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CHAPTER-I
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
1. 1 Ideological rationale with special reference to:
Definition of Ideology
The social. political and religious programme of a moveme�t that be�omes
a collective objective of a nation 1 s called Ideology. It means the aim according to
which human beings plan about their future. It i5 the body of ideas on which a
particular political. economic. social. or religious system is based. According to
George Brass ·.·any plan or programme of common life based upon thinking and
philosophy is called ideology.''
Ideology of Pakistan
Pakistan is an ideological state and its ideology is based on Islam that'
guides the Muslims in all fields of life. Ideology of Pakistan basically means that
Pakistan should be a state where the Muslims should have an opportunity to live
according to the faith and creed on the Islamic principles. They should have all the
resources at their disposal to enhance the Islamic culture and civilization. It is clear
that Ideology of rakistan is the practical shape of teaching of Islam and it would
not be womg to say that Islam is the centre of ideology of Pakistan.
Ideolo gy of Pakistan and different scholars
Ideology of Pakistan is defined by the different scholars as:
Allama Alloud-Din-Siddiqui defined ideolo gy of Pakistan as:
''Ideology of Pakistan is the name of implementation of Islamic principles
on persons, on groups and on government, and Islam should be stronger than the
strongest forces, here.''
Syed Ali Abbas former professor of history defi11ed ideology of Pakistan as:
'"Ideology of Pakistan and ideology of Islam have same meaning. Actually
ideology of Pakistan is the practical shape of the teaching of Islam''.
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1 lindus and the Musli 1ns joined that Asc::,oc1ation. In Dcc�i
ociatio ns advol:..ttcd the
.. Muhammadan Defense Association··. All these l\ss
Muslim· s emotions.
Educational Serv ices
.sJ!in.s become
ir Syed Ahn1ed Khan was very anxious to help the Mu
ation and non
educated. especially in n,odern sciences. He argued that n1odcrn educ
political activities 1night be the key towards Muslim advancement. So he launc ht!d
the Aligarh Move111ent which produced educated leadership. 24'" May l 875 JS an
in1portant date in our struggle for a separate Homeland. lt was the day wh�n the
first brick of the foundation of Pakistan was laid by ir Syed Ahmed Khan. in the
shape of M.A.0 High School in Aligarh.
Conclusion
No doubt Sir Syed Ahn1ed Khan was a great patron of the Muslims His
educational. literary, religious and social services created political awakening
among the Muslims. They were enabled to participate fully in the country's
politics. Sar Syed Ahmed Khan's fear of Hindus domination sowed the seed of the
··Two Nation Theory". On this basis the All-India Muslin1 League demanded a
separate state for the Muslims of India. Its main purpose was to protect the
political, religious and social rights of the Muslims. Sir Syed was the great man
because he contributed greatly to the Muslims struggle for their identity. He died
on 27th March 1898 and was buried in Aligarh. He was the man who for nearly
11alf a century led the Muslims and took them out fron1 the abyss of disintegration.
1.3 ALLAMA MUHAMMAD IQBAL AND IDEOLOGY OF PAKJSTAN
Allama Iqbal was one of the Muslim Jead�rs who for the first time gave the
concept of a separate state for the Muslims keeping in view the two nation theof}.
But he never used the �ord of Pakistan in his speeches. His demand for separate
homeland for the �ush�s of the sub-continent is considered as the demand for
p stan and all his sayings and addresses are
� considered as the ideology of
Pakis tan .
. 1. Ideology of Islam
In 1930, Allama Iqbal explained the Ideology .
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e ad vo cated
of Is I am and reJecte d the 1·dea
of on e na tio n. H that �e M us lims had a separate nationhood He said
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"Th · e le ss on w h 1c h l earnt rom
fi histor y is that Islam a 1v,ays help
· ed the Muls 1m s a 1
the time o f d"ffi 1 1cu Ity but Mus11ms did not save Is 1aill. E v
�n. to day, Ideology f
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Islam can save you r being from destruction by uni.ting .
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6. Ideology of Pakistan
While explaining the Ideology of Pakistan in 1946 at Islamia College
Peshawar. Quaid-e-Azam said. ··we do not demand Pakistan simply to have a piece
of land but \\e want a laboratory \\here we could make experiment on Islamic
principles:· While addressing at Aligarh he clarified the ideology of Pakistan in
these words: ·'What was the motive of demand for Pakistan and what was the
rt!ason of separate state for the Muslims? Why was the need felt to divide India? Its
reason is neither the narrow mindedness of the Hindus nor tactics of the British. It
is the fundamental demand of Islam?"
7. Minorities will be fully safeguarded
In a press conference in New Dehli on 14th July, I 947 the Quaid-e-Azam
said. "'Minorities which ever community they may belong, will be fully
:5afeguarded-their religion or faith or belief will be secure. There will be no
interferenc\! of any kind with their freedom of \vOrship. They will have full
protection with regard to their religion, their faith. their life and culture. They will
be in all respects the citizens of Pakistan without any distinction of the caste and
creed.''
8. Ahn to the creation of Pakistan
The Quaid-e-Azam said while addressing to the Pakistani Officers in
October, 194 7. "Our objective was to create such a state where we could live as
free people. when! our culture and civilization could flourish and where Islamic
concept of �ocial justice can be implemented."
9. .National Identity of the Muslims
In the light of the history of the sub-continent Quaid-e-Azam arg!Jed that
The Musl_ims are a nation by every definition of the word nation. They have every
right to establish their separate homeland. They can adopt any means to promote
and protect their economic, social. political and cultural interests.
t O. Elimination of differences
On 21st March 1948 Quaid-e-Azam addressed the people in Dhaka and said.
•·1 want not to see you to talk as a Sindhi, Balochi. Punjabi and Bengali. What is the
fun of sa yin g that we are Punjabi. Sindhi or Pathan? We are only Muslims."
1 t. Criticism of the Western Economic system
On J st July. 1948 Quaid ALam inaugurated the. tate Bank of Pakistan On this
d: ·•If we adopt western economic system \.\-e shall face hurdles in
occasion, he sai
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bringing prosperity for the masses. We shall have to carve our own destiny in a
different and unique manner. We shall have to present such an ideal economic
system before the world as is established on the true Islamic Principles of human
equality and social justice."
12. Muslim Unity
Quaid-e-Azam believed in the force of Islam as he said that Islam is a
dynamic force that can unite the Muslims. On 15 th June, 1948 Quaid Azam said to
the people of Pakistan "So long as we are united we will emerge victorious and
slrong. lf we are not united we shall become weak and disgraced. We are all
Pakistanis. None of us is Punjabi. Sindhi, Balochi and Pathan or Bengali, every one
of us should think feel and act as a Pakistani and we would feel proud of being
Pakistani alone.
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EXERCISE-1
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
' Q.1: Encircle the correct options.
1 . Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was born on
(A)1817 (B)1818 (C)18 I 9 ' (D)1820
2. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was died on
(A) 1896 (B)1897 (C) 1898 (D)1899
3. Who said in 1930 "'Islam is still the living force in the world".
(A) Allama Iqbal (B) Quaid-e-Azam
(C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (D) Maulana Muhammad Ali Jouhar
4. Sir Syed Ahmed Khsn was the great lover of
(A) Islam (B) Mus!i1ns (C) United India (D) Hindus
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(A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (B) Quaid-e-Azam (C) Allama Iqbal (D) Gandhi
7. Who can be regarded as the father of Pakistan movement?
(A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (B) Allama Iqbal
(C) Sir Augha Khan (D) Quaid-e-Azam
8. Who gave the concept of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the sub
continent?
(A) Allama Iqbal (B) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(C) Quaid-e-Azam (D) Maulana Shoukat Ali
9. Who said that it was nessory for the Muslims of sub-continent to have their
own state. if they were to live as a separate culture force?
(A) Quaid-e-Azam (B) Allama Iqbal
(C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (D) Sir Augha Khan
10. Ideology of Pakistan is based on:
(A) Collective System (B) Programme (C) Progressivism (D) Islamic Ideology
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. 11. The word "Pakistan" was coined by:
(A) Allama Iqbal (B) Sir Agha Khan
(C) Chaudhary Rehmat Ali (D) SirSyed Ahmed Khan .
12. Quaid-Azam used the word "nation" for the Mislims if India in:
(A) 1933 (B) 1934 (C) 1935 (D) 1936
13. Quaid-e-Az am starte d his political career in:
(A) 1906 (B) 1905 (C) 1904 "
14. Sir Syed A hmed Khan favered "sep (D) I 886
arate electorate" for the Muslin1s in:
(A) 188_3 " _
(B_) 1884 (C) 1885
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ho s d Our gmd 1s Islam and this is the conl (D) I 886
l5 plete co de o f our 1 1.c.
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( A) Qua1d -e-Azam (B) Allama Iqbal
(C) Sir Syed Ahmed �an (D) Sir Agha Khan
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Q.2: Tick the True; and False ..
l. Ideology of Pakistan is based on the Two Nation theory. True/False
2. The Muslim of India found it difficult to live _according to the principles of Islam
in the United India. True./False
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3._The Muslim.of India demanded a separate homeland to saf�g�d the�r national
and religious identity. True/ False
4. Quaid-e-Azam promoted the two.nation theory on the sub-continent.
True/False
5. Sir Syed Ahmed K.h� was the great lover of slam. True/ False
6. Ailama lqbal was the first person who used the word nation" for the Muslims of
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True/ False
7. Sir Syed Ahmed Kh� can be regarded by his services as the father of Pakistan
.movement.· True/ False
8. Sir Syed A�ed � laid the first bri_ck in the foundation of Pakistan in the
. shape of M.A.O. High·SchOQl Aligarh in 1975. True (False
9. Allama Iqbal gave the concept- of a separa�e homeland for the Muslims of the
sub-continent. · · · True/False
10. Allama Iqbal said in 1930/�Jslam is still the living force in the world.
· True/ False
1 1. Quaid-�-Azam advised the Muslims of sub-continent not to join All India
Congress. True/False ·
12. Cangress was the commqnal party of HindU&. True/False
· 13_ Quaid-e-Azam was elected to the legislative council in 1909. True/ False
14. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was bu_ried in Aligarh.' True /False
16. Quaid-e-Azam said "Our guide is Islam and this is the complete code of our
life'': · True/False
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SHORT QUESTION
1. Define Ideology.
Define ideo!ogy of Pakistan.
3. Wnte dov\ n one quotation of Quajd-e-Azam relating to ideology of Pakistan.
4. What did Quaid-e-Az am said while addressing to Pakistani Officers in October
1947?
5. What did Qauid-e-Azam say at annual meeting of Muslim League in 1943?
6. What did Quaid-e-Azam say in Islamia College Peshawar in 1940?
7. What did Allan1a Iqbal say in his presidential address of Muslim League in
1930?
8. What did Allan1a Iqbal say about the ideology of Islam?
9. Who pron1oted the Two Nation Theory in Subcontinent?
10. Define the Two Nation Theory.
11. Who put the first brike of Pakistan? Discuss.
LONG QUESTIONS
I. Explain ideology of Pakistan in the light of the sayings of the Quaid-e-Azam?
2. Explain ideology of Pakistan in the light of the sayings of Allama Iqbal.
3. Describe that Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was the founder of Ideology of Pakistan.
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CHAPTER-2
FACTORS LEADING TO MUSLIM SEPARATISM
2.1 Factors and Objectives of Creation of Pa�stan .
With the help of Allah almighty, Islamic repubhc of Pakistan came mto
being on 14 lh August J 94 7. The detail of the factors and objectives of creation of
Pakistan arc as under·
I. Peaceful atm�-�phere
A large number of inhabitants of sub-continent used to be the victims of
communal roits every year. The Muslims were massacred by the Hindu militabts
time and gain, in an organized way. As Hindus were in majority, it looked evident
· that the Hindus could monopolise the politics after the departure of Britishers. The
lives of Muslims could never be safe in the united India. The Hindu organizations
had again and again assisted that Hindu Raj would be imposed on India after the
independences. The future apprehension of the atrocious rule of Hindus more sever
than that of the congress rule compelled the Muslims· to have a separate state.
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2. Social Environment .
The Muslims were scared of the Hindu Samaj in which the cast system and
other discriminations could make the Muslims second rate citizens. Where they
could enjoy neither political nor social liberties. Therefore, they preferred to have a
separate homeland in which they .could live according to the teaching. of Islan1.
3. Protection of Urdu Language
The Hindu did their best to replace_ Urdu by Hindi but they did not succeed
during British period. If South Asia had got .freedom without partition, the Hindu
· niajority could very easily declare Hindi, the official and national language. The
Hindu government could wipe out all signs of Muslim culture; therefore, the
Muslims had no choice except to put a demand for Pakistan.
4. Tortures of Congress Ministries
. The congress ran the government in a number of provinces from 1937 to
- t 939. During congress Ministtjes the Muslims were maltreated and deprived of
their rights. Hindu did every �ng to crush the Muslims in all spheres. The
Hindus f�rced the Muslims to strive for a separate homeland
humiliating attitude _of
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for themselves They had �xpe�•enced the rule. of majority government of Hindus,
y d 10 this way the Muslims bec�c the permanent salves of
who were in majorit an
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The Muslims were frightened to all their activities and they decided to fom1 a
political party for the Muslims of India.
3. Partition of Bengal (1905-1911)
The government divided the province of Bengal into two parts on
administrative grounds in 1905. The Muslims were in majority in the new
established province of East Bengal which was created by that divi54on. The
partition of Bengal created new situation in politics. The partition proved a blessing
for the Muslims. The betterment of the Muslims was not tolerable for the Hindus.
Therefore. Hindus strongly opposed the partition and asked for its annuln1ent. The
British Government cancelled the partition of Bengal on 1911. That event became
the cause of the establishment of a political party of the Muslims.
4. Urdu-Hindi Conflict (1867)
The Urdu-Hindi controversy began in the year 1867 in Banaras. The Hindus
demanded Hindi as the official language replacing Urdu. The Muslims were
extremely disappointed to see the Hindus' attitude. So, it was the main reason for
the formation of Muslim League.
5. Problem of Slaughtering Cow
··Arya Samaj" which was a Hindu sectarian organization formed a ··Gao
Raksha Sabah'' for the protection of cows in 1881. The goal of Gao Raksha Sabah''
was to stop the Muslims from sacrificing Cows. Under these circumstances unity of
the Muslims was unavoidable to stop the intrusion of Hindus in religious affairs
and it was necessary to form a representative party of the Muslims.
6. To Save Muslims Identity
The Muslims believed that Hindus and Muslims were two separate-nations.
The divergences between the two communities were not confined in religious
belief, but were also involved other factors, for instance, mode of life, traditions.
civilization and culture that could be called an ingredient of a nation. Therefore, in
order to save their identity, it became essential for the Muslims to establish their
separate organization.
7. Political Reforms
The Liberal Party won the elections in England and announced the
i1nplementation of certain political reforms. The chances of the reformation of
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2. The Hindus and the tv1uslims were to have weightage in the provinces
where they formed minorities
3. Muslin1s should be elected one-third of the elected members to the central
legislature through separate election
. 4. Any private resolution, affecting a particular community, should require
three fourth ¾ majority of the members of that community for its
advancement in any council
5. The Executive and the judiciary should remain separate from each other and
should not interfere with the affairs of the others
6. Half the members of the central and the provincial governments should be
elected by the member of their respective legislative councils
7. Four fifth of the total members of the provincial legislative councils should
be elected and the rest should be nominated
8. Commissioned rank of the army should be given to the Indian
Conclusion
The Lucknow Pact is considered a landmark in the political history of the sub
continent. Both the communities were now in position to demand for self
government thro':-1gh the co�stitu�ional means fro1n t�e British Government. But,
unfortunately, this cooperation did not last long. This cooperation continued till
Khilafat Moven1ent.
2_5 KHILAFATMOVEMENT
Background World War started, Turkey joined the alliance of
In l 914, when the First
the Britis�. The Muslims o1- India wanted to help Britain but not
Ge rmany against
ttoman K.h1lafat. Because T.ur�ey was the centre of islamic world
at thte c o st of O Turkey was owned as a aliph of the
of C whole Islamic world. The
and he .Caliph key were extended to the whole of North
Tur Africa, the M"1ddle E ast
b ou nd ane 5 of of E aste rn Europe H
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Khilafat Comm
irst World War, the �l_li�s proposed to divide the Turkish
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p ire in to m a ny pieces. In case of the d1v1s1on of the Turkey' both of the
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Muqqadas cities Makkah and Madina, could go in the possession of Christian allied
forces. That plan was greatly opposed in the sub-continent. Keeping all the
apprehensions in view, the Indian Muslims formed a Khilafat Committee at
Bombay in July, 1919 and the Muslims of sub-continent started a movement under
the banner of "Khilafat Movement." Its head office was formed in Bombay. In
November 1919, the first Khilafat Confemce was arranged in Dehli. The prominent
congress leaders also participated in the conference. In this way, the major political
parties joined hands to assault the injustice with the community. These steps were
announced.
1. No participation in victory celebrations
2. Boycott of the Brutish goods
3. Non-coopration with the government . ,
Objectives of the Khilafat Movement
The objectives of the Khilafat movement are as under:
I . Turkish K.hilafat should remain intact
2. The Holy places of the Muslims should remain in the protection of the Turks
3. Tl-s.e Turkish boundaries should remain the same as they were before the war
Delegations of the Movement
Delega�ions were sent to Britain and other European countries to convey the
feelings of the Muslims to the Government. One delegation met to the viceroy of
India under the leadership of M.A. Ansari in January 1920, while another under the
leadership of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar met the prime Minister of Britain for
the protection of the office of the Turkish Caliphate. Their demands were rejected.
Activities of Khailfat Movement
Financial and Medical aids to Turkey
A large amount of money, gold and silver was collected in the general
meetings to give financial aid to Turkey. Doctors, nurses were sent and medicines
were dispatched to Turkey for the treatment of .wounded Turkish soldiers.
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In May 1920, the khilafat committee decided to start non-cooperatio1' in
collaboration with the congress. In December 1920, the Nagpur session of tb1:
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congress also uppnn cu nnn coopration with the govcrnn1cnl. but �in�
and left the congress becaus� he was against the use or extra-con ututional
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of protests. Detail i� given as follows.
l. Surrender the titles awarded h) the go\ ermncnt
2 The educational institutions and cou11s of British government were boycotted
3. The Lawyers quit their profession
4. Resignations we1e given in the civil administration. police and military jobs
5. Refusal to pay taxes
fhe Protest n1eetings were held and strikes were observed in all big and small cities
in the sub-continent. The large processions were arranged. The Muslim volunteers
presented themselves to the police for arrests. All leaders \.Vere sent to Jail but the
momentum of movement could not be diminished.
Role of Journalism
The role of Muslim journalism was tremendous, Zarnindar of Zafar Ali
Khan, Al-Hilal of Azad and Comrade and Hamdard of Molana Muhammad Ali
Joauhar played vital Roles in the movement. They inculcated a sense of sacrifice
mnong the Muslims.
Role of Gandhi
The famous Hindu leaders like Pandit Mohanci::t:. ·,i, Pandit 1 Ioti Lal
Nehru and many others participated in the first meeting of Khilafat committee.
Gandi came forward with his full support for the Khilafat movement. He \\ anted to
use it as a weapon for establishing his �eadership and uniting Hindus and Muslims
against the British. By supporting the Khilafat moven1ent, he secured cooperation
of the emotional Muslims for his own purposes. He advised Muslims to surrender
the titles awarded by the government, resign from the government jobs and come
on the streets against the government. Present themselves for arrests, refrain from
paying the taxes. Gandhi becrune popular leader in congress and all over the areas
of sub-continent during this period.
Ilijrat Movement 1920
In July 1920, Mulaana Azad and several other scholars, declared India
· Dar-uJ-Harab'' and �ed .. the Muslims to migrate to '"Dar-ul-Salam" that \Vas
Afghanistan. There was an impression that king of Afghanistan would welcome
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abolishing the caliphate. This ceaused a widespread resentment among the Indian
Muslims. They begged the Turks to maintain the khilafat. but failed. S.0 the khilafat
was abolished and the movement finally collapsed.
Achievements of the Khilafat Movement
Some achie\ cmcnts arc as follow:
l . Mak.kah and Madina remained under Muslim control and the allied armies
did not step in that sacred area
2. Turkey as a country remained intact, though some of its regions· got
separated in the shape of new Muslim countries
3. Turks themselves abolished the institutions of Khilafat
4. The feeling of confidence and political awareness was created among the
Muslims of lndia due to Khilafat Movement
5. The Muslims of lndia started their own struggle to get their constitutional
and political rights. So they got prominent success in the shape of Pakistan.
2.6 THE SIMON COMMISSION 1927
Background
According to the Montagu Chemsford reforms 1919, after ten years, new
refonnations were to be implemented. On that perspective, the British government
started working on it before time. The government decided to send a constitutional
commission to India, to evaluate the political situation and propose a constitution
for India. On 8 th November 1927, the government announced, a commission of six
m embers headed by Sir John Simon. That commission is known as Simon
Commission.
All the members of that committee were Britishers. There was no Indian
member in the commission. So, it was boycotted both by the Congress and the
Muslim League. While, Sir Muhammad Shafi cooperated with it. Because at that
time of Simon Commission, Muslim League bad already been divided into two
parts i.e. Jinnah League and Shafi League due to Dehli Muslim Suggestions. The
Commission published its report in 1930 which contained several constitutional
proposals, which are as fallows.
Suggestions of Simon Commission
1. Federal system of government should be implemented in the Sub-Continent.
2. In the provinces, the dual system would be finished and autonomy would be
given.
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6. An) territorial distribution that migl: a1 an)' time he inc\ ituhlc shall nu1 in an)
affect. the l\1uslim maJorit) the Punjab, Bengal and N. W.F.P.
7. Full religions i c 'ibert) ot hdicf. worship and observance. propaganda.
association anti education shall be guarantectl 10 all the communities
8. A sectarian hill should h,nc appro\cd through 3/4 majorit, of the members ol
that particular sect. No Im\. will be passed if tlm.:e-fourth eh:ctctl memb,:rs of a
communit, tl1.:clared that 1t is against their interest.
9. Sindh should he separated from the Bomba).
I 0. Constitutional Rdorms should be introduced in the North West rrontier
Province (1'!WFP) and Balochistan on the same footing as in the other
provinces.
I I. Provinces should be made in the constitution giving Muslims a sufficient share
along with the other Indians, in all the services of the state and in local self
governing botlies having due regard to the requirements of efficicnc).
12. Safguards for protectin1:, the culture. language. education and welfare
institutions of Muslims must be included in the constitution.
11. No cabinet. either central or provincial should be formed without there being a
proportion of at least one-third Musltm mmistcrs.
14. The central assembly should not amend the constitution without the sanction of
the federating units.
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rhcse points reflected the aspirations of every Muslim living in India. In these
points. the Quaid-e-Azam not only protected 1he political rights of the Muslims. but
also provided the structure of the constitutional rcfom1s in India. lf Hindu leaders
had admitted the fourteen points of Quaid-e-Azam. then perhaps the histol) of the
Sub-Continent would ha\'e been difkrent Some congn..ss leaders appeared to be
""illing to accept these points but fanatic l) pe Hindu leaders rejected these
recommendations.
2.9 ALLAHABAD ADDRESS (1930)
The annual session of All India Muslim League 'was held at Allahabad on
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29 December 1930 when most of the Muslim leaders were busy in London at
Round Table Conference. This was presided over b, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It
was at this session that Allama Muhammad Iqbal presented his historic presidential
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address in whic.h he proposed and promoted the destiny of Indian Muslims. He had
deeply studied Islam as a religion and system of life and believed that Hindus and
Muslims were two separate and distinct Nations who could never become one
ation. He expressed his views while delivering his presidential address.
1. Political Situation of sub-continent
In his address, Allama Iqbal discussed the political situation of the sub-continent at
length and clearly expressed his view on Two Nation theory. He said that the only
solution to resolve the communal problem of India was that the Muslims should be
ensured full freedom to spend their lives according to their tradition culture and its
feasible form was to create Muslim India within the Sub-continent. It is the only
form, he asserted under which the Muslim can wage full struggle for the
Independence of India. He explained in length with the force of logic that the
Hindu and Muslims are two separate Nations which do not share any common
value and have preserved their distinction.
2. Concept of Tllo Nation Theory
Allama Iqbal said in his address of Allaabad on 29th December 1930 that Hindus
and Muslims are two separate nations. They have no common value. Muslims have
kept their separate status in India for the last one thousand years. There is a
prominent difference between the independence ideologies of two nations. Hindus
want to have political and economic freedom while Muslims are fighting for their
religious freedom. So. the only solution of the differences and problems of both the
nations is the creation of new Islamic State by joining of the north -western Muslim
majority areas. Punjab, N W.F P. Sind and Balochistan."
3. Muslims of India as a Nation
Allama Iqbal defined the Muslims of India as a nation and suggested that there
could be no possibility of peace in the country unless and until they were
recognized as a nation. He claimed that the only way for the Muslims and Hindus
to prosper in accordance with their respective cultural values was under a federal
system where the Muslim majority units were given the same privileges that were
to be given to the Hindu majority units.
4. Islam as binding force
Allama Iqbal explained in his address that Islam offers an ethical order.
socio-political structure, legal framework, code of life, culture and civilization. It is
a living, dynamic force that had a profound impact on the lives of Indian Muslim!;.
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With the force of Islam the scattered and disorganized people have been turned into
an organized force.
5. Ialam is a complete code of life
Alla.ma Iqbal declared in his presidential address that Islam is still the living
force in the world. It encompasses not only the life of an indi\itdual but also the
political state for the Muslim as it is complete code of life. The idea of Islam
transcends one be)'ond the limits of race. colour or country. He said that Islam
guides the people with respect to every aspect of life and I am fully convinced that
the Muslims of India will ultimately have to establish a separate state as they
cannot live with Hindus in the United India.
6. Criticism on European democracy
The principle of European democracy can not be applied to India, without
recognizing the fact of communal groups. He said: The units of Indian society were
not territorial as in European countries. India is a continent of human groups
belonging to different languages and professing different religions. He also stressed
that the model of British democrac> cannot be of any use in a land of many nation.
l herefore, the Muslim demand for the creation of a Muslim India with in India is
perfectly justified.
7. Demand for a Separate State
As a permanent solution to the Hindu Muslim problems, Allama Iqbal
proposed that I would like to see the Punjab. North-West Frontier Province
(N.W.P.F), Baluchistan and Sindh should be converted into one province and
declared that the North-West province part of the country was destined to unite,
Self -Government within the British Empire without the British Empire: this he
suggested was the only way to do away with the communal riots and bring peace in
the sub-continent. The formation of a consoltdatcd North-West Indian Muslim
state, appears to me to be the final destiny of the Muslims at least of North-West
India.
8. Rejection of United Nationality
He declared, "India is a continent of human beings belonging to different languages
and professing different religions. A constitution based on the conception of
homogeneous India is to prepare her for civil war. Therefore, the demand of
consolidated Musi im state is in the best interest of the Muslims of India and Islam...
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Salient Features
1. Allama Iqbal proved that lslam is still the livmg force in the world.
2. Muslims are a Nation according to any definition of the tenn "Nation"
3. Allama Iqbal clarified that Islam is a complete code of life.
4. Allama Iqbal argued that the Muslims of India needed a separate state on
behalf of a separate Nation.
S. A\lama Iqbal advised the Muslims to be united for the demand of a separate
Nation.
6. There is no doubt that the Allahabad address was based on Pakistan
movement.
Importance of Allahabad address (1930)
It was the first occasion when a demand for a separate homeland was made from
the Muslim League Platfonn. Allama Iqbal also made important correspondence
with Quaid-e-Azam in 1937 and requested him to accept the leadership of Muslim
League and to set up a1 independent and Free State comprising of areas \\.hich are
now the part of Pakistan.
Allama Iqbal's address is a forceful and iogi<'al presentation of the Muslim cause m
India. Territorial adjustments will enable the \1ud 1 n·. .; 1'1 develop themselves m
accordance with their ideals and serve the cau,r of Ummah redistribution of
territory developed later on concept. of Muslim homeland. It is his Allahabad
Address that Allama Iqbal is kno�n as the dreamer of Pakistan. His address proved
to be a milestone in the history c!' tlie sub-continent and the creation of Pakistan
2.10 ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE
Background
The object of the Simon Commission was to revie\\ the �orkmg constitution of
1919 and to make recommendations for 'a new constitution for the sub-continent.
But all the political parties of the sub-continent bycotted this commission.
However, the commission compiled its report. ln this report it was also
recommended that the problem of the constitution for the sub-continent should be
discussed in a Round Table Conference. So, the vicerv: f India announced the
plan of Round Table Conference in order to resolve the constitutional deadlock.
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from the Congress high Command and were answerable to it for al_l matters._ So,
with the instructions of Congress ministries, the Hindus came �ut to _rmp?se �mdu
Nationalism on the Muslims. The Congress began its rule by 1mposmg its will on
the Muslim minorities in the provinces under its rule. Details of anti-Muslim
activities of the congress government are given below:-
1. Three Colour Flag
Congress Ministries immediately ordered for the hoisting of the three
coloured Congress flag on the government buildings alongside the Union Jack. The
Congress wanted to prove that there were only two powers, the British and the
congress. Muslims showed their resentment against the three colour flag because it
became the cause of Hindu Muslim Riots.
2. Bande-E-Matram Anthem
It was a National Anthem of the Hindus. Bande-E-Matram was a song in
which degrading verses were used against the Muslims and their religion i.e. Islam.
The song was written by a Bengali novelist Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1892. It
was a famous novel and its name was Anand Math. In this novel, Anand Math
urged all the non-Muslims to wage war against the Muslims in order to expel them
from India which meant for the Hindus only. Congress Ministries declared it as the
National Anthem. It was compulsory to sing it in the legic;lat;ve assemblies and
educational institutions and at aJl official occasions.
3. Hindi as a �ational Language
Urdu language was the con,mon language of the Hindus and the Muslims. It
was promoted during Muslim rule in the India and was introduced as an official
language in 1825. Congress Ministr�es opposed the Urdu language as an official
language because it was considered as the language of the Muslims. During the
Congress Ministries, Hindi was enforced as the official language in all the
provinces which were under the�Congress rule. It was introduced in schools and
colleges
4. Waddia Maodir Scheme
It was an educational policy which was introduced in the congress
provinces for the students belonging to all sects and religions. It was totally agai �t
the Muslim culture and civiliz.aticm. The young pupils were compelled to fold their
hands in front of Gandhi's picture and sing his praise while bowing down in the
way of Hindu worship. This action was very painful for the Muslims.
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was painful for the Muslims o� l�dt� who h
e the real Hindu mentality. After
calle d upon the Mus lims of
the resignation of Congress Mtm5mes, Quru�1
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India to celebrate De cember��• 1939 as a day-0.f
held and prayers of than.ks-g1vmg were offiered tn
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Role of Muslim League
The Musli m Leagu prot st d again st anu-m usltm .
its gnevance
openly condemned its various steps. The Muslim League exp ressed
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concerning the communal riots in the U.P, Bihar, C.P �d Bom_bay. Quatd -
the Congr ess
criticized the Congress rule and declared it as Hindu RaJ. H e said that
rule was an authoritative set up which uprooted all norms of democracy.
