The course is designed to acquaint the students of BS programs with the rationale of the creation of Pakistan. The students would be apprised of the emergence, growth and developments of Muslim nationalism in South Asia and the struggle for freedom, which ultimately led to the establishment of Pakistan. While highlighting the main objectives of national life, the course explains further the socio-economic, political and cultural aspects of Pakistan’s endeavors to develop and progress in the contemporary world. For this purpose, the foreign policy objectives and Pakistan’s foreign relations with neighboring and other allied countries are also included.  

Course Code   

PKST 102 

Credit Hours  

 02   + 02 

Recommended Books  

1. Kazimi, M. R. A Concise History of Pakistan. Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2009.
2. Sheikh, Javed Ahmed. Pakistan’s Political, Economic and Diplomatic Dynamics. Lahore: Kitabistan Paper Products, 2004.
3. Wolpert, Stanley. Jinnah of Pakistan. Karachi: University of California Press, 1989.   

4. Assessment Criteria

    Mid Term exam: 30 marks

   Project/assignment: 15 marks

   Presentation: 10 marks

   Project: 25 marks

   Final exam (online MCQs): 50 marks

Class Timings

 (BSCS 3rd  self) 

Monday : 12:30 to 1:30

 Friday :  2:30 to 3: 30 

 (BSSE 1 self)

thursday : 12.30 – 2.30 pm

commencement of classes :   Nov, 2020

Mid term examination: January 11, 2021 

Final examination: March 1, 2021 

Results : March 12, 2021