CSS and PMS Recommended Books by 45th Common
Right selection of books for the preparation of CSS and PMS is very essential. It is one of the tactics of the toppers. Although FPSC has provided a junk of recommended books. however, It is very hard to cover all the recommended book in a short period of time. Therefore, 45th common of CSA(Civil Services Academy) candidates have provided a huge list of recommended books. These books are given and their own experience of CSS journey which also proved fruitful while getting higher marks and qualifying CSS. Here, you will find a list of all CSS and PMS Recommended Books by 45th Common.
CSS and PMS Recommended Books by 45th Common:
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ENGLISH ESSAY |
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Understand the topic. Figure out whether you are good in Philosophical type essays or current affair based. Don’t JUST attempt the one about which you have read something , If you could not understand its true dimension and demand . Understanding completely will land you in the safe zone. Don’t rush. Take time to understand. |
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English Essay |
Better Writing now |
Francine D.Galko |
Learning Express |
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How to write good essays |
Lauren Starkey |
Learning Express |
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ENGLISH PRECIS |
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English Precis |
High School English Grammar and composition |
Wren and Martin |
OXFORD |
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Polymer English Grammar and Composition for B.A |
Chishty, B. A. R. A. Khan , S. A. Hamid |
Polymer |
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Exploring the world of English |
Syed Saadat Ali shah |
ILMI |
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Vocabulary |
SAT or GAT books |
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Challenging Vocublary |
Redspot Publishers |
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GENERAL SCIENCE AND ABILITY |
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General Scince and ability |
General Science & Ability |
Prof.Muhammad Akram Kashmiri |
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JWT General Science and Ability |
Mian Shafiq |
World times |
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Encyclopedia of EDS |
Dr.Rab Nawaz |
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GMAT, GAT, SAT for ability portion |
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PAKISTAN AFFAIRS |
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PAK. AFFAIRS |
Constitutional and Political Development of Pakistan |
HAMID KHAN |
OXFORD |
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Concise history of Pakistan |
M.R.Kazimi |
OXFORD |
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Pakistan : A hard country |
Aatol Leivin |
OXFORD |
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The Future of Pakistan |
Stephen Cohen |
Brookings |
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Making Sense of Pakistan |
Farzana Sheikh |
Columbia University Press |
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Pakistan Enduring Challenges |
Christine Fair |
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Pakisan: Beyond the crisis state |
Maleeha Lodhi |
OXFORD |
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CURRENT AFFAIRS |
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C.Affairs |
Useful Links:- |
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http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/ |
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http://www.criterion-quarterly.com/ |
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Pakistan Enduring Challenges |
Christine Fair |
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Foreign Policy of Pakistan |
Abdul Sattar |
OXFORD |
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Modern South Asia |
Ayesha Jalal |
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The China Pakistan Axis |
Andrew Small |
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Policy of Parlimentary Affairs Journal |
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Dawn, The Diplomat, The Economist, Pildat |
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ISLAMIC STUDIES |
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Islamic Studies |
ISLAM ITS MEANING AND MESSAGE |
Prof. Khursheed |
The islamic foundation |
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Islamic Studies |
Hafiz Karim Dad Chughtai |
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Introduction to islam |
Hamidullah |
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Islam at the cross road |
Allama Muhmmad Asad |
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Sealed nectar( Life of Holy Prophet) |
Safi-ur- Rehman Al-Mubarakpurri |
Dar -us- Salam |
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Islamiat |
O-Levels |
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Topic related discussions of Dr. Israr and Javed Ghamidi could be helpful to an extent |
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
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International Relations |
Globalization of World Politics |
JOHN. BAYLISS,Patricia Owens, and Steve Smith |
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International Relations |
Joshua.S.Goldstein |
PEARSON |
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World Politics: Trend and Transformation |
Charles W. Kegley Jr |
Paperback |
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How the world works: A Brief Survey of International Relations |
Russel Bova |
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International Relations theories and approaches |
Robert jackson |
OXFORD |
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Foreign Policy of Pakistan |
Abdul Sattar |
OXFORD |
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Understanding International Relations |
Chris Brown |
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INTERNATIONAL LAW |
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International Law |
International Law |
DR. H.O. Agarwal |
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International Law |
J.G Starke |
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International Law |
Malcolm Shaw |
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International Law |
Kapoor |
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International Law |
L.N.TANDON |
A.H.PUBLISHERS |
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLhJY-ribaZKB0CsF2pU4pzCM0Uu0wVzr |
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USA HISTORY |
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USA History |
History of The United States of America |
MAJUMDAR |