2.12 LAHORE RESOLUTION 1940
Background
The Muslims of the Sub-Continent were worri ed about the ir national future
ever since they lost the war of independence 1857. The Hindus were in majorit) in
India and they were constantly trying to merge Islam into it like other issues.
µispite of the presence of the British Rule, the blood of the Muslims was shed
merciless!)' in sectarian riots. The Muslims could not lead a dignified and graceful
life in the Hindu society that believes in caste system, clolour and cread and the
Hindus could never agree to give the Muslims equal social status. The rights of the
Muslims will be unsafe in an undivided India. In these circumstances, the Muslims
of Indfa wanted to establish a state in the name of Islam where they could lead their
individual as well as collective lives freely in accordance with the principles laid b)
Islam. In diffe rent periods, different visionaries gave th e signs about the partition of
the sub-contin ent.
Suggestions about the Partition of the Sub-Continent
The detail of the suggestions of differ ent le aders are given as follows :
1. Muhammad Abdul Qadir Bilgrarni suggested for the di\ision of Ind ia.
2. Sardar Gui Muhammad Khan proposed for the partition of India, by giving the
idea that the area between Agra and Peshwar would belong to the Muslims.
3. In 1934. Lala Lajpat Rai also advocated for the division of India between
Muslims and Hind us.
4. In 1980, Moulana Abdul Halim Sharar suggested that India should be divided
into two Hindu and Muslim states.
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on G,l\oln� �lf•rult: lo ('\·er} ••""l mmhtrul1\c un11111 th1.· �ub-l'rmtinc01.
" Dr Sir Muhammo.tl lql'<II. •• the Mw,hm kawuc ..,,,ion ,r Alloh.NJ, ,Lru:d that
he ""uld l1le tn ,cc '-WfP Puni•t>. SinJh and Baludu""'1 a., ooc >lalc
7 In 1933. Ch.,udh') Rehmar ·\Ii «•1ncd the ""Id ·Palu•11n" "luch i.:ecam, 1
slogan and >Jmhol for the \lu,lims ofrhc .,uJ>..:nntill<'nl
� Tlic 1.ka or lhc prtnmon of the ,u1H:on11ncnt I hct \\ccn the Hind"' Md rhc
\1u.,hm,,1 m mu states """ •rrrecia1cd !>\ the Bnll ,h uucll«tuals ltl.c Blunt
.md Jhnn llngln
'I Joseph Swhnc or Ru..io ulso :muc,prucd ui., d,,;,..,n oflntlio
ID Jamal-ul-<lm ·\fi,:hum propo,,cJ 1<> mnkc rhc nonhcrn pun of ,he 5Ul><onuncnr
as nn mdcpcnJcn1 !>.1uslim •13�. I le pen:q,tcd ,,f •n mJcpcnJrnt Muillm
republic compmmg of the present Pflkiswn. Afgh,mis1nn. ,,nd Ccnm,I A>lll.
11 In 1938. Sindh Mushm league p-1 • rewlu1ion ,n •�•·our of Pakis1'1n
12 The clJ:mnnd of the :1.1uslitm li>r a 5eJ10mto country i$ not unhmorical Ireland
,\0l lieed!\m from l'nglond, Spam wld Ponu�I bcalmc sepanart sutes,
C1.cchoslo,ukio got u separate wdcnhlicuion 1.s • result of !he punition Ihe
prublem 1n Indio Is n01 or a n inlcH-Omrnunal duar""lcr bu1 rnaruti:sli) u1 an
intcmaltonaJ wx nnd JI mu!;.t be tmah::d as such
I , Qua1J-<:-Azu111 \,luhummrul Ali Jin11!1h "1iJ. -1nJ10 ,s • sul>-conuncnL II i\ no1 a
c�untry ur homeland c,f u notii>n \!any No1101U ato h•int here ond thcrr lnt..-re>1,
11r� separ.1h! from one anotbtr u
r,..,,idtntilal Addreslo orQuald-e-A,a.m Muh1mm1d Ali Jinnah
On .!2'"' \larch 1940. m o huge i:,alhcrini; of the Muslims from all o,cr
India. Qu;iid...-•A�m dc.li\crd his hi,1onc11I rresidcnu:u address I k highhghtcd 1hr
-..:p.iralc anJ d1stlnc1 oauon.&I cllllrnc1er or thc \iushm• <1f lnd,a. He ..aid 111'11 the
llind11> und lh< Mu,lims t>cloll!! 10 IWO d11Tcrcr11 philo,ophi<'. sociul eu<10ms and
hll!llllutt. Thev n<ithcr imcnn� nor intcrdinc t0gc1hcr and mdccd, lht) bclona lu
""' dillc:rent • aivtl.uation� ...h,ch are based truttuly on conll1ctlng uka• and
con«puons. 11,oir eonccp1s on lif< ore dlITercnl Th•� b:ivc dilTcrtnt •ptcs.
ilillcrenl horocs and Lliflcleot epl� Very often the hero of one is the fnc of 1hc
01hcr and, llk<\\ise, tl1clr vie1orios and dcftots o,crlap. 1'o yo�• togc1hcr I\\O such
nations under u single ,1atc, one 1<> • numerical minority and 1hc olh<'r ;i.s ll
maioril)', must lead 10 growin11 discontent .Muslamnn. arc tt ?3 tion 11<cordlr1c t�
an) definition uf nn1ion. 11nd !hey must ha,c !Mir hom<land. their tcrntul') mJ 1hci1
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The Hindu leaders began to express their views against the resolution.
Gandhi and Nehru criticized it and turned it down in harsh words. Gandhi called it
the ''vivisection of mother land, cutting up a baby into two halves and the cutting of
another cow". The Muslim League called it the Lahore Resolution, but the Hindu
press ridiculously began to write it as ·'Pakistan Resolution.'' The Muslim leaders
adopted this new term and today it is called "Pakistan Resolution. The British press
did not pay much attention.
The Hindus were of the view that the proposal for the partition will be
rejected. But the Muslims of the sub-continent had decided their future. As a result
of great struggle. they succeeded in getting Pakistan after seven years only.
2.13 CRIPPS MISSION 1942
Background
Second World War started in 1939. In this war, Japan was fighting against
Britain and its allies. In the beginning of the war, the position of British Army was
very poor. On every sector, the Great Britain and its allied forces were being
defeated by opponent forces. While on the other side, Japan's Army was near to
win the position and it seemed that Japan's Army would defeat the British Army in
the coming few days. In those circumstances, the congress leaders were closely
reviewing the situation and were confident that Japanese would hand over the
power to the Indians after Britain's defeat. On that occasion, Gandhi threatened to
start civil disobedience campaign. Under this critical situation, the British
Government thought it essential to find a solution acceptable to both the Muslim
league and the congress.
Cripps Mission
In 1942, Mr. Churchil, the British Prime Minister, sent a mission headed by
Sir Stafford Cripps to find a constitutional solution. The mission reached New
Delhi on 23 March 1942 to hold discussions with Indian leaders. He held meetings
with the Indian Leaders, and discussed a whole range of issues of immediate
concern. But the Indian leaders did not cooperate with the mission. The Cripps
Mission, submitted its own proposals to the government for constitutional refo rm s
on 30th of March I 942. These proposals are known as Cripps proposals.
Proposals
Detail of the recommended Cripps Mission proposals are given as follow:
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l. The sub-continent will be given the status of a dominion after the war.
2. All government departments will be handed over to the Indian. including
Defence. Foreign Affairs and Communications miniatries.
3. A central constituent assembly will be formed to formulate a constitution. It
will be elected by the members of the provincial assemblies and will
nominate persons from the states as soon as the war was over.
4. After the constitution is made, it will be sent to all the provinces for
confirmation. The provinces which would not approve the constitution
would have the authority to establish their independent status.
5. Special steps will be taken to safeguard the rights of minorities
Reaction of the Political Parties
The Cripps also stated that their suggestions had to be accepted or rejected
completely as no amendments would be considered. These recommendations
would be implemented only if the congress and Muslim League accepted them
unanimously.
Reaction of the Muslims
All India Muslim League expressed thanks to Crips. Because the British
Government promised to the Muslim majority provinces for a free and independent
status and proposed steps for the protection of the rights of minorities. But when
the Muslim league, discussed the proposals in the meeting then, it decided not to
approve the Cripps proposals as they did not concede Pakistan in clear terms.
Reaction of Indian National Congress
The Congress absolutely rejected the Cripp's Proposals. They dema'lded for
the transfer of power and immediate withdrawal of the British rule from India. The
Hindu leaders criticized them as a post-dated cheque on a failing Bank.
The congress criticized the right of veto, given to the provinces and opposed
the idea of Pakistan. Hindu leaders expressed their displeasure for providing
protection to the minorities. The Cripps proposals failed Sir Stafford Cripps took
the responsibility on his own and blamed no one.
2.14 QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT
After the failure of Cripps Mission, Sir Stafford Cripps returned to England
in 1942. While the second world war ( 1939-1945) seemed to be going in favour of
Japan. So, Congress leaders were confident that Japenese would hand over the
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power to the Indians after Britain ·s defeat. The Congress leaders wanted to take
advantage in this worse situation. A meeting of Congress committee was held on
8th August 1942 and passed ··Quit India Resolution" at Bombay. It was meant that
the British should hand over the Government of the Sub-continent to the Congress
leaders and leave the country. The Congress did not consult the Muslim leaders
before putting forward this demand. The Muslim League condemned this plan.
Some Hindu leaders like Sir Tej Bahadur Sapro and Gopal Acharya also
condemned'" Quit India'" plan. Quaid-e-Azam made it clear that the "Quit India··
campaign meant nothing but to establish Hindu rule all over India. In reply to "Quit
India" slogan by the Congress. the Muslim League demanded divide and Quit.
Activities of the Congress Workers
During the ·Quit India Movement' the Congress workers uprooted the
railway lines. cut off the electric and telephone wires and set fire to the government
otlices. These activities were carried on in Hindu majority provinces. During that
campaign, the law and order remained suspended in various parts of India. In the
meantime, the war situation under-went a radical change in favor of Britain. The
Japanese could not advance an inch ahead but retreat rapidly. Ultimately. the 'Quit
India" campaign launched by congress met a complete failure and could not
produce any fruitful results.
2.15 SIMLA CONFERENCE 1945
Background
During World War Second, the Indian National Congress put more pressure
on the 'government through launching Quit India Movement against the British
government. The British government took strict action against Quit India
Movement and arrested many prominent leaders of the Congress. ln May 1944,
Gandhi was released from jail due to health problem.
Gandhi-Jinnah Talk
Gandhi knew that without cooperation of Muslim League, no headway
could be made towards the goal of independence. So, after release from Jail, he
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him and to discuss the political situation with him. In June 1944, all India Muslim
League Council at Lahore authorized Mr. Jinnah to meet with him. They met in
Bombay on 9th September, 1944. Gandhi wanted to give some concession to the
Muslims in order to start a joint struggle. Quaid-e-Azam very well understood his
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mind and insisted thul the "Tv,o Natton rht.:ol)" should be accepted before
demanding independence from the British. But C,andh1 stressed the imponnncc ol
the unit) of lndiu and did not ]grcc with any soluuon that led to the partition of
India. So. Qua1d-e-Azam refused to accept Gandhi's proposal and negotiation
ended in smoke.
\\ avell' Plan
I ord \\ :ncll re13ched India in I 944 as th•: new viccro). Ile chalked out a
plan to settle the political issues with the political parties. He mtroduct:d a frame
\\Ork order. under which the elections of federal and prO\,mcial lt:gislathc
,lS')emblies could be conducted for the formation of future go,·crnment. �lain point.,
of the plan are as follows.
I. The future constitution will be framed with the consent of oil major polt1ical
parties
2. An executive council will be mode and representatives of all maJor pohucal
parties \.viii be included in the council. The council will consist of si, Hindus.
five Muslims and one British
3. The Viceroy will preside over the meetings of the Executive Count;il
4. The Commander-in-Chief will be rm ex-officio mcmher of the fo,ccull\ � Coundl
5. All the members of the council will be nominated by the \'ic�roy
6. Provincial Executive Council will also he organized. Governor of the prO\ me�
will be the chief of the Council, in ct1ch province
7. Ne, change in the relations of lhe Crown with the Indian states
I loldingtlf Simla Conference
The Simla Conference held on 25th June 1945. 1 he folio\, ing poht1c1ans
belonging lo various politicaJ parties were invited.
1. Pundit Nehru. Beldev Singh. and Moulanu Abu Kalam Azad helong to
Congress.
ii. Qu�1id-e-Azam, Linqnt Ali Khan and Abdu1-Rab-Nishtcr h�long tn M•.:sJ:;11
League.
111. Chief Ministers of all Pro, inces
,, Unionist and other parties representatives
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The meeting started to discuss the first point on agenda. The point related to
tht:: nomination or five Muslim ministers of tht:: Viceroys Council. The viceroy
explored the possibilities of tht:: fom,ation of a reconstituted Executive Council. He
put up these proposals before them. It was agreed that in the Executive Council
there should be five members each of Hindus and the Muslims. But the
fundamental disagreement regarding the nomination of Muslim representatives
remained nndecided. Quaid-e-Azam took the stand that the Congress could include
only Hindu members in its quota in the Executive Council. Quaid-t::-Azam
demanded that all tht: five Muslim members should be nominated by the Muslim
League. The Congress demanded that out of five Muslim members one should be a
Nationalist Muslim. one a Unionist and the three from Muslim League. The vicero)'
wanted to assign four seats for the Muslim but the Quaid-e-Azam could not agree
to this division at that critical stage in the struggle for Pakistan. The Simla
Conference was broken-down on this issue.
Failure of the Conference
Simla Conference failed to achieve any result because Mr. Jinnah would not agree
to the Viceroy's proposal. Viceroy Lord Wavell announced the failure of the Simla
Conference on 14th July 1945. The VicerayJ�iticized the inflexible attitude of the
Quaid-e-Azam and further said that Jinnah's uncompromising attitude had wrecked
the conference. The Indian National Congress held the Quaid-e-Azam responsible
for the fai I ure.
2.16 GENERAL ELECTIONS (1945-46)
Background
In those days, the failure of Simla Conference and its responsibility was the
important issue. On the other side, America emerged as a Supper Power after the
Second World War. America looked forward to exert pressure on Britain to hand
over the power to the people of its colonies. In those circumstances, the General
• Elections were imperative in the sense that the government intended to know the
real political force of every political party. The future of the Sub-Continent was to
be decided in the light of the people's mandate in the elections. The elections could
clarify the situation, which political party was holding the just stand:
Announcement of the Elections
It was decided to hold General Election for the Central and Provincial
legislatures. All political parties welcomed the decision and decided to participate
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ekct1on was held in Junuar) 1946. In Lhat ek<..tions. Lhe t\.\o Major Political parties
stood against cad1 other Iht: congress comprom1sc<l v,ith Majlis-c-Ah1ar. Jamiat
ul-l'lma-c-Hmd and l,momst Pam All the politi<...il panics welcomcJ the
dcc1s1on.Both \1uslim League and C.ongress 1s-;ucd their �1 mifcstos. \\hich an: as
lnllov,s.
Manifesto of Congress
Congress gu\e the ro,1owmg po111ts as tts mamfcsto:
Freedom orlndia.
United India
Representation of the Hindus and all the minorities of India.
4 Manifesto of Muslim League
All India Muslim League gave the following points as ih manifesto·
I. Liberation of India
2. Partition of India.
3. Representation of all India Muslims.
Elections Campaign
All political parties were given the opportunit) to propagate their point of
, iew before the masses. Both of the two Major Paities struted their campaign \\ith
full force. The Congress claimed that it was the sole representative part} of all
India which was a natural unit and could not be di,ided.
On the other hand. it \\-US a challenge for the Muslim league to prove the
truth of its claim that Muslim League was the soh: representative organiLation of
the Muslims of India. So, the Muslim League emphasiled upon two things. Firstl).
that the Muslims of India were a separate Nation from Hindus and secondh that the
only solution of tht: Hindu Muslim problem in India '.\as the partition of India and
the establishment of a separate and independent Muslim state. Quaid-e- Azam. in
spite of his failing health, made stormy tours to make the Muslims aware of the
need of the hour. Muslim League began to gain popularity rapidly. Many a Muslim
leaders disaffiliated themselves from their political groups and joined Muslim
League. The Muslim students also came forward. The groups comprising Muslim
League Workers spread in each comer of the countr). Quaid-e-Azam turned the
elections as referendum on one issue was" Pakistan or no Pakistan". He made it
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clear that the defeat of Muslim League would mean burial of the idea of the
creation of Pakistan. If the Muslims supported All India Muslim League, no power
on the earth would be able to stop the creation of Pakistan.
Result of Elections
The election was held on the basis of Separate Electorate. In the election of
the central assembly, the Muslim League won all the thirty (30) seats and in the
Provincial assemblies the Muslim League won 434 seats out of 495 Muslim seats.
It was great victory of the Muslim League.
The result of that election clearly demonstrated the strength of the Muslim
league. Now Muslim League was the sole representative party of the Muslims of
the India. The claim of the Quaid-e-Azam proved true and the demand for Pakistan
was supported by the absolute majority of the Muslims. Now, no one could stop
Pakistan from coming into being.
2.17 CABINET MISSION PLAN 1946
Background
All attempt of the British government at bringing about peace between the
Congress and Muslim League failed. After the general election of 1945-46, British
government felt the urgency to find out a solution for the Political deadlock which
was in result of non-cooperation between the Congress and the Muslim League.
Thus, British government decided to send a special mission of Cabinet Ministries.
On J 5thMarch 1946, in a debate in the House of Commons, Mr. Attlee, the British
Prime Minister, declared, "we are mindful of the right of the minorities and
minorities should be able to live free from fear, on the other hand we cannot allo\\
a minority to place their veto on the Majority." '•Such a statement could only please
the Congress that insisted on United India. But it was against the aspirations of the
Muslims of Jndia who had elected Muslim League members as their representatives
on the basis of Pakistan. Quaid-e-Azam answered to this statement, "I want to
reiterate that the Muslim of India is not a minority but a Nation and sdf
determination as the birth-right."
Arrival of the Cabinet Mission
A mission consisting of three members of the British cabinet arrived in
India on 24 th March 1946. They were Lord Pathic Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps
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The purpose of the visit was to help in solving the proble�s of the future
constitution of India and matters relating to the Independence of India.
Activities of the Mission
The mission met the leaders of all the significant political parties. They also
tried to know the point of view of the Governor and Chief Minister of different
Provinces. The Muslim League was emphasizing that partition and creation of
Pakistan was the only solution of a11 political problems. The congress vehemently
opposed it and rejected the demand for Pakistan.
There was a total deadlock because the fundamental issue was the creation
of a sovereign state for the Muslims In 16th May 1946, Cabinet Mission announced
its own plan which suggested a three tier constitutional plan.
Cabinet Mission Proposals
Cabinet Mission presented the proposals before the political parties. The
salient foatures of the plan are as follows.
1. A Union of India
The Sub-C'ontin'ent v,i)I he given the status of a union The union will be
consisted of provinces and prince!) states The s\ stem will be federal. This union
would deal with the subjects of foreign affair-;. dt fence. rnmmunications, revenue
and finance. All other departments will be handed o, ,··::,the provinces
2. Groups of Pro,inccs
The Provinces c:;hould be Jiv1ded into three groups.
Group-A
This group consists of six Hindu maJ mt} Provinces Bombay, Madras, LI.P, C P.
Bihar and Orissa.
Group-B
This group consists of the Provinces of Sindh, Punjab. Baluchistan and N.W.F.P.
Group-C
rhis group consists of the Provinces of Bengal and Assam.
3. Constituent A,scmbl}
1 he-re would be a Constituent Assembly elected by the elccted mt!mbcrs of
th� �, incinl As�.cmblie�. The Constituent J\sscmbl1 ,., ill ro, m�lah' a �·omtitu�
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for the �hole �uh-continent After the completion of federal constitution these
representati\ es would be divided into their respccth,e groups Each group would
dra\.l,, up the Constitution of its own Province.
4. Separation from the group
After the completion of the constitution of all provinces, if a province likes, it will
be authorized to quit the group to which it is being attached. Such a pro\ mce would
be free to jom an) other group of its own choice.
5. Executive Council
The Yicero) 's Fxecutive Council would be reconstituted. The New
E,ecuti,e Council would include the representatives of the m�jor political parties.
6. Separation from Indian Union
In this plan, a provision was kept that one or two groups of Pro\ inces will
be authorized to quit the Indian Union after ten years. It means that the l\.l,,O groups
B and C were of Muslim majority Provinces and they would be able to maintain
their sovereignty.
7. Interim Government
The interim government will immediately be installed and 1t will run the
system of the government till the formation of the constitution. The representati\'es
of major political parties will be included in the interim government. o Britisher
will be the minister. The cabinet will be powerful in administrative matters.
8. Veto Power
The option was given to every political pal'ly to reject the Cabinet Mission
Plan but, in that case, party v.-ould not be able to join the interim government. The
right to join the interim government was given only to the parties which supported
the plan.
Reaction of the political parties
The Hindu leaders welcomed this plan. They were satisfied and congratulated
one another. Nehru gave a statement. "The Cabinet Mission Plan buried
Pakistan of Mr. Jinnah" and the congress accepted the Plan.
2. The Muslims of the India were totally disappointed \.\ith the Cabinet Mission
Plan. They felt that the idea of Pakistan was totaJly ignored and demand for
Pakistan was rejected. The Quaid-e-Azam said, "I am sorry to see that the
demand for Pakistan has been ignored by the mission plan. We still believe and
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say with full confidence that lhc solution of political problems lies in the
creation of two independent sovereign states.''
3. The council of Muslim League gave full mandate to the Quaid-_c •Az �n:1 to
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declare the policy. So, he declared that he would accept the Pan
that the demand for the creation of Pakistan would be made possible after ten
years, which consisted of Assam, Bengal, Punjab, Sindh and N.W.F.P.
4. Toe leaders of the congress were confused and declared the acceptance of half
of the plan by agreeing to form the interim government and fo rm the Federal
constitution and rejected the group system.
S. Quaid-e-Azam forced the British government to implement the whole plan but
the government was reluctant in abiding by its promise. Quaid-e-Azam was
unerl> disappointed. He rejected the cabinet mission plan. He declared to take
direct action for the protection of the rights of the Muslims and to achte\-e
Pakistan. All India Muslim League fixed August 16, 1946 for direct Action
Da}. At last, the Viceroy remained in touch with the Quaid-e-Azarn and tried to
persuade him to join the interim government.
2.18 INTERIM GOVERNMENT 1946
Background
On 22 July 1946, Lord Wavell, Viceroy of India, wrote a letter to ehru and
Jinnah and invited them to join an "Interim Coalition Government." He suggested
that there would be fourteen members in the cabinet, six from Congress, five from
the Muslim League and the other three would be the representatives of the minority
parties. The important portfolios would be divided equally to the Congress and the
Musli� League. �e made it clear that_ neither Congress nor Muslim League would
be entitled to obJe�t the names submitted by the other party, provided they were
acceptable to the Viceroy. But Nehru and Jinnah rejected the proposal. This created•
a complete deadlock.
Invitation to the Congress to form the Government
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Congress held its Working Committee session on 8th August and authorized Nehru
to negotiate the terms and Conditions for joining the Interim Government. On 17th
August 1946, Nehru asked the Viceroy to allow him to form a full strength
Ministry by filling the 5 Muslim seats with non League Muslims. But this idea was.
however, not acceptable to the Viceroy and asked him to leave the Muslim seats
vacant.
Formation of Interim Government 1946(Congress government)
At last, the differences were resolved and the Executive Council was
constituted on 2nd September 1946. The Congress joined the Interim Government
""hich constituted as follows.
Portfolios were allocated to the Congress
Portfolios were allocated to the Congress and the Congress nominatc!d their
members which are as follows.
Sr. No. Office Name Party
1 Viceroy and Governor Viscount Wavell British Empire
General of India President
of Executive Council
2 Commander-in-Chief Sir Calude British
Empire Auchinleck
3. Vice president of the Jawaharlal Nehrucongress
Executive Council
External Affair and
Common Wealth Relation
4 Home Information and Sardar Vallabhbhai Congress
Boradcasting Patel
5 Food and Agriculture Rejendra Prashad Congress
6 Works, Mines and Power Musarat Chandra Congress
Bose
7 Industries and supplies Raja Gopal Achari Congress
8 Labour
- Jagijivan Ram Congress
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safeguarded and they would become the victim of I lindu oppression and tyranny
Jinnah realized that he could protect the interests of the Indian vlusllms more if his
party joins the Interim Government. Thi.! Muslim League had refused to join the
government on principle which still stood, but political necessity compelled it to
change its policy. On this reason the Muslim League intimated the Viceroy with its
dec1s1on and then Muslim League joined the Interim Government on 25 th October,
1946. In order to create space for the Muslim League Ministers, Musarat Chandra
Bose, Shafaat Ahmad Khan and Syed Ali Zahecr had to quit their ministries.
Muslim League nominated a scheduled cast Hindu, Jogendra Nath Manda!, as the
cabinet member. This act could challenge the Congress claim of being the sole
representative of the deprived class. Though the Viceroy wanted to give one of the
three important departments. i.e. External Affairs. Home or Defence to the Muslim
League, but Nehru straight away rejected the idea.
Portfolios which were allocated to the different parties:
It was on 25 th October. 1946 that the Executive Council was reconstituted. The
congress and Muslim League nominated their members which were as follows:
Department of the Congress
Sr. No. Office Name Party
) Viceroy. Governor General, Viscount Wavell British Empire
President of Executive CoW1cil
2 Commander-in-Chief Sir Claude Auchinleck British Empire
3 Vice President of Executive Jawaharlal Nehru Congress
Council, External Affairs, &
Common Wealth Relations
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4 Home, Infonnation and Vallabhbha1 Patel Congress
Broadcasting
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5 Food and Agriculture Rajendra Prasad Congress
6 Education And Arts C. RajgopaJacharia Congress
7 Transport and Railways Asif Ali Congress
Asif Ali
8 Labour Jagjivan Ram Congress
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5. �akistan and lndia would have right to remain in the British Commonwealth
1f they so desird.
6. The agreements between the Princely states and the British Government
would come to an end with the end of British control over India.
7. Each Dominion cabinet would have full power to nominate its Governor
General and Governors.
Lord Mount-batten announced the establishment of the Government of
Pakistan on 14th August, 1947. That was the culmination of a Jong struggle which
the Muslims of the Sub-continent had waged for a separate homeland in the name
of Islam. On 7 th August, Quaid Azam left Delhi for Karachi. He addressed the
Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11 August, 1947. On 15 August, 1947, he
took the oath as first Governor-General of Pakistan.
2.21 THEEARLYPROBLEMSOFPAKISTAN
Pakistan was created as an independent state on 14th August 1947. The
Hindus did not accept the creation of Pakistan from the core of their heart. So, they
created many problems and difficulties in the early age of Pakistan. The people of
Pakistan faced these problems bravely. Quaid-e-Azam also gave special attention to
solve these problems. The details of the early problems of Pakistan are as under:
Boundary Dispute
Boundary commissions were appointed for the division of Punjab and
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Bangal. Sir Syril Readclif, a British law er was the head of the commission.
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Redclif announced the Award of the Boundary commissions on 8 August, 1947.
His award was quite contrary to all the laws of justice. Three Tehsils of District
Gurdaspur which were Phathan Kot, Batala, Gurdaspur and Tehsil Zeera of District
Ferozpur were awarded to India. This division provided lndia_ a link to Kashmir.
The Head works which were constructed on the above mentioned land were also
handed over to India. This award provided [ndia with an instrument to deprive
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and Channab and the state of Kashmir also.
The Refugee Problem
[nfact the Hindus did not accept the division of sub-continent from the core
of their heart· whe n Viceroy Lord Mountabatten announced the partition of sub
continent in t� two parts, Pakistan and lndia , the Hindus and Sikhs came out of
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their homes and started killing and mutilating the Muslim men, women and
children. They also started burning their homes and looted their properties. In these
circumstances it was very difficult for the Muslims to live in the newly created
country, lndia.
The Muslims decided to leave their homes and migrate to Pakistan. Millions
of Muslim families left their homes and migrated to Pakistan. It was very difficult
to provide basic needs like food, clothing and shelter for the newly formed country.
But under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam all the problems were solved in a short
time.
Quaid-e-Azam shifted his Headquarters from Karachi to Lahore to
supervise the activities of rehabilitation of the refugees.
1. Relief Fund for the refugees was set up and invited the philanthropists to
donate as much as they could.
2. Refugee camps were established, where people registered their names,
addresses and the missing members of their families.
3. The sick and mutilated were looked after and food and clothing were
provided. This problem was solved in a short time with the efforts of the
Government.
Administrative Problems
There were very difficult administrative problems which Pakistan had to
face after its creation. The competent people, who ran the administrative machinery
of the government, migrated to India. There were not sufficient buildings for the
offices and residences for the Government Servants. Most of the offices started
their official work under tents pitched in open spaces. There was lack of furniture,
stationery, typewriters and other items that were also not available in the offices.
Most important official records were destroyed by the kind officers before leaving
Pakistan for India. The Quaid-e-Azam inspired the Government officers to work
very hard. So they accepted the challenge and performed their duties with a
national sprit.
Water Dispute
Some Districts where head works of the canals, which irrigated the plains of
Pakistan were excluded from Pakistan territory by the Radcliff Award. ln April
1948 India stopped the supply of water to canals of Pakistan. The reason was that
most of the Pakistani Rivers came through the lands of India and as such Indi!,
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demanded that Pakistan should pay the price of this water. lnfact this stand of India
was quite contrary to the international law of irrigation. At last with the assistan ce
of the World Bank, water was purchased from India to avoid the crops being
destroyed.
ln 1960, Indus-water-treaty was signed between Pakistan and India to solve
the water dispute. Three rivers Ravi, Sutlej, Bias were handed over to Jndia and
other three rivers Jhelum, Chenab and Sindh became part of Pakistan. With the help
of World Bank Pakistan built Mangla and Trabala dams and link canals.
Division of Assets
At the time of creation of Pakistan there was a cash balance of Rs. 4 billion
lying in the Reserve Bank of India- Pakistan was to receive 750 million rupees as
her share. The first installment of Rs. 200 Million was paid, the rest was with-held
on the advice of Sardar Patel, and was to be paid when Pakistan recognized
Kashmir as a part of India. However, Mr. G andhi went on a hunger strike, and on
his insistence, another Rs. 500 million were paid to Pakistan by India. The rest of
the 50 million has not been paid uptill now.
Division of Military Assets
The British C-in-C field Marshall Auchinleck was in favour of maintaining
the unity of the armed forces. He was also opposed to the division of army assets.
