Sir: According to the previous Central Superior Services (CSS) policies, the non-Muslim candidates had a choice to opt for Islamiat if they found it suitable, otherwise they had the option to take Pakistan Affairs that would carry 200 marks and half of the total marks obtained by them in the paper on Pakistan Affairs would be counted in lieu of Islamiat. On the other hand, according to the new syllabus revised by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) lately, non-Muslim candidates are forced to opt for Islamiat willingly or unwillingly because of the formulation of a policy by the FPSC. According to the new policy, a new subject has been introduced, i.e. comparative study of religions that consists of five religions including Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Judaism and it is very difficult to cover all five religions. A trick has been used in the syllabus of comparative study of religions that only a portion of comparative study of religions, Islam, is about the same length as that of the Islamiat subject. So, non-Muslim candidates are facing great difficulties due to this new policy. This is discrimination with non-Muslim candidates who are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea regarding this subject. The FPSC should revisit its policies and must reintroduce the previous rule for non-Muslim candidates. ENGINEER BHAGWAN BHATTI Hyderabad