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The USA 1917-1980 |
Nigel Smith |
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A People’s History of the United States |
Howard Zinn |
Harper & Row; HarperCollins |
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The American Journey |
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Outline of US History by US Department of State in the US History Head https://archive.org/details/OutlineOfUSHistory |
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx5B22t2Ksu0Sj1bK0yjZbJBXnineoxWD |
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CRIMINOLOGY |
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Criminology |
An introduction to Criminology theory |
Roger Hopkins Burke |
Willian Publishing |
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http://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195387322/chapter1/flashcards/ |
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http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415628945/questions.asp?unit=1 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES |
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Environmental Sciences |
Environmental Sciences |
Botkin |
Pearson |
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Enviromental Science: Working with the Earth |
Taylor Miller |
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Enviromental Science |
Mian Sons |
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Official Website of Govt. of Pakistan |
www.environment. gov.pk |
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Official Website of UN Environment |
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SOCIOLOGY |
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Sociology |
Sociology |
Horton and Hunt |
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Sociology |
Abdul Hameed Taga |
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Down to earth Soiciology |
James Henslin |
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Sociology-13th ED |
John J Macionis |
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Sociology |
Richard Schaefer |
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Sociology |
Amal Sajjad , Jawad Tariq |
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GENDER STUDIES |
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Gender Studies |
Gender Studies |
Sujata Sen |
PEARSON |
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50 key concepts in Gender Studies |
jane Pilcher |
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Theories of Women Studies |
Eds., Bowles. Gloria and Renate D. Klein |
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Women of Pakistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back |
Mumtaz,Khawar& Shaheed, Farida(1987) |
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Gender Studies |
Amanullah Gondal |
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Basic Statistics related to women unemployment/ employment/ violence (UN data, newspapers) |
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Youtube videos on the Suffrage Movement and the waves of Feminism |
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Report |
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PSYCHOLOGY |
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Psychology |
Essentials of Understanding Psychology |
Robert S. Feldman |
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Clinical Psychology |
Rakshanda |
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TOWN PLANNING AND URBAN MANAGEMENT |
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Town planning and urban management |
Urban Planning Theory and Practice |
M.Pratap Rao |
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Urban Growth Management for Sustainable Urbanization (Examples from Asia Pacific Region)Research Papers |
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ANTHROPOLOGY |
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Anthropology |
Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challenge |
William A. Haviland |
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Essentials of Cultural Anthropology |
G. Bailey |
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Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity |
Phillip Kottak |
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Anthropology |
William A. Haviland |
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Pakistani Society |
Akbar S. ahmed |
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Introduction to Anthropology of Religion |
Brian moris |
OXFORD |
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ECONOMICS |
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Economics |
The Economy of Pakistan |
Khawaja Amjad Saeed |
OXFORD |
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Principles of Microeconomic |
Mankiw |
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Principles of Macroeconomic |
Mankiw |
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Development Economics |
Todaro |
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Issues in Pakistan ‘s Economy |
Akbar S.Zaidi |
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PUNJABI |
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Punjabi |
Dungian Sochaan |
Akhtar Hussain |
Jehangir Publishers |
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PUNJAB RANG |
Qamar Husnain Qadri & Faisal Hayat Jappa |
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GEOGRAPHY |
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Geography |
Human Geography |
De Blij |
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Physical Geography |
De Blij |
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Comprehensive Geography |
Jahangir Sanpal |
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EUROPEAN HISTORY |
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European History |
Mastering modern European History |
Stuart Miller |
Palgrave Master Series |
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A History of Modern Europe (1789-1991) |
H.L.Peacock |
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Political Science |
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Political Science |
Political Thought : From Plato to the Present |
M. Judd Harmon |
McGraw-Hill, |
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Muslim Political Thought |
Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry |
Publishers Emporium |
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Political Science: Theory and Practice |
Mazhar-ul-Haq |
Bookland |
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Constitutional and Political History of Pakistan |
Hamid Khan, Advocate |
OXFORD |
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Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace |
Hans J. Morgenthau, |
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Muslim Law & Jurisprudece |
