Course Contents

Objectives are to provide the students an insight of events and affairs in Pakistan with its historical development to understand the Geo-strategic position. This course is planned to enlighten and enable the students to analyze events with Proper perspectives. Outline: • An overview of Post-Independence History of Pakistan • Constitutional Development in Pakistan • Multi-party system in Pakistan • Parliamentary Democracy in Pakistan • Federal Vs Unitary System • Military and Bureaucratic Oligarchy • Military Regimes and their effects on Pakistan. • Basics of Pakistan's Foreign Policy_ Broad prospective • Contemporary Issues Political instability, Governance Issues, Health, Education, Water, Energy, Judicial, Population, Gender, Human Rights, Poverty etc. • Sectarianism in Pakistan • Elements of National Power: Geography, Ideology, Natural Resources, Economy etc. • Pakistan's role in SAARC & OIC, ASEAN, UNO

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this Unit, The students will be able to explain the basic components of the Governance system of Pakistan and identify political and constutional Phases and developments in Shaping the Pakistan's political system. And analyze the current situation of Pakistan from economic perspective.