. (2018)
Q. No. 7. Discuss in detail the role of OIC, Arab League, and GCC in the Middle East crises and conflicts. (2020)
Q. No. 4. Muslim Ummah has failed to unite under one roof. The leadership, their internal wrangling, and sectarian divide keeps them away from each other. No wonder the Muslim world is in shambles in their home countries, at the OIC level, and at international forums. Taking a tag from above, discuss ways and means to unite the Muslim Ummah with a pragmatic approach. (2022)
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any two of the following: (10 each)
(c) 2022 FIFA World Cup and politics of the Arab World (2022)

Pakistan & India or Kashmir
Q. No. 4. Discuss the possibilities of progress under the recently agreed rubric of comprehensive dialogue between Pakistan and India. In your opinion what are the major constraints at present? (2016)
Q. No. 8.
(a). Analyze the effects of the commissioning of a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), INS Arihant equipped with a nuclear-capable missile called K-4 over the strategic stability of South Asia. (2017)
(b). US-India in August 2016 signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will reportedly facilitate the two allies to use each other’s military facilities to check China’s growing influence. Comment. (2017)
Q. No. 4. Given the volatile lockdown in Indian-Occupied Kashmir, what are the viable policy choices available to Pakistan? What can Pakistan realistically do to ease the sufferings of the Kashmiri people? (2020)
Q. No. 7. Critically examine Donald Trump’s Policy for South Asia and its implications for Pakistan and the region. (2018)
Q. No. 3. What are the similarities and differences between Nagorno-Karabakh and Kashmir conflicts? (2021)

Pakistan, Afghanistan, 9/11, the US in Afghanistan
Q. No. 6. Some scholars term Afghan Peace Deal as the US Withdrawal Deal. Do you agree? Answer the question while discussing the contours of the Afghan peace process. (2021)
Q. No. 4. What will be the reason of the emerging water conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan?(2019)
Q. No. 3. The 2021 Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan presents regional and global challenges. Elaborate the anticipated policies of the Taliban government and the regional and global response. (2022)
Q. No. 7. Critically examine Donald Trump’s Policy for South Asia and its implications for Pakistan and the region. (2018)

US Presence in South Asia
Q. No. 7. Critically examine Donald Trump’s Policy for South Asia and its implications for Pakistan and the region. (2018)

Recent US Withdrawals
Q. No. 3. Elaborate the reasons and impacts on Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the climate change Paris agreement in 2015. (2019)
Q. No. 2. What will be the strategic and political implications of the US withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty, and how is it impacting the arms control arrangements between the great powers? (2021)
Q. No. 6. Some scholars term Afghan Peace Deal as the US Withdrawal Deal. Do you agree? Answer the question while discussing the contours of the Afghan peace process. (2021)

Water Crisis
Q. No. 4. What will be the reason of the emerging water conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan?(2019)
Q. No. 2. What impact global climate change will have on the water resources of Pakistan? How will it affect inter-provincial harmony? (2020)

Foreign Policy
Q. No. 2. Propose prospective foreign policy options for Pakistan in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. (2022)
Q. No. 6. How do you see recent developments in the Middle East, particularly with reference to deteriorating relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran? What role, if any, Pakistan could play in reducing the tensions between the two Muslim countries? (2016)
Q. No. 5. Discuss the strategic contours of the Indo-US evolving partnership and how will it impact Pakistan-US and Pakistan-China relations. (2020)

Covid-19
Q. No. 8. Delineate the ways in which Covid-19 has affected the contours of the contemporary world order. (2021)

New Province
Q. No. 5. Most of the major political parties have committed to the creation of new provinces in Pakistan. Should new provinces be created or not, in Pakistan? Elaborate your answer by giving references from the new provinces debate. (2021)

Miscellaneous
Q. No. 8. Write short notes on any two of the following: (10 each)
(c) 2022 FIFA World Cup and politics of the Arab World (2022)
(b) A comparison of leadership qualities between Xi Jinping of China and Joe Biden of the US (2022)