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Week 3 (Thu 29 Oct → Wed 4 Nov) — adjusted to actual progress

Updated from your progress reports through October 31, 2026. The revised Weeks 3–10 assignments below take priority over old week labels. W3 Sociology, Criminology and GSA content is already completed; start from the remaining Saturday–Wednesday work. Sunday’s essay is Climate change and Pakistan. Keep the daily reading, vocabulary and recall routine. Review actual completion every Wednesday; unfinished prerequisites stay ahead of later topics.

  • Thu A, Sociology: Ch.3 Society and Community, then Ch.4 Social Interaction (caste, class, feudalism and mobility). Start with a short recall of Culture. Ch.5 Social Control carries forward.
  • Thu B, Criminology: Ch.4 Theoretical Perspectives index, then Ch.4a History, Classical and Positivist Criminology and Psychological Explanations. Make a comparison table and attempt one timed answer.
  • Fri A, GSA: II Biological Sciences, part 1 (first half of its sub-pages)
  • Sat A, Public Administration: ✅ III Public Policy Planning, Implementation and Evaluation — content completed, reported on October 31, 2026; timed answer practice not separately confirmed.
  • Sat B, Computer Science Paper-II: P-II.II Computer Communications and Networks, part 1
  • Sun, Essay day: ✅ Climate change and Pakistan — completed (reported 5 November). Timed writing practice not separately confirmed.
  • Mon A, Pakistan Affairs: Module 2 — Political & Constitutional Development, ✅ topics 2.1 Political Evolution & Democracy and 2.3 Civil-Military Relations — completed (reported 5 November).
  • Mon B, Current Affairs: ✅ Completed (reported 5 November): Domestic Security: Militancy in Pakistan 2026; Balochistan Insurgency and CPEC Security; Non-State Actors and National Security; Azm-e-Istehkam; Lal Masjid
  • Tue A, Computer Science Paper-I — missed 3 November; moved to November 10, 2026: Programming Fundamentals part 2: program structure, data types, variable scope, I/O, control structures, functions and parameter passing, library functions, arrays, pointers, strings, structures, unions and bit manipulation. Use small coding exercises. Finish this prerequisite before OOP, now starting Tuesday 17 November; any overflow takes priority over OOP. Later Paper-I chapters shift one Tuesday through Compiler Construction on 22 December.
  • Tue B, Gender Studies — missed 3 November; moved to November 6, 2026: Ch.1 Introduction: Gender vs Women Studies; multidisciplinary nature; autonomy vs integration; status in Pakistan. First reading: build definitions and a one-page outline, then answer one introductory question. Ch.2 follows on Tuesday 10 November. Later chapters use the revised Weeks 4–8 sessions.
  • Wed A, Islamic Studies: ✅ II Sirah of the Prophet (PBUH) as a Role Model — completed on 4 November 2026.
  • Wed B, Précis & Composition: ✅ III Grammar and Vocabulary — remaining grammar topics completed on 4 November 2026 (Tenses and Conditionals previously completed). Sentence construction practice and error-log upkeep remain ongoing revision activities.