English Essay (Compulsory) (Total Marks-l00)

Candidates will be required to write one or more Essay in English. A wide choice of topics will be given. Candidates are expected to reflect comprehensive and research based

knowledge on a selected topic. Candidate’s articulation, expression and technical treatment of the style of English Essay writing will be examined

ENGLISH (PRECIS & COMPOSITION) Compulsory (Total Marks-l00)

The examination in this subject will be based upon a paper carrying 100 marks to Test the candidate’s abilities to handle Precis Writing, Reading Comprehension, Sentence Structuring, Translation, Grammar and Vocabulary, etc.

I. Precis Writing (20 marks) A careful selected passage with an orientation of generic understanding and enough flexibility for compression shall be given for précising and suggesting an appropriate title. Out of the total 20 marks allocated to this question, 15 shall go to précising the text and 5 to suggesting the title.

II. Reading Comprehension (20 marks) A carefully selected passage that is rich in substance but not very technical or discipline- specific shall be given, followed by five questions, each carrying 4 marks.

III. Grammar and Vocabulary (20 marks) Correct usage of Tense, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Phrasal Verbs, Synonyms and Antonyms etc.

IV. Sentence Correction (10 marks) The sentences shall be given each having a clear structural flaw in terms of grammar or punctuation. The candidates shall be asked to rewrite them with really needed correction only, without making unnecessary alterations. No two or more sentence should have exactly the same problem, and 2-3 sentences shall be based on correction of punctuation marks.

V. Grouping of Words (10 marks) A random list of twenty words of moderate standard (neither very easy nor utterly unfamiliar) shall be given, to be grouped by the candidates in pairs of those having similar or opposite meaning, as may be clearly directed in the question.

VI. Pairs of Words (10 marks) Ten pairs shall be given of seemingly similar words with different meanings, generally confused in communication, for bringing out the difference in meaning of any five of them by first explaining them in parenthesis and then using them in sentences.

VII. Translation (10 marks) Ten short Urdu sentences involving structural composition, significant terms and figurative/idiomatic expressions shall be given, to be accurately translated into English.

Suggested Readings

Title Author

English Grammar in Use Raymond Murphy (Cambridge University Press).

Practical English Usage M.Swan (Oxford University Press).

The Little, Brown HandbookH. Ramsey Flower & Jane Aaron (The Little, Brown & Co; Harper Collins.)

A University English GrammarR. Quirk & S. Greenbaum (ELBS; Longmans)

Write Better, Speak Better Readers Digest Association.

Modern English in Action Henry Christ (D.C. Heath & Co.)

Current Affairs (COMPULSORY) (Marks- -100)

Candidates will be expected to display such general knowledge of history, politics and International Affairs, as deemed necessary to interpret current affairs.

I. Pakistan's Domestic Affairs (20 marks)

Political Economic Social

II. Pakistan's External Affairs (40 marks)

Pakistan’s relations with its Neighbors (India, China, Afghanistan, Russia) Pakistan’s  relations  with  the  Muslim  World (Iran,  Saudi  Arabia,  Indonesia,

Turkey) Pakistan’s relations with the United States Pakistan’s relations with Regional and International Organizations (UN, SAARC,

ECO, OIC, WTO, CW)

III. Global Issues (40 marks)

International Security International Political Economy Human Rights Environment: Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord Population: world population trends, world population policies Terrorism and Counter Terrorism Global Energy Politics Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Security Nuclear Politics in South Asia International Trade (Doha Development Round and Bali Package)

Cooperation and Competition in Arabian Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Millennium Development Goals, Current Status, Globalization Middle East Crisis Kashmir Issue Palestine Issue

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

Pakistan Foreign Policy 1947-2005: A Concise History, 2011 Abdul Sattar

Issue in Pakistan’s Economy, 2010 Akbar S. Zaidi

Pakistan: A Hard Country, 2012 Anatol Lieven

Government & Politics in South Asia, 6th ed., 2009Baxter, Malik, Kennedy & Oberst,

