PAKISTAN STUDY

Kainat Amir
Sap Id: 12160
Assignment: 1
Submitted
to:
Ma’am Hina
Topic:

What is the scope of Pakistan Studies and why Pakistan studies considered as important
subject?

Scope:

The scope of “Pakistan Studies” is multi-dimensional. It encompasses, in brief, history of the

genesis of Pakistan, its geography, geo-politics, culture, society, economy and other social
issues.

Important subject

Pakistan Studies is a subject that aims the enhancing students’ knowledge about history,
culture and geography of Pakistan and to inculcate patriotism in the hearts of students so that
they may become a good citizen.

Although Pakistan Studies is a compulsory subject from class 9 up to the university level, it is an
astonishing fact that many of the students are unaware of important historical figures and
events.

Even if they know some, it’s just the name of some of the famous personalities and not the
details about their achievements, life and causes of success or downfall.

The books on Pakistan Studies of different levels cover the topics which are repeated in all of
them.

There is no need to teach about those selected topics at each level. Instead the need is to
include more topics, which could be informative, as well as beneficial, for the students. Besides
history, there should be topics of current issues and problems which our country is currently
facing. Human rights and its importance must be taught to eradicate social evils and problems
which our country is facing. Moreover, the content presented in the book should not mould
students to become narrow-minded and parochial. Aims should be to open the faculty to
accept past follies and learn to rectify the mistakes. This would create enlightenment in
students and encourage them to get what their ancestors did not achieve. This does not mean
that textbooks should only contain facts and figures, rather they should be presented in an
interesting way so that students enjoy learning and reading books. It should create and develop
interest towards the subject and help widen their outlooks and open new vistas of knowledge.
There should be a variety of questions, as well as activities, for learners so that they can learn
with fun.

OBJECTIVES OF PAKISTAN STUDIES SYLLABUS

1. To inculcate the sense of gratitude to Almighty Allah for His all blessings.
2. To emphasize learning of various concepts regarding Pakistan Studies in a way that it
encourages observation, creativity and other higher order skills.
3. To promote and understand Ideology of Pakistan, struggle of Muslims for emergence of
an ideological state, and efforts for achieving the goals of Islamization.
4. To enhance the understanding of physical and human aspects of Pakistan Geography.
5. To develop awareness regarding some socio-cultural aspects of the civic life.
6. To develop positive attitudes towards the role of the people in the development of
society.
7. To create awareness about current socio-cultural and socio-economic patterns of society.
8. To create awareness in relation to Pakistan’s International relations.