Course Outline

PAKS-1113 PAKISTAN STUDIES

(2 Credit Hours)
Instructor: Engr. Syed. M. Hammad
Office # Office 3.07 2nd Floor ME Dept., KFUEIT,
Email: syed.hammad@kfueit.edu.pk
Office Hours: 08:00am - 04:00 pm

Course Introduction
This course has been designed as a compulsory subject for the students of Bachelor’s degree
program. The course has 2 credit hours and carrying 100 marks. This course introduces about
the history of Pakistan (for understanding the peculiarities of Pakistani society). This course
develops vision of historical perspective, government, politics, contemporary Pakistan,
ideological background of Pakistan.
Course Contents
1. Ideological rationale with special reference to Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Quaid-e-
Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah,
2. Factors leading to Muslim separatism, Two nation theory
3. People and Land, Indus Civilization
4. Muslim advent
5. Location and geo-physical featuren,Political and constitutional phases,
6. Contemporary Pakistan, Economic institutions and issues,
7. Society and social structure, Ethnicity, Foreign policy of Pakistan and challenges,
8. Futuristic outlook of Pakistan

Mapping of CLOs and PLOs

Sr. No Course Learning Outcomes Domain Taxonomy Level PLOs
Learn the history of Pakistan (for Affective
1 understanding the peculiarities of 2 6
Pakistani society)
Explain political and constitutional
2 development in Pakistan Affective 3 6

Analyze and explain socio-economic

3 structure of Pakistan Affective 3 12

Course is evaluated at a level of A3 ( Valuing )

CLO Assessment Mechanism

Assessment tools CLO 1 CLO 2 CLO 3
Quizzes 20% 20 % 0%
Assignment 20% 20 % 0%
Midterm Exam 60 % 0% 50 %
Final Exam 0% 60 % 50 %
Overall Grading Policy
Assessment Items Percentage
Quizzes 10 %
Assignments 10 %
Midterm Exam 30 %
Final Exam 50 %

Text and Reference Books

 Burki, Shahid Javed. State & Society in Pakistan, The MacMillan Press Ltd 1980.
 Akbar, S. Zaidi. Issue in Pakistan’s Economy. Karachi: Oxford University Press,
2000.
 S. M. Burke and Lawrence Ziring. Pakistan’s Foreign policy: An Historical analysis.
Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1993.
 Mehmood, Safdar. Pakistan Political Roots & Development. Lahore, 1994.
 Wilcox, Wayne. The Emergence of Bangladesh, Washington: American Enterprise,
Institute of Public Policy Research, 1972.
 Pakistan Studies by Hafiz Ashfaq Ahmed

Administrative Instruction
 According to institute policy, 75% attendance is mandatory to appear in the final
examination.
 In any case, there will be no retake of (scheduled/surprise) quizzes.
 For queries, kindly follow the office hours in order to avoid any inconvenience.
Lecture Breakdown
Week 01 Introduction to Pakistan studies
Week 02 Ideology of Pakistan according to Islam
Week 03 Ideology of Pakistan according to the sayings of the Quaid-e-Azam &
Allama Iqbal
Week 04 Factors leading to Muslim separatism, Two nation theory
Week 05 Economic institutions and issues
Week 06 Government and Politics in Pakistan
Week 07 Political and constitutional phases 1947 - 1958
Week 08 Mid Term
Week 09 Political and constitutional phases 1958 – 1971 – Till today
Week 10 People and Land, Indus Civilization
Week 11 Muslim advent, Location
Week 12 Geo-physical feature
Week 13 Society and social structure
Week 14 Foreign policy of Pakistan and challenges
Week 15 Futuristic outlook of Pakistan
Week 16 Final Term