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Best sources for Pakistan Affairs:

1. Trek to Pakistan by Ahmed Saeed (pre partition)

2. Pakistan: A New History by Ian Talbot (Post Partition)

3. Constitutional and Political History of Palistan by Hamid Khan (Political History and Constitutional Evolution of Pakistan including 18th amendment. Only selective chapters)

4. Issues in Economy of Pakistan (for sectors like Industrial, educational, economics)

5. Future of Pakistan by Stephen P. Kohen

6. Pakistan Beyond Crisis State by Maleeha Lodhi

7. Pakistan: A Hard Country by Anatol Lievin
8. Cross Swords by Shuja Nawaz

9. Annual Economic Survey of Pakistan

10. Annual Human Rights Commission Report

So here it is! Screening Test will be conducted in December.

CSS 2022 exam can be delayed due to Screening Test. There is a suggestion that Screening Test should be conducted to shortlist candidates for the Final exams. Now the matter is in the hands of cabinet. Let's wait what comes out of this. No need to panic. Just keep doing your normal preparation.

8 Best Sources for Islamic Studies for CSS and PMS

1. Islami Nazriya Hayat by Professor Khursheed
2. Khutbat e Bahawalpur by Dr Abdul Hameed
3. Islamiat by Karim Dad Chughtai

4.Khalafat o Malokiat by Mawlana Mawdudi
5. Islami Tehzeeb k Usool o Mubadi by Mawlana Mawdudi

6.The Principles of State and Government in Islam by M Asad.

7.Islamic History by Shah Moeen ud Din

8. Insaan e Kamil by Khalid Alvi

MCQS Portion:
From past papers

3 most effective ways to build the skill of Critical Thinking and Critical Analysis:

1. Daily read of 3 Dawn News Editorials followed by writing practice of reproducing the same in your own words in a precis' manner.

2. Watching Critical Current Affairs and Current Issues related talk shows especially on Aljazeera, History Channel and BBC. Especially watch Mehdi Hassan, Tim Sebastian and Fareed Zakariya shows.

3. Oxford Union debates on multitude of issues would help you build critical thinking and master the art of argumentation and counter-argumentation.

By CSP Zohaib Ahmad Anjum

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5 best sources for English Precis and Comprehension Paper (first two plus past papers are enough for complete preparation)

1. All About Competitive English by Muzaffar Bukhari

2. Discovering the World of English Language by World Times Publishers

3. Past papers last 20 years for precis and comprehension passages and last 25 years for other Grammar questions like idioms, pair of words etc.

4. Precis writing by R. Dhilon

5. Exploring the world of English by Syed Sadat Ali Shah

What to Read in Dawn Newspaper for CSS and PMS:

Following pages of Dawn are recommended for daily read in order to prepare for Current Affairs and CSS
GK. Only those news and articles which correlate with your course outline.

Front Page,
Back Page,
Third Page,
International Pages
Editorials
Opinions

Pakistan to remain on Grey list

FATF retains Pakistan on grey list despite '100% compliance' | The Express Tribune FATF has retained Pakistan on its grey list despite the country ‘meeting all the 27 points’ proposed by the global anti-money laundering watchdog.