University of Management and Technology Lahore, Pakistan

School of Social Sciences & Humanities

Department of Political Science
Course Title:
Pakistan Studies (PS-100)

Classes All BS Programs

Resource Person …………………………………………………….

Phone:
Email:

Counseling Hours: To be arranged as per the student’s requirement.

Suggested Text:
Kazmi, M. R. (2007). Pakistan Studies. Lahore: Oxford University Press.

Directions:
To maintain uniformity of the course material and evaluation criteria, it has been decided
that one standard outline of the course will be followed by every cohort resource person. The
midterm exam will be held in the 8 th week and resource persons can set the paper of the Midterm
exam according to his/her requirement; however, for the Final exam there will be one final paper
for all the sections of Pakistan Studies and they will be held on the same time and same day.

Course Description: This multidimensional course seeks to encompass a wide range of issues
pertaining to nation-building and state structure in Pakistan. This course outline has been
designed to give a nuanced understanding of Pakistan to students regarding its history before
partition along with a focus on the struggles the new country had to make or have been making
in its constitutional, political, economic, social, and diplomatic spheres. In its journey of 75
years, many challenges rooted either in local or international contexts came along the way. One
key aspect of the course is to equip students with a contextual understanding of those challenges
that Pakistan found itself beset with at different points in time and also critically explore what
choices were made to respond to those challenges. The course will help students make a better
sense of Pakistan both in its past and present.

Course Learning Objectives:

1. Develop a foundational knowledge of the history, culture, and geography of Pakistan.
2. Understand the constitutional, political, diplomatic and economic challenges faced by
Pakistan.
3. Analyze the response of Pakistan to various challenges in different times
 4. Foster critical thinking and analytical skills to evaluate historical events, socio-political
decisions, and legal developments in Pakistan.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of Pakistan's history, culture, and
geography.
2. Evaluate the socio-political and legal development of Pakistan, including governance
systems and political ideologies.
3. Apply critical thinking skills to analyze and interpret historical events, socio-political
decisions, and legal developments in Pakistan.
4. Analyze and discuss the constitutional challenges faced by Pakistan and effectively
communicate knowledge and insights about Pakistan Studies through written and oral
presentations.

Teaching Method:
Course will be conducted on the lecture based discussion models along with homework
assignments and evaluations through quizzes, Midterm and Final Term examinations. To ensure
class participation of the attendees, students will be encouraged to raise more and more questions
during and after the lectures
.
Course Duration: It will run for one semester covering 15 weeks of teaching. Every week,
there would be two classes each of one hour & 20 minutes.

1. The following assignments are to be completed for this course

Term Paper: Every student has to write one term paper which will be submitted just three
weeks before the final term exam. The length of the term paper should be 12 to 15 pages with 12
fonts in size and double space between the lines. Students are supposed to send the soft copies of
their papers to the resource person’s e-mail address. There will be no further extension in the
submission date. Late sending or submission will automatically be marked negatively with a
ratio of -1 marks per day. Every Term paper will be checked in terms of its originality and those
who adopted the habit of cut-and-paste or plagiarized the material will get zero. Appreciation
will be for those who work hard and produce original work.

2. Quizzes: You must be ready for 8 Quizzes. The purpose of these quizzes is to involve students
in the learning process, to get their full concentration, and to prepare them for the mid
and final exams. Recommended textbook and class notes will be sufficient for the
preparation of the quizzes, and mid and final examinations.

Mid Term and Final Term Exams: On the university’s prescribed dates you will have Mid
Term and End/Final Term Examinations.
 Evaluation:
Term Paper +Presentation 10 Marks

4 Quizzes before Mid 4 x 2.5=10Marks

Mid-Term Exam (Short +Long Questions) 30 Marks

4 Quizzes after Mid 4 x 2.5=10Marks

Final Exam (Short + Long Questions) 40 Marks

Total 100Marks

Class Rules & Regulations: If any student misses’ classes more than the prescribed
number of classes by the University, he or she may not be able to appear in the Final
Examination, or short attendance will be treated according to the Policy of the University.
 Course Scheduled

Week 1 Tracing the history: Colonial Core Reading

Era Pakistan Studies by M.R. Kazmi (Page
War of Independence 1857 no:34 till 51)

Week 2 Tracing History: The Core Reading

Resurgence of Muslim Political Pakistan Studies by M.R. Kazmi (Page
Moments (till 1940) no:61 till 98)

