Political and economic history of Pakistan

Different political parties rules over Pakistan in last five decades and implement
different policies. Some of their major objective and economic perspectives are
given below:-

years Prime
Minister

Political
party

status

Objective/
Agendas

Reason of failure

Liaquat Ali
Khan

Muslim
League

Elected
democratically

Settlement of
refuges,
administration
,stable economy

Not failed,

1951

Sir Khawaja
Nazimuddin

Muslim
League

Elected
democratically

Dismiss by
governor

1953

Muhammad
Ali Bogra

Muslim
League

Elected
democratically

Removal of
regional
disparities
constitution

1955

Chaudhry
Muhammad
Ali
Hussein
Shaheed
Suhrawardy

Muslim
League

Elected
democratically

Awami
League

Elected
democratically

1957

Ibrahim
Ismail
Chandigarh

Muslim
League

Elected
democratically

1957

Sir Feroz
Khan Noon

Republican
Party

Elected
democratically

1947

1956

1957 General
---------Ayub khan

1973

Zulfikar Ali

PPP

--------------

Elected

intended to
mix democracy
and Islam
resolve the
energy crises,
economic
disparity

Removal of
poverty and
inequality
socialism
Removal of
corrupt
government,
bring
economic
prosperity,
privatization
socialism

assassination

Dismiss by
governor
Resigned due to
party conflicts
Resigned due to
losing support
from party
Dismiss by
Governor
Martial law
enforced
Violation of
constitution,
Increasing
pressure of
political parties

political and civil

Bhutto

democratically

1978

Muhammad
Zia-ul-Haq

--------

-------------

1985

Muhammad
Khan
Junejo

Independent
Muslim
League

Elected
democratically

disorder, Martial law

Massive
political
miscalculations,
Islamic
ordinance

---------------

Died in an
Accident

Ojhri Camp disaster,

and its decision to
sign theGeneva
Accords on
Afghanistan
corruption, nepotism,
and despotism

Benazir
Bhutto
Ghulam
Mustafa
Jatoi
Nawaz
Sharif

PPP

Elected
democratically

Socialism

Acting

------------

--------------

Elections

Muslim
League(N)

Elected
democratically

Industrialization,
privatization

Balakh Sher
Mazari
Nawazs
Second
Term

Acting

------------

---------------

Resigned from
the pressure of
Armed forces
------------------

Muslim
League(N)

Elected
democratically

1993

Benazirs
Second
Term:

PPP

Elected
democratically

Privatization ,
removal of
inflation
socialism

Social and
economic
instability
Corruption and
pressurized by
opposition
political parties

1997

Nawazs
Third Term:

Muslim
League(N)

Elected
democratically

conservative but
a stable
government ,
Nuclear power

involved with
unpopular and
undeclared war with
India in Northern front

1999 General
-----------Musharraf

Martial law

1988
1990
1990

1993
1993

Support for
the War on
Terror

Relations
with Saudi

Suspension of
the Chief Justice

Lal Masjid siege

Return of Benazir
Bhutto and

Arabia

Nawaz Sharif

Nuclear
scandals

Resignation from
the Military

Corruption
issues

2007 presidential
elections

Domestic

2007 state of

politics

Women's
rights

2008

President Asif
Ali Zardari

PPP

Elected
democratically

socialism

2013

Mir Hazar
Khan Khoso
Mian
Muhammad
Nazwaz
Sharif

Acting

----------------

-----------------

Muslim league
(N)

Elected
democratically

Removal of
energy crises,
unemployment
and inflation
promoting
education ,

2013

GDP GROWTH RATES

Years

Growth rate

Per capita

income
1950-60

3.5%

1960-71
1971-77
1977-88
1988-99
2001-07

6.1%
4.2%
6.6%
4.4%
6.1%

$ 91 to $ 175
$175 to $ 213
$ 213 to $ 395
$ 395 to $ 453
$ 563 to $ 925

2007-12

3.1%

$934 to $1254

2012-14

3.5%

emergency

$1125 to $1325

5 years ,
Inflation ,
unemployment,
Terrorism
-----------------Still
continued..

