CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
A durable improvement in Pakistan–Afghanistan relations would most directly require cooperation on:
A. Security, border management, refugees, trade and regional connectivity
B. Maritime fishing alone
C. Space weapons
D. Ending all cultural contact
Correct Answer: A
The relationship is multidimensional and requires progress across security, economic and humanitarian areas.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
As of 2026, the most urgent obstacle to stable Pakistan–Afghanistan relations remained:
A. Cross-border terrorism and mutual security distrust
B. A dispute over maritime islands
C. Competition over Antarctic minerals
D. A shared currency shortage
Correct Answer: A
The central dispute concerns militant violence, alleged sanctuaries and the lack of an effective security mechanism.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
UNHCR return updates in 2026 categorize Afghan returnees by documentation status including undocumented persons, PoR holders and:
A. Afghan Citizen Card holders
B. Pakistani senators
C. NATO passports
D. SAARC judges
Correct Answer: A
Return monitoring distinguishes undocumented Afghans, PoR cardholders and ACC holders.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The humanitarian impact of the 2025–26 deterioration in relations included:
A. Civilian casualties, displacement and disruption of border trade
B. Expansion of sea trade
C. A common currency
D. Elimination of refugee movements
Correct Answer: A
Fighting and border closures harmed civilians, displaced communities and interrupted commerce.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
UNAMA stands for:
A. United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
B. United Nations Arms Mission in Asia
C. Union for Afghan Maritime Affairs
D. United Nations Afghanistan Military Alliance
Correct Answer: A
UNAMA is the UN political mission in Afghanistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Cross-border hostilities in early 2026 prompted which UN mission to call for an immediate halt to clashes?
A. UNAMA
B. UNMOGIP
C. UNIFIL
D. UNMISS
Correct Answer: A
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, issued warnings over civilian casualties.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The 2025 Istanbul talks between Pakistan and Afghan authorities were mediated by:
A. Türkiye and Qatar
B. India and Iran
C. United States and Russia
D. China and Japan
Correct Answer: A
Türkiye and Qatar mediated the dialogue.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The third round of Pakistan–Afghanistan talks in November 2025 was held in:
A. Istanbul
B. Geneva
C. Murree
D. Bonn
Correct Answer: A
The third round concluded in Istanbul on 7 November 2025.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan and Afghan authorities agreed to a temporary ceasefire beginning on 15 October 2025 for:
A. 24 hours
B. 48 hours
C. Seven days
D. One month
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry stated that the mutually agreed temporary ceasefire would last 48 hours.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
UNHCR's principal concern regarding large-scale Afghan returns is that they should be:
A. Voluntary, safe and dignified
B. Immediate regardless of protection needs
C. Conducted without documentation
D. Limited to students only
Correct Answer: A
UNHCR consistently calls for voluntary return and protection for people with international protection needs.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The first phase of Pakistan's 2023 repatriation policy focused primarily on:
A. Undocumented foreign nationals
B. All Pakistani citizens
C. Only diplomats
D. UN employees
Correct Answer: A
The policy initially required undocumented foreigners, many of them Afghans, to leave or face removal.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan announced the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan in:
A. October 2023
B. January 2002
C. May 2018
D. February 2020
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan announced the plan in October 2023, initially focusing on undocumented foreigners.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The TTP ceasefire with Pakistan that had been facilitated in part by Afghan Taliban authorities collapsed in:
A. November 2022
B. December 2001
C. April 1988
D. July 2015
Correct Answer: A
The TTP ended its ceasefire in November 2022, after which attacks in Pakistan increased.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Upgrading diplomatic representation to ambassador level automatically means formal recognition of the Taliban government:
A. True in every case
B. False; diplomatic engagement and formal recognition are distinct
C. Only under SAARC rules
D. Only after a border treaty
Correct Answer: B
States may maintain ambassadors or diplomatic engagement without formally recognizing a government.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The 2025 ambassadorial upgrade by Pakistan was intended to:
A. Improve engagement and bilateral cooperation
B. End all diplomatic contacts
C. Recognize the Durand Line from Afghanistan's side
D. Create a military alliance
Correct Answer: A
The move reflected an effort to deepen diplomatic engagement despite continuing security disagreements.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan announced an upgrade of diplomatic representation in Kabul to ambassadorial level in:
A. May 2025
B. August 2021
C. April 1988
D. January 2016
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan announced the appointment of an ambassador on 30 May 2025.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan's diplomatic relations with Taliban-led Afghanistan after 2021 were initially maintained mainly at the level of:
A. Chargé d'affaires
B. No contact whatsoever
C. A NATO military governor
D. UN trusteeship
Correct Answer: A
Both sides initially maintained missions headed by chargés d'affaires rather than formally exchanged ambassadors.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The Taliban returned to control of Kabul on:
A. 15 August 2021
B. 11 September 2001
C. 29 February 2020
D. 6 May 2023
Correct Answer: A
Taliban forces entered Kabul on 15 August 2021 following the collapse of the republic.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan's role in the Doha peace process is best described as:
A. Facilitating contacts and supporting a negotiated settlement
B. Signing as the main belligerent
C. Leading NATO forces
D. Opposing all negotiations
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan supported talks and encouraged an Afghan-led political settlement but was not a direct party.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
A key counterterrorism commitment in the Doha Agreement was that Afghan soil should not be used by:
A. Groups threatening the security of the United States and its allies
B. Legal traders
C. Refugees
D. Diplomatic missions
Correct Answer: A
The Taliban committed to prevent groups from using Afghan territory to threaten the United States and its allies.