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Current Affairs February 2019 February 2019 Current Affairs Current Affairs Articles from January 2019 Pakistan (15 Articles) Pakistan & World (7 Articles) World (16 Articles) Economy (13 Articles) Education (4 Articles) Current Affairs Solved MCQs Compiled By Shahbaz Shakeel www.thecsspoint.com DOWNLOAD CSS Notes, Books, MCQs, Magazines www.thecsspoint.com Download CSS Notes Download CSS Books Download CSS Magazines Download CSS MCQs Download CSS Past Papers The CSS Point, Pakistan’s The Best Online FREE Web source for All CSS Aspirants. Email: [email protected] BUY CSS / PMS / NTS & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE BOOKS ONLINE CASH ON DELIVERY ALL OVER PAKISTAN Visit Now: WWW.CSSBOOKS.NET For Oder & Inquiry Call/SMS/WhatsApp 0333 6042057 – 0726 540316 CSS PMS Current Affairs 2019 Edition By Ahmed Saeed Butt For Order Call/SMS 03336042057 - 0726540141 Buy Latest Books Online as Cash on Delivery All Over Pakistan Call/SMS 03336042057 - 072654011 BUY CSS SOLVED MCQs BOOKS ONLINE CASH ON DELIVERY CALL/SMS 03336042057 | Visit: http://cssbooks.net February 2019 Table of Contents PAKISTAN 1. Upcoming Visit of Saudi Crown Prince to Pakistan By Sultan M Hali .......................................... 10 2. Pakistan-Russia Gas Deal | Editorial .......................................................................................... 13 3. How Pakistan Can Get Kashmir By Kamran Yousaf ..................................................................... 14 4. Exercise Aman 2019: Understanding Peace By Ubaid Ahmed .................................................... 17 5. The Population Bomb By Mansoor Qaisar ................................................................................. 20 6. Energy Evaluation | Editorial ..................................................................................................... 22 7. Pakistan’s Water Crisis By Nabeel Qadeer ................................................................................. 24 8. ‘Pakistan Will be a Very Important Country in Coming Future,’ Says Saudi Crown Prince By Sanaullah Khan ......................................................................................................................... 26 9. Response To India | Editorial .................................................................................................... 30 10. Pak-Saudi Bonds: Hard & Soft Power Unity By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi ....................................... 32 11. Seeking Peace, Not War | Editorial............................................................................................ 35 12. Kulbhushan Case — How, Why and What? By Hassan Yousaf Shah ........................................... 37 13. Pakistan – A Global Pivot State By Mohammad Jamil ................................................................ 40 14. Pakistan’s Peace Stance | Editorial ............................................................................................ 43 15. A Responsible State: Pakistan’s Post-Pulwama Behaviour By Dr Ahmed Saeed Minhas.............. 45 PAKISTAN & WORLD RELATIONS 1. Pak-US Relations | Editorial ...................................................................................................... 48 2. Changing Dynamics of Pak-Qatar Relations By Muhammad Asif Noor ....................................... 49 3. Pakistan’s Troubled Neighbourhood By Talat Masood ............................................................... 52 4. India’s Pakistan Bashing | Editorial ............................................................................................ 55 5. MBS Visit: Transformation of Pak-KSA Relations By Kashif Ahmad Mohaar ................................ 56 6. Pak, UAE Relations at Highest Level: Envoy By Khalid Mehmood & Rizwan Ghilzai .................... 60 7. Pakistan-India Relations By Mudassir Saeed Laghari .................................................................. 62 Buy CSS Books Online as Cash on Delivery https://cssbooks.net | Call/SMS 03336042057 Page 7 February 2019 ECONOMY 1. Monetary Policy Statement | Editorial ...................................................................................... 66 2. Moody’s Terms Mini-Budget Positive For Export Sectors By Salman Siddiqui............................. 68 3. Pakistan Banao Plan | Editorial ................................................................................................. 71 4. An Economic Miracle For Pakistan By Naseem Javed ................................................................. 72 5. The NFC Debate | Editorial ........................................................................................................ 75 6. PayPal In Pakistan | Editorial ..................................................................................................... 