Humanity

 Hero-worship is the strongest where there is least regard for human

freedom. (CSS 2000)
 Personal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human
happiness. (CSS 2000)
 Humanism. (CSS 2004)
 All humans are born equal in dignity and rights but they are in shackles
everywhere. (CSS 2010)
 The War on terror has contributed to the growing abuse of human rights.
(CSS 2015)
 In the fight against terrorism and corruption, it is imperative not to
compromise human rights and civil liberties. (CSS 2018)
 Universal human equality is utopia. (CSS 2021)
 Human development and economic sustainability. (CSS 2022)

Environment
 Global Warming (CSS 2006)
 The future of mankind in a global warming perspective. (CSS 2007)
 Global Warming, fact or fiction? (CSS 2008)
 Government should eliminate subsidies and incentives for manufacturers
and consumers of electric cars as they are costly and do not do enough to
protect the environment. (CSS 2015)
 The threat of Global Warming and the ways to counter it. (CSS 2018)

Truth and Reason

 The search for truth. (CSS 2005)
 Truth in short supply (CSS 2006)
 Truth is a rare commodity despite the freedom by the print and electronic
media. (CSS 2011)
 In this country reason does not apply to anything. (CSS 2011)
 Truth is lived not taught. (CSS 2019)

Reading
 Of all the needs a book has, the chief need is that it be readable. (CSS
2002)
 The pleasures of reading. (CSS 2011)

Morality/ Principles
 Art and Morality. (CSS 2002)
 There comes a time to put aside principles and do what is right. (CSS
2006)
 Moral depravity is the root cause of poverty. (CSS 2008)

Media
 Globalization and electronic media. (CSS 2007)
 Power of Media in the Modern World. (CSS 2009)
 Modern day communication via social networks puts an end to true and
sincere relationships. (CSS 2013)
 The emerging power of Social Media: Prospects and Problems. (CSS
2018)

War/ Peace/ Globalization

 Can we prevent the third world war? (CSS 2008)
 Great nations win without fighting. (CSS 2014)
 World as a global village: Learning to live together. (CSS 2016)
 Are modern wars not holy wars? (CSS 2017)
 Pros and cons of globalization. (CSS 2021)
 Intercultural communication is a panacea to avoid third world war. (CSS
2021)
 An analysis of the concept of globalization of markets. (CSS 2022)

Democracy/ Governance/ Administration /

Crisis / Tourism
 Good governance and the role of the public servant. (CSS 2000)
 Devolution of power in Pakistan. (CSS 2001)
 The future of democracy in Pakistan. (CSS 2009)
 The food crisis: problems, challenges and opportunities for Pakistan.
(CSS 2009)
 Pakistan is rich in natural resources but very poor in their management.
(CSS 2010)
 Disaster management and government preparedness. (CSS 2011)
 Democracy is a culture rather than a process. (CSS 2012)
 In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
(CSS 2015)
 Crisis of good governance in Pakistan: Need for reforms and institution
building. (CSS 2016)
 Democracy in Pakistan: Hopes and Hurdles. (CSS 2018)
 Democracy and illiteracy do not move together. (CSS 2019)
 Promoting tourism in Pakistan: opportunities and challenges. (CSS 2020)
 Digital democracy: social media and political participation. (CSS 2022)

Education
 Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive, easy to
govern, but impossible to enslave. (CSS 2000)
 Economic prosperity of a nation is directly proportional to the level of
literacy in it. (CSS 2001)
 Higher Science Education in the developing countries. (CSS 2002)
 Education has for its object the formation of character. (CSS 2002)
 Need for serious planning in technical education in Pakistan. (CSS 2002)
 Reforms in Examination systems. (CSS 2005)
 The present system of Education must assume some of the responsibilities
of our failure. (CSS 2007)
 Higher Education as an agent of change. (CSS 2008)
 Co-education; Merits and Demerits. (CSS 2009)
 English as the medium of Education in Pakistan. (CSS 2009)
 A critical analysis of Education system in Pakistan. (CSS 2012)
 There should be colleges and schools just for men/boys and some just for
women/girls. (CSS 2013)
 Meaning and purpose of education. (CSS 2013)
 Privatizing higher education-generating knowledge or making more
money for the opulent. (CSS 2014)
 Higher Education in Pakistan: Ills and Remedies. (CSS 2018)
 Democracy and illiteracy do not move together. (CSS 2019)
 Classrooms decide the future of the nation. (CSS 2019)
 Women universities as agents of change. (CSS 2020)
 Meaning purposive education. (CSS 2021)

