STUDY PLAN PAKISTAN AFFAIRS.

Study Area I: Evolution of Muslim Society in the SubContinent

1. Life in sub-continent before the arrival of Arabs Muslims.
2. Influx of Muslims from South, Sindh and North in the subcontinent
3. Missionaries/Invaders/Rulers in the sub-continent & its vicinities
Four Sufi Silsila ( Suhrwardiya, Qadriya, Naqshbandya, Chisthiya )
4. Evolution of a Muslim Society & its dynamics
5. Downfall and Deformation of Muslim Society/Rule in Sub-continent & its
factors.

Study Area II: Personalities and Reformist Movements

1. Sheikh Ahmed Sirhandi
His life, works & struggle for cause of Muslims
2. Shah Waliullah
His life, works and ideologies.
His Movement & Its impact on Muslims of sub-continent.
3. Syed Ahmed Shaheed and his Jihadi Movement
4. Haji Shareetullah and his faraizi Movement.
5. Sir Syed Ahmed
His life, works and multifarious struggle.
Contribution in enlightening Muslims socially, politically & educationally.
6. Aligarh Movement
Origin, ideology, missions, dignitaries, contributions towards cause of
Muslims.
7. Deoband Movemnt (Dar-ul-uloom Deoband)
Origin, Purpose, ideology, scholars, struggle for cause of Muslims.
N.B => Aligarh v/s Deoband : A comparison & contrast between the two.
8. Nadwat-e-Ulema

Study Area III: Events of Freedom Movement

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Indian Act of 1892

Partition of Benagl 16 October; 1905
Shimla Deputation 1st October; 1906
Formation of All India Muslim League 31st December; 1906
Minto-Morley Reforms 1909
Annulment of Bengal 12th December; 1911
Delhi Durbar of 1911
Reaction of Muslims on the Annulment of Bengal
7. Lucknow Pact 1916
World War- I : (1914-1918)
Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
8. Chelmsford-Montagu Reforms 1919
9. Indian Act of 1919
Elections of 1920 and 1923
10. Khilafat Movement 1919-1922
11. Muslim League Resolution of 1924
12. Nehru Report 1928
13. All India Muslim Conference, Delhi. (Delhi Proposals) 1929
14. Quaid-e-Azams Fourteen Points, 20th March; 1927
15. Simon Commission May; 1930
16. Round Table Conferences 1930-1932 at London, England.
1st Session, 12th November; 1930
17. Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 5th March,1931
2nd Session, 7th September; 1931
Communal Award 1932
3rd Session, 17th November; 1932.
18. Indian Act of 1935
19. Elections of 1937
Congress Ministries July; 1937 October; 1939
All India Muslim League Annual Session, 1938, held at Patna.
20. Lahore Resolution, 23rd March; 1940
21. Cripps Mission 30th March; 1942
22. Jinnah-Gandhi Talks (1940-1944)
23. Simla Conference

24. Elections of 1945

Muslim League Legislators Convention, April 1946
25. Cabinet Mission, 24th March;1946

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Role of Majority Provinces in Establishment of Pakistan

Interim Government 1946
3rd June Plan (Lord Mountbatten)
Radcliffe Award, 8th July; 1947
Partition of Bengal and Punjab
30. Independence Act, 14th July; 1947
31. Transfer of Power
32. Two-Nation Theory
Reasons for Two-Nation Theory
Validation of Two-Nation Theory after Fall of Dacca
33. Ideology of Pakistan
34. Role of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (25 Dec; 1876 11 Sept; 1948)
As an Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity
As consolidator of Nascent State of Pakistan
35. Allama Muhammad Iqbal (9 Nov; 1877 21 April; 1938)

Study Area IV: Post-partition Events

Development/Issues/Problems
1. Early Problems of Pakistan
Administrative Problems
Financial Constraints
Refugees Problems
Constitutional Crisis
Territorial Disputes
Canal Water Dispute
Kashmir Dispute
2. Delay in Constitution Making in various eras till 1973.
3. Separation of West Pakistan (Bangladesh)
4. Creation and Abolition of ONE Unit.

Study Area V: Ongoing Problem/Issues &

Developmental Projects
1. Nuclear Cooperation With China
Civil Nuclear Deal
Reservations of US and India & its rebuttal
2. Newest Treaties/Pacts/Agreements/Ratifications
APTTA
IP Revived, CORE-100
3. Floods of Biblical Proportion
Causes & Implications
Damage & Relief Statistics
Effect on Infrastructure, Agriculture & Economy
4. Water Crisis/Management in Pakistan
Its Causes, Effects and Solutions
5. Energy Crisis/Management
Its Causes, Effects and Solutions
On-going as well as Future Plans to tackle this problem
6. Agricultural Products
Irrigation Network/Projects/System/Canals etc

 Problems in cultivation
7. Major Industries
Problems of Industrialization
8. Educational Development
National Education Policy
Literacy/Illiteracy rates and measures to improve.
9. Taxation Reforms
Inland Revenue System (IRS)
RGST (VAT)
10. Miscellaneous Issues
Corruption
Nepotism
Family Politics (Dynastical System)
Any Significant Bill Passed by Parliament e.g Child Protection Bill 2010.

Study Area VI: Land, Geography, Resources, Climate,

Culture, Federation of Pakistan
1. What is federation?
Strengths and weaknesses of Pakistan as federation
2. Geo-strategic location of Pakistan
Geo-strategic importance of Pakistan
3. Culture of Pakistan: A blend of socio-religio-ethno idiosyncrasies

Study Area VII: Miscellaneous

1. Phases of Government from 1947-2010
Military Interventions and its causes, implications.
2. PAK-EU Relationships
3. Pakistans role in War on Terror and its implications
4. Latest Developments
Pak-US Strategic Dialogues
Sino-Pak Nuclear Deal
Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline
Recent changes in Indo-Pak relations
Afghan-Pakistan Trade Transit Agreement (APTTA)
Any further development occurring till February; 2011.