But the government of Pakistan pressurized for the division of Military assets. So,
it was decided that all military assets would be divided between Pakistan and India
at the ratio of 64% and 36%. There were only sixteen ordnance factories in sub
continent at the time of Partition. But not a single factory was situated in the area of
Pakistan. It was decided that India would make payment of 60 million rupees to
Pakistan. With this money, Wah ordn ance factory was established. India also
refused to give Pakistan other shares in military hardware. The armed forces
personnel were given the option to join either of the Pakistan or Indian Army. The
exchange of personnel to�k place with �ut any significant problem, however the
equipment they brought with them to Pakistan was damaged, obsolete and no spare
parts were given.
Disputes of States
There were 635 Princely states in the sub-continent at the time of partition.
About a quarter of India's �opulati�n �ived in _ its Prince�y states. Some of these
states had Muslim rulers with a maJonty of Hindus, wh1le others were ruled b)
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Hindu princes with a majority of Mus lims. According to the Independence Act_ of
1947. the states could freely opt to join India or Pakistan Almost fifteen states 1.c.
Baltistan. Hunza. and Naga of Gilgat Agency. Kalat, Karan, Lasbala. Makran of
Baluchistan Agency. Amb, Chitral, Dir, Phulra, Swat of N.W.F states AgenC}.
Khair Pur of Sind province, Bahawal Pur of Punjab s tate Agency and Azad
Kashmir which was the part of Jummu and Kashmir joined Pakistan. While the
rulers of Junagarh, Manavada r, Hydrabad Daccan states announced to join
Pakistan. but Indian Army entered these states and occupied the se three states
Junagarb and Manavadar States
The rulers of both the state were Msuslim s while majority of the population
of these state s was Hindu. So, the Nawab of Junagarh and Manavadar announced to
join Pakistan. The distance of the state of Junagarh from Karachi was 480
Kilometer. India did not accept the decision of Nawab of Junagerh and Manavadar
The Indian Army entered Junagarh state and occupi ed it. Indian Army al so repeated
the same action and invaded Manavadar as was done in Junagar.
State of Hydrabad Daccan
Nizam of Hyderabad Daccan was Mu slim but majority of the population of
this state was Hindu. Indian government press urized the Nizam of Hyderabad
Daccan to annex his state with India on the basis of geographical situation. Because
this state geographically was surrounded by Indian areas on all sides. The.. izam''
of Hyderabad refused to join India till the last moment. At last, Indian forces
entered the state on September 11, 1948 and fought the state army. The i zam also
fi.led a complaint befo_re the S:curi� Co�cil of U_nited Nations on 24th August,
1948, but the complamt of N1zam 1 s still a pending hearing with the Security
Council.
The State of Jummu and Kashmir
The state of Jummll and Kashmir was the biggest state ·m I
. . nd'ia and
occupied 84 ,471 sq. km ?f_ temto�. The population of the state accordin
g to 194 l
census was about 4 rrul hon which comprised 1naJ·or'tty f
o M us 1·1ms ·m every
provmce · of the vaJley. Dogra ruler Guiab Singh pure
h ased the state from the
Bn· t'� shs·Go e ent m· 1846 for 7.5 million rupees. At the
time of Partition.Mahraja
Han mg ; � ogra wa� ruler of the J ummu . . . .
Population of Jumm and K.ashm1r while maJonty of the
d Kas run· r w .
concluding a treatY :: pa istan _ t as �ush n_1 , who pressurized him into
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accession of Ka-.hmir �ith India on the 27 December. 1947. The go,ernment of
India was also satisfied with this secret agreement.
But Pakistani government, however. refusc<l to accept this agreement. The
�uslims of Kashmir revolted against their Dogra ruler fhc> ""ere supported b> the
tnbal Muslims of the NWFP. At this stage RaJa of Kashmir asked the Indian
government to send military forces to his rescue fhc government of India accepted
the request at once The Muslims of Kashmir got excited and they started a
movement for the liberatlon of Kasmir, which took the form of an armed rc-.olt due
to the atrocities of the Indian Sikh and Dogra arm}. The tribal Muslims also
assisted them and with the joint efforts of the Mujahedeens. a vast area of Kashmir
\\as liberated from the occupation of India. This area is at present called Azad
Kashmir. The Occupied Kashmir Case was also moved int::> Security Council of the
United ations by Indian government, where it remains unresolved.
EXERCISE-2
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19. British ruler sold the State Jummu and Kishmir in Rs.75 Lacl<True/ False
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20 The proportional share of Pakistan in the assets of United India was Rs. 700
Million. '<. True/ False
2 l. There \.\ere �i>..tecn ordinance factories in the United India till 194 7. /'
True I False
Q.3: Fill in the Blanks
1. Pakistan was created on ___________________
2. When was Sir Syed Ahmed Khan born______________
3. When Sir Syed Khan died on ____________ _____
4. Who presented two nation theory in sub- continent _________
5. When was scientific society established _____
6. Muslim university Alighar was established ____________
7 \Vho published Ali ghar institute Gazettce _____________
8. When was Alighar institute Gazettee Published ________ _ __
9. When was Muhammadan educationaJ Conference established _....
l0. When was All India Muslim League founded ____________
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11. Who was the first president of Alllndia Muslim League ________
l2r Where was the head quarter of all India Muslim League ________
13. Who organized Muslium Leauge in London ____________
14. When was Muslim Leauge London Branch organized._________
15. Bengal was divided into two parts in___
16. Who was the head of Simon commission ________ ____
17. When was Luck.now pact signed _______________
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18. First World War was fought in _________________
19. Simon commission came in india on ________ _______
20. Who was the head of committee.who presented a reports in 1928 -----
21. When was Nehor report Presented ______________
22. When did Qauid - c- Azam present fourteen points ----------
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23. First round table conference started in
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24. When v.as Second World War started
25. Day of deliverance was celebrated on _______
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26. Whrn was resolution of Pakistan passed
27. Who wa<; the head of Crips Mission -
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28. Crips Mission came in India on ------------
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LONG QUESTIONS
J. Discuss the educational services of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
2. Write a note on All India Muslim League.
3. When was the Khilafat Movement started? Explain in detail.
4. Write a short note on Nehru Reports.
5. Write a note on Resolution of Pakistan.
6. What were the early problems faced by the country after its creation of
Pakistan? Explain any four of them.
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CHAPTER-3
PEOPLE AND LAND
3.1 INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS
Introduction
The areas irrigated by the river Indus and its tributaries are called the Indus
Valle). The Indus Valley is one of the world's earliest urban civilizations along
\.\ith its contemporaries, Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. This valley was ci\ilized
e\en 5000 years ago and were destroyed around 2500 years ago. It is supposed that
the floods destroyed the civilization of ancient Indus valley. Inhabitants of this
valley developed new techniques in handicraft (copper, bronze, lead. and tin) This
civilization was discovered in 1920 at its two most important sites; Mohenjo-Daro
in Sind and Harappa in Punjab. Mohenjo-Daro is 27 Km away from Lark.ana while
Harappa is 24 Km away from Sahiwal. Both the cities were planned and well built.
The distance between the two cities is 650 Km.
Geographical area of Indus Valley Civilization
The Indus Valley Civilization encompassed most of Pakistan and parts of
northwestern India, Afghanistan and Iran extending from Baluchistan in the west to
Uttar Pradesh in the east, northeastern Afghanistan to the north and Maharashtra to
the south. Recently, Indus sites have been discovered in Pakistan's northwestern
FrontierProvince as well. Other Indus Valley Civilization colonies can be found in
Afghanistan while smaller isolated colonies can be found as far away as
Turkmenistan and Gujarat. Indus valley sites have been found most often on rivers
but also on the ancient seacoast, for example Balakot and on islands, for example
Dholavira.
Mohenjo-Daro
Mohenjo-Daro means the city of the dead. Its an archeological site in the
province of Sind of Pakistan, and was built around 2600 BC, it was one of the
largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and one of the world's
earliest major urban settlements, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient
Egypt. Mesopotamia, and Crete. Mohenjo-Daro was abandoned in the t 9th century
BCE and was not redisc overed until 1922. In 1922 a British archae ologist Sir John
Marshal supervised the excavation of the remains in Mohenjo-Daro. Mohenjo-Daro
was a planned and well built city. According to experts' view, it was full of lif· e
5.000 years ago.
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1 laruppJ i� ,1bo an .uchucolog1cal site m Punjab. northeast Pakistan. about
24 km ,,e�t ol ,.i}mhll It locutcd in 1920. The cxcavauon of the ruins in Harappa
"u� also supe"' 1sed b) British archaeologist Sir John Marshall in 1922. 1he current
, i\lage of Haroppa is 6 lm from the ancient site The ancient Cll) of Hanippa '-"'aS
hea\'il) dnm.iged under the British Government, when bricks from the ruins \\ere
used as trad, ballast in the making of the Lahore -Multan Railroad. In 2005. a
l.'.l,ntro..,crsial amusement park scheme at the site was abandoned when builders
uneanh� man) archaeological artifacts during the early stages of construction
\\Orl \ plea ,ram the prominent Pakistani archaeologist Ahmad Hassan Danni 10
the Mmistf) of Culture resulted in a restoration of the site.
Rulers of the Indus cities
Indus rulers appear to have governed their cities through the control of trade
and religion rather than the military might. There is no evidence of monuments
built to commemorate the rulers and there is no indication of warfare and \\eaponc;.
The rulers carried seals with animal symbols and writing and ornaments of rare
material. The political organization of the cities was probably not a hereduary
monarch}. umerous large buildings and public spaces in the lower to,m seem to
indicate the presence of several distinct elite groups. Local leaders \\Ould h:i, e been
rt:�ponsible for the maintenance of well-planned streets and housing. \\ells and
drainage facilities. They also created an urban society composed of different soc1aJ
levels. Artisans, agricultural laborers, administrative leaders. traders. ritual leaders
and political rulers lived together in walled cities divided mto well-defined
neighborhoods
The square stone seals with writing and animal depictions ,,ere important
S) mbols of power. These distinctive seals appeared ,, ith the rise of the cities and
then disappeared with their decline. Other objects. cg .• d1stincll\e pamted pottery.
elaborate ornaments, metal tools, cubical stone weights also disappeared \\-1th the
loss of the script.
Characteristics of IndusValley Civilization
1. Arts of construction
.. The ruins have exposed the art of architecture and the map of the cities. The
ies
;�� were equipped .with houses, roads, streets, drains. bath rooms, and Markets.
e streets were straight and 33 feet wide. The houses
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made of burnt brick.s and mud bricks. During construction of the houses the
hygienic principles were also applied. Special arrangements were made for the light
and ventilation. The bath rooms were a, ai table in the houses. Hummams in bigger
size were built m every localit). The drains were made of burnt bricks and were
covered. The drainage system within and outside the residences was excellent. A
good architectural taste is visible in the buildings. No doubt the ancient Indus
Valley Civilization was quite developed with respect to of architecture.
2. Pots
During unearthing the ruins of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, the pots like
cups, kettles. dishes which were mostly made of cla) were found. While other
articles of daily domestic use made of copper and bronze were found.
3. Ornaments
During unearthing the ruins the ornaments like garlands, bangles, rings and
ear rings were discovered. Other things which were made of ivor) and bones of
animals are also found in the ruins.
4. Animals
The pictures of animals and birds I ike fish. buffaloes, horse, lions, elephant
snakes and birds like pegions, parrots were found on the walls of the houses of
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. So it becomes clear that the people of ancient valley
knew the animals. The pictures of fish, lion, and pigeon show their liking for
hunting.
S. Weapons
During unearthing the ruins the weapons like sword, lances, axes, knives.
daggers and arrows were found in ancient lndusYalley during unearthing the ruins.
All the weapons were made of copper and bronze, and no weapon was made of
iron. The people of the Indus valley ':ere very ':"'ell �ersed in this art. Their
weapons were comparatively less effective and their an1tude towards battle field
proves their love for peace.
6. Food
Barley, wheat and dates were found during ·unearthing the ruins of
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. So it was assumed that fish, wheat, barley and date�
were included in their food and cooked food was used by them.
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During 1hc unearthing both of the cities Mohenjo-Daro and Harap the
t0)S for the children were found. All the tO)S were mostly made of the clay. The
horse and chariot which was made of wood was also found in the ruins . The�e toys
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show the affectionate attitude of the people of ancient valley for their children.
8. Culth-ation
The people k.new the fonmng of cotton I he pieces of cotton cloth were
found from there. A machine was also discovered which resembled a spinning
wheel.
9. Dress
The people of ancient lndusValley knew the art of \.\-eaving the cotton. So
cotton cloth has been discovered. The idols found there. were wearing cotton
dresses. The women used to wear lehnga and chador as their regular dress. The
fashion and taste ot the people is reflected in seY.ing anJ embroidery.
10. Trade and Commerce
The people of the Indus Civ1hat1on ach1e\ed great accuracy in measuring
length, mass. and time The, were among the fir-;1 to develop a system of uniform
weights and measures. A comparison of available obJects indicates large scale
variation across the Indus temtones
The experts say that the valle)' was not producmg copper, bronze. tin and
silver. Things made of these metals were very much available over there. All such
materials were imported from Central Asia. Afghanistan. Iran. and K.harasan. The}
imported jewellary from other parts of the world. They also travelled to other areas
for business and trade.
1 J. Belief
The people_ of the Anci nt Indus valley worshipped the
� idols made of metals
and stones. Many idols �ere d1s�overed from these two
cities, while many idols of
women were also found m the rums. They also wors .
. . . h, pped s un, moon and stars and
�hey used a particular buildmg for collective
prayers. They buried th eir
· dead bod'1es
in the graves.
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The Kingdom of Gand
hara roughi I cate d
centered in the reg ion of P ·
e shawar. The area Ywhi� m northem Pakistan and
ch called "Gandhara" \\a::, situated
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in the north of Indus valley. The capital of Gandhara was Taxila. Taxila is only 40
Km away from Rawalpindi, on the road of Peshawar. Gandhara was an excellent
centre of culture and civilization. The cultural outlook of Gandhara was superb
about 2500 years ago. Gandhara was recognized for its fine arts. The most
distinguished art was the making of statues of stone. These statues of Mahatma
Gautam Budh arc excellent pieces of fine art, and the tourists get impressed when
they visit the area. Much is written on the mountams in ancient times.
The region of Gandhara v.as conquered by Chandragupta the founder of the
Maryann Empire. It was the first universal .state of Northern India, with its capital
at present-day Patna in Bihar. His grandson Asoka became a Buddhist. Taxila
became the leading centre of Buddhist learning. Successors to Alexander at times
controlled the north western of region present-day Pakistan.
The Gandhara civilization was destroyed by the invaders who came from
central Asia, Iran, Greece and Afghanistan. The invaders brought with them their
own arts. The mixture of foreign and local arts created a splendid blend of new
arts.The day to day life in Ghandhara changed under the influence of foreigners.
The art created under the foreign influence can be seen in the museums. Most of
such pieces of art have been placed m I axilaMuseum.
century to costal Gujarat. Islam arrived in North India in the 12'h century with
turkia invasion. Over the centuries, there has been significant integration of Hindu
and Muslims. It has played a prominent role in India's economic rise and cultural
influence.
Trade relations behveen Arabian and the Indian
Trade relations hnvc existed be tween Arabian an d the Indian sub-co ntinent 'illlci.:
ancient times. I:ven in the pre-Islamic era, Ara b traders used to the visit \1al:.1bar
region which Jinked them with the purt of South l·ast Asia Newly lslamisc<l Arabs
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were Islam's first contact with India. Historion Elliot and Dowson write
book, "'The history of India as told by its own history"; the first ship bearing
Muslim travellers was seen on the Indian coast as early as 630 A.O.
Islam through Arab Traders
Islam came into the Sub-continent through Arab traders. The Muslim Arab
traders had been coming to the Indian shores to sell their goods which brought
them in contact with the local people. Whenever the) came, they stayed for months
on the Indian soil for the purpose of trade. They impressed the local people by their
dealings in business and left an ever-lasting impact of their simplicity and piety.
Along side their business dealings they preached the pnnciples of Islam and the
teachings of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H).Then a large number of the Native Indians
accepted Islam through their preaching. Hindu Raja Samn of a small state known
as Kirrung Noor accepted Islam, impressed by the preaching of Shaikh haraf bin
Malik. After them RaJa Zamooran of Kalikat also accepted Islam. Later on their
people followed them
Moppilas were the first community to convert to Islam
The commercial contacts of the Muslim traders with the coastal communities of the
sub-continent were growing day by day. The exchange of commod i ties also
provided the opportunity of exchange of views Many people on the westl!rn coast
of the sub-contin\!nt were inspired by the ne,, �.:i ·h and had embraced Islam In
Malabar the Mopp1las may have been t1'1e fir'>t 1.ommumty to convert to Islam as
they were more closely connected \.\ith the Arab:, than others
Mubammad Bin Qasim and Islam in Sub-Continent
The pirates of Deebal looted one of the Arab-ship which was carrying the
precious gifts from the ruler of Cylon to the Caliph and the Govemor of Iraq
(Ba�ra). The Ummayyad Gove�ent c�uld not tolerate the insult and asked Raja
�ah1r of Smdh to take strong action �g�mst these Pirates But Raja Oahi r of ind h
did not show any concern over the mc1dent. He replied that he did not have any
con�rol over the Pirates. The Ummayyad Government sent the Musl
im army to
punish the Pirates of Deebal under the leadership of Muhamm
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' invas • . ad B m Qas1m m 7 I"..
AD• . Th1s ion rush ed m the conq uest of Sind
. h and Mul tan.As a re:,ult of this
achaev�ment many Muslim scholars made
'. Smdh their pcnnanent home Their
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re agion und many of Hindu families
. were converted to Islam. The spread t)f l slt1nl
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in the Indus Valley across the Kirtar range made Sindh, Babul Islam (Gateway to
lslam).
Preaching of Islam through Muslim Saints
The Muslim saints played an important role in the spread of Islam in India.
They travelled throughout the country, making it their goal to educate people about
Islam. They rejected the vices in the Indian society. They presented the pure
practical picture of the teaching of Islam and got huge conversions. The efforts of
Muslim saints like Hazrat Khawaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar
Kaki, Nizarn-ud-din Auliya, Shah Jalal Amir Khusro, Sarkar Pak Sheikh Alla-ul
Haq Pandwi. Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, Sarkar Waris Pak, and Atta Hussain Fani
Chishti cannot be ignored as regard the spread of Islam in the Sub-Continent.
Shaikh Badar-ud-Din Zikria Lal Shahbaz Kalandar, Syed Yousaf-ud-Din and
Shaikh Ali Bin Usman Hajvari were the most prominent saints who converted a
great number of people to Islam in Sindh and Punjab. Sharif-ud-Din who was
called Bulbul Shah Converted Ranjan Der, the ruler of Kashmir to Islam. Shaikh
izarn-ud-Din- Delhvi carried on their mission in Gujrat very successfully.
A famous Muslim Saint Khawaja Mion-ud-Din Chashti came to Rajputana
governed by a Hindu Raja. He played his role in spreading Islam in this area. His
fo llower Bakhtiar Kaki and Harni-ud-Din Nagori also sincerely served the cause of
Islam. Other saints belonging to this Chain were Qutb-ud-Din Baba Faried, Shaikh
Nizam-ul-Aulia and Shaikh Ali Sabar who carried on the mission of their
predecessors. Many of Hindu families were converted to Islam on the hand of these
worthy Muslim saints.
The Formation of Muslim Government in Sub-Continent
lh
In the first half of lO century, Mahmood of Ghazna added the Punjab to
the Ghaznvid Empire and launched seventeen attacks and opened the gate to
preaching of Islam in the Sub-Continent. The most successful invasion came at the
end of the 12'h century by Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghori. This eventually led to
the formation of the Delhi sultanate . In the whole of the Sub-Countinent fi rst
Muslim government was _form�d by Qutub-ud-Din Aibak.He permanently
established Muslim dynasty m India that followed Sulatine and Mughal dynasties.
Thus a strong Muslim community had emerged in India who had its own way of
life, traditions , heroes, history and culture. Islam could not be absorbed in
Hinduism. During this period a great number of Hindus converted to Islam and
Islam by that time had also been introduced in Ladakh and Baltistan.
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Hyder Ali
Hyder Alt became the ruler of Mysore in 1761. He conqured the adjoining
territories and turned Mysore into a formidable kingdom. This caused great aJarm
m the minds of Marhattas, the Nizam of Hyderabad and the British. So they all
made a pact against Hyder Ali. In 1767 they attad.ed Mysore in the first lime But
Hyder Ali was an equal match for all the three. Marhattas were bnbed and the
Nizam was promised the territory of Karantak. With this, they left the Briush aJone
The British became Panicky and ran away from there. Hyder Ali follov,ed up his
conquest and reached Madras. A treaty was signed in 1769 and the British presuge
received a great set-back.
The second battle of Maysore was started in 1780. \\'hen the Bnt1sh
conspired with Marhattas and the Nizam, Hyder Ali sent his son to crush them
Tipu conquered the Fort of Tanjore and defeated the british army and made man�
prisoners. On the other side, Hyder Ali was inflicting crushing defeats on the
British and forced colonel Bailey to lay dov,m arms. On his way to Arakot Hyder
Ah fell ill and died. If he had lived a few more years. the histon of India would
have been written differently.
Tipu Sultan
After the death of Hyder Ali, his talented and hon-hearted son fateh Ali
Tipu ascended the throne of Mysore in 1782. Before dying. Hyder Ali advised his
son not to rest until the British had been hunted out of India. The war was still on
v.hen Tipu became the Sultan. He continued the war and carried on a ceaseless
campaign agai�t the B :itis� for libe:8tion of the counll). In 1790 he fought the
war 0� J_vtysore m the thlrd tn1;1e and m the fo� time in 1799 against Briti sh But
the Bnttsh .used !he n:ie8-? tactics of conspiracies and intrigues. By bribing hea'-'il)
they succeeded m wmrung over traitors like t,..lir Sadiq. Mir Ghulam Nabi and
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Diwan Purnia. After some time the British and Tipu made a treaty by which they
returned each other's territories and the Prisoners of war were released.
The Marhattas and the Nizam were agafo won over by Lord Comawalis
who promised them great rewards for traitorship. The sultan fought against them
and then entrenched himself in the fort of Sarangapatarn. Lord Wallesley sponsored
an attack on sarangapatam with a big army. The Sultan fought with great valour but
once more his own noblemen betrayed him. Mir Sadiq and Purnia helped the
British Geheral and were successful in demolishing the wall of the fort. The sultan
had no option but to come out and give battle to the enemy. The sultan fought
valiantly. His motto was "It is bener to live for a day like a lion than to exist for
hundred year like a jackal.'. Unfortunately the Sultan ree;eived a bullet in the head
and died. When the English commander heard of the Sultan's death, he cried with
joy "Today India is our".
Sultan Tipu·s death sounded the death-Knell of Muslim rule in India. There
was now no one to unite the Muslim rulers and no one to head them. They were
eliminated one b) one. But the fire kindled by Tipu and others kept smoldering in
the hearts of Muslims and eventually came to the surface in the form of the war of
independence in 1857.
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\\3S abolished in 1858. and their place \-.Js taken h) the s�'cretary of state in the
Indian council. The l1l)\ emor C,em:ral rccel\·e<l the title of --vicerO)". In 1858 the
Queen Victoria proclaimed that the British government would not annex the Indian
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became difficult for the Mughal emperor to keep a huge army for the defense
purposes.
2. Detachment from Religion (Islam)
The Muslims invaded sub-continent with Islamic values as their asset.
blamic society was devoid of every kind of evil. hut gradually the Muslims started
turning away from the Islamic pi·inciples and un-lslamic wa) s popularized. which
became one of the reasons of Muslim downfall.
3. Foreign Attaches
In 1739, Nadir Shah attacked on sub-continent ddeating the Mughal
emperor Muhammad Shah Rangeela m Kamal. l le carried out a massacre in Delhi.
After Nadir Shah, Ahmad Shah Abdali established an independent government in
Afghanistan. He made several attacks on sub-continent. destroying the remaining
good will of the Mughal Empire.
4. Battles for Succession
There was no definite law for succession in the Islamic government. When
a king expired. his sons fought for succession. This tug of war weakened the
Islamic government, and mctny princes, nobles and experienced commanders lost
their lives in doing so.
5. Lack of knowledge of new Jm·entions
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. several revolutions took place
in all filled of education, and with the help of the latest knowledge many problems
were solved. New inventions revolutionized the war str-1.: .,., .l:> in the west. They
started using guns and tanks, but the Muslims paid no head lO the changing trends
and failed to cater to the needs of time.
6. Lack of the spirit of Jihad
One of the reasons of the downfall of the Muslim in the sub-continent was
the lack of the spirit of Jihad. Muslims could only establish their rule because of
this spirit. The spirit of Jihad that was the real source of strength to the Muslims
rule disappeared gradually.
7. Ease-lovingness and Laziness
The Muslims rulers became ease-loving and lazy. This laziness and ease
loving attitude destroyed the abilities of the armed personnel also.
8. Nobles scekecl their own interest
The nobles were divided into Irani and Torani groups. They were s elfish
and seeked their interests. II was also one of the reasons of the Muslim downfall.
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9. Conspiracie of Hindu
The Mughal rulers Akbar left no stone unturned to please the I lindus I le
even sabotaged the interests of Muslims in trying to do so I le appointed them on
high posts. fhese steps encouraged Hindus so much. so lllJt the) started conspiring
against the Muslim::,
10. Absence of Naval Force
During the era of Mughal emperor. European rafts and ships v.ere afloat the
oceans all o, er the v.orld. The Mughal emperors paid no attention 10 the need ot
aval defense. Due to absence of aval forces. the Portugu1:se. the British and the
rrench substantiated on the coastal areas.
I I. The rise of Marhattas and Sikhs
Taking ad, antage of the v.eakness of the Mughal emperors. the \t1arhattas
strengthened in Deccan and reached Delhi. They plundered Delhi several times. In
Punjab. the ikhs fortitied and devastated its peace.
12. Moral deterioration
The Muslim rulers and nobles indulged in merry-making and became
invalid. The rulers lost these virtues and strength of characters. ""hich used to be a
\ ital part of the lives of the earlier Muslims rulers. Anarch). corruption and bribe!")
became common places and resulted in deterioration of Moral values in this state.
13. Conspiracies in the court
Due to the incapable successors of Aurang,eb. the court became a hub of all
conspiracies. Ministers and nobles appointed themselves on the important ranf..s.
They got so involved in establishing their monopoly that the management of the
state was sabotaged.
U. The arrival of the British
The British came to the sub-continent with the purpose of trade. Finding the
weak political system of here, they defeated Na-.\ab iraj-ud-daulla in the battle of
Plassi in 1757. Later, they got control uver the ,..,hole sub-continent after war of
independent in 1857
3.7 GEO-STRATEGJC IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN
Background
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Pakistan was created on 14 August 1947. The area of Pakistan is 7, 96,096
square kilometers, and 0.67% of the total area of the v.orld. About 58% of the total
land of Pakistan consists of mountains and plateaus, v.,here as about 42% are plains
and deserts. According to censes of 1998 total population of Pakistan was I 4Crores
23 Lac 80 thousands. But now according to the estimate of 2009-20 I 0, the
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population of Pak i stan 1s round 17 Crorcs 71 Lac (177.1 n� i� lion!. ltc; 98 ° 0 oftl� l'
ltital populutinn b \11uslim v.hilc ::! 0 o Christian. 1 lindus. Pans1s. Sikh and Ahmadis
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longitude.
Ceo-Strategic Position.
Pakistan is surrounded by various countries. Its detail is as follows.
In East
India is in the East of Pakistan. The boundar) between India and Pakistan is
1650 k.m. Long.
In North
China is in the North of Pakistan. The boundary between china and Pakistan
is 600 k.m. long. It is called silk rout or Korakaram highway.
lo West
Afghanistan is in the West of Pakistan, Pakistan has the longest boundary,
with Afghanistan which is 2252 k.m long. It is called deorand line. It was made in
I 893.
In South West
Iran is in the South West of Pakistan. The boundary between Iran and
Pakistan is 805 km. long.
Geo Strategic Importance
Geo strategic means the importance of a country or a region by virtue of its
geographical location. The Geo-Strategic importance of Pakistan is unique because
of being a close neighbor to Middle East, having a common border with China.
India, Iran �fghanistan and less than one hundred kilometer distance from Central
Asian state of Uzbekistan. Geo-Strategic importance of Pakistan according to his
political and economical position is very important in all over the world. Its detail
is as follows:
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al- Qaeda operations. The American thin!-.. tanb have repealt!dly accepted that \\ar
against terror could never be \\On without the hdp of Pakistan.
6. Defence Importance
The border of three sides of Pakistan i.e. North, West and South are secured
natural I)'. because. in the North of Pakistan the mountain Ranges like Himalya and
I lindu Kush are located ' while in the West and South West the Muslim countries of
ct:ntral Asia. like Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan. Tajikistan.
Kyrgyzstan anJ Persian Gui�- countries like Iran. Kuwait. Iraq. Saudi Arabia. Qatar.
Bahrain. Oman. l 'nited Arab Emirates etc are located. All the Muslim countries
r�,ssc,s the \\eat1h uf oil. Pakistan has cordial relations with these countries
\\'herea� in the south of Pakbtan an Arabian Sea is locutcd. In short the boarder of
three sides or Pakistan is protected by Northern Mountains. Muslim countries and
Arabian Sea against the aggressors.
7. Importance of Arabian Sea
Pakistan is situated at the bank of the Arabian Sea that merges into the
Indian Ocean. Thus it is the gateway for Central Asian states to reach the Indian
Ocean. World 75% trad<.! passes through Arabian Sea and Pakistan enjoys the
privilege of being a central point in that trade route having 700 km of coastal line
anci deep Sea Port of Gawader. There is no doubt that Pakistan is situated in a very
important geographic location.
3.8 PHYSICAL FEATURES OF PAKISTAN
The study of physical map of Pakistan shows that Pakistan has a number of
Peculair fe·atures. The major part of our country consist of fertile plain that is
drained by the river Indus and its Tributaries. It has lofty mountain on the north and
west and few deserts areas also, thus Pakistan can be divided into the following
regions.
1. North Eastern Mountain Ranges.
2. North WesternMountain Ranges.
3. WesternMountain Ranges.
4. Indus Plain
5. Plateaus
6. Deserts
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I he I ltn<lukush Mountain 1s located in the No11h WesL of Pakistan. Most of
1h1..· rnm11llmns 111' tlrn, rungi.: arc in Afghanistan. I he highesL peak of this range is
I 11-ch Mu. \\h11.h 7<>90 mews high.
l\1ountains of�" at and ( hitral
'-)m.tll mountain rnng.cs stretch to the south of the Hindukush range. These
mountain� arc 1000 to 5000 high. Between these mountains. there is the Lowari
Puss which connects C'hllral with Peshawar. lt remains closed in the winter due to
snow-fall. A tunnt.!1 named Lowari Tunnel is constructed here. Through this tunnel.
traffic bct\\ccn Chitral and Peshawar runs throughout the year. The Swat River. the
Panjkora River (KunarRivcr) and the Chitral River flow between these mountain
ranges.