National Integration
 The barbarity of ethnic cleansing. (CSS 2000)
 National Integration. (CSS 2001)
 Water crisis and national unity. (CSS 2016)

Water
 We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. (CSS 2000)
 Dilemma of the water and energy crisis in Pakistan. (CSS 2003)
 Do not waste water even if you were at a running stream. (CSS 2021)

Energy
 Dilemma of the water and energy crisis in Pakistan. (CSS 2003)
 Energy Crisis in Pakistan: Causes and Consequences. (CSS 2012)

Bureaucracy
 Public office is a public trust. (CSS 2001)
 Bureaucracy doldrums. (CSS 2021)

Poverty/ Progress
 Progressive alleviation of poverty in Pakistan – an overview. (CSS 2000)
 Strategies for the alleviation of poverty. (CSS 2005)
 Moral depravity is the root cause of poverty. (CSS 2008)
 Look to the east for holistic progress. (CSS 2014)
 Does foreign aid help to achieve economic stability? (CSS 2016)
 Economy
 Advancement in science and technology is the gateway to prosperity of a
country. (CSS 2000)
 Economic prosperity of a nation is directly proportional to the level of
literacy in it. (CSS 2001)
 Austerity as a solution to all our economic problems. (CSS 2002)
 Economic problems in Pakistan and how to meet them. (CSS 2002)
 Socio-Economic Challenges faced by Pakistan. (CSS 2005)
 Foreign Direct Investment in Pakistan. (CSS 2006)
 Promotion of tax culture in Pakistan: Perspective, prospects and
challenges. (CSS 2016)
 Does foreign aid help to achieve economic stability? (CSS 2016)
 Real development should transform people’s lives, not just economic
statistics. (CSS 2018)
 New war fronts lie in economic zones. (CSS 2019)
 Pakistan’s informal economy: the way forward. (CSS 2020)
 IMF bailouts: roads to stability or recipes for disaster. (CSS 2020)
 Is there such a thing as ethical consumerism? (CSS 2022)

Justice/ Rule of Law

 Justice delayed is justice denied. (CSS 2001)
 All humans are born equal in dignity and rights but they are in shackles
everywhere. (CSS 2010)
 Will “Rule of law” always remain an impracticable myth in our country?
(CSS 2018)

Religion
 A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism; but depth in
philosophy bringeth man’s minds about religion. (CSS 2002)
 Pluralistic vision of Islam. (CSS 2004)
 Islam versus the West. (CSS 2005)
 The image of Islam in the western world and responsibilities of the
Muslim Ummah. (CSS 2007)
 Peace; the essential message of our religion. (CSS 2008)
 Materialism is the death of spirituality. (CSS 2008)
 Fair play and life, as it is lived, in the land of the pure. (CSS 2011)
 Let there be more light in the corridors of worship places. (CSS 2019)

United Nations
 The future of UNO: Hopes and Hurdles. (CSS 2009)
 The UNO has failed to measure up to the demands of its charter. (CSS
2010)
 The United Nations in the 21st Century: Obligations and Limitations.
(CSS 2012)
 More and more international military engagements by the United Nations;
is the world moving towards peace? (CSS 2017)

Women/ Gender
 Persecuted poor woman. (CSS 2005)
 The state of women rights in Pakistan. (CSS 2007)
 Status of Women in Islam. (CSS 2009)
 Why is there no status of the third gender in Pakistan? (CSS 2010)
 Can women be equal to men in Pakistan? (CSS 2010)
 Does Pakistan society regard women as the angel in the house or source
of all evils? (CSS 2011)
 Social and Economic Securities for Women in Islam. (CSS 2012)
 Gender equality is a myth. (CSS 2013)
 Women sports persons are new ambassadors of the soft image of
Pakistan. (CSS 2014)
 Gender equality is a myth! (CSS 2016)
 Frailty, thy name is woman. (CSS 2016)
 Feminism is not really a Third World issue. (CSS 2017)
 New Waves of feminism and our culture. (CSS 2019)
 Women universities as agents of change. (CSS 2020)
 Gender equality: a popular slogan. (CSS 2021)
 The controversial issues of feminism in contemporary women’s rights
movements. (CSS 2022)

Accountability/ Corruption
 Without independent truth-finding commission , accountability is
unachievable. (CSS 2010)
 Religion has done more harm than help to human relations in the world.
(CSS 2010)

Nationalism/ Minorities
 Being a minority is a fate no one wants. Can nationalism be really
inclusive? (CSS 2017)

