University of Management and Technology Lahore, Pakistan

Department of Political Science and International Relations

PS-100: Pakistan: Ideology, Constitution and Society

Fall 2023 All BS Programs

Resource Person:
Email:
Counseling Hours: To be arranged as per the students’ requirement.
Course Description:
This multidimensional course seeks to encompass a wide range of issues pertaining to nation-
building and state structure in Pakistan. This course outline has been designed to give a nuanced
understanding of Pakistan to students regarding its history before partition along with a focus on
the struggles the new country had to make or have been making in its constitutional, political,
economic, social, and diplomatic spheres. In its journey of 75 years, many challenges rooted
either in local or international contexts came along the way. One key aspect of the course is to
equip students with a contextual understanding of those challenges that Pakistan found itself
beset with at different points in time and also critically explores what choices were made to
respond to those challenges. The course will help students make a better sense of Pakistan both
in its past and present.
Directions:
To maintain uniformity of the course material and evaluation criteria, it has been decided that
one standard outline of the course will be followed by every cohort resource person. The
midterm exam will be held in the 8th week and resource persons can set the paper of the Midterm
exam according to his/her requirement; however, for the Final exam there will be one final paper
for all the sections of Pakistan Studies and they will be held on the same time and same day.

Course Learning Objectives:

 1. Develop a sound knowledge of history, society, and culture of Pakistan
2. Understand the constitutional and political developments of Pakistan.
3. Assess constitutional challenges of Pakistan
4. Analyze foreign policy and contemporary developments in Pakistan
5. Foster critical thinking and analytical skills to evaluate historical events, socio-political
decisions, and legal developments in Pakistan.

Course Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the history, society and culture of
Pakistan
2. Evaluate the socio-political and legal development of Pakistan, including constitution and
ideology.
3. Analyze and discuss the constitutional challenges faced by Pakistan and effectively
communicate knowledge and insights about Pakistan Studies through written and oral
presentations.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of foreign policy and contemporary developments in
Pakistan
5. Apply critical thinking skills to analyze and interpret historical events, socio-political
decisions, and legal developments in Pakistan.

Teaching Method:

The course will be based on interactive lectures and discussions along with reading based tasks.
Regular evaluation of students’ learning will be made through assignments and quizzes. Students
will be encouraged to actively participate in class discussions, respect difference of opinion and
evaluate multiple perspectives on issues.

Course Duration:

15 weeks of teaching. Every week, there would be two classes of 1 hour & 20 minutes each.

Class Attendance Rules:

If any student misses’ classes more than the prescribed number of classes by the University
(80%), he or she may not be able to appear in the Final Examination, or short attendance will be
treated according to the policy of the university.
Evaluation Plan:

The following assignments are to be completed for this course

1) Field based Project: Individual or Group Project titled ‘One Change I can make’. The
students will engage in community work / field work of their choice. They will write and
present a detailed report (1000- 1500 words) outlining the objectives, activities, outcomes
of their community based work (with pictures and evidence).

2) Quizzes: You must be ready for 8 Quizzes. The purpose of these quizzes is to involve
students in the learning process, to get their full concentration, and to prepare them for
the mid and final exams. Recommended textbook and class notes will be sufficient for
the preparation of the quizzes, and mid and final examinations.

Mid Term and Final Term Exams: On the university’s prescribed dates you will have Mid
Term and End/Final Term Examinations.

Marks Break up
Field based Project +Presentation 10 Marks

4 Quizzes before Mid 4 x 2.5=10Marks

Mid-Term Exam (Short +Long Questions) 30 Marks

4 Quizzes after Mid 4 x 2.5=10 Marks

Final Exam (Short + Long Questions) 40 Marks

Total 100 Marks

Weekly Schedule
Week 1 Tracing History: The Resurgence Core Reading
of Muslim Political Movement Pakistan Studies by M.R. Kazmi (Page
(till 1940) no:61 till 98)
Recommended:
‘Why Jinnah Matters’ by Akbar S. Ahmad in
Pakistan beyond the Crisis State
Week 2 Tracing History: The Muslim Core Reading
Struggle for Pakistan and British Pakistan Studies by M.R. Kazmi (Page no:
Response (1940-1947) 103 till 120)
Core Reading
Week 3 Ideology of Pakistan Pakistan Studies by M.R. Kazmi
Chapter 24