2. Northwestern Mountain Ranges
Salt Range
I his mountain range is located, in the south of Pothwar Plateau. between River
Jhclum and Jndus River. Sakesar is the bc.::autiful place in this range. Deposits of
salt, gypsum and coal are found in this range. 1 he average height of the range is
700 metes, Sakesari 1500 meters high, is the beautiful place in this range
KallarKaharLakc is also situated in this region.
The Sualiman Mountain Range
lhc Sulaiman Mountain Range, stretches from north to south, it starts from
south of Riwr Gomal and reaches to the centre of Pakistan. Ta\...ht-e-Sulaiman is
the highest pi.!ak. of the SulaimanRange whose height is 3443 feet.
KirtharMounhtins
To the South of Sulaiman Mountains and to the west of lndusRiver
strctchi.!s the range of Kirthar Mouuntains. lt is located to the west of the Lower
Indus Plain. It consists of low high and barren mountains. I lubRi ver and
l.yariRivcr now from Kirthar towards the Arabian Sea.
3. WesternMountain Ranges
Koh-e-SufaidRange
Koh-c-Sufuid stretches from cast to west in the south of Ri\'cr Kabul
Khyber Pass. which is a historic passage between Pakistan and Afghanistan. li es Ill
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average height i.., 3600 meter. fhe highest peak of this range is Sikaram whose
height is 4 761 ml!ters.
Waziristan Hill�
This mountain range stretches in the south of River Kurram along the Pak
Afghan border from north to South. fochiPass and GomalPass are situated in these
hiUs. These hills rise to I 0, 000 feet.
Toba Kakar Mountain Range
Toba Khakar Mountain Range is situated along the Afghan border to the
South of Wazirisan Hills. It extends from north-east towards south west till it ends
in the north of Quena.
Cbagi Hills and Ras Koh Hills
To the west of Pakistan, along the Afghan border, there lie the Chaghi Hills. Ras
Koh Hills are situated in the south of the Chaghi Hills. Pakistan tested atomic
bombs on 28th May, 1998 in Chaghi Hills.
Saihan Hills
To the South of Ras Kho, there are Saihan Hills m the province of
Baluchistan.
Central Makran Hills
These hjlls are situated in Balochistan. The winter season here is extremely
cold whereas the summers are mild.
4. Indus Plain
A vast, less steepy and comparative!) even surface of land is called a plain.
We can divide the plains of Pakistan into two parts. (i) Upper Indus Plain (ii)
Lower Indus Plain
Upper Indus Plain
The upper Indus plan starts from the south of the plateau and Himalayas and
reaches Mithan Kot in the Province of Punjab. Its southern edge touches Suleman
Hills. The soil of this plain is very fertile that is why all kind so crops are cultivated
here. Even before the establishment of Pakistan, the United Punjab was famous for
its yield of wheat. The world remembered it as the Home of Grain. So a network of
canal helps to irrigate the plain.
Lower Indus Plain
From Mithan Kot to Arabian Sea. the Plain region is called the Lower Indus
Plain. To the South-\\f est of this plain lies the Kirthar range whereas the Thar
Desert is located to the east of this plain. Like the upper Indus Plain. the Lower
Indus plain is also very fertile and it is irrigated by the waters of the rhcrs Indus.
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Because of the soil being so fertile, all kinds of crops are cultivated here. It is well
k.nown for early season vegetables and fruits. Here, the river flows slowly and is
divided into many branches, forming the shape of delta, before it falls into the sea.
That is v. h ) this area is called ··Daltaie".
5. Plateaus
An area which is of a lower height than a mountajn and whose surface is
not flat is called plateau. In Pakistan the plateau regions have been divided into the
pothohar plateau and Balochistan Plateau.
Potohar Plateau
Potohar plateau is from 300 meters to 600 meters high above sea level. It is
in the middle of River Jhelurn and IndusR.iver. The Potohar Plateau is rich in
minerals. Huge reserves of Gypsum, Coal and mineral Oil are found in it. River
Sawan is an important one of this area. It makes its valley here. This is known as
swan valley. The districts of Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock and Chakwal are in this
Plateau. There are hills in some parts. Cultivation is dependent solely on rain. Its
surface is mostly broken.
Baiochistan Plateau
Balochistan Plateau is located in the west of SulaimanRange and
KirtharRange. It is at the most 900 meters above sea level. It is uneven and barren.
It receives very low rain fall so, this area has desert lil-.e characteristics, and the
desert area is called Kharan. To the north of this 1•: .. here are mountain ranges
l1f Chaghi and Toba Kabar. In the west 0f the prov111ce of Balochistan are the
saltwater lakes. among them the most popular and the largest one is the Hamoon-e
Mashkhel Lake.
6. Deserts
An area where it rains less than 10 inches annually is called a desert region.
This area is not favourable for cultivation. Due to very little rainfall, desert
vegetation is found here. There is a vast desert in the south eastern part of Pakistna.
This desert is called ·'Cholistan" or Ruhee in Bahawalpur, whereas in Sindh it is
called "Thar." The Thal desert is situated between the River Jhelum and the River
Indus. Most of the area is unpopulated. Another desert area of Pakistan lies in
northwest of the province of Balochistan and is called KharanaDesert.
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EXERCISE-3
Q. l: Encircle the correct options.
I. Muhammad bin Qasim came in Sindh on
(a)711 Ad (b) 712 Ad (c) 713 Ad (d) 714 Ad
2. --------------Formed the first Muslim government in the whole of the sub
continent.
(a)Muhammad-bin- Qasim (p) Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
(c) Shahabuddin Ohouri (d) Mahmood Gaznavi
3. ---------------- was the last king of sub-continent.
(a)Zaheer-ud-Din Babar (b) Akbar
(c)Jahangeer (d)Bahadur Shah Zafar
4. -.::-==-==:.:.::----- is located in the north of Pakistan.
�) China> (b)India (c) Iran (d)Afghanistan
5. ----------------- is located in the South of Pakistan.
(a)Red Sea (b)Bay of Bengal (c} Arb1anS�a (d) Persian Gulf
6. The Boundary between Pakistan and India 1s ----------------
l@_ 1620 Km (b)1650 Km (c) 1670 KM (d) 1690 KM
S. Karakoram Highway 1s located between Pakistan and --------------
(a)China {b) India (c)Afghamstan (d) Iran
6. The Indus civilization 1s ------------ old.
(a)5000 years (b)4000 years (c) 3000 years (d) 2000 years
7. The ruins of Harrapa are situated in district -------------
(a)Lahore (b) Sahiwal (c)Okara (d) Multan
8. Pakistan tested atomic bombs on 281h May m
(a)1996 (b)I997 (c)l998 (d)1999
9. The boundary between China and Pakistan 1s.
(a)500 k.m (b)600 k.m (c) 700 k.m (d) 800 l.m
IO. The boundary between Iran and Pakistan 1s.
(a)650 k.m (b)700 k.m (c)805 k.m (d) 900 i...m
11. Pakista n has the longest bounda ry, with:
(a)India (b) China (c)Afghamstan (d) Iran
12. Taxila is only 40 k.m away from;
(a)Rawalpindi (b)Murry (c) Pishawar (d) Swat
13. The current village of Harappa is:
(a) 6 k.m (b) 7 k.m (c)8 k.m (d) 9 k.m
14. The ancient Indus Valley civilizations were destroyed around.
(a)2500 year ago (b) 2600 year ago {c)2700 }Car ago (d)2800 }Car ag,1
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I 0. Pakistan 1s situated in the centre of
11. The Ruins of I larrapa are situated in District
12. ·me_ dista�ce bet ween llarrapa and Mohcnjo-daro is_·_ _
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14. China has own port which is --------- away from Smking
1'; Gawadcr is----------- away from China. --
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16. I ltc bordc, or At'i:;hnnistan is c,1llcci �---
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SHORT QUESTIONS
I. Write down the names of the countries located ..ilong the Persian Gui f
.., Write down the names of the central Asian States.
3. Describe the location of Pakistan
4. What were the weapons and tools used by the ancient people of Indus valley?
5. Write down an) tow features of ancient IndusValley.
6. Discuss, the belief of the people of AncientlndusValley.
7. What kind of food was used by the ancient people of Indus Valley?
8. Discuss. how Islam was came in the sub-continent through Arab traders.
9. Discuss the preaching of Islam through Muslim Saints.
I 0. Briefly discuss about the fom1ation of Muslim C,O\ ernme nt in Sub-contine nt.
LONG QUESTIONS
I. Discuss the importance of location of Pak.isl� in th� reg ion.
2. Discuss the features of ancient IndusValle) c1v1l11atton.
3. Write a short not on the Muslim advent in suh-contincnt.
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CHAPTER-4
POLITICAL AND CONSTIUTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF PAKISTAN
4.1 Causes of Failure of Parliamentary Democracy in Pakistan
Parliamentarv democracy is a form of government where voters elect the
parliament. "hich then forms the government. This system was introduced after the
establishment of Pakistan. But because of some unavoidable problems. this system
could not be established. The democratically elected governments have not been
allowed to function and to serve out their tenures. which in tum lead to a lack of
strong democratic institution. Causes of failure of Parliamentary democracy in
Pakistan are as follow;
t. Un-experienced Leadership
A large number of Muslim Leaders joined the league quite late only when they
became sure of the establishment of Pakistan. Their commitment to the Muslim
League was not deeprooted. They wanted to make best use of the opportunities. the
new state of Pakistan was to offer. They did not have essential for running a
parliamentary system of government. In the absence of commitment, experien ced
leadership and vigilant public opinion a shadow was cast at the very outset on the
future of parliamentary system.
2. Early and sudden death of Quaid-e-Azam
Quaid-e-Azam became the first governor general of Pakistan and played an
active role in running the state affairs. He enjoyed· such a popularity and confidence
of the people that he was, remarks Keitch Callard, "the personification of the state."
But his sudden death on 11th September 1948 created a void which could not be
filled. If he had not died then, but lived for another ten years, almost certainly
Pakistan's bad year the period i.e. 1952 to1958, would not have shaped themselves
as they did.
3. The performance of the first constituent assembly
. �he .constituent assembly of Pakistan performed two major functions, that
1s. const1tut1on making and serving as a legislature under the parliamentary system
It was responsible for setting up a government. lt failed bauly in performing these
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after his appointment as the Prime Minister. This was entirely again
the parliamentary system of government.
7. Opposition to the Basic Principal of Parliamentary system
The essence of the parliamentary system is that the leader of the majorit)
party is invited to fonn the government. But, in Pakistan. the Prime minister was
usually appointed first; he was then owned by the majority party. The members of
the League parliamentary party were aly;ays ready to join any cabinet. The prime
minister could remain in office during the pleasure of the head of the state. and had
to resign when the latter manipulated to deprive him of the support of the party.
This practice hamp,ered the development of democratic concepts in the country and
brought about political instability, which ultimately led to the failure of the
parliamentary system.
8. The Role of Politicians
Jn Pakistan. quite a number of civil servants became political leaders and
filled the political vacuum created by the General incompetence of politicians, with
the exception of Chaudhri Muhammad Ali who did not try to cling to power. had
little, if any. respect for democratic principles Ghulam Muhammad dismissed
Prime Minister Khawaja Naztmuddin m 1953 thought the latter had successfull)
piloted the budget in the assembly. Ghulam Muhammad had such a strong hold on
the ruling party, the Muslim League. while Nazimuddin was still the president of
the party. According to the nonns of the parliamentary system, the governor
general could not dismiss the prime minister as long as he enjoyed the support of
Lhe majority in the assembly.
9. Un-comtitutional steps of Governor General
The governor general of Pakistan Mr. Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the
constituent Assembly in October 1954. It was thoroughly an unconstitutional step
Laken by the governor general to protect his agenda of personalized rule. He also
dismissed the government of Muhammad Ali Bo�ra to fonn the cabinet again. He
neither had regard for democratic values nor did he understand the parliamentary
endeavour to cling to power at any cost.
10. The performance of provincial parliament democracy
The parliamentary system faced similar problems in the provinces. Th e
dismi ssal of provincial government-; and the frequent imposition of governor'� rule
in the provinces did not leave scope for devdopment of democratic traditions.
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In West Pakistan, politics was a privilege of land lords who were mostly ill
educated and had no interest in the welfare of the people. They were not loyal to
any party. Their on!) aim in life was to remain in power among different groups led
by Mwntaz Daultana, lftak.har Mamdot, Gurrnani and others in the Punjab: and by
Qayywn Khan, Pir Manki Sharif. Dr. Khan Sahib and others in the NWFP; by
Ayub Khuhro, Pirzada, Talpur and Others in Sindh. These feudal and Khans struck
blow after blow at democracy and provided an unmistakable proof that feudalism
and democracy could not co-exist.
11. Parliamentary democracy in East Pakistan
The soil of East Pakistan was fertile for democracy but certain groups of
politicians, supported by religious minorities and leftists, created a l>ituation which
was not conducive to the growth of democracy. The scramble for power between
rival factions turned so ugly that, in September 1958, the speaker and the deputy
speaker of the East Pakistan assembly were assaulted by the members; the deputy
speaker received serious injuries and later died in the hospital. There are not any
examples in the history of parliamentary democracy of this sorrowful event.
12. The Regime of Sikandar Mirza
Sikandar Mirza became governor general after Ghulam Muhammad in
1955. He was a strong advocate of ''controlled Democracy" for ensuring order and
stability in the polity. He was an expert in palace intrigues and played one political
faction against another. During his tenure, the civil service attained great
ascendancy and corruption increased manifold. Again, it was mainly due to his
efforts that the Republican Party emerged overnight as a rival to the Muslim
League in the centre and in the West Pakistan. Skandar Mirza wanted to perpetuate
himself in power and, for the achievement of this purpose; he indulged in all types
of intrigues.
13. Chaudhry Muhammad Ali's Period
The Prime Minister of Pakistan Chaudhry Muhammad Ali had to make
many compromis es for frami_ng_ the constitut_ ion at th� cost of democratic traditions.
_He supported Dr. Khan Sahib m West Pakistan ag�mst the mandate of his party,
appointed Fazal-ul-Haq as the governor of East Pakistan to prolong the life of the
Sarkar ministry , and allowed the united front to remain in office in East Pakistan
for the whole year with out facing the assembly. All this can not be conceived in a
truly democratic country.
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The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nav.ab Liaquat Ali Khan started efforts for
constitution making. But in the mean-time. the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali
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death of the Quai-e-Azam was a serious loss for the nascent Country. The political
tunnoil which Pakistan had to face after his death. perhaps might not have been
created if he had not died.
4.3 Kbawaja Nazimuddin as the Governor General of Pakistan
(From September 1948 to October 1951)
After the death of Quaid-e-Azarn, Muslim League council appointed
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Khawaja azimuddin as the gmemor general of Pakistan on 14 Septembr 1948.
At that time. he was the Chief Minister for the East Pakistan and had a \aSt
experience in the administrative matters. I le remained a member of the All-India
Muslim League from 1937 to 1947.
Pakistan Objectives Resolution 1949
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On 7 March 1949 the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawab Laiqat Ali Khan
presented the Objectives Resolution in the legislative assembly which was passed
on 12th March 1949. This Resolution occupied Prime importance in the formulation
of constitution. The important points of this Resolution are as under:
Important Points of the Objectives Resolution
I. Sovereignty belongs to Allah
Sovereignty belongs to Allah Almighty alone and the authority to be
exercised by the people within the limits prescribed b} Him is a sacred trust.
2. Power and Authority of the State
State will exercise its power and authority through the elected
representatives of the people.
3. Islamic Legislation
The constitution of Pakistnan shall be formulated in the light of the Quran
and the Sunnah and no legislation will be done repugnant to the teaching of Islam.
4. Obeying the Islamic Principles
The Islamic principles of democracy freedom, equality tolerance and social
justice as enunciated by Islam shall be fully observed.
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3· In l·m,t Pukista n, the publication of the report sp� :�
• the province.
agitation causing a sp 1·1t betwccn tl1c centre and
. language which created
4. I he report dcc I arcd U rdu to be the only national
great rcscntmt:nt in the East Pakistan.
In view or an all-round criticism and · public dema nd, Liaquat Ali Khan
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uskcd the committee to review the report in t hc 11ght of the criticism
suggestions made by the members and others.
·1 he basic principles committee received proposals and comments in _l�rge
number. In order to scrutinize these proposals and to carry out necessary add1t1ons
and alterations in the report to improve it, a special sub-committee was form�d
headed by Sardar Abdul Rub Nishtar. But in the meantime, while the Basic
committee was reviewing the report, Liaqquat Ali Khan was assassinated at
Rawalpindi on 16th October, 1951.
4.4 Malik Ghulam Muhammad as the Governor General of Pakistan
(October 1991 to August 1955) Khawaja Nazm-ud-Din as the Prime
Minister of Pakistan (October 1951 to April 1953)
After the death of Liaqat Ali Khan, the bureaucracy compelled Khawaja
Nazim-ud-Din Lo accept Lhc office of the Prime Minister. ThenKhawaja Na7m-ud
Din stepped down from the ofiice of the Governor General to become the prime
minister, and Malik Ghulam Muhammad was appointed as Governor General.
Malik Ghulam Muhammad was a bureaucrat and had no role in the struggle for
Pakistan. His selection was the refleclion of bureaucratic influence on the national
issues. I le remained Governor General till 1955 and during his tenure, he
encouraged the atmosphere of political conspiracies.
Second Report of the Basic Principa, Committee
The task of constitution-making was left incomplete during Liaquat Ali
Khan's Government. Khawaja Nazim-ud Din took up the task of constitution
making on his assumption of the office of the Prime Minister. On 22 nd December
1952, he presented the consolidated report of the Basic Principles committee in the
assembly with some alterations which also called the second report. Its main points
are as follow:
1. The head of the state shall be a Muslim. He shall be elected by the joint
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session both the Houses of the central legislature. But will not be a
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me mber of th1.: legislature. and his term of office shall be for five )Cars and
during tlrn, term. no action shall be taken against him in an) court of law.
2. r he l'.cntral lt.!gtslaturl.! shall consist of two Houses. fhe house of the units
consist� or 120 membcn, and the house of the people consisting of 400
members. both gi\ mg equal representation to the two wings of the count!").
l he term of ..:ach house shall be fixed at live years.
3. The mmistr) shall be responsible to the lower house but could address both
the Houses.
4. The subjects v.cre di, ided mto three lists for the division of powers between
the federation and the units. The centre was to be strong with residuary
powers given to it.
5. Adult franchise was to be introduced.
6. Board of l.,lmas was to be set up both b) the Head of the state and the
pro"incial Governors, consisting of persons well-versed in Islamic law. All
proposed legislations were to be referred to these Boards to ensure that
nothing against the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah was e nact ed.
7. There was to be a supreme court and also high courts, one in each province
The Chief Justice of Supreme Court was to be appointed by the Head of the
State and could be removed b, him on the ad\ice and report of bench of
judges.
Reaction to the Report
This report also faced opposition fr?m many political quarters. It gave rise
to an unending controvers) and generated _b1ttcn�css bl!tween the East and the West
Pakistan. The arguments of the people against thts report are as under.
l. A cont ro\'ersv regarding the federal structure of the constitution, particular!)
the quantum· of repr�sentation . in the_ fe�eral l�g.islature , arose. fh� p�rity
proposal was against all recogmzed prmctpl�s of lederatt�n. So, tI:e pnnc1ples
e !:a �t P a ktstan. This _part of the
of parity >were not acceptable t� t_h� people ot th
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report was. therefore. widely cnttc1zed bY the unJab1 and the Bengali groups.
t the East :akistan had be e� give� a
2. The politicians of Punjab feared tha
post·t·ton of complete domination over the west, whtch was a 1 ready dt\ 1 ded into
. f . . repo'rt was
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t_he _ Fast_ Pak
nine units against one unified um_t op
b1 cns1s report. A· ccordmg to
popu 1 arI y ' know n as the Bangah unJa
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Muhammad Ali Bogra's reign as Prime Minister (April 1953 to August 1955)
Muhammad Ali Bogra who was the Phlcistan's Ambassador in the U.S.A
was appointed as the prime minister of Pakistan. He had also served as Ambassador
in Burma (Rangoon) and Canada (Ottawa). In the pre-partitioned days he had also
held the portfolio of finance Minister in Bangal. But he had no significant position
in the Muslim League or the country's politics. General M4hammad Ayub Khan
writes in Friends not Masters, "The Governor General appointed Muhammad Ali
Bogra Prime Minister of Pakistan and number of Nazimuddin's Colleagues in the
Cabinet accepted office in the new Cabinet without demur."
Muhammad Ali Bogra Formula
On 7th October 1953, Muhammad Ali Bogra announced his constitutional
formula in the constitution Assembly. These proposals are known as .. Muhammad
Ali Bogra Formula." According to G.W. Chaudry, "On his appointment, Prime
Minister Muhammad Ali in 1953 considered it as one of his principal task to
overcome the constitutional deadlock. He was soon successful in achieving a
compromise on the issue of representation between the East and the West Pakistan
in the federal legislature". Its salient features are as follow:
1. The central legislature shall consist of two Houses, upper and Lower. In the
upper House, there shall be 50 members distributed among the 5 units of
Pakistan including the East Pal<lstan. That meant that the four west
Pakist.nai Units were to have forty members (ten each) and East Pakistan
was given ten. The lower House shall consist of 300 members to divide
among the same 5 units on the basis of Population. East Pakistan was
allocated 165 seats and the four units of West Pakistan were given 135
seats. Whe n the two houses met together, both the wings had equal
representatives, East � ak.istan lo+l 65�175; West Pal<lstan 4o+1 35=175.
The allocation of seats m the central legislature was to be as follows.
Sr. No. Units Unoer House Lower House Total
I East Pakistan 10 165 175
2 The Punjab 10 75 85
10 24
3 NWFP and tribal Areas 34
10 19 29
4 Sindh and Khairpur
es 10 17
5 Baluchistan, Baluchistan Sta� 27
and Karachi
Union Bahawalpur
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2. The power� of the two Houses were to be equal and a ministry was to be
responsible for both the Houses.
3. In ca�c of conflict between the two Houses. a joint session of both_ the
Houses was to be held to decide the issue. But in case of senous
disagreement on matters of exceptional importance. the head of the state
was competent to dissolve both the Ilouses and order for fresh election.
4. If the head of the state was from the West Pakistan. the prime minister shall
•be from the l·ast Pakistan and "ice-versa
5. The function of Board of Ulma was assigned lo the Supreme Court. It \Vas
a significant change in these proposals.
Reaction to the report
These suggestions were generally \\elcomed whole heartedly b) almost all
sections of p!.lblic opini-on. It was thought that these would lead to closer integration
and co-operation bct""een the two wings. The parliamentar) party of the Muslim ,
League rectified this formula on 6111 October 1953 But the opposition parties
remained unsatisfied. "
Response of the Government
The Government appointed a drafting committee to write down the
rrovisions as pro"ided b) the assembly. For this purpose. the sen, ices of an
eminent British constitutional expert. Sir Ivor Jennings. \Vere also obtained. On the
14th October, the draft bill of the constitution \\as finalized. The prime minister
declared that the constitution would be promulgated till December 1954. But in the
meantime. the Governor General Mr. Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the
constitutent Assembly.
Dissolving the first Constituent Assembly
On 24th October 1954, the Government General Mr. Ghulan1 Muhammad dissolved
the Constitutcnt Assembly although the Assembly had completed the tash. of framig
the constitution and all abstacles in the \\ay of its implementation had been
removed. After the dissolution of the constituent assembly, the Governor General
again invited Muhammad Ali Bogra to form a new cabinet. He formed new cabinet
\\ hich consisted of some new ministers like General Muhammad Ayub Khan.
Major General Skandar Mirza and Dr. Khan Sahib. and l lussam Shaheed
Suhrawardy. It was the first time, that commander 111 chief of the ann). General
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anny in polities.
Federal Court and Counstituent Assembly
The Governor General's action was challenged in the Sindh Chief Court by
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verdict against Ghulam Muhammad and declared his step illegal. But when this
trial was brought in the Federal court by the Government, the Federal Court gave
its ruling in favour of the Govemal General, and announced that the constituent
Assembly had not framed the future constitution of Pakistan after seven years since
its inception. So it had not right to continue any further.
On 28th May 1955, the Governor General issued order, for holding elections
for new constituent assembly as early as possible on 23 rd Ju ne 1955. Thus second
Counstituent Assembly came into being. It consisted of eighty members divided
equally between the East and the West Pakistan; the seats Qf West Pakistan were
further rli\ ided among its counstituent units. Its seventy two members were elected
by the provincial assemblies. The elections by the provincial assemblies were held
o n the basis of single-transferable vote and eleven seats were to be filled in by non
Muslim members. The detail of seats allocation in the second Constitutent
Assembl1y .1s as fio11 ows.
Sr. No. Name of Provinces Total Seats Non Muslim Seats
1 ·East Pakistan 40 09
2 Punjab ' 21 l
3 NWFP 4 X
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II ,
10 X
I...___ 5 Other territories
I 80 80
Total
emblies were held for t�e second
The Elections by the provincial ass . .
consfLtuent assembl y. Ten me mbe rs from BaJoch1 stan, Front i er states, Tribal Areas,
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Kha·1rpur State an d Karachi were to be nommated bY the Govemer Genera,I and .m
o ther areas, th'ey were to be elected by the Provm · I assembl.1es. Mus 1·1m League
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lost ·ts pr v. ous po_s•. h. �n •in second Constituent Assembly, because 1t was defeated
in thte gene i n in March 1954. Although it was still the
eral election m th e East Pakista .. .
largest par . n Assembly.The party pos1t1on 1s as under.
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Pakistan Pakistan
Muslim cuguc 24 1 25
United l·ront 16 16
Awum1 I c111:tuc(l mer the membership Rose to thirteen) - 12 12
Muslim I cuguc (md�ndent) - 1 1
Noon Grou_p 3 - 3
Commumsl - I I
lndc�ndcnls 3 - 3
Non-Muslims
Nutionul Conl¾rcss - 4 4
Schdulcd castes l·cdcration - 3 3
United progressive parliamentary
Party - 2 2
Others 2 - 2
Total: 32 40 72
The remaining eight seats, out of the forty allocated to West Pakistan i.e.
two for Bahawa\ Pur state, one for the Khair Pur state, one for the Baluchistan
states Union, One for the Frontier state and three for the Tribal Areas. were to be
filled later, after the mode of election for these seats had been detennined by the
elected members,of the Constituent Assembly.
Cboudhry Muhammad Ali's Reign as the Prime Minister (from August 1955
to September 1956)
Choudhary Muhammad Ali was one of those high ranking Muslim officers
in whom Quaid-e-Azam had full trust. Ile held many key posts and everywhere his
honesty and untiring hard work was acclaimed. He worked as the Minister for
Finance and EconomicAffairs in the central Cabinet of Mr. Muhammad Ali Bogra.
Before the partition of India when an Interim Government was established in 1946.
in the sub-continent, the Government and congress offered the Finance Ministry to
Muslim League, Chaudhry Muhammed Ali met Quaid-e-Azam and requested him
to accept the offer.Ile assured Quaid-e-Azam of his full cooperation in this
connection. The famous English writer Mozey writes in his book, ·'Toe last days of
British Imperialism in India" that the Budget prepared by Muhammad Ali proved
to be the forerunner for Pakistan.
bly was held at Murree on 7111 Jul7
The first session of new constitutional assem
elected Choudhry Muhammad Ali tht;!.
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back to the U.S.A as Ambassado r On 11 August 1955. Choudhry Muhammad Ali
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took over the charge as the prime minister of Pakistan In the meantime. Malik
Ghu lam Muhammad was made to retire from the post of Governor General due to
his falling health.
. ts SKINDAR MRZA AS THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF PAKJSTAN
(OCTOBER 1955 TO MARCH 1956)
Skindar Mirza took over the charge as the acting Governor General of
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Pakistan on 6 August. 1955; after the resignation of Ghulam Muhammad he
became the Governor General of Paksitan on 6th October 1955. During his regime.
the first constitution of Pakistan 1956 was finalized and all the provinces and
princely states of West Pakistan were merged in-to one province.
One Unit
Pakistan comprised of two un-equal parts and separated from each other by
more than a thousand miles. The population of East Pakistan was larger than that
of the West Pakistan. while the West Pakistan was composed of four provinces and
many states. The Government decided that all the four provinces and the states of
West Pakistan shoul d be merged into one pro\ ince and the whole country was
composed of two provinces (East& West Pakistan). This formula was designed by
Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardi. The constituent Assembly passed the law
establishing one unit of the West Pakistan on 30th September 1955. On l 5th October
19 55, it was implemented and all provinces and states of Pakistan were merged into
one single unit to form the province of West Pakistan. Pakistan now had two
provinces i.e.East and Wcsl Pakistan. 1 he first Chief Minister of the one unit was
Dr. Kha n Sahib while Mr. Mustaq Ahmed Gurmani was appointed as the first
governor of West Pakistan.
According to G.W Choudhry ·'The first important and highly controversial task
pe rformed by the second Constituent Assembl y was the unification pf West
P akistan."
Advantages of One Unit
The Prime Minister announced the advantage of One Unit m the first official
rneeting, which are as under.
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· Administrative expenses would be re<.1uced.
l,,.Backward areas would be developed.
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Republic.
Sovereignty to Allnh Almig ty
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2.
n g s to Allah
n or l 956, so, crc1g nty belo
According to the constitutio
Almighty.
3. Objective, Resolution
t he prcu111bk uf the co n
stitut io n .
Object1,·cs resolution was included in
4. Presidenf to be Muslim
, 1t \.\U'{ m.idc crnnpulsmv tor the
According to the constit ut ion or 1956
president to be the Muslim.
5. Enforcement of Islamic L w
, II h1: 1:nforccd Ill the countr)'
According to the constitut ion, lslnm1c lil
hy tl1c 11\)i� (.:1m1,1 ,md Sun nuh und the cxisllnl1,
And all t he laws would be moulded
y ith lsinm.
laws will be brought into conformit v.
6. Establis hment of Islamic Rescnrch Oq�anization
will
According to the con�titut10n of 1956, Orgm111ut io n ol lslu1nic rcscurch
be est ablished, ,,hich will d0 n.·,carch to, the legislation a n d l! n lorccm
cnt of
Islamic principles.
7. Elimination of Riba
Accor'Jing to t he const it ution of 1956, it was also mentioned thut th!!
government v.ould eliminate Riba and mokc the economy of the country free of
Riba.
8. Relations with Muslim world
According t o the �onst itutions of 1956 Pakist an will cstublish good relation�
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9. Independent Judiciary
According to the constitution of 1956. it was made guaranteed for the
judiciary to work independently and security of the service to the judge was
ensured.
10. Protection of the rights of minorities
According to the constitution of 1956, the ri ghts of minoritjes will be
protected and they would be given complete religious and cultural freedom.
t t. Security of Islamic traditions
According to the constitution, the government will protect the Islamic
traditions and all non-Mulsim traditions like gambling and publishing of porno
literature, prostitution etc. would be banned. But drinking would not be banned on
religious occasions of non-Mulsims.