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Muslim Law |
Muslim Law & Jurisprudence |
Aatir Rizvi |
Jahangir Books |
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An Introduction to the Study of Islamic Law |
Dr. Hussain Hamid Hassan |
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Islamic Law of Inheritance |
Hamid Khan, Advocate |
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Agri-Forestry |
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Agri-Forestry |
Agri-Forestry |
Akhtar Abbas |
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Constitutional Law |
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Constituitional Law |
Comparative Constitutional Law |
Hamid Khan & M.W. Rana |
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Constitutional & Political History of Pakistan |
Hamid Khan , Advocate |
OXFORD |
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Accountancy and Audit |
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Accountancy and Audit |
Principles of Accounting, and Advanced |
Sohail Afzal |
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Financial Accounting |
Walter B. Meigs, Robert F. Meigs |
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Principles of Accounting, and Advanced Accounting |
M.A Ghani and Ejaz |
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Advanced Auditing |
Prof. Dr. Khuaja Amjad Seed |
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Business Administration |
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Business Administration |
Principles of marketing |
Kotler and Armstrong |
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Principles of Management |
Stephen Robbins |
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Principles of Finance |
Gitman |
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Principles of Operation Management |
Raturi and Amitabh |
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Supply Chain Management |
Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl |
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Operation Management |
Jay Heizer, Render |
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Virtual university notes for Human Resource management |
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Human resource management |
Gary Dessler, Biju Varkey |
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Public Administration |
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Public Administration |
Public Administration with special reference to Pakistan |
Dr. Sultan Khan |
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Public Administration |
By John M. Pfiffner |
New York, Ronald Press Company |
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Philosophy |
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Philosophy |
Philosophy Made Simple |
Richard Popkin |
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Islamic Philosophy |
M. Saeed Sheikh |
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A History of Muslim Philosophy. Volume I & II |
M. M. Sharif (SPECIFIC Topics) |
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (plato.stanford.edu). |
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (www.iep.utm.edu). |
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Physics |
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Physics |
Fundamentals of Physics |
Halliday Resnick Krane |
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Microelectroics circuts |
Sedra Smith |
OXFORD |
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Quantum Physics |
Bieser |
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Quantum Mechanics |
David Miller |
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Solid State Physics |
Robert F Pierret |
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Physics |
Krane and Resnick |
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Electromagnetics |
Sadiku |
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Thermodynamics |
Easetop and McConkey |
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Graduation Books |
Majeed Sons |
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History of Pakistan and India |
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History of pakistan and India |
MUSLIM CIVILIZATION OF INDO- PAKISTAN |
S.M.Ikram |
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Advance history of Inida |
Majumdar |
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Pakistan : The formative Phase |
K.B.Sayeed |
OXFORD |
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Constitutional & Political History of Pakistan |
Hamid Khan, Advocate |
OXFORD |
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Pushto |
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Pushto |
Pohanna |
Sahar Katoze |
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Pukhto Adab sa De |
Sahar Yousafzai |
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Pashto (urdu edition) |
Hanif Khalil |
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Mercantile Law |
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Mercantile Law |
Companies Ordinance |
Mirza Munawwar Hussain |
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Mercentile Law |
M.C.Kucchal |
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Business law |
khalid cheema |
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Company law |
Lauqman baig |
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Bare Acts |
Govt. of Pakistan |
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URDU Literature |
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Urdu Literature |
Urdu Adab ki mukhtasir Tareen Tareekh |
Sohail Bhatti |
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Urdu Adab |
Amjad Ali Shakir |
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Ghubar-e-khatir |
Abul Kalam Azad |
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Zoology |
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Zoology |
Zoology 4th Edition |
Miller and Harley |
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British History |
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British History |
Part-1 |
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History of England |
PC Thomas |
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Modern British History |
Norman Lowe |
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Part-2 |
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English History 1914-1945 |
Taylor |
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For preparing portion regarding Thatcher govt. , Modern Labour, 9/11 policy, Cameron era and his policies , Consult The Economist, Guradian.com and other reliable sources. |
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Important note for all subjects:- |
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