ES-127 PAKISTAN STUDIES FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
CREDIT HOURS
Theory = 2
Practical = 0
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)
| S. No. | CLOs | PLO | Taxonomy |
| 1 | Describe the historical, ideological, socio-economic, and political aspects of Pakistan as a nation and state. | PLO-6 |
Coginitive |
| 2 | Discuss Pakistan’s culture, issues, and challenges through appropriate actions and advocacy | PLO-12 | Coginitive Level 2* |
COURSE CONTENT
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Chapter 1 - Land of Pakistan:
a) Land & People – Physical features and demography
b) Geographical and strategic importance of Pakistan
c) Natural resources – Mineral, water, and power
d) Natural Landscape
e) Environmental issues in Pakistan
f) Cultural heritage: important remnants of ancient civilizations in Pakistan
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Chapter 2 - Creation of Pakistan:
a) A brief Historical survey of Muslim community in the sub-continent
b) Two-Nation theory – its origin & development
c) Rationale for Pakistan – Factors leading to the demand of Pakistan
d) Emergence of Pakistan
e) Role of Quaid-e-Azam the struggle for Pakistan
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Chapter 3 - Government & Politics in Pakistan:
a) Political History of Pakistan – A brief account (1947 to date)
b) Constitution of Pakistan 1973 – Salient features
c) Governmental structure – Federal, Provincial and Local
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Chapter 4 - Pakistan in the Community of Nations:
a) An overview of Pakistan’s foreign policy
b) Relations of Pakistan with neighbors, Super Powers, and the Muslim World
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Chapter 5 - Pakistan's Stand Point on Human Rights:
a) Constitutional provisions
b) Comparative analysis of Western and Islamic perspective of Human Rights
c) Pakistan’s Stand on national and international level
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
(01) Pakistan Affairs by M. Ikram Rabbani
(02) Old Roads - New Highways 50 years of Pakistan by Victoria Schofield
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