12. Islamic Values
According to the constitution of 1956, Islamic principles like democracy,
freedom, equality tolerance and social justice will be implemented.
4.6 SIKANDAR MIRZA AS THE FIRST OF PRESIDENT OF
PAKISTAN (March 1956 to October 1958)
After the promulgation of the first constitution of Pakistaf:l 1956, Sikandar
Mirza became the first president of Pakistan on 25th March, 1956. But Choudhry
Muhammad Ali's Mirustry could not remain stable. His health was growing worse,
so, he wanted to go to Europe for medical treatment. He was relieved of his
responsibilities as Prime Minister on 9 th September 1956 and went to Europe.
Hus sain Shaheed Sabanvardi as the Prime Minister of Pakistan (From
Septe mb�r 1956 to October 1957)
He became the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 12 September 1956. He was
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pt\:'ft·rred fonn,·r ,mJ t\:'St�th.'J ,,n l "'111 l\.·t,,lx·r I'>:-.,
lbrnhim lsnrnil Chundrigar u� tht Pritnl' i\tiniskr of P:t"i:-t:rn (Odolwr
l �5 "' to Ot-rentbl'r l Q5�)
.\fkr Suham\\ ,\N) · s re�ignatil'1l. tlw \ luslim 1 t\\�u,· h,1d .1gr1.'1.'d 1,, forn1 a
,x1aliti1.1n go, enun1.·nt "1th Rt·puhltcan l\1rt, ,,n th1:.• ,.l,nditt,,n that b, antt.·mling the
Ekctof3tl..' \ct. the Princ1pk· ,,t st:p;\r.tte '-'k,·h,r.ue ",,uld b,• 1mpkm,·nh.'d in 1hc
c1.,w1tr). On l $ 1\.kh.'lx-r I Q5 '7. LI l'hundng,n "h,, hd,,ns.,•d tl, tushm l c..•ng.u1..' w:\s
.,ppointe<l as the prime linister l,f Pal,..ist.m Hut ,\tk1 th1..• fon11atil,n of tlw cnhmel.
a group of \limsters from the fa1st Paki�tnn starll·d tlpp,.)sing the p1·,,p,)s,·d
J111endments �cause h� mtroducmg the pri1w1pk nf s1.•pnrn1c dt:1.'tornte their
politicnl fut� might� endanged. fhe Republil:an Pan� nlSl) \\,lilied to ,kprh e ,1f
P'-'litical opponent p!lrt� of gnining power. o th1.') tkdmcd thnt Fkctorak Act
,, ould not be .unend1.-d. Due to chnnge in nt1itud1.• of Repubhcnn Pmt, . Prime
�linister LI. Chundrignr presented his resignntion tt, the pr,·sidcnt on 11th l)ecl'mher
l 957.
Befon: resigning, the Chundrignr ministl") tm,i... a step whkh later greutl�·
ntfrcted the;: fate of the .\ womi Lcugur colition ministt) in East Pnkistun. On I 011
December 1957 at n high le, el conference, attended b) the cc111rul ministl!rs. thl'
East Pakistan chief minister. govemment ot11ciuls tmd the commnndcr-in-d1kt' or
the Anned r orcl.!s. General A) ub Khnn. o scheme, "Opcmtillll Closl' Dol,r''. wns
apprO\ ed to put the armed · forces in compktr o, eroll contn,I nnd supreme
command of the anti-smuggling opration in Enst Pnkistnn. An ordinance \\tlS issul'd
to this effect. and the oprotion started on 20 December I 957.
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future elections. I le was of the \ 1cw that politu.:al lenders were the rool cause of all
the anamolics ol Pakistan o. he decided to deal them \\ 11h an iron hand.
Basic Democracy System
In 1959 Ayub Khan introduced a nev. system of ··Baste Democracies".
.\ccordmg to the system. the people were to elect the member of basic
dcomocracies.
I he total rumber of members of basic democrac) was eight)' thousands (enhanced
to l. 20.000). I on) thousand each from both East and West Pakistan were
m\minatc<l in ti cse democracies. These members formed an electoral college to
d..:<.:t th..: pn::..,1J..:n1 Democracies system setup li,e tiers of mstitut1ons. 1 c (i)
L nion Council and Union Committee. (ii) Tchsil Council and Thana Council
(Thesil coum:il in thl! \\ est Pakistan and Thana council in the East Pakistan). (iii)
District ( tiw1cil. (i,) On isional Council. (v) Pro, incial Council.
Presidential Referendum
In I 960. Ayub Khan held a referendum to get himself selected as the
president of Pakistan. All the members of basic democracies were asked to giw
their opinion. so he was supponed as the president of Pakistan.
The Constitution of Pakistan J 962
8�1ckground
On 7th I cbruary 1960 the President of Pakistan Muhammad A) oub Khan
appointeJ a constitution commission headed by Justice Shahabuddin. Attcr careful
consideration. the commission submitted its report on 6th Ma)' l 96 l . The report of
the commission was examined by several committees. In the hght of its
recommendations, a new constitution was framl'd and implemented on 8th June
I 962. It was framed by a body of men appointed b} the president and \.\3S not
framed b) any elected Assembly. After the imposition of this constltution. Ayub
Khan became the civilian president. The martial law was deposed and Politico!
parties were restored. Ayub Khan himself became the head of Functional Muslim
League and the elections were held for the Provincial and National Assemblies.
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I h1.' l'lll\stil11lt01\ or 1 1)()) WIIS in kdcrnl l\tlllln:. !"he IW() p111ts or lhc eOllllll)'
1\1.'lr l'iven 1.·q11,ll -;1t1111s. Hoth the provinces had ,111 cqunl 1n1mhl!r ol rcprl!scntmivcs
111 the l · b:h1rul ( olkgc, •10,000 cnch I he powcn, ur the ccntrnl µovcrnmcnt were
l.''-pl11i111.·d 111 the 1.·onstilt1tinn I he rcmainmg pm\cr-. wen; trnnsfc1n:d to the
ptllVlllCl'S,
3. Prcsitk11ti11I system
In the co11st1t11tton ul IW,:. prcs1dc1\t1,il form ol' g_<.)\crnmc11t wn-.
c-.tublishcd. I hi:-. constitution 111tnH.lm:cd u pu,\crtul presidential sysh:m, lhc
pres1ck11t pcrfonn1.:d cxccu11vc !unctions und was solely n:sponsiblc for the
cnuntry's udminbtration. I lowe\.cr. the president could nm he .i mcmhcr of the
lcgisluturt.
-'· Nntional l1111�ua�c
Urdu urh' lkngali both would be the 11atiun ..il l11n!'ll.1g\.'s ot' Pnl-..1swn an<l
I .nglish '"as dcclmul 11s th1: u11icial lung1111�c 111' the country until the 1wtional
lnnguagc ueh1evcd the ortict:tl stulus
S. Ril,!id constitutions
The constitution of 19(,2 wns the rigid umsl1ttttion. I 01 nmc11ume11l m th.:
constitution two third mujority or votes wus nccl.!ssnr) for p.1ssi11g the l\ill. If the
president declined thl.! umcmlmenl. it wus ncccssar') to have it passcd ng,1in h) the
Nutionul ;\sscnihly with II mujority uf thn:c lhurth or the vuks In this
rc-;rcct nlsn the pn:-:icknl wo11ld he 1.•mpmw11.•d lo p1cscnt the matter b\.'1'01\' till'
1 lccto:·:\I ('nlll:g,.· for rcli:n.-11d•1111. irsu lksi1cd.
<,. ('upitnl of the country
l\,o cupituls were prnpo-;cd in the 1.•1mstitutiiH1 or I 9(,.., . I IK· scat ol
Nntt\)l)lll J\ssc.·nil>h W\Hlld bl! al l>11t·1.·11 a11d IIH: (\.•ntr:il (,,1,1.·rn1nc11t \\,n.ld I\\. .H
lsl nmnhud.
7. V eto powers of the president
ii. II' uny luw pusscd by the N11tio11ul A��cn1b,ly ,�us nut . 1c_nl11:.1_l\.·d b� _ th�
1 '\ 1.>I the
president, und thi.: Nnlionnl ,Asselllhly pnsscd tl ugum wllh the rn�qurtly ol
totnl votes, the luw would be trcntcd to hove bc,·n l.!nti�tcd msp,te or tht.• , 1.•to
11\.lwc:·�i of lhl' pi·1.•sidcnt, who wnulu ho,�c, c1· hll\'1..' the n�tht to 1'r1..•scm 1: io llw
d 1 if so dcs1r�,t.
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b. The president could dissolve the National Assembl) and seek
rt:-election.
8. Independent Judiciary
It was declared in the constitution of 1962 that judiciar) would be free from
a 11 pressures.
9. Fundamental rights
Although, in the beginning, fundamental rights were not mentioned m the
constitution of 1962. Yet on the pressure of the public, these rights like securit) of
their life. propert) freedom of speech and writing etc were given to the people on
I963. These rights were guaranteed; no law could be made in violation of the rights
laid down in the constitution. No department of the government could take any step
against these rights.
10. Unicameral Legislature
In the constitution of 1962, National Assembly would be a single house
legislative bod). There would be a central legislature in the country to be knov.n as
ational Assembly. In both the provinces, there would be Provincial Assemblies
separately.
11. Provincial autonomy
The provinces were given full autonom) in the constitution 1962. The third
schedule of the constitution laid down the list of subject to be dealt with by the
central government. The provincial governments were full) empowered to deal
\\ith those subj_ects which were not included in the third schedule.
12. Indirect Electorate
The government proposed indirect election. For this purpose, an electoral
college was formed consisting the memhers of the basic democracies. The people
would elect directly eighty thousand representatives ( enhanced I, 20,000), who
would elect the president and the member of the National and Provincial
Assemblies.
13. The National Assembly •
According to the constitutions of 1962. the National Assembly was
composed of 156 members. Six seats were reserved for women. All the scats \\ere
equally distributed between the two wings. The normal term of the assembly was
five years.
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L:Abour Reforms
President of Pakistan General Muhammad Ayub Khan announced an
emergenc) lav. to decide the industrial dispute. And the purpose was that better
arrangements be made for the settlement of industrial disputes between workers
and the entrepreneurs. In those days the mill owners did not recognize the
representative position of the trade union. This hurdle was removed by this law in
1960. Its details are as under.
l. It was decided that the mill-ov.,Tiers should recognize all those unions which
fulfil cenain conditions if they refused to do so the matter was to be brought
before the industrial tribunal.
2. The government fixed the wages of the workers.
3. ln May 1962, a nev. fund was established under a law, out of which
assistance was to be provided to the workers and their families in case of a
worker sustaining injUT), falling ill or an} of his limbs getting disabled.
4. The government compelled the mill-owners to get residences constructed
for their workers and let them out to them on cheap rentals.
5. Government labour directors were appointed in both the provinces that
protected the rights and interests of the workers.
Educational reforms
1. According to the recommendations of the commission new curricula was
complied and the books of new course were written according to the revised
curricula for class I to XII with the help of a number of educational experts
and writers in both the provinces.
2. It was recommended that the primary education would be free and
compulsory up to the 8th class.
3. It was proposed that intermediate classes be included in secondary
education and separated from the colleges.
4. It was also recommended three years degree course with monthly test but
the students' community strongly agitated against the three yeas degree
course and the government withdrew this.
5. It was recommended that English as medium of instruction be replaced
gradually with Urdu.
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the subjects of civil, mechanical, electrical and autom obile engmeenng are
taught. And leather tanning is also taught in these institutions.
Health reforms
The medical education was expanded amazingly in PaJ<lstan. But there
were only two medical colleges in West Pakistan. So, Ayub Khan set up a
commission for improvement of the health sector. This commission recommended
the health reforms which are given below.
1. First of al I Auub Khan established four new medical colleges in Pakistan.
2. Jn large cities like Quetta, Hyderabad and Lahore. Health schools for
training in nursing were also opened.
3. Before Ayub Khan Regime Pakistani student had to go to England. U.S.A.
or other countries for receiving higher education in medicine. So, Ayoub
Khan made arrangements for teaching some basic subjects in Karachi in the
Post Graduate Medical Centre.
4. Many qualified doctors were sent for higher education in the foreign
countries on scholarship under Colombo plan or the World Health
Organization.
Family Laws ordinance 1961
Ayub Khan issued family laws ordinance in 1961. Before this ordinance a
man could marry more than one wife without any written permission to allow
second marriage from hfa first wife. But now. according this ordinance:
1. It was necessary for a man to get a written permission by the first wife to
allow him for second marriage.
2. The minimum marriageable limits were prescribed for males and females.
3. The ex-husband was bound to give maintenance allowance for the divorced
woman (Ex-wife) and her children.
4. All marriages had to be registered with the government.
5. A man, who wants to divorce his wife, will have to go through the union
council for its reconciliatory procedure before the divorce was accepted by
law.
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. �cf?rc_ this or?in�ce a grandson could not inherit the property of his grand
lathcr, 1f lus lather died m the life time of his father. But throu
gh this la\\. grand
children were made eligible to inherit their grand father's prope
rty even 1f their
father hud died in the life time of their father.
4.8 GENERAL YAHYA KHAN AS THE PRESIDENT OF
PAKISTAN (March 1969 to December 1971)
President Ayub Khan . ruled the country for more than ten years. E\en
though he introduced a number of reforms and countr) also made a great progress
in industry and other fields. Yet his attitude was quite dictatorial. So. the people of
Pakistan started agitations against his regime and the situation became out of
control. Thus the president Ayub Khan resigned from the office and handed over
power to the Am1y Chief, General Yahya Khan, Y.ho abrogated the counstttution
and declared martial law on 25Lh March 1969.
teps taken by Yahaya Khan
New Army Chief General Yahya Khan as_sumed t_he po,�ers of_ Chief
Martial Administrator and announced that he will remain president till the
formation of a democratic government and that he had no aim to retain the po\\er
permanently. So he took the following steps:
l. Ile abrogated the constitution of 1962·
2. Prohibtted all political activities.
3. Dissolved the National and provincial Assemblies.
4. Dismissed the central and provincial cabinets.
5. One unit scheme w as dissolved.
. · were merged in Pakistan as
6. The princely stats o f o 1 r, Swat and Chitral
Malkand Division.
ognized as a province.
7. Baloch1stan
. 1or the fitrst time was rec
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to have simple majority for making an)
8. National Assembly was supposed . . y.
ont
-- law instead of having double maJ
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ii Distribution of subjects between centre and the prO\ ince!:> m such a ,,a) as
to meet the <lemand of provincial autonomy and simultaneously gi,mg to
the centre total power m financial and defence affairs
iii. 1 o eliminate econom ic non-equalit) between the pro, mces through la,\..
iv. To abide b ) the democratic prmc1ples and elections on the basis of ad ult
franchise.
v. To make it binding on the new elected assembl) to prepare a ncv.
constitution for Paki stan '" 1th m 120 days If It '"as not possible. the
assembly would stand dissolved automaticall).
General Elections 1970
In December I 970, General Yahya Khan held the general elections in the
�hole co untr) on the basis of adult franchise. f-or the firs time general elections
were held in the whole cou ntry. Elections of Nattonal assembly were held in th
December 1970 and provincial assembl) in 171h December 1970. EH:r) bod) gave
his vote to a candidate of his own liking and those elections were held to a great
extent freely and justly.
Elections Manifesto of Political Parties
All the political leaders welcomed the dec i sion of the militaI) go,emment
to hold general elections. After then all the pohucal parties issued election
manifestos and their leader s toured both the wings extensivd) to '"in the people
over to their side.
Elections Monifesto of Al' ami League
Uections monifesto of sheikh M uj1-ur-Rehrnan of Awami league was six. po i nts
formula which was aimed at drasticall) curtailing the federal authorit) ,md
converting Paki stan into a loose confeder�tion. Awam1 league launched us
campaign on the bas is of the rights of East Pakistan.
Elections of Monifesto of Pakistan Peoples Part)
lulfiqar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan Pe?ples _Party highlighted the :.conomic i�su;s of
e of Pak1s�an. (Rot i . Kapra
Pakistan and promi sed the economic uplift of the peopl
and Makan) was the slogan of Pakistan people' s party. Zulfiqar Ah Bhuno ga,e th�
four-fold slogan:
1. Islam is our Faith.
2. Democracy is our polity.
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ele ction results added a new dimension to the problem of East and West Pakistan
relations.
Distressing side of the Elections 1970
Mr. Z.A Bhutto went to Dhaka on 26 January 1971. He held talks with
Mujib and other Awami league leaders and tried to bring them around his point of
view on the framing of the future constitution of Pakistan. Awami league
leadership refused to accept his proposals and announced that none would be able
to stop us from framing a constitution on the basis of six point programme.
The president Yahya Khan called the session of the National Assembly at
I slamabad on the 3rd March 1971. But Bhutto demanded the postponement of
assembly session and also waiving of the 120 days limited for framing the
constitution. In a threatening tone he declared that he would launch a great
movement if the session of the National Assembly was held without his Political
Party. So, on the 1 st March 1971 he postponed the assembly session on the plea that
as the larges.t party from West Pakistan was not willing to attend the session and
said that the postponement would enable the politicians to arrive at some
agreement.On the same day Mujib-ur-Rehman declared in a public gathering at
Dacca that a movement for civil disobedience would be started as the government
did not want to transfer power to the majority party.
Civil Dis-obedience Movement
On 2nd March 1971 Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman launched civil disobedienc e
movement. Blood shedding, non-coopration, refusal to pay taxes, demonstration of
strikes, b�ycott of courts and not going of officials to their respective job places
became the daily routine. So, the administration was paralyzed by the show of
street power by the A wami League.
In a procession the Bangalies of awami league burnt the flag of Pakist an
and portrait of Quaid-e-Azam and adopted a slogan �or independent Ba�gladesh.On
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23 March 1971 Sheikh Mujeebur Rehman hoisted the flag of independent
Bangladesh at his residence and established a parallel government with the
unla wful help of I ndia. Then the situation of law and order in the East Pakistan was
out of control for the government of Pakistan.
R.eaction of the Government
On 26th March 1971 the president addressed the nation and told as to why
mi1itary operation had become unavoidable.Afterward he ordered the military to
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1110\c 0111and re· tort" law and order.All the activities of' arreSled.
ha1111cd aml a numhc.:1 of its lem.h.:rs includinv. Mujib-ur-Rchman were
�lC(>N taken hy government during Military Operation
1· irst of all the tc,IJowing steps were taken by the government
I. Arms from the Baltahon of East Pakistan regiment were taken.
2. Io defend th1,; cantonments.
J. Security for Chittagong port.
4 Control of air bases
5. Defence of cities and towns.
With the launching of military action against Awami League the authorit)
of the government was restored. But a large number of Bengalis. mostl) Hindus
crossed over to India. ·1he massive inllux of refugees into Indian Territory provided
a pretext to India to exploit the issue on the international level.
Tikka Khan as Governor of Ea,t Paki'ltan
On 7th April, 1971 General Tikk� Khan ""a:, appointed as Governor of East
Pakistan to control the situation. First of all he appealed to all persons believing in
one Pakistan to restore peace. But Pakistan Anny and patriotic volunteers had a
number of clashes with the mischief-mongers in East Pakistan and the situation
continued to worsen everyday.
Indian Interference
India was fully supporting Awami League and sending its miscreants to
East Pakistan who combined with the workers of Mukti Bahni killed Pakistani
soldiers and ordinary citizens. Thousands of citizens of East Pakistan migrated
towards India. On 27 March. 1971 a discussion took place on the events in East
Pakistan in the Indian parliament. On the 31)l March, 1971 Mrs. Indra Gandhi
declared that India would not keep quiet on the events in East Pakistan. Indian
Prime Minister claimed that the influx of millions of refugees from East Pakistan
threatened to undermine Indian political, economic stability. and demanded the
return of refugees to their homes. Indian government exploited the issue on the
international level. It also provided India a chance to interfere in the internal affairs
of Pakistan under the mode of helping the Bengalies and freedom fighters.
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lndo-Pak-War 1971
In Novcmhl.!r, 1971 Indian Army began crossing the border of cast Pabst.an
und helped Mukti Bahini to launch attacks on Pakistan Army. In this connection
Pakistan immediately drew the attention of the Security Council to the military
intervention of lndia in Pakistan and lodged protests also. On 3 rd December 1971 a
full scale war broke out on the West Pakistan. On this Mr. Laichui Ching. the
Chinese delegate in the United Nations declared that China would give help to
Pakistan as at that time Pakistan alone was facing India and Russia and was
successfully repulsing their severe attacks. Turkey, Jran anct almost all the Islamic
countries also supported Pakistan whole heartedly.
On 8 1h December, 1971 United Nations General Assembly passed a
resolution with a heavy majority of 104 votes asking India and Pakistan to stop the
war immediately and to recc41l their armies to their own borders and to return the
war affected persons. Pakistan accepted this resolution immediately. But India
refused to accept this resolution. Foreign Minister of India announced in the
assembly that cease fire between India and Pakistan would be meaning-less unless
the representatives of Bangla Desh were also made to join the agreement. The
members of Security Council had started consultations among themselves since
I1 1h December 1977. According to the Bamayun Adeeb, in his book •'foreign
policy of Pakistan" (Urdu Eddition), in the meantime, a few days _before the war
Mr. Z.A Bhutto was nominated as the vice premier and foreign Minister of
Pakistan. So he went to New York as foreign Minster of Pakistan on J oth
Decem ber, There he made consultations with the delegates of USA and China in
the United Nation. But for some reasons the session of the Security Council could
not be held on l i h December. The Russian delegate wanted to gain. time to
continue the deadlock till such time as the Indian Army entered Dacca. On the
other hand , situation in West Pakistan was getting worse every minute.
On J 5 1h December 197 J the session of Security Council was held again. But
the members of the council instead of considering the war, began consulting one
another 011 the point. On this 13�utto was _very much frustrated. When Poland
moved a resolution in the Secunt y Council for cease fire betwee n India and
Pakistan, Mr. z.A Bhutto did not accept it and tore down the agenda of the Security
Council and walked out of the Assembly.
Ile paused for a short while at the_ main gate and told the newsmen that if
need be Agha Shahi could represe nt Pakistan, and that he would go back to hi i
�untry to continue the war. Mr. Z.A. Bhutto declared in the Assembly wh�
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swging thc wulk-out that the Security Council hml failed to �omc up lo the
l!Xpcctations of the people of' l'ukiswn.
/\ meeting of the Security Council wus held the swnc night in which lnd1u11
foreign Minister Sarcfor Swu1n Singh read out a lellcr lro111 the prime minister CJI'
India, in which it wm, slated that India would stop fighting on the Western front U'l
soon as 13angladcsh had been libcrutcd. lie ulso told the Security Council that strict
orders had been issued 'to Indian forces to treat wm prisoners in accordance with
C,cncva Convention. Afier listening to the letter from the Inc.Ihm Prime Minister, the
session or the Security Council was postponed. So the Security Council could not
wkc any step. as the city of Dacca was actually captured by India.
On 16th 01.:ccmhcr 1971 Indian forces entered Dacca and ()enernl Ni,11i signed the
Surrender Agreermmt. Eventually India succeeded in achieving her objectives and
I�ast Pakistan appeared on the map of the world with the name of Oangladcsh on
16th December, 197 l. President General Yahya Khan {lddrcsscd the Nation on the
radio, in which he said, "Retreat on one front docs not mean that fighting has
stopped. War with India is still continued and our resistance would continue till the
end of the aggression by India".
Causes of Separation of East Pakistan
The causes of separation of East Pakistan are as follows:
J Unique Geographical Feature of Pnkistan
Pakistan had � unique geographical feature. It consisted of two separate
blocks territory. East Pakistan was not only separated geographically from West
of
Pakistan by more than one thousand miles i.e. 1600 km, both India and a sea also
between them. India from the day one did not recognize Pakistan's existence.
Hindu leaders gave statements that it was a temporary division and very soon
Pakistan will come into Tndian fold again.
2. Provincial Prejudices
The people of East Pakistan were 56% of the total population of Pakistan.
East Pakistan was one of the five provinces of Pakistan but the politicians of East
Pakistan demanded their representation in the National Assembly according to the
proportion of their population. The politicians of East Pakisan and West Pakistan
stood against each other on this issue. It caused the partition of the country into two
parts.
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conspirac; prepared for the separation of I a�I Puk1'>l,111. /\ftc1 lhcn ,1111,d li11!,
between the two parts was suspended I he sc11d111g of ,1111i:1111cnls to 1�111;1 Pu� 1st1111
was stopped \\hich made 11 1mposs1blc to h111nt.h 111ili1,11y acli1111 in 1i111t·.
18. Indian Interference
India had a constant wish to weaken lhc 111lcgrily of Paki�t.111 Jin one 1c11so11
or the other. Indian Prime Minister Indra Gamlhi undc, the p1ctcncc oJ' tht· s:dcty of'
her borders against the terrorists Mukll 8uh111 111 I ast Palrn,t,111 alt.il h·d l·:1s1
Pakistan. The Pakistan Anny had to face dl'fcat because tlwrc ww, 11<> ,u.:iiul
protection. Pakistani soldiers had to surrender und the cmmll) wu1; put tit10lll'd
4.9 ZULFIQAR ALI BHUTTO AS TIIE l'RESIIH:NT OF
PAKISTAN (December 1971 to August 1973)
On 20 1h December, 1971 Yahya Khan stepped down Imm the pos1t1011 uJ'thc
president and Chief Martial Law administrator in favour of Mr. /.A Bhullo Mr.
Bhutto took over the office of the president of Paksitan as well us Chier Martllll
Law administrator. It was an unusual thing that a c1" ilian wus a Mi.11uul lav,
administrator. At that time the country was fac111g the worst crisis I he scparu11011
of East Pakistan, and the demolition of LFO were the inherited problems lor the
new government.
4.10 THE CONSTITUTION OF 1973
Background
On 14 1h April, 1972 an interim constitution Vvas approved h> the Nnt1011ul
Assembly to run the affairs of the country. On 17' 11 April 1972 the Nutionul
Assembly appointed a committee of twenty live mcmhers of Nallonul /\sscmhl)
Vv ith the task of framing the future constitution of the country. Murtml luw wus then
abolished. The committee presented its rccommmend ..111011s in the Nuuon.,1
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Assembly on 31 ' Desember 1972.This Assembly discussed the com,tilullon 111
1h
detail and approved it with certain amendment on I 0 April I 973and assented to the
President on I 2nd April 1973.The Constitution was promulgated on 14 August
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I he constitu11un l,t' 1971 1-.. fairly ri�:'i<l h<.·cuusc unckr its article 23<J. It can
he amcnd1:d onh h\ two-th i rd \utes of 1hc towl memhcr hip of the 'ntional
t\sscmhh and th�n thl! sl!natc ':ihould puss thl! ,1mcmlmerll hill hy n majority of Its
tot.ii mc1;1bc:rship. l he method of amendment 1s neither too <liHicult nor too easy.
X. lndcpcndcnt .Judiciu11
In the conslltullon of 1973 JU<l1c1a1y was dcdari.:d fully indcpcn<lcm and
free from ull pressures. A guarantee has bl!en prov i ded for an independent
_1ud1c1al") rhe Judges are pa i d handsome salar i es and they have job security. lbe
jud1ctal) has been separated from the executive. 1 he judges will perfo rm their
Julies v. 1thout any fear or pressure.
9. Directh e Principle of Policy
The embodiment of directive principles of policy of the state is another
<lemocrat1c frature of the constitution of 1973. According to the constitution it is
the responsibility of each organ and authority of the Pakistan state to act in
accordance with these principles. These principles relate to observance of Islamic
,, a} of life. promotion of local government institutions, to discourage paroch i al and
other similar prejudices, to enable women participate fully in national life. to
protect the rights and interests of the minorities, to eradicate social e\1ls. and to
promote social and economic well-being of the people of Pakistan.
10. Permanent constitution
The constitution-1973 has been provided with its stubilit} nnd pem1anenc e.
It declares that obedience to the constitution is the basic obligation of c,el) cmzen
of Pakistan. It further declares that any person who abrogah!s or consp i res to
abrogate, or conspires to subvert the constitution by use of force or b} an} other
unconstitutional means will be guilty of high treason
t 1. Province Autonomy
Pakistan shall form a federation wherein the units w i ll be autonomous v.ith
such boundaries and limitations on their power and authority as may be desc bed.
. � hts.
I he integrit} of the territories of the federation, its independence and all its ng
including its sovereign rights on land, sea and air should be safeguarded.
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8. Islamic Values
It was declared in the constitution-197 3, the Islamic principle s like
dcmocrac). 1:reedom. equality and social justice will be implemented and these
Islamic values will be the main objectives of the constitution.
9. Compulsory the Islamic studies and of Quran
According to the constitution the teaching of Quran and Islamic studies will
be made compulsory in schools and colleges.
10. Teaching of Arabic
Teaching of Arabic will be compulsory from 6th to 8th class in school.
11. Islamic Society
According to the constitution 1973, the government will be responsible for
providing them Islamic atmosphere in the country so that people should spend their
lives according to Islamic Principles i.e. the Holy Quran and Sunnah to fonn an
Islamic society.
12. Completion of Prophet-hood
According the constitution of 1973 a person who does not believe in Hazrat
Muhammad (SAW) as the last prophet of God will not be a Muslim. So especiall)
in the constitution Qadyanies have been declared non-Muslim.
13. Protection of Rights of Minorities
According to the constitution of 1973, the rights of minorities will be
protected. They will have complete religious and cultural freedom.
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Accord111g to the C'onstitut1on of 1973, the government will elimin,He Riba
nnd m nk.c thl.! economy or the country free from Riha.
17. Rclntion, "ith the Islamic Countries
/\ccordrng to the Constitution of 1973 the government will establish good
n:luti ons with other l�lurnic countries for the unity of the Muslim world.
18. hlumic Ideology Council
According to the Constitution-1973 the government will establish the
lslmnic ideology Council, which will guide the legislature to make the laws in
1.1ccordance with Islamic teachings and bring the existing laws into the conformity
"1th Islum.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto as the Prime Minister of Pakistan (August 1973 to July
1977)
On 14111 August, 1973 after making the Constitiution of 1973 Mr. Zulfiq.ir Ali
Bhutto became the Prime Minister and Mr. Fazal-e-Elahi becam the pre5ident of
Palistan. The major achievements in the reign of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto are :is
follows:
I. Restoration of the pride of the country after the separation off· ust Pakistan.
2. 1 he Shimla Agreement with India in 1972 and reco'ver) of 95 thousand
prisoners from Indian custody.
3. During Arab, Israel war in 1973 Pakistan cooperated with the Arabs. This
co-operation raised the status of Pakistan in the Arab world.
4. I lolding Islamic Summit in 1974 at Lahore in Pakistan, which ensured the
political economical and social interactions with the Arab world.
5. The expedition of the Atomic programme after India bt:came Atomic power
in 1974. I le felt the urge of Pakistan for being an atomic power.