Introduction to International Political Economy, 2010David Balaam & Bradford Dillman

International Organization (Second Edition) 2012Volker Rittberger, Bernhard Zangl and Andress Kruck

The Age of Deception: Nuclear Diplomacy in Treacherous Times (2011) Mohamed Elbaradei

International Relations, 2012 Joshua Goldstein

World Politics: Trends & Transformation, 2011 Kegley & Blanton

Pakistan Beyond the Crisis, 2011 Maleeha Lodhi

Globalization in Question, 2009 Paul Hirst

International Political Economy: Interests & Institutions in the Global Economy, 2010

Thomas Oatley

Politics and Change in the Middle East, 10th Ed., Pearson, 2012Andersen, Seibert, and Wagner

The Management of Pakistan's economy 1947 to 1982 Ahmed, V., Rashid Ahmed

Pakistan Affairs (Compulsory)

(Marks-100)

 

I. Ideology of Pakistan ----- definition and elucidation, historical aspects: Muslim rule in the Sub-continent, its downfall and efforts for Renaissance. Movements for reforms -- Shaikh  Ahmad  Sarhindi,  Shah  Waliullah, Sayyid  Ahmad  Shaheed, Aligarh, Deoband, Nadwah, and other educational institutions ------- Sindh Madrassah and Islamia College Peshawae. Ideology of Pakistan in the light of Speeches and statements of Allama Iqbal and Quaid i Azam Muhammad  Ali Jinnah.

II. Land   and   people   of   Pakistan ------- Geography, Society, Natural resources, Agriculture, Industry  and education with reference to characteristics, trends and problems.

III. Pakistan and Changing Regional Apparatus

IV. Nuclear Program of Pakistan, its Safety and Security; International  Concerns

V. Regional Economic Cooperation (SAARC,ECO,SCO) and the Role of Pakistan

VI. Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan

VII. Economic Challenges in Pakistan

VIII. Non-Traditional Security Threats in Pakistan: Role of Non-State Actors

IX. Pakistan’s Role in the Region

X. Palestine Issue

XI. Changing Security Dynamics for Pakistan: Challenges to National Security of Pakistan

XII. Political Evolution Since 1971

XIII. Pakistan and US War on Terror

XIV. Foreign Policy of Pakistan Post 9/11

XV. Evolution of Democratic System in Pakistan

XVI. Ethnic Issues and National Integration

XVII. Hydro Politics ; Water Issues in Domestic and Regional Context

XVIII. Pakistan’s National Interest

XIX. Challenges to Sovereignty

XX. Pakistan’s Energy Problems and their Effects

XXI. Pakistan’s Relations with Neighbors excluding India

XXII. Pakistan and India Relations Since 1947

XXIII. Kashmir Issue

XXIV. The war in Afghanistan since 1979 and its impact on, and challenges to Pakistan, in the Post 2014 era.

XXV. Proxy Wars: Role of External Elements

XXVI. Economic Conditions of Pakistan, the Most Recent Economic Survey, the Previous and Current Budgets,  and the Problems and Performance of Major Sectors of Economy.

XXVII. The Recent Constitutional and Legal Debates, the Latest Constitutional Amendments and Important Legislations, Legal Cases and the Role of Higher Courts.