Pakistan Real GDP Growth Rate Annually from 1950 to 2013 and Big
Sector Growth Rate Agriculture, Industry, Services Annually

Full
Year

Agriculture

Industry

Real
GDP
Growth
Rate

Services

2013

3.3%

3.5%

3.7%

3.60%

2012

3.5%

2.7%

5.3%

4.40%

2011

2.4%

0.7%

4.4%

3.00%

2010

0.6%

8.3%

2.90%

3.80%

2009

4.0%

-10.6%

1.7%

-1.6%

2008

1.0%

1.4%

6.0%

7.2%

2007

4.1%

8.8%

7.0%

6.8%

2006

6.3%

4.1%

6.5%

5.8%

2005

6.5%

12.1%

8.5%

9.0%

2004

2.4%

16.3%

5.8%

7.5%

2003

4.1%

4.2%

5.2%

4.7%

2002

0.1%

2.7%

4.8%

3.1%

2001

-2.2%

4.1%

3.1%

2.0%

2000

6.1%

1.3%

4.2%

3.9%

1999

1.9%

4.9%

5.0%

4.2%

1998

4.5%

6.1%

1.6%

3.5%

1997

0.1%

-0.3%

3.6%

1.7%

1996

11.7%

4.7%

5.0%

6.6%

1995

6.6%

0.7%

4.8%

4.1%

1994

5.2%

4.5%

4.2%

4.5%

1993

-5.3%

5.5%

4.6%

2.3%

1992

9.5%

7.7%

6.8%

7.7%

1991

5.0%

6.9%

5.2%

5.6%

1990

3.0%

6.4%

4.5%

4.6%

1989

6.9%

4.7%

3.8%

4.8%

1988

2.7%

9.8%

6.8%

6.4%

1987

3.3%

8.6%

5.9%

5.8%

1986

5.9%

8.1%

5.8%

6.4%

1985

10.9%

7.8%

7.9%

8.7%

1984

-4.8%

7.1%

7.9%

4.0%

1983

4.4%

4.9%

9.2%

6.8%

1982

4.7%

10.7%

7.9%

7.6%

1981

3.7%

9.4%

6.6%

6.4%

1980

6.6%

10.8%

5.9%

7.3%

1979

3.1%

7.6%

6.1%

5.5%

1978

2.8%

9.5%

10.5%

7.7%

1977

2.5%

2.9%

3.0%

2.8%

1976

4.5%

4.9%

1.5%

3.3%

1975

-2.1%

2.0%

10.0%

3.9%

1974

4.2%

8.4%

9.8%

7.5%

1973

1.7%

10.3%

9.6%

6.8%

1972

3.5%

-1.5%

3.5%

2.3%

1971

-3.1%

6.4%

2.6%

1.2%

1970

9.5%

15.3%

7.0%

9.8%

1969

4.5%

12.0%

5.6%

6.5%

1968

11.7%

5.1%

3.1%

6.8%

1967

5.5%

3.6%

0.7%

3.1%

1966

0.5%

8.0%

14.4%

7.6%

1965

5.3%

11.2%

12.8%

9.4%

1964

2.5%

14.8%

6.8%

6.5%

1963

5.2%

12.7%

6.9%

7.2%

1962

6.2%

9.5%

4.3%

6.0%

1961

-0.2%

18%

5.7%

4.9%

1960

0.3%

1.8%

1.2%

0.9%

1959

4.0%

6.7%

6.8%

5.5%

1958

1.9%

5.6%

2.1%

2.5%

1957

2.3%

5.9%

2.8%

3.0%

1956

2.1%

10.5%

2.9%

3.5%

1955

-2.2%

10.3%

5.0%

2.0%

1954

15.2%

12.1%

3.6%

10.2%

1953

0.2%

8.8%

1.6%

1.7%

1952

-9.1%

11.4%

4.8%

-1.8%

1951

2.6%

8.5%

4.5%

3.9%

Historical data on inflation rate in Pakistan:years

Inflation rate

1950-60
1960-70
1970-80
1980-90
1990-00
2001-09

2.1
3.2
12.3
7.8
9.7
8.4

2009-14

10.9

Historical unemployment data of Pakistan (1947-2013):-

Year

Annual

1947

3.9

1948

3.8

1949

5.9

1950

5.3

1951

3.3

1952

3.0

1953

2.9

1954

5.5

1955

4.4

1956

4.1

1957

4.3

1958

6.8

1959

5.5

1960

5.5

1961

6.7

1962

5.5

1963

5.7

1964

5.2

1965

4.5

1966

3.8

1967

3.8

1968

3.6

1969

3.5

1970

4.9

1971

5.9

1972

5.6

1973

4.9

1974

5.6

1975

8.5

1976

7.7

1977

7.1

1978

6.1

1979

5.8

Year

Annual

1980

7.1

1981

7.6

1982

9.7

1983

9.6

1984

7.5

1985

7.2

1986

7.0

1987

6.2

1988

5.5

1989

5.3

1990

5.6

1991

6.8

1992

7.5

1993

6.9

1994

6.1

1995

5.6

1996

5.4

1997

4.9

1998

4.5

1999

4.2

2000

4.0

2001

4.7

2002

5.8

2003

6.0

2004

5.5

2005

5.1

2006

4.6

2007

4.6

2008

5.8

2009

9.3

2010

9.6

2011

8.9

2012

8.1

2013

7.4

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