Reforms of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
. The Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto introduced refor ms
10 various fields in order to improve the economic condition of the country. These
ref_orm s were recommended by the commissions set up by 2.A. Bhutto
these were
headed by eminent persons bea ring highest qualifications in their ow11.
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Industrial Reforms
On 2 nd January 1972. Government issued an ordinance. Under this
ordinance ten general industries were taken over b} government and cancell�d all
the industrial sanctions. According to Rafi-ullah in his book, "Year of Pakistan··
..1 wenty big industrial concerns in the country were nationalized on January 1972.
The main purpo se of nationalizing the big industrial concerns was to rehabilitate
the national economy.'' On 6th January 1971 the Board of Directors of these large
industries and managing bodies of such industrial concerns were dismissed. On the
other hand the government nationalized a few significant industries such as iron.
steel, heav} engineering, heavy electrical engineering, automobiles assembly and
manufacture of spare parts, tractor-making factories, chemical plants, cement
industry. production of electricity for Public use. distribution oil and gas refineries
etc. Later. on 16th January 1971 through another order government took over 11
other industrial units.
Import of the motor cars and tractors was banned and it was emphasized
that for public use trucks and Buses would be imported. On the other hand tractor
making industr) was developed. For this purpose suflicient raw material and
technical experience was available with in the country.
On 18 th February 1972, the government set up a board of lndustnal
Management (BIM). The function of this Board was to take care of those thirry-two
industries which v.ere taken over by government under the economic reform:.
orders. It included the function of the BIM that keeping in view the national
requirements, some new patterns and methodology of the economic development
should be designed. ln the second phase of nationalization. the government had to
take over the cotton, sugar and cooking oil industries because of hoarding.
Labour Policy
Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto announced a new labour policy on February 10.
1972. The purpose of that policy was to create cordial relations between the
workers and the entrepreneurs and to safe-guard the rights of the workers.
Rafiull ah Shahab writes in his book, "50 years of Pakistan''. The new labour
policy deprives the factory owners to dismiss any labourer. They were asked 10
arrange for the proper education of the children of the workers. Workers we re not
given representation in the management of the factori�, 6% profit of the factories
was reserved to be spent on the welfare of the workers. Old age pension was a\sa
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in troduced for them." The salient features of Bhutto government's Labour policy
were as follows:
l. In the management of the industrial concern workers were given, at factory
level. 20% effective representation and they were also given the right to
appoint their own auditors to audit the accounts, to inspect a store or a
facto!) or its record.
2. The share of the workers in the annual profit was enhanced from 2% to 4%
and in the case of increased production l 0% of the excess profit was fixed
for the workers as bonus, payment of which was to be made either in cash
or in the shape of IT units.
3. The industrial was made responsible to educate one child of each worker
and the expenses for the education of other children were to be paid by the
government. This did not however, apply to those industrial units where
similar incentives were already in existence.
4. Two percent deduction from the salaries of the workers was discontinued
and the contribution of the entrepreneur was enhanced from 4% to 6%.
5. Every worker was made eligible to receive pension in his old age.
6. In case of death or accident life insurance was made compulsory.
7. The scope of working council was enlarged and this was entrusted with the
responsibility of settling all matters, and it was also made compulsory to
explain reasons for it in writing as this matter related to the investigation by
the labour court.
8. The principle of encouragement of making federation of union on the basis
of industries and forming federation at national level was accepted.
By that labour policy, above all, to allow old age pension to workers was
the unique and matchless decision of its nature in all the labour policies through out
the world.
Educational Reforms
On J 5 th March t 972, Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto announced a new educational
policy as the president of Pakistan. There were two phases of the programme to be
adopted for achieving the targets of the educational policy, in which stress was laid
Upon the education of science and technology. The details of educational reforms
are as follows:
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5. Farms of fruit, horses and cattle and the Auqafs in excess of the fixed limit
of ownership were also not exempted from the purview of these reforms.
6. All land of the putt feeder area of Baluchistan having being treated as free
from all encumbrances was taken over by government without paying any
compensation. The acquired land was distributed among the poor farmers of
that area.
7. If any government servant possessed more than I 00 Acres of land it was
confiscated by government.
8. One-sided and hostile ejections from land were totally stopped and it was
decided that in future such ejections could be possible only in cases where
the farmers would fail to fulfil the obligations of farming.
9. Auction of all government land was banned, and the procedure of leasing
out such land was also abolished.
10. Landlords were made responsible to pay abyana and other agricultural
taxes.
11. The responsibility of providing seed and to pay for its price was also
entrusted to the land owner. The rest of the relevant expenses were to be
shared by the landlord and the farmer equally.
12. To collect revenue by force and to get labour from their farmers without any
compensation was banned through out the country.
13. In connection with the sale of land the former in its neighborhood was given
the right of pre-emption.
14. A commission was promised to be set-up for the review of agricultural tax
and the case.
15. Incentives were provided to small farmers to enable them to purchase
necessary agricultural products on subsidized rates, in the shape of loan and
accessibility to markets.
16. By providing a number of incentives for cooperative farming rural
cooperation schemes were promulgated.
17. A large rural development programme was promised to be launched soon
under which agro-based industries were to be set up to combat the
unemployment.
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During the Z.A Bhutto regime the Health Minister Mr. Sheikh Muha mmad
Rashid had appointed a committee on 5•h February 1972. The committee
recommended the following health policy for improvement in health sector.
1. For M.B.B.S the course should be of four years against 5 years in vogue.
2. For admission to the medical college the minimum educational qualification
required should be matriculation instead of intermediate.
3. Quota system should be abolished and admission to MedicalCollege would
be made on merit basis.
4. After qualifying the admission test, the candidates would be required to
study the pre-medical course for one year under the supervision of the
respective MedicalCollege. There after they should be called automatically
student of 151 year ofM.B.B.S.
5. Semester system would be introduced
6. During the academic session there should be no winter or summer vacation.
After every semester there should be vacation for two weeks.
7. After graduation there should be compulsory service for one year with pay.
8. For specialization in different Medical and surgical subjects one year's
diploma course should be arranged by the universities.
9. In the medical colleges the total seats should be increased to 250.
New Health Policy
On 26 March 1972, Bhutto's government announced a new health policy,
under this policy:
1. The government promised to bring the medical treatment with in an easy reach
of the common man.
2. Vigorous campaigns against smallpox, malaria and cholera were launched all
over the country.
3. The existing hospitals and dispensaries were equipped with the qualified staff
and sufficient amount of medicines.
4. New hospitals and dispensaries were set up.
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5. The impon of medicines was switched over to the generic names instead of
brand names ,, ith effect from April 1973.
General Elections 1977
In March 1977. General elections were held in Pakistan. (Pakistan National
Alliance) which consisted of nine opposition parties decided to tackle the Pakistan
Peoples Pany: elections· results were not up to the expectations of P, A. This
alliance of opposition refused to admit the elections results. It accused the
Government of severe rigging and bycotted the provincial elections. It presented
thirty two demands. one of them was the resignation of Bhutto and appointment of
new election commissioner. After several weeks' dialogues. the negotiating teams
from both the side reached unanimous proclamations. Out of thirty two demands of
the opposition. thirty one were approved. This agreement was signed on 4th Jul)
1977.
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E,tended pressure started exerting ns effectS along .,.ith L"lte.rnaJ aw..rca::,
Presidential Referndum
In 1984. Z1a-ul-Haq held a presidential referendcm, and �..me '"=
president of the country for the next five years.
Islamization under Regime of General Zia- I-Haq
The major aspects of the lslamizaL.on process during ·9'"'"-1982 �e .::.s
under,
t. Enforcement of Hadood ordinance
On 10th February 1979. zia·s govemmen' introduced the Hadood Ord�
for the first time in Pakistan. Under which the offences against, the P,.zpe z.r<l. Oar
etc. were considered grievious crimes and their punishment 'nere prescrfuea ::J:
Islamic law.
2. Zakat and Usher
The Zakat and Usher ordinance to lslamize the economic svstem i,;as
imposed on 20th June, 1980. It was deducted from the Bank deposi� in 52'\�
accounts of the Muslims at the rate of 2.5% annualb, on first R.amdan, and the
Zak.at collection will be distributed by the Zakat Council among the desened.
The collection of the usher started in 1983. at the rate of I 0% of the
agricultural yield annually. The government appointed central, provincia:, D st.ic
and Tehsil Zakat Committees to distribute Zakat funds to needy. poor, orpnaP.5 and
widows.
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On 1 January 198 I Mr. Zia-ul-Haq introduced a profi
. t and loss sharing
system account. to. which an account �older was to share the Joss and profit of the
Bank- All the savmg was converted mto PLS accounts with effect from I 51 J l
J 984. All the financial institutions under the control of government also sta:e�
giving loans on sharing basis.
4. Islamic Courts
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On 10 February I 979. through an ordimenee. Shariat Benches were
esta blish ed in a �I high court� in which Ulema were included as ju _9ges. In May 1980
through an ordinance Shariat Benches were converted into Shariat courts. which
heard appeals from the subordinante courts and interpreted Islam. The Shariat
Benches of Supreme Court hear the appeals against the decisions of the Federal
Shariat Court and can declare any law invalid and stop which is repugnant to Islam.
5. Federal Shariat Court
Federal Shariat Court was established to decide cases according to the
teachings of the Holy Quran and Sunnah. Appeals against the lower and High
Courts were to be presented before the Shariat court for hearing.
6. Punishment for dishonouring of the Holy Prophet
According to the ordinance the blasphemy of the Holy Prophet (SAW)
would now be punishable by death instead of life imprisonment.
7. Majlis-e-Shoora
Zia-ul-Haq selected his Majilis-e-shoora in 1980. It was to be the Islamic
parliament of Pakistan in place of the National Assembly. Most of the members of
Shoora were intellectuals, Scholars, ULema, Journalists, economists and
professionals belonging to different fields of life. The Shoora was to act as a board
of advisors for the president.
S. Arabic as compulsory Subject
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. According to the ordinance other Islamization programs were ca1�ied �
inclu ding the to 8 ·
teaching of Arabic which was made compulsory from class 6
9· Isl subject
amic studies as compulsory
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According to the ordinance Islamic studies was made compulsory for
!:c, Engineering, M.B.B.S, Commerce, law and Nursing students.
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10. Hafiz-e-Quran
According to the ordinance, for professional studies extra marks were given
to them who were Hafiz-e-Quran.
11. I lamization Campaign through Media
The media was also targeted; T.V specially was brought under the
i�lamization campaigns. News in Arabic were to be read on both. T.V and Radio.
Female anchor persons were required to cover their head. The Azan was relayed
regularly on radio and T.V to announce time for Prayers. Non Islamic and indecent
programmes were banned on Pakistan televeision and radio.
12. Ebtram-e-Ramdan Ordinance
Ehtram-e-Ramzan ordinance was issued in 1981 under this ordinance for
the sanctity of Ramzan was introduced to pay reverence to the holy month of
Ramzan. The ordinance for bad public, drinking and eating during the Holy month
of Ramzan. A three month imprisonment or a fine of Rs. 500 or both were
imposed.
13. Observation of Salat
General Zia-ul-Haq launched a program to ensure the regularity of Prayers
called the Nizam-e-SaJat. Arrangement for observing Salat of Zuhar in government
and Semi- government offices, schools and colleges were made. In August 1984
Salat Committee were also constituted to motivate the people for Salat.
U. International Islamic University
An international Islamic university was established at Islamabad, which
started functioning from 2nd January 1981. It makes research in every field of
Islamic law.
15. Patronizing of Deeni Madaris
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Deeni Madaris were patronized and annual financial assistance was giv en to
them, and the degree (sanad) of Dars-e-Nazami was made equivalent to the de gree
of M.A.
16. Department of Federal Ombudsman_•
t 7. Shariat Council
A shariul council consisting of Ulema was e�lablished to look-into the
con stitutional and legal matters of the state in-order to bring them in line with
Islamic thoughl.
18. Steps against Qadyanics
General �ia-ul-J laq took some steps against Qadyanies to distinguish
between \he Muslim� and the Qadyanics. Which arc as follows:
1. A1an was banned for Qadyanies.
2. Qadyannies were banned lo call the companions of Ghulam Ahmed
Qadyani, Sahaba and his wives, Ammahatul Momeneen, of Ghuylam
Ahmed Qadyani.
3. ft was banned to use the name Mosque for Qadyanies for their place of
worship.
General Elections 1985
. The year 1985 ,s an important year in the history of Pakistan as it initiated
the restoratron of the democratic process.In fcbruary I 985 general elections
were held on non-party basis.In the absence of political parties, the
candidates focused on local issues and highlighted their personal qualities
including their piety and commitment to Islam.
Amendments in the constitutionl973
After these elections, on 2 nd March 1985, General Zia-ul-Haq introduced
man y amendments in the costitution of 197 3. These amendments gave overriding
power to the president by diluting the original character in the constitution of
1973.The prcsedcnt was given the power to nominate the Prime Minister, to
appoint Pro vincial Governors, Services Chief. judges of the Supreme Court and
High Courts. The amended constitution was entorced from 10 March 1985.
Muhammad Khan Junejo's reign (1985-1988)
After amendments in the counstitution, the President nominated Muhammad Khan
Jun ejo as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. So Muhammad Khan Junejo became the
Prime Minister of Pakistan on i,3rd March 1985.The first session of the newl )
e�ected p arliament was held o1'i 23 rd March 1985. Muhammad Khan Juneja was
give n a uanimous vote of confidence by the National Assambly.The smooth
transfer of power from the army to the civil authority generated a lot of optimism
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especiall} !" the rural areas. Muhammad Khan Juncjo's modest). honest) and
national spirit was much liked by the public Ihc seven \tfarla I lousing �chemL.
Five-Point dc"elopment programme and plans to mcrcasl.! the literacy r,ue \\ere
appreciated '\\ hich played an important role in the development of the count!")
-4. The event of Ojhri Camp •
A sudden fire broke out in an arms depot located between RaY.alpindi and
Islamabad in 1988. In this hundereds of citizens died and numerous houses were
destroyed. After hectic efforts it was brought under control. The Prime \.'1inistcr
\\as on a tour of Sindh and the president was visiting Kuwait. Both retumcc.l
immediate! ) to Islamabad The Pnme Minister formed an imt.!stigation committL'L'
and its report was presented lo president 7ia-ul-l laq.
The dismissal of the Junejo GoHrnment
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provincial assemblies, the PPP got a clear maJortt)' 111 Smdh. v..hereas the IJI
emerged as the majority party in Punjab. The ot!1c� tv,o provinces presented
confused picture as none of the parties had a clear maJonty.
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/\p,il 1 1,11, on corruption charges. Afterwards Blakh _
J>1 in11 \11 1 11&tc, ol Puki�tm1. But the Presid ent's action was challenged tn 111'
S 1 1prc11w C olllt / hr <.·ourl gHvc a verdict against the president's action. So Nawaz
Slu,til , < ,ovc111 1 11tl11t revived again. 'J he government of Nawaz Sharif was restor ed
with i11 �t>. wed·,
Mo1u·t·n ()urt1'hi 1111 caretaker Prime Minister
Hut 011 1hc interference of Chief of Army Staff Nawaz Sharif voluntarily
decided to step do\\fl ,incl resign President of Pakistan. Ghulam lshaq Khan also
1c11ig11cd. Mouc1..11 C)urc ,hi became caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan and
<"hainn:111 Senate. wa..,ccm 5a.11. ad became caretaker President of Pakistan .
Gc.·11cruf Elcc.-tiom, 1991
< 1t;m:r.1I elect ionc; \\.ere arranged under a caretaker administration headed b)
Moccn ()11rc ,hi i11 Octohcr 1993. I he elections, once again produced 11 divided
·11 111d:s1c H n.,111r Bhutto established a coalition government at the cl!ntre in
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Hcnazir Bhutto's Second Government (1993 to 1997)
J Bcmvir Bhutto became the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second tenn
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on J 9 October, 1993. She began her second term as a more secure Pnme
Minister than was the case when she assumed the office for the first time in
J 988, because she nominated Farooq Ahmed Laghari as the president of
f'ak1stan. She appointed Sajjad Ali Shah the chief justice of the Supreme
Court and repJaceded the head of the ISJ and of the 18.
Reforms
Reforms during her 2 nd regime are as follows:
2, The government setup kissan Bank for providing loans to fann ers and
launched National Tractor' Scheme.
J. Social and health policies were framed for women. Women police stations
and courts were setup for providng legal facilities to the lower classes.
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I he presidential elcct10n was held in December 1997.Justicc (Rted) Rafiq
1 nra r was elected as president against Aftab Shabun Mir.mi of Peoples Party.
l{cforms during Nawa1. Sharif Government
I. Agricultural Policy
ultural policy in
Nawu✓, Sharif government announced on improved agric
l field.
<J<J8 Ten Crorc ru pees were fixed for this
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lbroug.h lhi �ndmem the el...�rc-d member l'•f
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i \e the \Ote o. conhdencc onl) t..., their own pam 1�::iJc:r. Villlntur i, to h<.·
expelled from the par.).
Labore declaration
The lndian Prime Mtm.ster. .\tal Bihari \ aip,1\ee. , isited Lnh
t1rc b, bu,
v.ith a messa�e '"6ood,,ill. :-..a,,az. �harif \\ekomeJ him at \\ Jg.ah Border." Both
le:3d� ann ul'l�ed man) plan!> to norm:tlize mutu:tl relations \ J'-'int agreement
•:assigned, li1c..1 \\as called .. Lahore declaration..
-1.13 General Pervaiz �tusharaf as the Chief E)..ecthe of Puki tan
(October 1999 to June 2001)
Rea.sons of Martial Law
l. �awaz Sharif gm emment passed 11 bill \\1th m::iJOnt) for e tablishmg
!)pecial couns for speed) tri:tl and the go,emrnent reduced the number of
Judged of the Supreme Court from I , to l 2 through a notific.mon m
September I 997. The Supreme Coun rejected this notification :ind the
relations between the government andjudiciru: became more ten�ifa.-d.
2. There was a clash between Pakistan and India in \ ht) l 9Q9. On the ad, ice
of American PresidenL Bill Clinton. �a"az harif ,i ·ited America and
signed the ceasefire agreement It \\i.lS called --\\ n....J\ington Dedurotion"
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The �ation and Arm) :showed a deep sense t1f despair and anger o,er this
step.
3. General Jahangir Kararnat ad, ised for the formation of ..'lational Securit)
Council..for securit) purposes in Ocwber 1999. Na\\37 hurif t1.1ok. the
res,gnation from Jahangeer Karrunm anJ appointed G1:ncral Penez
Musharaf in his place
4. On 12th October 1999. the Chief of •\ntl) Staff General Pl'f\ c� � lus�a.mf
v.as abroad on lLm.�1gn tom. Prime \lmist1..·r '\,\\\.\/ Sh.ml ,1pp1.'111ll:d
General Ziauddin as the ne" Ch1el ot tht.> \rm) .:t.1l1 m lus nhscnn: l!ut lht'
l1.)1.>k <.1cncr.1!
Pro-Musharaf Ami) Gent!rob re,oltcd 3g,1111st 1t. 1 he arm�
Ziaud din into its custod) .\mi on the .uri\ .1I 1.,t Uenernl Pen e, \ lu�h,11.11
the go,emment o f '-' ' - rt'llW\d lkncral Pcn.v \lu�hm1l
·"a"az ...,harif \\3"
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on I 2'h October, 1999. The "Plane Hijack Case was planned against Nawaz
Sharif He was sentenced to imprisonment and was declared unfit for any
Public post by a special court On the intervention of Saudi government, he
was sent on exile to Saudi Arabia.
Pervaiz Musharaf as the President of Pakistan (June 2001 to August 2008)
On 20 th June 2001. President Rafiq Tarar resigned and General Musharraf
became the president of Pakistan
Presidential Referendum 2002
Like General Ayyuab and General Zia-ul-Haq he �ot himself elected as the
president of the country by holding a referendum on 30' April, 2002. Afterward he
promised to hold fresh elections after introducing changes in the system of
government. In accordance with his promise he conducted the next general
elections on I 0th of October, 2002. Nawaz Sharif along with Benazir Bhutto were
banned to participate in these elections Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam group}
came into power and Mir Zafarullah Jamali from Balochistan was appointed as the
Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Presidential Election 2004
The National Assembly again elected General Pervez Musharaf as
president on 18 th January, 2004. He announced elections in January. 2008 with the
condition that he \\'Ould be elected as president for the next five years before
dissolution of the present assembly.
Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain as Prime Minister (26June 2004 to 28 August
2004)
In these situations, Mir Zafar Ullah Khan Jamali could not retain his
position and on 30 June 2004 he resigned from his office arid Chaudhary Shujaat
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became the Prime Minister for only two months and Shaukat Aziz was nominated
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Second Amendment
On 7th September 1974 the parliament approved second amend�ent. ·r�is
amendment defiend a Muslim and declared the status of Ahmad1e, a mmonty ar,d
non- Muslim.
Third Amendment
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Extended the period of preventive detention on J8 f·ebruary ''J75.
Fourth Amendment
On 21 s• November 1975. Decreed additional seats for minorities, it also deprived
courts of the power of preventive detention.
Fifth Amendment
On 51h September. I 976. widened the scope of restriction on the High C..0.1rt.
Sixth Amendment
On 22 nd December. J 976, Provided that ( h1ef Justice of Supreme �rt will be
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retired at the age of sixty five and High ourt Judges at the age of sixty two.
Seventh Amendment
On l 6th May, 1977, enables the Prime Minister to obtain a vote of confidence of
the people 6f Pakistan.
Eighth Amendment
On 14 1h November l 985, the pariliament approved eighth amendment. It
introduced major changes in the 1973 constitution It JS explained as under:
Article�
Accordirlg to amendment article 5 l in the constitution 1973, article 5 l, and
the age of voter has been raised to twenty one years.
The general seats of the national assembly have been enhanced to 207. In
addition to this, ten seats have been reserved for religious minorities like
Christians t Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and the Qad1anis or Lahore group. Twenty
seats have now been reserved in the National Assembly for women for a specified
period of time. The members belonging to minority communities are now to be
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elected on the basis of separate electorates, 1.e. the registered voters of each
community electing their representatives.
Article 58
Und er this article the Eighth amendment has authorized the president to
dissolve the National Assembly as per his discretion and the circumstances.
1. Where a vote of no-confidence having been passed against the Prime Minister.
no other member of the National Assembly is likely to command the
confidence of the majority of the members.
• 11. Where a situation has arisen in which the federal government cannot be carried
on in accordance with the provisions of the constitution and an appeal to the
electorate is necessary.
Article 59
Under this article by the Eighth amendment, the number of senate seats has
been enhanced from sixty three to eighty seven; eight senators are to be elected
from the federally Administered Tribal Areas against five prior to the amendment.
From the capital area, three instead of two are now to be elected. Five additional
seats have been allocated to the Ulema, technocrats. or other professionals from
each province to be elected by the concerned provincial assembly. Half of the
members of each category are to retire after every three years. Previously the term
was for two years.
Article 60
According to this article, the term of the office of chairman and deputy
chainnan has been extended from two years to three years.
Article 75
Before the amendment, the president was required to give his assent to a bill
within seven days after it had been presented to him. If he failed to do so, he was
demanded to have assented there to. According to the amended article, it requires
the president to
give his assent to the bill with-in thirty days. He is also empowered
to return a bill
other than a money bill to the parliament for reconsideration of the
Whole or a part of the bill. If the parliament, in a joint sitting, again passes the bill.
the preside
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Article 101 p0111lcd hy
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c umc ndm cnt l 11c ( , ovc,nm ,s. to IK· 11p
Under this ar uclc, u ft er
. , . . e. Minister But bclorc the 11tlll'll(I llH.'111,
the Presiden t in consullot1on with thc Prim
1dcnt.
the Governor was to be oppotntcd by the Pn.:s
Article 105
Before the amendmen
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t, the unve rnor l)t' the prnvincc w11s rcqum:d to ud Ill
. - m.lvH.:c• wns. 1lll\J ing, on
accordance with the advice of tI1c• C'I uc·t· Mmistcr ,11H.I such
htm.
of the
But after the amendment, the (iovcrnnr sttll hus to net on _the mlvicc
Chief Minister. but now he cnn nsk the Chief Minister und th.c cnbind to n:consid l.!I
the advice. The Governor is required to uct in uccor<lance with the n<lv11..:e tcnth:n.:d
afler reconsidcmtton.
According to the other amendment tn th,-. .irtteh:. alkr the dissolution of thr
provincial as::.cmbl). the C1 0\crno1 shull uppomt u carctukcr go\crn1m:nt .ll lus
discretton but with pnor apprco\'al of the P1csidcnt.
Article 106
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According rn sub-duu:-c ( 4) ot the unid:.• uflcr tu11endment, th'-· powers
conferred on the Govl!rnor. by ,·inuc of the umcm.lll\\;l\t fot <.h'isolut ,on of 11
provincial ussemhl) are similar to tl\O:;c 1..onfc11ell on the Pn.!'>1<lcnt for the
dissolution of the auonal Asscmbl) under mtick 58.
Article 116
Unde!r this article niter amendment. the pow ....•1:-; of th1..· gmcrnor
me :-imilM
in nature ns the pl)\>vl!rs of th� president under tu ti<.:h.: ]'i It en, i:mgcs th,\I thl'
governor is to g1, e his assent to a bill ,, ith in thirl) d�1\s ol the p,1ssing of thl' hill
by the prm inc1al assembl). [ he go,cmor can send b.1d. a bill c,ccpt nHll\C bill
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to the assembly for n;considerutton. fhe govemo1 hns to give his
assent to the hill
after it ha� bel!n recons1dercd b) the nsscmbl)
Article 270
13) Fighth amendment. this urt1dc .indemn1liC's all the
pn:s1dcnt s tmkr
ordinance. martini law regulations. martial la\\ ord
....•rs mcludinl). the r....·ten•nd \llll
order mudc bet"ccn 5 Jul) 1977, and D September
19�5 At\cr tlu\l lh\l1..' the
president's order, Martial h1\, rcgulntitn1s. mart
ial la\\ llr\lcrs arc ll) he c,mtin c,t
only to making such provisions us nrc to focilitl\tc
or incident.,! to th...• 1\!, <)�•oth'I\ 1..ll
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ltrrn p,uvi(l\.:d 111 lh1. fllncnckd constitution. In this v.ay a blanket indemnitv and
l·1111�1,11111111111I t·11vc1 was pr'>v1dcd to all the actions and orders of the miJitan
vovr111111r111 ol /,1;1 111 I Jnq form s•t, July I 977 to 30 December I 985..
lnth Auwudml•ut
Bill lo �mpnw ,lia,iuh luw as the supreme law of land: The bill was passed b�
Sl·11utc 111 l'JH S hut rnuld never be passed by 1 ational Assembly O\\ing to the
Inlier '!i d1,;i,olutton
l'rnth Amendment
On 29 Murch I 'JH7, hxcd the interval period between sessions of the National
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< i< 1 vernor. like the President, was also deprived of the power to dissolve the
provinciul ussembly ut his discretion.
According to the thirteenth amendment, there shall be Governor for each
province which shall be appointed by the president on the advice of the Prime
M mister. Under urticlc 247, this commission has further weakened the authority of
the President and has enhanced the position of the Prime Minister for the
appointment of chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, the Chief of the Army
Stuff, the Chief of the Navy Staff, and the Chief of Air Staff, and determining their
c;ularies und ullowanccs. This has obviously strengthened the position of Prime
Minister in relation 10 armed forces.
f'ourtccnth Amendment
On ) rd July. 1997 the parliament approved the fourteenth amendment to
introduce a new article 63-A in the constitution. The object of insertion of this
article was to add one more item in the long List of disqualifications for
membership of the parliament, already existing in the form of the article 63.
The new article was intended to eliminate the malpractice of changing part)
loyalties by the elected members of ·the parliament and the provincial assemblies
for personal gains and other ulterior motives. The prartice of defecting from one
party to another is known in common parlance as indulging in "horse trading" and
had been one of the major factors contributing to political instability in the past.
Under this clause (2). the procedure of action against a member charged with an act
of defection is provided.
Seventeenth Constitutional Amendment
By seventeenth amendment certain articles of LFO were changed while
others were made the part of the constitution even without the approval of the
parliament. Sali�nt features of the seventh amendment are as under.
I. Under the LFO Perviaz Musharraf could hold two offices of COAS and the
President of Pakistan. But according the article 63 after the seve nteenth
amendment, he will have to relinquish the office of COAS by 31 December,
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2004.
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.., The President's authority of dissolving the assemblies was conditioned to th
the
of the president, after dissolving the assemblies, will have to refer
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February. 2012 and the Senate passed it next week. The 20'h amendment is aimed at
making the election commission trul) independent and to establish a naruraJ
caretaker set up both in centre and in the provinces.
The tenure of the members of the Election Commission has been fixed for
five years. Amendment and additions in articles 48 and 22-l of the constitution
details the procedure that will be adopted if PM and the leader of the opposition do
not agree on who to be appointed as caretaker PM and CM. The incumbent Prime
Ministrr and Chief Minister shall continue to hold office till the appointment of the
caretaker Prime Minister and Chief Minister. According to an amendment in article
215 of the constitution, the Chief Election Commissioner and members of the
Election Commission would hold office for a period of five years.
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OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
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Q No.I: Encircle the correct options.
1.(a) 2.(a) 3.(b) 4.(d) 5.(a) 6.(a) 7.(a) 8.(a) 9.(b) 10.(b) 11.(a) 12.(b) 13.faJ 14.(bJ
15.(c) 16.(b) 17.(a) 18.(d) 19.(a) 20.(a) 21.(d) 22.(b) 23.(a) 24.(b) 25.(b) 26 fa)
27.(c) 28.(c) 29.(b) 30.(c) 31.(b) 32.(c)33.(a)34.(c)35.(c).
Q No.2: Tick the correct ehoice.
l.(T) 2.(F) 3.(T) 4.(F) 5.(T) 6.(F) 7.(T) 8.(F) 9.(T), 10.(T) 11.(T) 12.(T) 13.(FJ
14.(T)15.(F) 16.(T) 17.(T) 18.{T) 19.(T)20.(T)21.(F)22.(F)23.(T).
Q No.3: Fill in the blanks.
th th
(1)141h august 1947 (2) l 1 august 1947 (3) 1 I September 1948 (4)1949 (SJ
ISaugust 1947 (6) Moulvi Tamiz-ud-din (7)1950 (8) 16th October 1951 (9)22nd
December 1952 (10) Quaid-e-Azam (11) Khawau Nazim-ud-din (12) Liaquat Ali
Kh an (13) Khawaza Nazim-ud-din (14) Malik Ghulam Muhammad
{15)Muhammad Ali Bogra (16) 1953 (17) Malik Ghulam Muhammad (18) 1954
(19)Choudhry Muhammad Ali (20) 1955 (21)23 rd March 1956 (24)Sikandar Mirza
(25) 1958 (26) 1961 (27) 8th June 1962 (28) 1969 (29) J 970 (30) Sheikh MuJeeb
ur-Rehman (31) J 971 (32) 16th December J 97 l (33) Sheikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman
(34) Karachi (35) 280 (36) 14th August 1973 (37) 20th December 1971 (38) 1949
(39)1979 (40)1998.