XXVIII. The Prevailing Social Problems of Pakistan and the Strategies to Deal with Them, Poverty, Education, Health and Sanitation

 

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

Federalism and Ethnic Conflict Regulation in India and Pakistan

Adeney, Katharine. , New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

Labor, Democratization and Development in India and Pakistan

Candland, Christopher, New York: Routledge, 2007

Perception, Politics and Security in South Asia: The Compound Crisis in 1990

Chari, P.R. at al, New York: Routledge, 2003

The Future of Pakistan.Cohen Stephen P. et al. Washington: Brookings Institute Press, 2011

Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant IslamHussian, Zahid. New York: I.B.Tauris, 2007

Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political EconomyJalal, Aisha and Bose, Sugata. New York: Routledge, 1998

Democracy and Authoritarianism in South AsiaJalal, Aisha, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Conflict Between India and Pakistan: an EncyclopediaLyon, Peter. California: ABC-CLIO, 2008

Back to Pakistan: A Fifty Year Journey. Mass, Leslie Noyes. Plymouth: Rowman

& Littlefield Publishers, 2011

Judging the State: Courts and Constitutional Politics in Pakistan

Newberg, Paula R. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Pakistan: Manifest Destiny.Qureshi, Atiff. London: Epic Press, 2009.

Pakistan, America, and the Future of Global JihadRiedel, Bruce. Deadly Embrace: Washington: Brookings Institute Press, 2011

Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending WarSchofield, Victoria. New York: I.B.Tauria, 2003

Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Armed Conflict in Pakistan

Shah, Niaz A. New York: Routledge, 2011

Making Sense of Pakistan.Shaikh, Farzana. New York: Colombia University Press, 2009

A Brief History of Pakistan.Wynbrandt, James. New York: Infobase Publishing, 2009

Powering Pakistan: Meetings Pakistan Energy Needs in 21st Century

Robert M. Hathaway and Michael Gugelman

Pakistan’s Energy Sector: From Crisis to Crisis - Breaking the Chain

Zaid Alahdad

Pakistan Affairs (Compulsory)

(Marks-100)

 

I. Ideology of Pakistan ----- definition and elucidation, historical aspects: Muslim rule in the Sub-continent, its downfall and efforts for Renaissance. Movements for reforms -- Shaikh  Ahmad  Sarhindi,  Shah  Waliullah, Sayyid  Ahmad  Shaheed, Aligarh, Deoband, Nadwah, and other educational institutions ------- Sindh Madrassah and Islamia College Peshawae. Ideology of Pakistan in the light of Speeches and statements of Allama Iqbal and Quaid i Azam Muhammad  Ali Jinnah.

II. Land   and   people   of   Pakistan ------- Geography, Society, Natural resources, Agriculture, Industry  and education with reference to characteristics, trends and problems.

III. Pakistan and Changing Regional Apparatus

IV. Nuclear Program of Pakistan, its Safety and Security; International  Concerns

V. Regional Economic Cooperation (SAARC,ECO,SCO) and the Role of Pakistan

VI. Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan

VII. Economic Challenges in Pakistan

VIII. Non-Traditional Security Threats in Pakistan: Role of Non-State Actors

IX. Pakistan’s Role in the Region

X. Palestine Issue

XI. Changing Security Dynamics for Pakistan: Challenges to National Security of Pakistan

XII. Political Evolution Since 1971

XIII. Pakistan and US War on Terror

XIV. Foreign Policy of Pakistan Post 9/11

XV. Evolution of Democratic System in Pakistan

XVI. Ethnic Issues and National Integration

XVII. Hydro Politics ; Water Issues in Domestic and Regional Context

XVIII. Pakistan’s National Interest

XIX. Challenges to Sovereignty

XX. Pakistan’s Energy Problems and their Effects

XXI. Pakistan’s Relations with Neighbors excluding India

XXII. Pakistan and India Relations Since 1947

XXIII. Kashmir Issue

XXIV. The war in Afghanistan since 1979 and its impact on, and challenges to Pakistan, in the Post 2014 era.

XXV. Proxy Wars: Role of External Elements

XXVI. Economic Conditions of Pakistan, the Most Recent Economic Survey, the Previous and Current Budgets,  and the Problems and Performance of Major Sectors of Economy.

XXVII. The Recent Constitutional and Legal Debates, the Latest Constitutional Amendments and Important Legislations, Legal Cases and the Role of Higher Courts.

