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Pakistan Studies

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Pakistan Studies was established in the Year 2005 as an independent discipline at Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur. The Knowledge about a country especially for some ones motherland, its history, geography, its culture, customs and traditions its languages, literature social structure and economic conditions, foreign policy, administrative structure, politics, constitution and its strategic importance is matter of great importance. In this connection all those who keep interest must go through the sources of concerned knowledge. All this about Pakistan is being taught at the Department of Pakistan Studies.

PROGRAMS OFFERED AIM AT:

• Equipping the students of Pakistan Studies with the knowledge, skills and tolls to compete in the national and international job markets and uplift social norms via Social in general and History in particular.

• Thus the subjects offered are oriented to introduce the students of Pakistan Studies with the colonialism and special focus is placed on the British colonizing process of the Indian subcontinent, nationalist movements in the united India and eventually Muslim nationalism.

Besides, the courses will enable students to expertise in the constitution-making history and
political developments.

• Courses focused on the security and foreign policy of Pakistan it facilitates students to understand the external and internal security dynamics of Pakistan, region and the global world. Moreover, security studies delve into the specter of the nuclear war, arms race, terrorism, religious extremism and ethnic violence. Furthermore, courses are modeled to make possible for students to understand the modes of the modern warfare like the and the generation warfare, which are the direct results of the technological advancement. Similarly, foreign policy courses teach students not only about Pakistan’s foreign policy but the foreign policy of the super powers and the great powers as well.

• South Asia is one of the multilingual, multi-cultural and multinational regions of the world. Pakistan being the part of South Asia is also a heterogeneous country, where the people belongs various origins and habitat. Therefore, the subjects taught at the Department of Pakistan Studies are specially designed to understand the history, languages, creeds, cultures, customs, rites and dresses in Pakistan. Moreover, the courses dealing with the society and culture of the country which emphasis on the cultural and religious diversity, tolerance, coexistence, cooperation and peace in the society. 

• Like culturally diverse, the terrain of Pakistan is also of multi-featured. The topography of Pakistan ranges from the tallest mountains to the hills, rivers, valleys, plateaus, deserts, lakes, coastal areas and plain areas. So, the courses are incorporated to give students the indepth knowledge of Pakistani
geography and its geo-political importance.

• To cater the needs of modern research, the courses of modern research methodology are also recommended to teach very carefully.

PROGRAMS OFFERED
1. BS-IV Year
2. M.Phil

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