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Short Questions
1 • Write down any two o s of · . .
t the obJ ect1 ve resolutions.
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2. Write any two featuresp of M uh amrna d Ali
. Bogra Formula.
3. Wnte any t wo features of the constitution of Pakistan 1956.
4. Write any two featu res of the constitution of Pakistan J 962.
5. Write an) two Islamic provisions of constitution of Pakistan 1956.
6. Write a short note on lndusBasin treaty of 1960.
7. Write an) two Labour reforms, during Ayub Khan Regime.
8. \Vhat wns Ayub Khan's in heritance reforms.
9. Write in c;hort about family laws ordinance 1961 of Ayub Khan.
1 O. Write down any two reasons of separation of East Pakistan.
racy system.
11. Write down any two reasons of failure of parliamentary democ
12. Write any two educational reforms of Mr Z.A Bhutto.
13. What is Islamic Ideology council?
e-58.
14. Write the Eight constitutional Amendments, the Articl
LONG QUESTIONS
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. dustries mostly situated in urban areas. In these areas, people adopt family
;i anning measures which reduce the population growth rate.
1 2 • Increased Saving and Investment
Industrialization increases the income of people. So, their power to save
enhances and process of capital formation starts which can be helpful in brooking
the vicious circle of poverty.
13. Provision for Defence
Due to industrialization, a country can manufacture arms and ammunition
for the defence of the country. Its dependence on foreign countries can be reduced.
This will save the precious foreign exchange.
14. Increase in Government Revenue
Due to industrialization, production increases. The government gets
customs, excise duties and other taxes levied on the production of goods and
revenue of the state increases. These rev,enues are spent for the welfare of the
people.
Industrial Problems.
l. Lack of Technical Know how
Technical know how are a pre requisite for establishing industry. Even the
availability of capital will be of no use if we do not know techniques and methods
of production of different goods.
2. Weak Infrastructure
Roads, water supply, power supply, telephone services which provide the
basis to establish industries are called infrastructure. If infrastructure is available in
abundant quantity, it stimulates industrial growth.
3. Shortage of Capital
This is the most serious problem in industrial growth. Pakistan has a low
national and per capita income. So our national savings are small. Against this;
modern industry which is mostly large scale, require huge amounts of capital. To
tnake up the deficiency in domestic resources for development, Pakistan has
bor r owed heavily from other countries. Still capital is not available in sufficient
quantity and rate of investment in industry is unsatisfactory.
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4. Shortage of Raw Materials
Many industries depend on important nm materialc;, e.g. silk yam �
plastics.Because of shortage of foreign exchange, most of them are frequently in
trouble.
5. Smuggling
Due to broader situations, smuggling is wide spread. Many foreign goods
are available at cheaper rates than locally manufactured ones. This., situation has
forced some local industries to close down.
6. People's Craze for Foreign Goods
People's craze for foreign goods creates problem It keeps the demand for
local industrial products limited.
7. Inadequate Facilities for Transport and Communication
Inadequate facilities for transport and communication also act as a
constraint in industrial expansion To move raw materials to the factories and the
finished goods to market needs transport
8. Labor Unrest
Labor is an integral part of every mdustrial umt. Jn Pakistan due to political
and social reasons, there have been labor unrest, industrial d i sputes and strikes.
Under these circumstances, the capitalists are discouraged to invest their money.
9. Inadequate Industrial Finance
Credit facilities for industrial projects are limited. ln many cases. inspite of
technical know-how and favorable marketing conditions. people cannot setup
industry due to inadequate funds. If somehow capital is available it is provided at
high interest rate which leads towards high cost of production i n indusuies. So,
thes� industries are not able to compete with the production of foreign industries.
10. Inferior Quality
In most cases, the quantity of our industrial prod
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quality goods cannot successfully compete with ucts is inferior. Our poor
foreign goods.
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2. Supply of raw materials
To ensur,e regular supply of raw materials, industrial and agricultural sectors
should be developed through integrated planning.
3. Establishment of Basic Industries
The government should patronize the establishment of steel-based and
electronic industry.
4. Tax Concessions
Tax concession for selected industries can also help to increase investment.
5. Increase in Saving and Capital Stock
Capital is a life blood of industry. All efforts have to be made for
accumulation of capital. Capital must be created either through savings or
borrowing.
6. Trained Manpower
More and more people should be given technical and vocational training.
7. Protection
To those new industries for which raw-material is available locally, the
government should provide protection.
8. Deletion Policy
Deletion Policy in the industries established with collaboration of foreign
investors the policy of deletion should be followed actively and that share of locall }
made part increase.
9. Revival of Sick Units
Government has established with collaboration to sell or restructure sick
industrial units.
10. Technical Know-how
Pakistani firms should seek collaboration with foreign firms for of transfer
of technology and establish those industries for which we lack technical kno w-ho�-
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lnbor force. /\ long term te,tilc policy is being drown to prepnrc Pakistan to
compete in u 4uow free 11nd rcslnct1on free markets I rnm 2005 onward
5.2 AGRICULTURAL Dl�VELOPMENT ANO PROBLEMS
/\gricultun.: sector cun play u vital role in the progress of any country 1.c. 1f
agriculture sector is promoted, tt will leud u country towards development. So, the
developing countries should conccntrnte lo develop their agriculture sector. But in
practice, we sec that n lot or problems exist in agriculture sector of developing
countries owing to this per acre yield is low.
A�riculturc problems urc u� follows;
I. Wutcr Lo��in� und Sulinity
·1 his problem is said to he u twin problem becau'ic 11 is believed that water
logging ond salinity ure produced at the sume time. Water logging and salinity are
very harmful for crops Wute1 logging un<l Salinll) as t.aus..:d \\h-:n hl!avy amounts
or water drip into the soil due to excessive mig.tt1on or rainfall 111 the re�ult of
which water table rises. Sahnlly 1s n:sulted from water-logging. As the water table
rises, the snits present in the subs01I ulso rise to the surface of the soil. Due to
cvuporation of water from the soil surface, the salts arc left on the surface in the
form of a powdery or fluffy mass. thus the rise of water table causes water logging
while accumulation of suits 111 large quantities in the upper layers of the soil give
rise lo salinity at the ns\! in water tublc causes water logging. A large part of
cultivable lund in Pun.1ab and Sindh is udversely aflected by this problem. About 15
lnck acres of cullivablc land has been destroyed und productivity of one lack acre
land is decreasing due to water logging und salinity.
2. Plant Disusc!J
Pests usually uttack the crops like cotton� sugarcane wheat and rice. The
pests andplant disease reduce the agricultural production annually.
3. Flood11
Despite the existence of good irrigation canal network in the world,
Pakistan stilt suffers from wastage of u large amount of water in the irrigation
process. During the monsoon season (July- September) the normal rainfall is 240
nun. Therefore, the rivers urc flooded every year and millions of acres of crops are
damaged by the tloods. The fertility of land is destroyed due to floods and soil
erosion exists. Million ucrcs of fertile lnnd urc destroyed hy these noods every year.
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l-'. Un-organized Agricultural
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e to meet the requirem nts of growth of
Rural infrastructure is inadequat y
to market are not on ly ve� old and time
agriculture. The roads from farm
r. So the �armers sel l t�e•� prod uce to the
consuming but also its condition is poo
seJJs his products w1th111 a short period
traders at \er) lo\\ prices. The grower also
areas.
because there are no storage facilities at rural
15. Low Cropping Intensity
Crop intensity means th e number of crops grown on a piece of land per
year. In Pakistan, many lands are under cultivated and only one crop is grown in
every t\.\elve months. So crop in�nsity is very low and limited. Double cropping is
done on the area.
16. DefectiveLand Tenure System
Th� system of ownership of land, rights and terms of cultivation and sharing
of output is called land tenure system. Land tenure system in Pakistan is defecti,e
due to two major reasons:
i) Absentee landlord
ii) Exploitation of tenants
Landlords or feudaJs live in cities and do no l take active · · the
part m
activ1·f1es of cultl\at1
· •on. Tenants cultivate their I and h fh eartedly. Therefore,_ I�d
is not properly cultivated. Similar] }, _L�dlords exploit �
the tenants b, not gl\ing
them fair return and share and product1v1ty remains
low.
17. Poverty and Shortage of Capital
Majorit) of our tanners is poor. The
purchase agriculture inputs like . y have lo\\ savings. The) can not
ed se�ds, fertilizer , tube wells, tractor., �nd
many other instruments for cult\�!::� �
g e il
o, the) are unable to invest 1• 11 th . · A ncultu re credit is not availabl e nslan)•d
eir lands and the productivit) of their
remains low.
Solution of Agriculture Problem
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Following steps and me asur the
· 1 ture .s4ictor, and increase . es are necessary, to solve the p roblems o t·
agncu tn per acre yield.
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5.4 UNEMPLOYMENT
Definination
Unemployment is the situation where job set:kers are willing to work but
there are no jobs available for them. Or we can define it as "Unemployment is the
situation where an able-bodied person seeks job but is unable to find at cun·ent
w,ge rate".
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Un<lcn:mplo)mcnt 1s a situntion in which persons llll' \Hllk1ng less than the)
\\Ould hle to work either dntl) \\t.:t.:kl). month!) or sc,1son.1II\
2. Disguised llncmplo)·mcnt
Disguised uncmplo) cd 1s the sttuotion ,..,here ,1vt11labh.: ,,ork task:-. ure s�lit
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among resources (I) picall) l ahor). such thut nil sl!em full) employed. but 111 rcultty
much of their time ,s spent tn unproductl\c resources.
l, oemplo} ment in Pakisinn
According to Labour 1 orcc urvc). ubout ., 91 "mtllton people were
estimated to be uncmplO)ed during thl! liscnl )\!Ur 2008-09 Un-employment rate
has decreased from 7 69°o.>in.2005 to5 5°'o in 2008-9
Employment in Pakistan
Accord i ng to Labour Force Stirve). about ,o 79 million people were
estimated to be cmplo)cd during the: lisc,tl ) ear 2008-09 as compared to 38.88
milhon in 2001-2002
Causes of Unemployment
1. PoHrt)·
It is well rccogn11ed that employment pla)s a central role in po, ert)
reduction. Both po, crt) and uncmplo )ment urc cause: .met l!ffcct of each other. 1 he
poor persons ha,e less opportumties of fin<lmg l'mplo)mcnt or creating self
employment. So. po, ert) is the fate of the unemployed persons. Unemployment is
rising in Pakistan due to po,ert) and unemplo)ment 1s again generating pO'-'Crt).
2. Rapid Population Growth
Rapid population growth is the main factor of rising unemployment.
Pakistan's population is rising quiclly with-2 °'o annual!). It is the highest in the
world. Pakistan is the 6thmost populous countf) m thc "orld Rough I). one million
job seekers are entering the job murlet each )ear. l abour fore\! has 111creased
to53.72 million in 2008-0Q On the other side. employment oppo1tunitics are not
enough to absorb all the ne,.., job seekers. So. unemployment is rismg.
3. Shortage of Capital
It is an. important obstacle of developing countries that the} have the
shortage of capital. The capital i-. called the blood of economy. so the countries
including Pakistan having shortage: of capital remain bach,ard and poor. Prof.
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�urkse says that in developmg countries required capital 1s low in relation to their
population. Shonnge of capital is due to low productivity, low income, low savings.
and low investment. Employment opportunities cannot be expanded unless tools,
1·quipment and materials are available in sufficient quantity. But there is serious
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l lum.m t\''-'l\111.'1.' de..•, c..'lopmc..·nt will hdp in ,kcrcasirw lhc �ost c,f rm,du<.:ti,m ,m d
itwn·us1.• c..•mplo, 1111.•nl 111 1h1.· ,·0111111 v
'>. Chnnt,:t' in Sodnl AHthadt.•s
Thwugh cduc111ton. people's utt1tude towards work and jobs needs to be
d,ungl•d lnmml luhour $hould he given du1.: respecl .so th.it young people willingly
a1.h.lpt tl 1 lw, shlllild bc..· ttu1ght not to hesitate 10 work in factories.
10. Purdrn�t• of locuJJy n111nufncturcd �ood.
(hwc..·mmcnl should cncoutllge the pcopk to purchase locally manufactured
g_\lllds. llm, nH>,·c ,,11! ..1bt' crcutc employment opportunities in the country.
1 l. F,h,blishmcnt of Con,truction f ndu,try
lhc housing und constrnction sector provide substantial additional employment
l,pportuni11cs os it contributes through a higher multiplier effect with a host of
lx·ndiciul frwwurd und backward linkages in the economy. The sector. through
lin\..ug1.:s ctlcct with ubout 40 bwldmg material mdu:,trics, supports investment and
g,,,wth chmotc and help reduce poverty by generating income opportunities for poor
households Dunng lhc le.1st two ycurs. by government measures, construction activity
111 Pakistan 1s booming; dcmund for construction· re luted.
5.5 POVERTY
Definition-;
Rawntrcc descri�cd that poverty is a situation in v..hich under-consumption.
malnutrition. precarious housing cond1t1ons, low educational levels and bad
sanitary cond1t1on prevail to leave the v1cums devoid of basic needs.
Accordi11g to Aristotle:"Povert) 1s the parent of revolution and crime·•
Prof. Denis Gault smd that "A Person is considered poor if his or her income level
falls below some minimum le\ld necessary to meet basic needs."
Condition ?r havin� insuffici�nt rcsourc �s or income is known as poveny.
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o. Poverty 1s a cond1t1on of having insufficient resources and income or poverty is
the prominent deprivation of well being.
Kinds of Povel'ty
Poverty has two kinds; its detail is as unders;
1. Absolute Poverty
Lack of means in relation to needs is called Absolute Poverty. It is also
called
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II l'1111 lw tkl11wd 11s;
"I h· lud: til s11rt1c1.:11t n.:so11rccs with which to kcrp hody and soul together"
2. ltt'lnth '-' l�OVl'a-ty
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da) is on the poverty lines If he has less than $2. he io; poor If he has more than
S2. he is not poor. In Pakistan; a person \\ho has Rs. 948 per month. he 1s on
po\erty Imes.
Approache / l\otea urement of Povert)
f· ollowmg are the approache::. to measure of po\ crt).
I. .tlorics ba1>ed approach
According to this approach ..if a person. wholes income does not meet the
dail) intake of about 2350 calories per person. are considering falling below the
povert)' !me."
2. Basic eed Approach
According to this approach ...if a person \\ith a fixed income cannot bu) his
basic needs i.e. food. cloth, house, education, basic health etc. he is considered to
fall below the poverty line.
3. Opportunity Approach
According to this approach, if due to fall in
1. Income
2. 1 lealth
3. Education
The human sufferings increase. the people are considered to have fallen
below the poverty line. In order to examine the gender dimensions of poverty we
apply the standard poverty measures. i.e.. head-count ratio. income (expenditure
gap), and FGT-mdex. These measures are defined as:
I. Ifead-Count Measure
This is most common!) used measure. It gi\ es the proportion of population
with a standard of living below povert) lines. But it docs not tell us ho\\ poor the
poor are. Jt will not change if the poor become poorer. This measure determines the
incidence of poverty but ignores its severity.
Vicious Circle of Poverty
Vicious circle of poverty (VCP) is also called underdevelopment circle
Ranger Nurkse says that poverty is basic cause of under-development of
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dcvelopmg countncs and descnbcs .. V,ciou!> cir�le of poverty (VCP) means that a
circular arrangemenl of force:. tcndmg to act and react in such a way as to keep a
countr)' in thi: '-late of povert� -
Creation of Vicious Circle of Po, erty
The people in less developed countric" have lo"' real income which results
in low '-{Wings When Oow of sm ing is small in a country. investment is bound to
be low. Lov, lc\cl of investment would create "hortage of capital which leads lo
low producth ti}
1 his again results in low real income. So. the circle is responsibk for the
k1\\ le\ el otdcv1.:k)pmcnt. The , icious circle is complete. The vicious circle
operates both on the demand and supply side. which in brief. is explained as under:
Demand Side Vicious Circle Po, ert)
The \ 1cious circle of povert) on the demand side operates in this manner. In
dcvclopmg countnes. lov� real income leads to lo,, purchasing po,�·er. When the
purchasing of th\! pl!ople 1s lov.. the size of the marl..ds remains small. In the small
size of the marl..et. there is no inducement to im est and deficiency or capital
creates. Due to lo\, capital foIJ11alion and lov. rate of investment. the productivit�
remains lo,-\. Llm productt, it) again leads to lo,, real income. This is hov. the
, icious circle is complete on demand s1dt:!.
Supply Side Vicious Circle PoHrty
The \'icious circle- of po\erty on the suppl)' side operates in this manner. In
de, eloping countries, people have lo,, real income. When the income of the people
is low. ·the sa, ing is low The low level of saving leads to low investment and the
deficiency of capital in turn leads to lov. level of productivity. The productivity per
worker being lmv, the real income is obviously lov. and so there is poverty. This is
how the vicious circle is complete on suppl, side. So. the cause of a countf) 's
povert} is poverty itself as Nurkse says, "a country is poor because she is poor:·
How to Break Vicious Circle of Po,'erty ?
The fight against poverty represents the greatest challenge of our times.
Considerable progress has been made in different pans of the world in reduc!ng
po,erty. Developing countries can break vicious circle of poverty by taking
following steps:
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EXERCISE-5
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUE TION
Q. I: Kncircle the correct options.
I. In I 9--t 7 the population of Pakistan was:
(a) J::!.5 million (b) 33.5 million (c) 34.5 million (d) 35.5 million
2. In Pakistan barani area is:
(a) 65% (b) 66% (c) 67% (d) 68%
3. I IO\\ many million hectares area is cultivable in Pakistan?
(a) 22.51 million (b) 23.5 million (c) 24 million (d) 24.5 million
4. Ho"' many million hactars area of forest is in Pakistan?
(a) 3% (b) 4.01 % (c) 5% (d) 5.6 %
5. Pakistan had a very weak industrial base since:
(a) I 947 (b) 1949 (c) 1950 {d) 1951
6. How many Industrial units were in the sub-continent at the time of
partition?
(a) 621 (b) 721 (c) 821 (d}021
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There is lad. of agro based industnes in the rural areas elf P.ik.iSmn.
True l-,1h:t>
Hea\ y rainfalls arelhe ke) reason of floods. frue l als�
lhe ke) factor in the solul1on of agricullure problem is 1he fom\er htmsd f
True l ,1lse
The Go\emmem of Pakislan announced industrial polic� of I 0-tS.
True fabe
Q.3: Fill in the Blanks.
Industry can pro\ ide more employment---------------
The technical and skilled persons ha\ e more scope for-------------
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Political instabilil\ is main factor of------------ in Ptlismn .
Maj our part of population of Pak.istan lives in-----------
Water- logging and salinit) are vet") harmful for----------
Pakistani formers usuall) use sub- standared seeds v. h1ch are tored at their---------
Who said that po\erl) 1s the parent of re,olution anJ crime ) ----------
The barani area of Pak.istan 1s ---------------
The barani area complete!) depends on: -----------------
The population of Pakistan ,., as the-------- position in the \\ orld in 19-0.
Now Pakis1an is the---------- most populous coun� in the \\ orld.
-------- million hectores area is culti\'able land m Pak.i-.tan.
Pakistan has --------- million hectores area of forests
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EXERClSE-5
Write Short Answers
Write an) tow problems of Agriculture sector
., What is water logging and salinity?
3. Write an) two solutions of Agriculture problems.
4. Write an) w.o points of importance of industrial development.
5. Write down an) two problems which ha,e to face Pakistan industry.
6. Which steps Y.c1c taken by the go, emment of Pakistan for the solution of
Industrial problems, write an) l\\.O points.
7. Write an) tY. o main factors due to population is increasing <lay h) da).
R Write an) two causes of unemployment in Pakistan
lJ. Ho"" to Break ,icious circle of poverty. '-Hite any one point.
LONG QUESTION
Write down the Agricultural problems in Pakistan
2. Write do,\n the steps of Government of Pak1 ....1an about thl.! ,olutinn of
Agricultural problems.
3. Write dov.n the importance of industnal sector m Pakistan.
4. Write do\.\n the industrial problems in Pakistan.
5. Write do\.\n the solution of industrial problems.
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6. Explain the po, erty reduction strategies in Pakistan.
7. Explain the causes of increase in population of Pakistan.
8. Suggest the solution of the over populatio n proble ms
9. Explain the causes of unemployment in Pakistan.
l 0. Suggest the solution of unemployment in Pakistan.
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material suppo11 m the comrletion· of the ( hashma Nude•1r Pnwl!r Complex ,tncl.
plutonium repwtcssing facility. which wac; built rn lht.. mid- i lJ91Js.
China •� the largest investor in Pakistan's Gv.adar Deep St:a Port. which is
strategically located at the mouth o1 the Strait of Honnuz lt 1s a source of anxiety
both Am eri'ca and India as a possible launchpad for the Ch111ese Navy
6.2 PA KISTAN-INDIA RELATIONS
fhe rel ations bet\\een Pakistan and India could not be de'veloped from their
independence. Because India did not accept the creattun of Pakic;tan for the core of
its heart I he main dispute bet,,el'll P.ik,._t,rn and India ,s the Kac;hm1r issue. without
its solution the relJtio'ls ..::onnot be 1mrro, ..'.I
?\1oreo, er. �oon Jfter their mdependenc.e lnd1J and Pakistan established
theu diplom.ttic rda11ons but the ,iolent pJrtitwn anJ nu1mrous territonal disputes
alv.,a)'s O\ershado\\ed thetr relall<>'lsh1p The K,!'-hm1.- dispute 1s the main centre
p0int of all the.e C-'ill1cb �met their mdl;"p':'n<1e'lle, the two countries ha"e
fought three maJor "Jr<- 1 c ! 948. 1965 ,md 1971 Ir 1960 lnd•J-v.ater tn:at} ,..,as
)lgned b.:t,\et:n PJk1st.in .ind lnd1J to solve the \\Jttr d1�rute between them The
project ,,as complek<l \,\, 1th tne h, Ip of World 13ank P.1k1..,tan bmld \1angla and
I arbala damr, and lmk canal" ,Hth the help of WorlJ B,.,1k.
India supponed the ,epara1i,;t dernents dunng th1. \\af of 1971 in East
Pakistan and f-a,;t Pakistan dppcared on the n'ap ol tht: '"ornJ \.\ith the 11Jme of
B ..111gladtr,h or t 6't December 197 l After the 'iepJr.tt1on 01 bl'll Pakistan. Ol)th
countnec_, made ,km progress towards the n0rmal11at1on uf rebtlons. In July 1971.
ln.Jians. Pnm�' !\11m t.:r lndra GJndh1 1nJ th1. PrtsiJent ot Pakistan Mr. Zultiqnr
. \It BhultC' met .it the Indian hill stc1tton of %1mla. fhe) signed thi: Shimla
\greement. b) which lnd1r.1 v.ould return all Pakistc1111 pers,mm:1 lo,er 90.0U0) and
the captun:·d temtor)' in th... we.,t. and agreed that tht') v.ould "c;ettlt: their
J1fkren.:.:s b} p�.:.1.ct 11l me...ns through bilntcrnl negot1a1ton:· " Diplomatic and trnue
rdationc; ,-.ere r.:-e.,tt1blishcd between them in llJ:'6
The Prime \111mtcr of Pak1,;,tan and India met on the occasion of SAAR(
\ ,,nft:r�nu: in 1988 anJ 1gned J pact. Both the colmtne-. agreed not to attack the
,1.Klear Cl:ntcrs ot e,H. h other In 1989, the freedom lighters of Kashmir started their
-,truggk ••h•.11nst lndm lnJi.1 bagan to hl.irne Paki�tan tor the mil1tar;, mtcr,e11tion in
Kashmir. but Pak•� tan reminded India to l!" e the right of sdf-determinat1un to the
p1.:t1pk of Kashmir in the light o( l fN rcr;0lutions I here ,-.ere some 1mprm cmcnts
Ill rclatinn-. hd,,ccn India and Pakisl:m 111 the dccadt' of I 990.Mutual lraJc and
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unJispntcd rt>gmndl -.;upcrpl>Wer l\1oliamm.!J ReL:i P:::hlav1 of !ran did not attenJ
till' lsl,1m1c ( u11tcrcnce in 1974 at L nhorc bel:JUSC L1hyan leader Muam1na1
( ,addati was 111\ !led 10 it despite the kno,, n hm,tility of the Shah for Gaddafi.
In 1979. Pakistan ,vas one of the fir!it countries in the world which
recognized the reH)lutionary regime in Iran. foreign Mmister of Pakistan Agha
Shah1 immediate!) paid a state visit to Tehran who met the Iranian counterpart
Kanm Sanjabi on March l 0. 1979. Both expressed confidence by stating that Iran
:ind Pakistan were gomg to march together towards a brighter future. The next day.
Agha 'ihah1 held talks "ith the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. in "h1ch the
de\.elopments in the region were discussed On 11 April J 979. Zia famously
declared tl1 ut· "Khome!ni i� .i symbol ol lslam1c 111surgem;t:'".
In 1987 Pak1'-tan and Iran public8li ,;:E.ncd 1 muttwl agreement on c1, ii
rudear energ\ 1.ooprmion lnternat1onall). l1a-1il-l lnq c.1lculated that the ci, ii
nullear cuoprat,on with !ran '""" purel) a ··ci, ii mutter·· and marntaming good
rdationswid1 I an.
The Pres1d--nt of Pa\w,tan Gen.Pcrvau M<iharnf paid a vis:t to Iran 1n �000
and offered his coopernllon for the programmt of setting ur of gas pipeline. fn)in
Iran to lrdia. Prec;ident of Iran Mohammad Kltatam1 visned Pakistan in 200�. It
'"H a h1�h-level delegation. cons1st111g the lrnni�r. cabinet. members of
111e Parliament. lraninn Vice-President and President Khatami .They paid a three
li,1y state vi�it 111 December 2002.The Prime Minister of Pakistan Zafarullah Jamali
paid a state v1c;1t in 2003 where he held talks about economk cooperation. security
(,t the reg1011, and better bilateral ties bet\.\-een Pah.istan and Iran. During this nsit.
fomuli gi.J\ e valuahle suggestions to Iranian leadership on their nuclear programme"
agai11st thi: backdrop .)f the country's" negotiations with the lntern::nional Atomic
[ nergy Agcnc.� (I \l"A), and measures to strengthen economic relations between
the two countnc,.
In 2005. Iran .and Pakistan had conducted US$500 million uf 1rade. The
1.md bordc:r at I dftan 1s the conduit for trJde in electnc1ty and oil Iran j,_ extending
its rmlwa: 11d\\ork tow�irds lattan Tracie ht:tv,een the t\,o countries has incrcas\.'J
h) £1.4 biilion in 2009. ·1 he Iranian governor general says that P 1 cs1dcn1
AhmadinciuJ renwin,; keen to strengthen ties bet,v�en the two countries
rhc Iran. Pol-..1stan ond India p1pclme is und�r discuss1onThe:;e d 1 :..cus:..w11�
lt i r the gas pipcl111es and energy security started in 1994: Pakistan and Iran ha\l:
finally signed the 1111tial agreement 111 Tehran in 2009 The project, termed us thl.'
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peace pipeline h) orficiab tn1m boih th\! cour,1ri 1:�. \\,IS :,1g11ed b} the Prcs1dcn1
/.1rdan o.nJ Pre�1dent MahmouJ .l\hmaJ,neiaJ nf Iran In 200',. !nuia wiLhdn..:w
fr )111 the project Jue tu securny i:--sucs Jf tlw, rroiect ,.., materialized naturally the
relattons \,ould furt_her expnnd m the cconrnmc u,1niai1t
6.-1 PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN RELATIONS
A rgha11ist::111 is a neighboring sLutc. At the 1110111cm Pak istan hm, g uod Jnd
l'iicndly relations ,, ith Afghanistan but ,f we go back especially tn the cnrly ytJr',
uf independence \\ c do !ind problL:n1s in the rd:11 ionship. So. A fg haniswn
recognized Pakistan , Ct") late and diplomatic relations were ,_kvelopcd in Febrw.1r)
1948. Durand line d1v1dc:s the borders of PakistHn and Afghanistan, which 1s about
2252km long Foreign Secretar) Government of India. Sir Durand a nd Afghan
Kind Atneer Abdul Rehman signed and agreed for the permanent solution of the
horder issue in 1893 It finaliLed the border line:;. Afthanistan :.iccepted the Durand
l ine as tts intl.!rnat1L1nal border. The rdat1<..1ns bcv,,een Pakistan and Afgh£111istnn
hegan to 1mprove 111 I 970 The P1 ,me M irnster of Pnkista;1 and the Pr\!'ii d ent of
Arghani stan ",sited each others. country and si�nt!d a pact <.if regiona! securit) and
11011-inlen ent il)J 1
fhe � l>\'id 1111lita!) eallered Atgha111'ita11 111 December 1979. The Afghan
people startcJ their jihad to oust the Russian arnl) from Afghanistan. Pakistan
t1pp0sed the SO\ 1ct 111tenent1011 and supported the r�s1sta11ce against the So\ 1et
L nion ,..,hicl, t!aH: h1rth to the Muj..1h1deen group'>. I aliban. Pakistan became one ol
the major traming grounds fc.,r the multi-national mu,1ahidt:en fighters who began
c,ossmg into Algha111stan on daily bases lo \\age ,var against the Democratic
Rt: public or A l'glldni-.;Lan und the Soviet forces
In 1988 C iene\ a Pact be tween Rus::.ia. Pakistan :rnd \ tgh,mic;tnn \\.1S ::>i!.!.111.:J
,rnj tht: Rusc;ian army was withdra\A.ln in 1989 under the auspi ces ol United N::niuns.
Gtivcmment of Mu1ahidecn wu5 formed in Afghanisw.n in April 199::!. Pakistan
n.'l.Ognized the n e,._ GoH·�nmcnt. Un fortunate!) thi.: dilforcncL:s alllong the
\1UJ::thide en emerged and a gr�1up of l\.fo_j?hidt.'t'fl i.e.· I al�)nn L'CCup icd the maior
rart of At"ghanistan and established Islamic Gov ernment 111 1990. Pakistan again
recogniL.ed the Taliban Government
r he Islamic Government of Al"ghani swn c:c:tab!ishl'd close rclntit,ns ,vith
t11,;ighburing Pnkistn n . however. the relations began lo decline when the Taliban
reruscd to endorse 1hc !)11rnnd Line anei- pressure f'rom Islmnahad. arguing that
there shall bi.! 110 borders among Muslims. After the inciden t of 11 ih September
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Cyprus. In 1974. Turkey la'lded its troops in ·or.hem Cyprus a.mi T.:Ikisb
Cypriotes established their own separate emjt). Pakis:.an is in fa,our of es-ia· Ii.shin;
an independent so,ereign and federaJ republic of C) prus thal is the demand of
Turkey.
