This is the CSS 2025 Pakistan Affairs paper with a complete model answer to every descriptive question, Q2 through Q8. Part I of the paper is objective and is not part of this set. Each answer restates the question as printed, commits to a thesis, argues it section by section and closes with a conclusion an examiner can mark.
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- Q2
How did the Indus Waters Treaty (1960) affect water distribution and relations between Pakistan and India?
The question has two parts.
- Q3
Examine the causes and consequences of the 1971 separation of East Pakistan, highlighting the role of regional and international players.
Causes, consequences and external actors are all required.
- Q4
Explore the significance of CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) for the economic development of Pakistan. What are its potential challenges and opportunities?
The question requires significance, opportunities and challenges.
- Q5
Analyze the demographic and cultural diversity of Pakistan and its impact on national integration and policymaking.
Describe Pakistan's demographic and cultural diversity, then show how it affects national integration and concrete policy choices.
- Q6
Critically evaluate the impact of Bhutto's nationalization policy on the economy of Pakistan.
“Critically evaluate” requires both the purpose and the results of nationalization.
- Q7
The Kashmir dispute is an unfinished agenda of the 1947 partition. Evaluate Pakistan's Kashmir policy for the solution of the problem.
The answer must evaluate Pakistan's policy, not simply narrate the dispute.
- Q8
Is media a curse or blessing? Critically evaluate its role in shaping public opinion and influencing political events in Pakistan in the 21st century.
Give a balanced judgement.
The questions are reproduced from the Federal Public Service Commission's CSS 2025 Pakistan Affairs paper for study purposes. Every answer was written from scratch for this platform and is offered as one good attempt, not as an official key. Verify any statistic against a primary source before reproducing it in an examination.