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Pakistan studies (UR-220): Course outline (UR-220)

Course contents

Unit I: Historical Perspective of Pakistan

  • Ancient Civilizations: Mehargarh, Indus Valley and Gandhara Civilizations
  • History of Region / Province
  • Muslim Rule in the Subcontinent (712-1526)
  • Muslim Rule in the Subcontinent (1526-1857)

Unit II: British Raj and its Impact upon India

  • Advent of East India Company
  • British Policies for India
  • Colonial Impact on Muslims
  • Education, Social and Financial Policies of Britain’s

Unit III: Ideology of Pakistan & its Political Background

 

  • History of Muslims in Sub-continent
  • What is Ideology
  • Importance of Ideology
  • Some Basic Concepts I.e. Sovereignty and its types, Civilization, Culture.
  • Foundation of ideology of Pakistan
  • Ideological clash between Muslims and Hindus/non-Muslims

Unit IV: Two Nation Theory

  • Islamic ideology is the philosophy underlying the Two Nations theory
  • Pakistan is a state founded on ideological basis and not on the territorial grounds
  • Political differences
  • Social difference
  • Economic differences

Unit V: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Iqbal, Jinnah and Ideology of Pakistan

  • Relation among Sir Syed, Jinnah, Iqbal and Ideology of Pakistan
  • The role of Ali Garh Movement for the uplift of Muslim
  • Analyze socio-political and economic system of West and Islam with reference to Iqbal and Jinnah’s Thoughts
  • Formation of Pakistan, struggle for Muslims political and social rights.
  • Iqbal, Jinnah and the Concept of Nationalism
  • Jinnah’s Vision of Pakistan
  • Jinnah Concept of welfare state

Unit VI: Role of Ulama and Muslims Institutions for the protection of Muslim

  • Hindu different movements and its role against the minorities especially against Muslims i.e. Aarya Samajh, Brahmo Samajh, Hindu Mahasbha etc.
  • Role of Muslims institutions and Ulama in supporting ideology of Islam and Pakistan
  • Role of Deoband, Nadva-tul Uluma, Anjuman Himayat e Islam and Sindh Madrasah-tul Islam
  • How they support the cause of Pakistan
  • Formation of political parties i.e. JUH, INC and AIML and their approaches towards Nationalism.
  • Mulana Abul Kalam Azad, Ashraf Ali Thanvi, Mulana Hussain Ahmad Madani and their Ideological approaches.

Unit VII: 1906 New Political Party All India Muslim League (AIML)

  • Need for a political party for Muslims
  • Role of AIML, and its contribution in sub-continent politics for the Muslims
  • How AIML protected Muslims political, social and economic rights in sub- continent
  • Its role in the formation of Pakistan
  • Its strong advocacy for the establishment of a separate Muslim state.
  • To Discuss its need, reason and the reactions of India National Congress against AIML

Unit VIII: Nehru Report 1928, Jinnah’s Fourteen Points 1929 & Iqbal Address 1930

 

  • Reason and Need of Nehru Report 1928
  • Why the report proposed new dominion status constitution for India
  • Comparative study of Nehru report and Jinnah Fourteen Points
  • To discuss and analyze the need and reason of Jinnah Fourteen Points
  • How Jinnah Fourteen Points safeguarded the political rights of Muslims
  • To discuss Jinnah's aim to get more rights for Muslims
  • The need of 1930 Allahabad Address
  • Key Points of Allahabad Address 1930

Unit IX: Initial Problem of Pakistan and Important Events

  • Constitution making
  • Unfair Boundary Distribution
  • Division of Military Assets
  • Division of financial assets
  • Economic Problems
  • Issue of national language
  • Energy issues
  • Kashmir Dispute
  • Canal Water Dispute

Unit X: Aims and Objectives of Pakistan and Objective Resolution

  • Salient features of Objectives Resolution
  • Why it was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 12 March 1949
  • How Objectives Resolution discuss the ideology of Pakistan and democratic faith of Islam
  • Speech of Liaquat Ali Khan to Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on March 12, 1949.
  • Criticism on Objective Resolution by minorities
  • Aims and objective of creation of Pakistan
  • Importance of Civilization and Muslims has to protect their culture and civilization as Iqbal mentioned in his speech. Why?

Unit XI: Struggle for the Islamization in Pakistan and 22 Points of Ulama

  • Why was the need of Uluma summit?
  • The role Ulamas for Islamization to implement Pakistan and Islamic Ideology
  • What was that 22 principles (formulated by the said summit)
  • How it will be followed by the constitution for Islamic State

Unit XII: Salient Feature of 1973 Constitution

  • A Written Constitution
  • Flexibility
  • Republican Form of Government
  • Federal Form of Government
  • Parliamentary Form of Government
  • Bicameral Legislature
  • Fundamental Rights

 
  • Pakistan to be a Welfare State
  • Islamic Provision of 1973 Constitutions
  • 18th Amendment and provincial autonomy

Unit XIII: Administrative Structure and Politics of Pakistan

  • Executive
  • Legislation
  • Judiciary
  • Status of President
  • Provincial government
  • Governors
  • FATA and PATA reforms
  • Major political parties and its role in Pakistan

Unit IVX: Challenges and Problem for Pakistan in Present & Future

  • Poverty
  • Illiteracy
  • Poor health condition
  • Unemployment
  • Corruption
  • leadership
  • Future challenges for Pakistan i.e. Pak-Indo relations, counter terrorism and other Social, economic and political challenges for the state.

Unit VX: Economy of Pakistan

  • Initial problems
  • Decade of development (1960)
  • Nationalization of Economy
  • IMF programs and its impact on economy of Pakistan
  • China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (EPEC)

Course description

This Pakistan Studies course provides a background on the Pakistan Movement and the political development after its inception. It will also cover the salient features of Pakistan 37 such as its land, economy, human development, and domestic, international, and current affairs. The course aims to introduce students to the history of the region comprising Pakistan, provide an overview of contending perspectives on the origins of the country, and examine its politics, society and culture. The course will discuss foundation of ideology of Pakistan, ideological clash between Muslims and other non-Muslims communities of subcontinent specially Hindus. History that reveals when the Muslims entered in the South Asia for trading them, with the trade, started preaching of Islam also and the rays of Islam began to spread over this sub-continent. The course will focus on Islamic ideology as the philosophy underlying the Two Nations theory. Pakistan is a state founded on ideological basis and not on the territorial grounds. The course will also provide the knowledge about social, economic and political variances between the two major communities at that time living in subcontinent. The concept of Islam, Iqbal and Jinnah parallel to western philosophy will be keenly focused i.e. the concept of state, nationalism, democracy and other social, economic and political approaches etc. The subject, furthermore, looks at some contemporary developmental issues facing the country. It will also provide past, present and futuristic view to students regarding the subject. The course, furthermore, looks at some contemporary developmental issues facing the country. It will define and realize duties to the students that what Pakistan need from us and how we can perform our abilities positively for our country.

Course objectives

Some objectives of this course are given below:

  • To emphasize learning of various concepts regarding Pakistan Studies in a way that it encourages observation and creativity in the students.
  • To promote and understand Ideology of Pakistan, struggle of Muslims for emergence of an ideological state, and efforts for achieving the goals of Islamization.
  • To create awareness about the contemporary socio-political and economic patterns of state and society.
  • To create awareness in relation to Pakistan’s International relations

Teaching-learning strategies

Teaching will be done through lecture method with a combination of tasks/projects and presentations.

Assessment and Examinations

Assessment will be done as per university/department policy

Textbooks

Jinnah's 14 points

Theme: Jinnah's 14 points

Duration: 4:56

Language: English

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