Hoth countries. joined the U.S.-led Central Treaty Organization (CE\r:fO} aimed to
bolster military and strategic cooperation and counter the spread of corrh-nunism
and Soviet influence in the region. Pakistan. Turkey and Iran established the RCD
in 1964 which was replaced by ECO (economic cooperation organinuion) in 1985.
So, they are founding members of the Economic Cooperation Organization and par.
of the Developing eight Countries organization. Both have great contribution in I.he
multilateral arrangements of CENTO, RCD, ECO, etc.
Both the contries decided to increase trade and invesnnems. especiall� in
transport, telecommunications, manufacturing, tourism and other industries. S~
they have sought to increase the volume of bilateral trade from $690 million �o
inore than $1 billion by 20 1 0. Palcistani exports to Turke) include rice. sesame
seeds, leather, textiles, fabrics, sports goods, and medical equipment. � tr.,1'e)
exports to Pakistan include wheat, chickpeas, lentils. diesel. che!Illcal.s. transpon
vehicles, machinery and energy products.
They are also members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. It is due
to the dialogues between Ministerial commission of Pakistan and Turke}. four
agreements were signed in 2002 in Islamabad. Pakistan has completed the �!etro
Bus project with the help of Turkey. Turkish private corporations haYe also
invested significantly in industrial and construction projects developing highwa) s.
pipelines and canals.
In 2005 Kashmir earthquake, Turkey stepped up its effons to help the
Pakistani people of the affected areas. Turke} announced a package of S 150 million
for the quake-hit people. The Turkish aid organization Kizila) also constructed a
mosque in the Azad Kashmir region. The mosque is being built in the Ottoman
Style in Pakistan's Bagh District
A container train service was launched b) the Prime Minister of
Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani between Islamabad and Istanbul on 141h August, 2009
The first train carried 2 0 containers with a capacit) of around 75 0 t and would
travel 6, 500 km from Islamabad, through Balochistan. Tehran. to Istanbul in two
weeks' time. According to the Minister for Railways Ghulam Ahmad Bilour. after
the trial of the container train service, a passenger train will be launched There arc
also hopes that the route will eventually provide a link to Europe and Central Asia
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of Pakistan donated economic aid like clothes and 50, 000 tons of rice for th e peop e
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of Bangladesh as a token of goodwill. Mr. Khurshid Ahmed was appointed as first
Ambassador of Pakistan to Bangladesh on 9 December 1975. Whereas Bangladesh
appointed Mr . Zahir-ud-Din Ahmed as their first Ambassador to Pakis tan
Different agreements were signed in July 1976 in Dhaka among members for
improvement in the fields of ship building, banking and telecommunication. Air
service was also started to maintain communication link.
Relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh improved considerably under
the governments of Zia-ur -Rahman and Hussain Mohammad Irshad in,Banglade!>h
Defence cooperation improved considerably under the military regimes of Ziaur
Rehman and Hussain Muhammad lrshad. The meeting of the joint Ministerial
Committee of two countries was held on 8th September, 1984 at Islamabad where
trade agreements were signed. In this meeting it was decided that Bangladesh
would export jute, tea and carpets to Pakistan and Pakistan would export rice, pig.
iron, railway carriages and steel items to Bangladesh.
In 1985, President Ziaul Haq visited Bangladesh, and said "Your heroes are
our heroes." Bangladeshi president lrhsad visited Islamabad in 1986. In 19°3.
Meeting of heads of SAARC was held in Dhaka where an agreement was signed
between Pakistan and Bangladesh according to which Pakistan would provide 300
tractors to Bangladesh in the future two years. In 1998, Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina Wajid visited Pakistan. In July 2002, Pakistani General Pervez
Mush arraf also visited the war memorial and said "Your brothers and sisters in
Pakistan share the pain of the events of 1971.
In the present day both the countries have cordial relations tra de has
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improved and the visits of senior official and political leaders have been 'there. Bo
worked �ogether within the frarn�work of SAARC, OIC. With the passage of time
the relations of both these countries are going to expand.
6.8 PAKISTAN- INDONESIA RELATIONS
Indonesia is a Musli� country. Its old name was "East Indian Islan d". lt had
been a colony of Holand till March 1942. Afterward it remained under Japan ese
rule till 1945 . In 1_945 Jap�ese_ forces were defeated due to dropping of Atom
Bomb �t Nagasaki and H1rosh1ma. In those cirumstances the Nationalists of
Indonesia, Dr. Ahmed Soekamo and Dr · Hatta dec1ared .1t R epu 1·1c, on 17th August.
1945. But m • the meanw _ mle th_e hostilities between the Indonesian Nativnalists and
Dutch eru� ted which continued for four years till r
the . ' 1949 · Aft.er the. Wa deinaded,
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EXERCISE-6
Objective type Questions
Q. l: Encircle the correct options.
1. Pakistan recognized China on its birth on October:
(a) 1949 (b)1950 (c) 1951 (d) 1952
2. The relation between Pakistan and China began in:
(a) I949 (b)1950 (c)1951 (d)1952
3. The ilk-rout of Karakaran1 was completed in:
(a)1949 (b)1950 (c) 1969 (d) 1970
4. lndia and Pakistan signed Indus waler treaty in 196 0 with the help of:
(a)World Bank (b) China (c)America (d) Soviet Union
5. Ho\\ man) major wars between Pakistan and India have fought .
(a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (d)5
6 . Shimla agreement was signed between Indra Gandhi and Z.A Bhutto in:
(a)l970 (b)1971 (c)1972 (<l)l974
7. The Soviet Union directed a farewell message to Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan in:
(a) 1948 (b)1949' (c)1950 (d) 1951
8. The American President Turman requested prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan
to provided a military base to the central intelligence Agency (CIA)in:
(a)I 948 (b)1949 (c)1950 (d) 1951
9. Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan was appointed as Pakistan's first ambassador to:
(a)Iran (b)China (c)Afghanistan (d)America
1 O. The diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan den-:loped in Februarf:
(a) I9 4 7 (b) 1948 (c)I950 (d)195l
J 1. Durand line divides the borders of Pakistan and:
(a)Afghanist an (b)Iran (c)China (d)lndia
1 2. The Metro Bus project was started with the help of:
(a) Turkey (b)Iran (c)China (d)America
] 3. A container train service was launched between Pakistan and Turke) on:
(a) 2007 (b)2008 (c)2009 (d) 201 0
1 4. Shah Faisal declared, Pakistan his second home in:
(a)l954 (b)l960 (c)1964 (d)l966
1 5. Pakistan rcognized Bangladesh in:
(a) 1972 (b)1973 (c) 1974 (d)1975
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1 6. AJotnt· · E conom1cs Comrmss1on was establ 1'shed between Pakistan and
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Bangladesh in:
(a)1972 (b) 1973 (c) 1974 (d) 1979
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·1 rul! / False
li11fo11csw di\ kkd into ?7 1m1, im:l!s ·1 rue/ False
1. Second() I ( M1mm11 conlbcncc wus held 111 L.ilHlll! 111 1978. True/ Fulse
4 I hl· l'11vc1 nmcnt of �hl·tl-. M1�jihur Rehman w,,., toppk<l 011 I 5 1h August
I 97't I rue/ False
�. l } ,1ll pur w.is ,1lsu 1e11an11:d 1:11isnl11ha<l 111 honour of' King Fuisul. True/False
6 P,1l-.1st,ltl s1.111ed the metro hus pm,1cct with the help of'Turkey. True/ False
5. Pul-.1st11n had nu pkosunt fl'h1tions wi th A lghunistun 111 very lx:ginning.
True/ False
6. Alghamst,m ueccpted the DurunJ linens theinternational border in 1893.
True/ False
7 Gene,,, P.ict hctwcet Russiu, Pukistun un<l Afghunistun was signed in 1988.
True/ False
8. I he Prime �hnistcr of Pukistun NU'.\ilh Lia4u1 Ali Khan visited Iran in
1949 'I nie/ False
Q.3: 'Fill in the Ulukk.11
l lndonesi,1 is l,11gc�t Muslim countr) ,.,,hich di, ide<l in---------- provinces.
2. Put..,stun rclutton with lndoncsm gn.•atly developed under ----------
g<1\ ernml'lll.
3 Bunglude�h wus n part uq>ut..istun from 1947 to----------
4. Mr Khurshid Al1111cd 1'.han \.-vus appointed Pakistun lirst Ambassador to
Bangladesh on 9'h lkcemher--•- -
5. Put..istan rccogm,cd 13nngludcsh in-------------
6. Suu<.li Ar.1b1a supportcd Pnktslun during the war of 1965 and ----------
7. A contamcr train sen 1cc wus launched by -------------- between Islamabad
,utd lstunhul in 2009
8. fhc rdution between Pakistun nnd C'hinu began in -----------
9. l'hc Silk- route of Kamkurnm wns compk·ted in--------------
10. lhe Srlk route of'Karnkiinun is ·····-------long.
11. rhc muin dispute between Pa.kistun un<l India is the-------------
12. Jndiu und Pakistan signed Indus water treaty in------ --------
13. Shimlu agreement was signed between Pakistan and Indio in-----------
14. Iran wus the first country which rccogni,cd Pakistnn ns on-------------
15. Raju Gtuu.Ju1for Ali khan was uppointcd ns Pnkisuu1's first nmba-.sador to---- ----
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LONG QUESTIONS
I. Discuss the relation bet\\ccn P:\kistan and Chinn.
2 Explain the rebtions between Pakistnn nnd United States
J. Lxpb:11 the relations betv:ce11 Pakistan �nd Saudi Arnlrn,
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(For University of Education Lahore "Multan Campus")
l. SOCIETY AND ITS STRUCTURE
Definition of Society . .
Society means the system of living together in groups . According to Linton.
a society is "any group of people who have lived and worked together long enough
to get themselves organized anJ to think of themselves as a social unit with well
defined limits·· Bertrand considers society ·'that group within which men share a
total common life".
l'iature and Characteristics of Society
Characteristics of human society are as follows:
1. Permanent social group
Society is permanent and largest social group of people living together for a
long period. where the members of society learn the norms of social life in various
social groups
2. Classification of society
Societ} can be classified on the basis of profession. i.e. caste n�e "ex.
literac}, race and religion. All these groups perform their respective purpose and
have their own structure.
3. Main organs of human societie
There are at least five main organs of human societtes which are famil},
education, econom), polities and religion. The interrelationship amon� institutions
creates structure for the society .
.i. Aspects of human societies
Human societies have at least two aspects rural and urban . Rural 5ociety is
sparsely residing group of people with simple culturt:. The urban group lives in
cluster with complex culture.
S. Culture of human societies
�II human . soci.eties have their �wn culture. It is the way of life of people
and provides the d1rect1on to the people m their social actions. r
6. Human needs
Society fulfils human needs through social relationship amon , the
members. g
7. An organized unit
":' s�ciety
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is or�anized b� the process of interdependence among the grou
p::,
and the mstttuttons . This need bmds them all together into an orga
nized unit
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8. Territorial bounda11
The human socictie, have political go..,emments in which territorial
houndary 1s an essential cond i tion.
Types of ociety
Human so;iet) can be di H ded into three sets detail of these sets is as
follows.
I. Nomadic V/S Sedentary societies
(i). Nomadic ocicty
The people of nomadic societies do not have their permanent place of
residence the)' do not have agricultural or ance�1ral propert)'. The} roam from place
to place wi t h their luggage on the back camels, hor�es. donkeys in search of fodder
and water for their animals and food for themselves. Their way of living is old and
traditional.
ii. Sedentary Society
People of this society are permanently settled in rural or urban areas. They
have agricultural and resident1aJ lands, which transferred from generation to
generation. Tribal people hke muree tribe, Kutchi tribe etc. are also part of this
societ}. .
2. Traditional V/S Modern Societies
(i) Traditional Society
Population size of this kind of society are vef) small People of this societ}
arc settled on thl!ir land. They are associated with agriculture profession. labour and
small scale. business. Because this society 1s non industrial. Facilities like
electricity, gas telephone etc are not ava1lahle
Modrrn Societ
y
(ii)
This soci ety is model of urbanization which is having advance industrial
y
and technologi cal s stems. Population size of this society is very high ha\ ing
millions of people in citi.es. Modem urban facilities like electricity, gas, fax
etc a re available in it. Women of this societ) ar e
telephone school. colleg e airports
highly educated and work paraJlel to men in different walks of life.
3. Rural V/S U rban Societies
People of this s?Ciety are rusociated with agri'culture profession. ome of
them are also in voh ed in labour r�lated to agriculture. They have open residences
covering vast areu for c?urtyard. Literacy rate in thjs kind of societies is general!)
low and females arc discouraged go for fonnal education. Basic facilities like
hospitals, schools, colleges, electricity, gas etc are lacking behind in this societ) ·
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1 11 thi !l •.m tl·ty 11 u,111plcx life i I fou11cl i11 wh1c h tli 1• people of d1ffc!cnl r�s.
p1olt.",•,in11 , c1"11ci-1 1111d u li!,( i111111 live tc,Bctlu.:r, 'I he people of tlus soc!ely
upp1cd 1ttl·d L,llci(tl l l1 1111J•l·, 'I ht 11111 of 1,c;ial cl11111ge i 1 1:iittcr due to education.
h:d 11 1nlnpy i 11 dwl11 y 1111d 1111!,1111111111111 I 11<.:iliticN like clcclricity gai;, _ 1:�cpho�e.
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them. In the same direction the education and economy also support each other
because without finance the education system cannot run. On the other hand with
out education the techniques of economic system cannot be learnt. Similarly, the
family needs money to make a successful living and the economic institutions need
workers who come from their families In this network, all these three institutions
constitute a social structure.
3. Social structure of economy, polities, religion family and education
The five basic institutions of a society have their relations with all other
institutions. Politics cannot succeed without education. An illiterate candidate gets
least votes against his literate opponents in Pakistani society. Education provides
controlling power to politics and teaches principles of politics to the family
members. Religion provides code of ethics and morality to politics, economy,
family education. All institutions support religion by money, teaching methods,
social power and students. Economy plays very important role in influencing all
other institutions. No institution functions without economic resources. This is a
great social �tructure of a simple society.
2. FEATURES OF PAKISTANI SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Definition of Culture
Culture means the overall behaviour of any commw1ity. This behaviour
includes all the aspects of our life. Our language, dress style, food, residence,
habits, customs and traditions, religious beliefs, education and all these activities
are included with which we arc in contact with, as a member of the community.
According to Edward Tyler
"Culture is related to all type of knowledge and arts, laws and
beliefs, traditions and customs. It is also relaled to the tho1tghts and
actions of humans".
Mix Culture
Before Pakistan came into being, people coming from different parts of the
world settled in. These included lranians, central Asians, Arabs, Greeks, Iraqis and
Europeans. Every group which came here brought along their tradition, customs,
festivals, dress style, food and their life style. These groups influenced each other,
with which a mixed culture started emerging.' When the Muslims came to South
Asia, they gave a new living style i.e equality brotherhood, communal justice and
truth to the people. The people of different provinces of Pakistan have their own
values and traits like languages and traditions differ from one another but they are
connected with a common Islamic culture. Pakistan is a beautiful example of
multicultural society.
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Religious Festival
' The majority of the population of Pakistan are Muslims �d �ey celebrat�
their religious and social festivaJs like Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ui-Azha, Eid Milad-un-Nabi
(P.B.U.H). Shab-e-Miraj and Shab-e-Barat with great devotion and respect. These
festivals are part of our centuries old culture. Moreover, non-Muslims also enjoy
· full liberty to c elebrate their festivals.
Dress
People of every province and region of Pakistan wear traditional dresses. In
villages and urban areas, different dresses are worn. The dresses in Pakistan are
made keeping in view the religious needs and weather. Weaming a cap or having a
turban on the head is liked. Both save you from the extremities of weather. In the
rural areas of Punjab, men wear dhoti Kurta and turban. Now the trend of shalwar
is also growing. Women like dupatta, shalwar and kurta. In urban areas sl.alwar,
shirt, pants and coat. sherwani and waistcoat are in vogue. In cities the influence of
western dress is clearly visible. In GiJgjt Baltistan, different dresses are worn
according to the weather. It is a common practice to wear shaJwar kameez and a
cap. In the provinces of 'Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Baloehistan and Sindh, loose
shalwar is worn. All over Pilistan, the dress is prepared as per the requirements of
purdah. Women prefer to wear embroidered dresses. On the occasion of marriage a
beautiful dress is got prepared for the bride.
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Foods
Pcoph: lil...l· dit1�rl'lll foods Ill diffl·rcnt rq;iuns of 1'11k.i�111n In Punjab ,111d
Sindh. meat. , cgct,tbks. pulses nnJ rice 1m: lil...cJ , l'r\ Much In Kh}bcr
Pnl...htunl...hwu und Balcochistun, t\ll'Ut, Jr) nnd frl•sh fruits 111c prckm:d \\ he.it und
rice art> spcdalknll) ll'-l'c.i In fond. lhnsc ,., ho ll\ c m:nr Sl'll hl'aChl'S 111...l' lhh , er)
much. In Punjub. f\till... nml I nssi nrc the fovnuritc dnnl...s whc1c,1s qalH1,,u is the
l�\\Ouritc drink in Khyber Pnl...htunl...ll\\11 and Bnlnch1st.m. Sujji um) K,ualu (,usht
obout hulf ,\ ccnlltr) bncl... were limited to Kh ) bcr PaJ...htunl...hw,1 and North1.:rn
Punjab onl) . tm from Pcshnwnr to Karachi nnd Qucllu. ,t 1s e4Li.1ll) liked,
Regarding food. the lil-..ing and prclercnccs of pl!opk nrc 1.:hunging. I he fuvouritc
dish of Pali toni people is meat.
Values
In all the regions and provinces of Pnkistnn. excellent nnd <.hstinct ,ulucs .trc
found. Lit't- is simple and respectable. Elders arc respected. It is the custom to 10\c
the young ones. To fulfil the needs of the helpless. the ncl.!d) nnd the poor people.
the systems of Zakat and adqn. etc. is existing ut officio! nnd non-otlicial le\d
Women are looled upon , ith respect and dignity. People shore feelings on sod and
happy occasions. Problems arc solved through mutual discussion. In rural area.'-.
panchayats comprising the village elders solve many quarrels at the local it:, d.
Marriage
Marriage is a religious obligation in Islam. On a specific day, the ikah
ceremony is held. Food is arranged by the bride's family. After this the
br:degroom:s family invites people for Yalima.
Death Rites
At the death of a person. the relatives, and acquaintances gather at the house
of the deceased. The dead body is bathed and a shroud is wrapped around the bod).
Later on, the namaz-e-Janaza is offered, the body is buried in the grave)ard . QurJil
Khawani is arranged for essal-e-Sawaab. Nothing is cooled in the house of the
deceased on the day of mourning. The relatives and neighbours arrange the food for
a couple of day.
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Sport
ln Pakistan competitions of different traditional and modem
. games are held.
Pakistan has teams of cricket, hockey, squash and Kabaddi. Other
than these.
volleyball, football and tennis are also famous games. Tournaments are held
at the
district, dh isiona1, provincial and national level in these games. Pakistan is also
famous for the art of wrestling. Pakistani wrestler Gama, popularly known as
Rustam-e-Zaman. In Gilgit and the northern areas, polo is very popular and has
been played for approximately two thousand years.
FINE ARTS
Architecture
The art of architecture is hereditary for the Pakistanis. Many historical
buildings were built by the Muslim rulers. They constructed beautiful gardens. The
Shahi fort of Lahore Shahi Masjid Lahore Wazir Khan Masjid. Shalimar Gardens.
Chnuburji, Tombs of Jehangir and Noor Jahan are the models of our old culture.
The sher Shahi Majsjid Behra, Jamia Masjid Thatta, Mahabat Khan Masjid
Peshawar and other such historical sites are inherited by Pakistanis. Some
magnificent beautiful buildings have also been constructed after the creation of
Pakistan like the tomb of the Quaid-e-Azam, Karachi, Alfalah Buildings. I ahore.
Faisal Masjid. Islamabad etc. All such sites are great attractions for the tourists.
Handicrafts
Handicrafts have great importa..11ce in Pukistan. The people have been
producil lg handicraft� in cottage industry. Man and women make h=indicrafls.
These handcrafts like sports and surgical goods at Sialkot, Carpets arc
manufactured in the houses in all the provinces. Khadar of Kamalin, Sheets of
Bhera and Multan, embroidery of Bahawalpur nud Multan are much appreciated in
foreign countries.
Pain.ting
The art of painting in Pakistan is very ttnique. It is considered Pakistan's
identity. In the art of calligraphy famous calligraphists in Pakistan have created
unrivalled master pieces. Works of art of painting and Caligraphy belonging to
Mugh31 times and modern times are displayed in the Lahore Museum and Shahi
Qila.
The educated people greatly oppreciatc the classical and modem pieces of
Art. Abdur Rehman Chughttui has produced the illustruted Diawan-c-Ghalib.
Shakir Ali Sadiqain, Aslam Kamul and many other Pakistani Artists haw touched
the heights of fume.
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4. Chromite
It is used in preparing othl!r metals. leather tanning, making of steel
products and stainless steel. I he deposits of Chromite are found in Zoab (Muslim
Bagh). Chaghi. Mulakand. Mahmood, Wazirsistan. Fort Sondaman etc.
5. Gypsum
Gypsum is found at Jana and salt range. It is mined at Khewra. Dandot and
Daud Khel. Gypsum' is a stone which is used in the production _of cement, chemical
fertilizers. plaster of paris etc.
6. Sulphur
It is very useful ore for the chemical industry. Its deposits are found in
Kalat, Kha1rpur. \1ardan and Jacobabad etc.
7. Iron Ore
Availability of iron is equally imperative like oil and coal for industrial
advancement. In PaJostan, it is found in limited quantit) and low qualit). Most of
the required Iron ore is imported from abroad. Its deposits are found in Chitral.
Chaghai. Kohat, Khurram Agency, Mardan, Hazara. Mianwali (Kalabagh) and DG
Khan.
8. Lime Stone
It is used in cement industry, paper. paints, bleaching powder and
constructional material. It is found in Kohat, Kalabagh, Daud Khel and some
regions of Sindh.
9. Rock Salt
It is used for domestic .ind commercial purposes. Its main deposits are
found in Jhelum. Mi,mwah and Kohat district.
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IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS
Forests arc very important in the econom) of a co11ntf). The importances of
forest are given below:·
J. Forests pro\ ide timber, firewood, gum hone) nnd oth�r ust!ful things. which
are very important for the trade of a countt")
2. Forests are very useful in water logged and salinity affected areas. Trees
absorb water. from the soil and lower ,1.atc1 le, cl of underground reserve.
3. Forests herbs are used for the preparation of medicines
4. Forests provide raw material for paper industry
5. Forests provide us various fruits and fodder to animals.
6. Forests are very important for the wild life.
7. Forests cause, to a great extent, rainf!}II in a region. The presence of forests
measures the amount of water vapours that causes rainfall.
8. Forests make the climate of an area very pleasant. They lessen the intensity
of heat.
9. Forests Promote tourism.
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l·orcsts have an important role in the economy of Pakistan. About 5 million peoplt:
depend upon forests to earn their livelihood.
4. ILLITERACY
Concept of Illiteracy
flliteracy means those people who cannot read a paragraph in any language
with understanding. But according to the census of Pakistan 1981, illiteracy has
bl!tm defined as reading a paragraph of a language v.ith understanding. According
to the census of Pakistan 1998 the literacy rate ts about 45% and the rest of the
people 55% are illitciate.
Causes of Illiteracy
J. Poverty
In Pakistan 40% people are living below povert� line. In such condition
hov. it is possible for tliem to send their children to schools colleges and
universities. According to UNICEF, 17.6% ch1ldrc>n \\Ori-. and support their
families.
2. Feudal system
Feudal system is a big obstacle 10 the identification of dream of better
literacy rates. Because Pakistani policies are controlled b} feudal lords. the feudal
lords enjoy political power as well as they depri\'e people from getting education.
3. Culture
Illiteracy is our traditional culture based on pure agricultural profossion in
which education is not considered to be a foundation of life. Mostly. the farmers
have been illiterate people through out centuries in the h1stor) of our social life. lt
was considered that 1f a boy becomes highly educated. he will become useless for
the farms.
4. Conservative Approach
Ilhtcracy rate is higher among women than men, because most of the
women are illiterate in rural areas. The people of rural areas dislike women to be
employed in any government or private office. A woman is preferred to be a good
wife, a good mother and a good daughter, if she works within the famil). Now a
change has come into the social structure of rural life that an educatl!d girl is like to
be married as a \\. ife but working within the household duties.
5. 111iterate Parents
J n rural areas most of the parents are illiterate that is why they do not like to
send their children to schools specially the daughters. In urban area� this pcrcl!ntagc
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ol' il litcrn<:y is ulso higher among
_ the women than that of men. The c�ltural value of
l'nkistmu socic1y dominates both in rural and urban areas to restnct the women
within till' boundary of the house.
(,. Poor Govt. Schemes
I he mo-st of the Govt. schemes of literacy are ill planned, based on adhoc
policy. I his is also a reason of illiteracy. In the present scenario Pakistan counts
umong those 12 cnuntries of the world which are spending less than 2% of GDP on
L'ducution. Free education 1s the right of every person but unfortunately this is not
happening in our country. 1 he Govl. should devise a better plat111ing regarding
education in the hudget.
7. Low Social Contacts with Cities
The people of rural areas have not been in contact with big urban
scttll.!mcnts. Social relations with urban life arc very important factors for bringing
chnng\,; in their attitude and actions. Bccaust! the fanners remain busy with their
. lands, animols and tbe1r crops finding little time to visit citie5.
8. Poor Transport
Transport facilities are not sunicicnt that is a hindrance in social change.
Mostly the schools arc �1t long distances from the houses of villagers.
Effect of Illiteracy
EfTccts of ill itcrncy arc as follows:
J. Minimacs social relations
Ill itcrncy minimizes social rclallons 111 society which leads to less
development of resources.
2. Barrier in the Social Progl'�Ss
lllitcracy is itself a barrier in the social progress among people for better
standards. !llitcracy is major hurdle in understanding techniques for advancement
und progress.
3. Less Prestige
An illiterate person is given-less prestige while sitting with other people. He
is given only a labor work and not allowed to sit on table and chair in offices. He is
considered to be at low class in society by the educated people because he is poor
nnd illitcrnte..
.a. To create Deprivation among the people
lllit�rncy creates �eprivation among people to enjoy recreations of the
:-ociety. llhtcrntc person 1s unable to read books, maguzine, articles and other
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iii. Bilatcralism
Pakistan \.\ants Lo 'develop its relations with all countries on the
basis of
bilatcralism. Pakistan also wants to solve its conflicts with neighbouring countne
s
on the basis of' hilatcralism. Therefore, Pakistan has invited India many times to
sohc the Kashmir dispute by negotiation.
" lJnitcd Nations Charter
Pakistan is a mcmbl!r of United Nations and follows its charter strictly.
·1 herefore. Pakistau has supported every action or tht! United Nations and pro\ided
military assistance to implement its decisions.
v. Support to Right of Self-determination
Paki..,tan supports the right of ·self-determination of all the suppressed
nations Pakistan believes that l!VCI) nation must have the right of self
dctermination. Therefore, Pakistan has supported the demand of aboltshmg the
colonialism and every movement for the exercise of the right of self-determination
in Europe, Africa and Asia. Pakistan has playeJ very important role in the struggle
of independence of Kashmir, Palestine, Bosnia, Namibia and Vietnam. It has also
opposed the occupation of Afghanistan by Russia. and helped the Afghanis to get
tht! liberation trom foreign rule.
vi. Unity of lslamit: \\'orlll
Pakistan is the supportt!r of the unity of lsl11m1c world. and is folio\.\ ing the
policy to-establish good relations with Muslim countries. Pakistan has alv.ays tried
to solve the conflicts oflslamic world and playe<l very important role m Iran - Iraq
war. Kuwait's occupation by [raq, Palestine's liberation, and Atghanistan's
liberation. Pakistan 1s an act1\C member of the Organization of Islamic Conference
(OfC') Pakistnn has provided a platfom1 for Muslim countries of Central Asia to
solve their economic problems hy establishing Economic Cooperation Organi1at1on
(ECO).
vii. De-wcaponi�ation
Pakbtan is the main supporter of dt!-v�caponisat1on and supported all
international efforts to de-weaponise the world. ·1 ht:refore. Pakistan is not in the
race of weapo,1isation. Pakistan uses atomic energ) for peaceful purposes. Pakistan
tries to avoid the danger of nuclear war in the world. Pakistan has repeatedly
suggested for the de-weaponisation of South Asia, but India has not responded it
accordingly.
viii. Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Pakistan wants to eliminate the racial discrimination throughout the world.
Pakistan has protested over racial discrimination in South Africa, Namibia and
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tx. Establishment of Peace
Pakistan wants establishment of peace througho711 the world. Pakista 11 h.is
als� protested agamst aggressive powers' dcsll"C'> and .supporlcd the oppressed
nations for .;etting the pc;c.1ce Pakistan h,tS rep�atcdly invited India to ncgotintc
peace in South Asia but it has rcJected every move.
:\. Good Relations with Neighbours
Pakistan ,,ants good relationship with all neighbours including India.
Pakistan also wants 10 solv_c all the issues ,,ith ncighhouring countries including
Kashmir issue \\ith India peaceful!). Thcrefure. Pakistan has invited India for talk�
at an} time. at every level and at e\'ery place.
xi. International and Regional Cooperation
Pakistan 1s an active member of international and regional organizations i.e.
United 1\auons. ·on-aligned Movement (NAM). Organization of Islamic
Conference (OIC). Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and SAARC.
Pakista n always cooperates with all these organizations for the security of world
peace.
OBJECTIVES OF FOREIGN POLICY
Pakistan emerged on the map of the world on 14 AUL'USt I 94 7 and it
inherited the foreign policy from British India. After independenLc, Pakistnn mndc
·some chang es in British policy according to the ideology and the objectives o f
Pakistan Movem ent. The main objectives of the foreign pl)lic) of P,tkistnn arcpas
under:-
l, National Security
The main objective of foreign policy of Pakistan is its n.ttH.>nJI sccurit) or
• dC,pendence. Pakistan was a new born stute. · and there wa, a need to m ake
in •
ecunt�. s o p ak'1�tan 'tormulatcd its Jon:1gn pohc) on the ba::,1�
ar rang emenrs for i�:; s
ty. It g�,e �ue 11�1ponance to the national sc�unt\ v,h1k
of national secun
onsh1ps w1tb other cow1trics. Pakistan respects th e
t blishing external rdat1
�:t�ona l integritY, and the political independcnct. of other countri�s, and expect from
others the same.
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11 Economic Development
en
Pakistan is a developing country and inspires for its economic de, elopm �-
stablish and maint ain cordial relations with those states with whom 1(
It n eeds to e i trade reIat10.
ns or from whom .1t can obta i. n maximum
. 1.:conon11c
axi mize . ts
�:�ts. P akistan has made changes in its fQreign policy keeping in view the n�v..
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