Week 3 Tracing History: The Muslim Core Reading

Struggle for Pakistan and Pakistan Studies by M.R. Kazmi (Page no:
British Response (1940-1947) 103 till 120)
Week 4 Geographic and Demographic Core Reading
Profile of Pakistan https://www.researchgate.net/figure/
Geographical-locations-of-Pakistan-The-
color-variations-represent-
elevation_fig1_342782195n

Week 5 Pakistan: Society and Culture Core Reading

Pakistan Studies by M.R. Kazmi (Page no:
246 till 261)
Week 6 Political and Constitutional Core Reading
Developments in Pakistan https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
347367690_Constitutional_Development_a
nd_Political_in_stability_of_Pakistan_An_A
nalysis_Since_Inception_of_Pakistan_till_2
018
Week 7 Economic Development in Core Reading
Pakistan (A Concise History of Pakistan by M.R.
Kazmi (Page no: 327 till 346)

Week 8 Mid Term Examination

Week Pakistan and World Affairs: Core Reading
09 Early Cold War Era (1950s, (Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: An Overview
1960s and 1970s) (1947-2004)
 Pakistan’s relations with PILDAT Report)
major world powers https://ia801807.us.archive.org/7/items/
(USA, Russia & China) english-grammar-in-use-with-answers-a-
self-study-reference-and-practice-book-
for/Pakistan%E2%80%99s%20Foreign
%20Policy-%20An%20Overview%201947-
2004%20by%20PILDAT_
%28urdukutabkhanapk.blogspot%29.pdf
Week Pakistan and World Affairs: Core Reading
10 Post-Cold War Era and 9/11 (Pakistan and World Affairs by Shamshad
Ahmad)
(Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: An Overview
(1947-2004)
PILDAT Report)
https://ia801807.us.archive.org/7/items/
english-grammar-in-use-with-answers-a-
self-study-reference-and-practice-book-
for/Pakistan%E2%80%99s%20Foreign
%20Policy-%20An%20Overview%201947-
2004%20by%20PILDAT_
%28urdukutabkhanapk.blogspot%29.pdf

Week Pakistan’s National Security: Core Reading

11 External and Internal National Security Policy of Pakistan 2022-
Dynamics 2026
https://cgss.com.pk/paper/pdf/Pakistans-
National-Security-Policy-2022-2026.pdf
Week Sustainable Development Goals Core Reading
12 (SDGs) in Pakistan (SDGs’ Pakistan Report 2021)
 https://www.sdgpakistan.pk/uploads/pub/
Pak_SDGs_Status_Report_2021.pdf
Week CPEC: Challenges and Core Reading
13 Opportunities (Assessing CPEC: Potential Threats and
Prospects,
published in Pakistan Economic and Social
Review 54(1):123-142)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
312601186_Assessing_CPEC_Potential_Thr
eats_and_Prospects
Week Pakistan & Climate Change Core Reading
14 https://pssr.org.pk/issues/v5/2/climate-
change-impacts-on-pakistan-and-proposed-
solutions.pdf

Week Resolution of Kashmir Issue: Core Reading

15 Challenges and Opportunities https://www.qurtuba.edu.pk/thedialogue/
TD/The%20Dialogue/11_1/
Dialogue_January_March2016_65-82.pdf
Week Final Examination
16

Reading Materials

Core Readings

a) Pakistan Studies by M.R. Kazmi

b) Cohen, Stephen, P. The Idea of Pakistan, Lahore. Vanguard, 2005

c) Ahmad, S. (2010). Pakistan and World Affairs. Lahore: Jahangir Books.

d) Karim, Arshad, Pakistan: From Community to Nation, Karachi, Saad Publications.1978

e) Qureshi, Ishtiaq, The Struggle for Pakistan, Karachi, University of Karachi. 1987.

Reference Readings

a) Kasuri, K. M. (2015). Neither a hawk nor a dove: An insider's account of Pakistan's

foreign relations including details of the Kashmir framework. Karachi: Oxford

University Press.

b) Trek to Pakistan by Ahmad Saeed

c) Saeed, A., & Sarwar, M. (2009). Trek to Pakistan. Institute of Pakistan Historical

Research.

d) Constitutional and Political History of Pakistan by Hamid Khan

e) Pakistan and World Affairs by Shamshad Ahmad

f) Governing the Ungovernable: Institutional Reforms for Democratic Governance by

Ishrat Hussain

g) Ziring, Lawrence, Pakistan in the Twentieth Century: A Political history, Karachi,

Oxford University Press. 2000

h) Wasim, Muhammad, State and Society in Pakistan, London, McMillan Publications

Best of Luck