Subject Pakistan Studies

Course Title:             Pakistan Studies
Course Code:             PST-301
Credit Hours:            2(2-0)

Course Contents

Historical Perspective

• Ideological rationale with special reference to:
  • Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
  • Allama Muhammad Iqbal
  • Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• Factors leading to Muslim separatism

People and Land

• Indus Civilization
• Muslim Advent
• Location and Geo-Physical Features

Government and Politics in Pakistan

Political and Constitutional Phases:
a. 1947-58
b. 1958-71
c. 1971-77
d. 1977-88
e. 1988-99
f. 1999 onward

Contemporary Pakistan

• Economic Institutions and Issues
• Society and Social Structure
• Ethnicity
• Foreign Policy of Pakistan and Challenges
• Futuristic Outlook of Pakistan

Books Recommended

• Burki, Shahid Javed. State & Society in Pakistan. The Macmillan Press Ltd, 1980.
• Akbar, S. Zaidi. Issues in Pakistan’s Economy. Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2000.
• S.M. Burke and Lawrence Ziring. Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: A Historical Analysis. Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1993.
• Mehmood, Safdar. Pakistan Political Roots & Development. Lahore, 1994.
• Muhammad Waseem. Pakistan Under Martial Law. Lahore: Vanguard, 1987.