Current Affairs

This course is designed to provide the students with an insight of
events and issues taking place in and around Pakistan. A general
understanding of current affairs is of utmost importance to future
media professionals and journalists. The course is planned to
enlighten and enable the students to understand important national,
regional and international events with their background and context.

OBJECTIVES

• To develop an understanding of the
  students about issues that are influencing Pakistan and are influenced
  by prominent geographical factors and other major reasons.
• to develop a basic understanding of controversies at
  national, regional and global levels including the logic behind
  multiple challenges
•  to focus on developing an understanding
  of current affairs in the context of national issues being faced by
  Pakistan including economic, social, political, cultural and
  ethno-linguistic problems

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Students will have knowledge about Pakistan’s relations with other states of the world
• Students will be able to highlight the current position of Pakistan in the international arena
• Students will have command over Pakistan’s strategic planning and execution of various projects and programs that could help it gain a prominent position both nationally and internationally

READINGS

1.       Booth, K., & Dunne, T. (2002). Worlds in collision: terror
and the future of global order. UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

2.       Mahmood, S. (2002). Pakistan: political roots & development,
1947–1999. Karachi: Oxford University Press.

3.       Sattar, A. (2017). Pakistan’s foreign policy 1947-2016: A
concise history (4th ed.). Karachi: Oxford University Press.

4.       Krenitsky, V. Y., & Moscalenko, V.N. (2013). A political
history of Pakistan, 1947-2007. Karachi: Oxford University Press.

CONTENTS

1.       An Overview of Post-independence History of Pakistan

2.       Constitutional Development in Pakistan

3.       Geo Political Status of Pakistan

4.       Salient features of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy

5.       Renaissance

6.       Industrialization

7.       WWI, WWII & Cold War

8.       Terrorism

9.       Pakistan’s relations with West, Islamic World and Regional Countries

10.       Contemporary issues being faced by Pakistan

11.       Prospects and challenges of CPEC in Pakistan

12.       Role of OIC in highlighting and resolving the issues of
Muslim World and Islmophobia

13.       Shift in balance of power from bi-polar to unipolar world and
emerging global powers

14.   Issues and problems faced by contemporary world in the Post-9/11 scenario

15.   The United Nations and its role in conflict resolution

16.   Significant Regional Arrangements like ASEAN, European Union, SAARC, SCO

TIMINGS

MA-III (Regular): Monday and Tuesday (11am to 12:30pm)

MA-III (SS): Monday and Tuesday (3:30pm to 5pm)

BS-III (Regular): Wednesday and Thursday (9:30am to 11am)

BS-III (SS): Wednesday and Thursday (2pm to 3:30pm)

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Sessional:        20

Mid                 30

Final exam:      50

RULES

Following are the rules and regulations that students have to abide by:

1. 75% class attendance is compulsory to sit in final exam.
2. Class timing should be strictly followed.
3. Tasks assigned regarding project must be covered in the given time.

IMPORTANT DATES

1. Start Date: 12 October, 2020
2. End Date: 12 February, 2021

CLASSES

The course is taught to MA-III (Regular and SS) and BS-III (Regular & SS)