Politics
 The purification of politics is an iridescent dream. (CSS 2000)
 Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought
necessary. (CSS 2002)
 Personalization Of Pakistani Politics (CSS 2006)
 Politics is the art of the possible. (CSS 2007)
 Insanity in individuals is something rare but in groups, parties and nations
it is the rule. (CSS 2011)
 The emerging power of Public Opinion. (CSS 2012)
 Not the economy but politics is the key to success. (CSS 2013)
 The creation of new provinces in Pakistan: Implications for an integrated
country. (CSS 2016)
 Polarized politics: the issues and challenges of democracy in Pakistan.
(CSS 2020)

Management/ Life/ Discipline / Ideology

 Sweet are the uses of adversity. (CSS 2000)
 “Turn not thy cheek in scorn towards folk nor walk with pertness in the
land”. (Al-Quran) (CSS 2001)
 Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. (CSS 2001)
 Self-conceit may lead to self destruction. (CSS 2001)
 Attitude of indifference. (CSS 2003)
 Young habits die-hard. (CSS 2003)
 Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny. (CSS 2006)
 Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. Benjamin
Franklin (CSS 2006)
 A country is backward because it’s people are backward. (CSS 2007)
 Time management is the keynote of success. (CSS 2008)
 Lack of discipline – a national disaster. (CSS 2008)
 Dreams for the future rely on the work of today. (CSS 2008)
 Health is not a condition of matter, but of mind. (CSS 2009)
 Without good communication skills, life becomes impossible in the
modern world. (CSS 2011)
 Obesity is the root cause of all diseases. (CSS 2012)
 Let me take care of today, tomorrow shall take care of itself. (CSS 2013)
 Country life is better than city life. (CSS 2013)
 The character of a nation can be judged by its symbolic narratives. (CSS
2014)
 Punctuality is the virtue of boredom. (CSS 2015)
 Luxury predecessors become the necessity of successors. (CSS 2015)
 When life throws you lemons, make lemonade. (CSS 2015)
 We have to learn to be our own best friends, because we fall too easily
into the trap of being our own worst enemies. (CSS 2016)
 Is colonial mentality impeding Pakistan’s progress? (CSS 2016)
 Ideologies thrive on notions of resistance, yet change is a simulation.
(CSS 2017)
 Life without controversy is no life. But why should one not choose the
safe haven of conformism? (CSS 2017)
 Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.
(CSS 2018)
 Beware the barrenness of a busy life! (CSS 2018)

Nuclear Politics
 Nuclear weapons are ‘not only a great peril, but a great hope. (CSS 2006)
 The more developed a country, the more leathly it is armed. (CSS 2007)

Terrorism
 International crisis of Terrorism. (CSS 2002)
 Terrorism as a new threat to the contemporary world. (CSS 2007)
 Pakistan’s War on terror and its impact on our psyche and politic socio-
economic fronts. (CSS 2009)
 The War on terror has contributed to the growing abuse of human rights.
(CSS 2015)
 How is terrorism and its perception shaped by the Mass Media? (CSS
2022)

Art/ Literature/ Poetry

 Every art is an imitation of nature. (CSS 2002)
 Art and Morality. (CSS 2002)
 Art Critics and reviewers. (CSS 2003)
 Humour in Urdu Literature (CSS 2006)
 Poetry is the highest form of expression – the greatest proof is the Holy
Quran. (CSS 2008)
 Literature is the best criticism of life. (CSS 2010)
 Literature as a great cultural artifact. (CSS 2014)
 Language is a fit data for research in humanities and social science. (CSS
2014)
 Can meaning be fixed? (CSS 2014)
 The place of Urdu in Pakistan and Supreme Court’s ruling on making
Urdu the official language of the country. 2016
 Literature is a lonely planet of idealists. (CSS 2017)
 Art for peace. (CSS 2019)
 Do we really need literature in our lives? (CSS 2020)

Literary/ Philosophy
 It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. (CSS 2001)
 Existentialism. (CSS 2003)
 Liberalism (CSS 2006)
 Brain, like hearts, go where they are appreciated. (CSS 2006, 2012)
 There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. (CSS 2009)
 The time we live in is the winter of the world. (CSS 2011)
 Beggars can’t be choosers. (CSS 2012)
 If gold rusts what shall the iron do. (CSS 2013)
 Anticipation is often greater than realization. (CSS 2015)
 Sometimes we do not see what we see. (CSS 2019)
 I fall upon the thorns of life I bleed. (CSS 2021)
 Imagination is more important than knowledge. (CSS 2022)

Diversity/ Freedom
 Dialogue is the best course to combat terrorism. (CSS 2010)
 Free speech should have limitations. (CSS 2013)
 I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to death your right to say.
(CSS 2015)
 I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your
right to say it. (CSS 2020)