Week 4 Pakistan: Political and Core Reading

Constitutional Developments Pakistan Studies by M.R. Kazmi
Chapter 32-33

Week 6 Political and Economic Core Reading

Development of Pakistan Dr. Ishrat Hussain; The Role of Politics in
Pakistan’s Economy : An Over view
Week 7 Pakistan: Society and Culture Core Reading
Pakistan Studies by M.R. Kazmi (Page no:
246 till 261)

Week 7 Youth in Pakistan as Partners in Core Reading:

Innovation for Development Empowering Adolescents and Youth in
Pakistan as Partners in Innovation for
Development towards social equality ,
economic opportunity and political agency;
UNDP Report
Week 8 Mid Term Examination
Week 9 Pakistan and World Affairs Core Reading
( 1947-1970s) Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: An Overview
1947-2004, PILDAT Report) by
Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi
Pakistan and World Affairs Core Reading
Week 10 ( 1980s-2004) Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: An Overview
1947-2004, PILDAT Report) by
Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi
Week 11 Pakistan’s National Security: Core Reading
External and Internal Dynamics National Security Policy of Pakistan 2022-
2026
https://cgss.com.pk/paper/pdf/Pakistans-
National-Security-Policy-2022-2026.pdf
Week 12 Sustainable Development Goals Core Reading
(SDGs) in Pakistan SDGs’ Pakistan Report 2021
https://www.sdgpakistan.pk/uploads/pub/Pa
k_SDGs_Status_Report_2021.pdf
https://pakistan.un.org/en/sdgs
Week 13 CPEC: Challenges and Core Reading
Opportunities Ali, Murad. "China–Pakistan economic
corridor: prospects and
challenges." Contemporary South Asia 28,
no. 1 (2020): 100-112.
Week 14 Pakistan and Climate Change Core Reading
Hussain, Mudassar, Abdul Rahman Butt,
Faiza Uzma, Rafay Ahmed, Samina Irshad,
Abdul Rehman, and Balal Yousaf. "A
comprehensive review of climate change
impacts, adaptation, and mitigation on
environmental and natural calamities in
Pakistan." Environmental monitoring and
assessment 192 (2020): 1-20.
Week 15 Resolution of Kashmir Issue: Core Reading
Challenges and Opportunities Baba, Noor Ahmad. "Resolving Kashmir:
imperatives and solutions." Race &
Class 56, no. 2 (2014): 66-80.
Week Final Examination
16

Core Readings

1. Kazmi, M. R. (2007). Pakistan Studies. Lahore: Oxford University Press.

2. Empowering Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan as Partners in Innovation for

Development towards social equality , economic opportunity and political agency;

UNDP Report

3. Ishrat Hussain ; The Role of Politics in Pakistan’s Economy

4. Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: An Overview 1947-2004, PILDAT Report) by

Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi

5. Baba, Noor Ahmad. "Resolving Kashmir: imperatives and solutions." Race &

Class 56, no. 2 (2014): 66-80.

Recommended Readings

1. Khan, A. (2015). Book Review: Pakistan: Beyond the ‘Crisis State’Ms. Maleeha Lodhi,

Oxford University Press, London, 2011. ISSRA PAPERS, 7(II).

2. Haque, N. U. (2007). Pakistan 25 Years Hence-A Vision. PIDE Books.

3. Kasuri, K. M. (2015). Neither a hawk nor a dove: An insider's account of Pakistan's

foreign relations including details of the Kashmir framework. Karachi: Oxford University

Press.
4. Hussain, Ishrat, Y. Reddy, and Ms Sima Kamil. "Governing the ungovernable." Retrieved

on May 6 (2018): 2021.

5. Trek to Pakistan by Ahmad Saeed

6. Saeed, A., & Sarwar, M. (2009). Trek to Pakistan. Institute of Pakistan Historical

Research

7. Cohen, Stephen, P. The Idea of Pakistan, Lahore. Vanguard, 2005

8. Constitutional and Political History of Pakistan by Hamid Khan

9. Pakistan and World Affairs by Shamshad Ahmad

10. Ahmad, S. (2010). Pakistan and World Affairs. Lahore: Jahangir Books.

11. Governing the Ungovernable: Institutional Reforms for Democratic Governance by Ishrat

Hussain

12. Karim, Arshad, Pakistan: From Community to Nation, Karachi, Saad Publications.1978

13. Qureshi, Ishtiaq, The Struggle for Pakistan, Karachi, University of Karachi. 1987.

14. Ziring, Lawrence, Pakistan in the Twentieth Century: A Political history, Karachi,

Oxford University Press. 2000

15. Wasim, Muhammad, State and Society in Pakistan, London, McMillan Publications