76 7. IMF Bailout and Structural Reforms in Pakistan By Foqia Sadiq Khan ......................................... 77 8. Pakistan Meets All FATF Requirements By Shahbaz Rana .......................................................... 80 9. CPEC and Iran | Editorial ........................................................................................................... 83 10. Pakistan Has Come Out of Financial Crisis: SBP Governor By Shahid Iqbal.................................. 84 11. WTO’s Potential Game-Changer: Global E-Commerce Rules? – Analysis By Eunice Huang ......... 86 12. CPEC and Saudi Investment: The Way Forward By Shakeel Ahmad Ramay ................................ 90 13. FTA With US – An Opportunity Pakistan Should Not Miss By Dr. Manzoor Ahmad ..................... 94 EDUCATION 1. Piecing Together Pakistan’s Education Puzzle By Maha Dania Qazi ............................................ 97 2. Education and Political Interest | Editorial .............................................................................. 101 3. Science, Diplomacy and Higher Education By Professor Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar ................... 103 4. Education Quality | Editorial ................................................................................................... 106 WORLD 1. US, Taliban Talks on Positive Trajectory By Mohammad Jamil ................................................. 107 2. US-Russia Treaty Under Strain | Editorial ................................................................................ 110 3. Syrian Civil War By Shahid M Amin .......................................................................................... 111 4. New Twists in Afghanistan End Game | Editorial ..................................................................... 114 5. Climate Change and the Hindu Kush | Editorial ....................................................................... 116 6. US Drawdown and its Implications By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah..................................................... 118 7. NATO’s Make-Or-Break Moment – Analysis By Armen V. Sahakyan and Erik Khzmalyan .......... 121 8. N-Weapons Race? | Editorial .................................................................................................. 125 Buy CSS Books Online as Cash on Delivery https://cssbooks.net | Call/SMS 03336042057 Page 8 February 2019 9. Brexit Clock Ticks On As UK-EU Negotiations Deadlocked – OpEd By Cornelia Meyer .............. 127 10. Reorienting The World Order By Remshay Ahmed .................................................................. 130 11. Trump’s Military Doctrine and its Implications By Khurram Minhas ......................................... 133 12. Climate Change: Time to Panic? By Shahid Javed Burki ............................................................ 135 13. Beyond The Second Trump-Kim Nuclear Weapons Summit – OpEd By Jonathan Power .......... 139 14. A Saudi Arabian Pivot to Asia? By M Waqas Jan ...................................................................... 142 15. Afghan Peace Talks | Editorial ................................................................................................. 145 16. Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty — A Dilemma By Mahvish Malik ................................................ 146 Current Affairs MCQs ................................................................................ 149 Buy CSS Books Online as Cash on Delivery https://cssbooks.net | Call/SMS 03336042057 Page 9 February 2019 PAKISTAN Upcoming Visit of Saudi Crown Prince to Pakistan By Sultan M Hali SAUDI Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS) is expected to arrive in Pakistan on the government’s invitation. The dates for the upcoming visit have not been finalised yet, but it is expected to take place close to the middle of this month. It has been reported that the Crown Prince will announce investment worth almost $15 billion in Pakistan in addition to other economic and diplomatic initiatives. The visit was announced by Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, who spoke to his Saudi counterpart on the telephone during which both discussed close relationship between the two countries. Fawad Chaudhry informed his Saudi counterpart Turki Bin Abdullah Al-Shabanah that Pakistan is awaiting the Saudi crown prince’s visit to the country. He felicitated the Saudi Minister of Media on assuming new responsibilities. Mr. Chaudhry said Islamabad and Riyadh enjoyed ties based on mutual respect, cooperation and trust. He hoped that new vistas of cooperation will open in diverse fields, including media, in future with the Crown Prince’s visit. Earlier on 12 January 2019, Saudi Minister for Energy and Industry, Prince Engineer Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Falih said that Saudi Arabia will make historic investment
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