XXVIII. The Prevailing Social Problems of Pakistan and the Strategies to Deal with Them, Poverty, Education, Health and Sanitation

 

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

Federalism and Ethnic Conflict Regulation in India and Pakistan

Adeney, Katharine. , New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

Labor, Democratization and Development in India and Pakistan

Candland, Christopher, New York: Routledge, 2007

Perception, Politics and Security in South Asia: The Compound Crisis in 1990

Chari, P.R. at al, New York: Routledge, 2003

The Future of Pakistan.Cohen Stephen P. et al. Washington: Brookings Institute Press, 2011

Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant IslamHussian, Zahid. New York: I.B.Tauris, 2007

Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political EconomyJalal, Aisha and Bose, Sugata. New York: Routledge, 1998

Democracy and Authoritarianism in South AsiaJalal, Aisha, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Conflict Between India and Pakistan: an EncyclopediaLyon, Peter. California: ABC-CLIO, 2008

Back to Pakistan: A Fifty Year Journey.Mass, Leslie Noyes. Plymouth: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011

Judging the State: Courts and Constitutional Politics in Pakistan

Newberg, Paula R. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Pakistan: Manifest Destiny.Qureshi, Atiff. London: Epic Press, 2009.

Pakistan, America, and the Future of Global JihadRiedel, Bruce. Deadly Embrace: Washington: Brookings Institute Press, 2011

Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending WarSchofield, Victoria. New York: I.B.Tauria, 2003

Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Armed Conflict in Pakistan

Shah, Niaz A. New York: Routledge, 2011

Making Sense of Pakistan.Shaikh, Farzana. New York: Colombia University Press, 2009

A Brief History of Pakistan.Wynbrandt, James. New York: Infobase Publishing, 2009

Powering Pakistan: Meetings Pakistan Energy Needs in 21st Century

Robert M. Hathaway and Michael Gugelman

Pakistan’s Energy Sector: From Crisis to Crisis - Breaking the Chain

Zaid Alahdad

Business Administration (Total Marks - 100)

Candidates will he asked to attempt total Five questions including one compulsory (objective type) question. They will attempt at least one question (out of two) from each part. Short note within the question (with-omit choice) can also he given.

PART-I

MANAGEMENT

1. Nature And Scope of Management-Different Schools of thought. 2. Planning - Planning process; Planning tools; Change Management. 3. Organisation - Type of Organisation; Theory of Organisation; Group dynamics ;

Staffing. 4. Actuating-Leading; Approaches to Leadership-Coordinating: Communicating;

Motivating. 5. Controlling-Budgetary Control; Budgetary process.

PART-II

PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING

1. An overview of Marketing. 2. Marketing's Role in Society and inside a Firm. 3. Environment of Marketing. 4. Strategic Planning and Marketing.5. Marketing Mix i.e. Product, Pricing, Place (Distribution, Channels), Wholesaling,

Retailing, Sales Promotion (Advertising, Public Relations). 6. Global Marketing.

PART-III

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

1. Nature and Scope of Financial Management 2. Interpretation of Financial Statement-Ratio analysis, Trend analysis-Common size

analysis. 3. Time Value of Money-Concept of TVM; Net Present Value; Pay Back period;

Internal rate of return. 4. Working Capital Management - Cash Management; Receivable Management;

Inventory Management. 5. Port Folio Management-Types of Investment; Financial Securities; Diversification

of Risk.6. Accounting - Accounting Cycles, Preparation of Financial Statements; Balance

Sheet, Income Statement.

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

Management Robins Stephen P.

The New Management Robert M. Fulmer

Management Horold Koontz and Heinz Weihrich

Management James A. F. Stoner and Charles Wanke

Management Arthur G. Bedeian

Marketing Management Philip Kotler

Fundamentals of Marketing William J. Stanton

Marketing Joel R. Evans

Marketing Courtland L. Bovee

Putting Total Quality Management at Work Marshal Sashkin and Kenneth J. Kiser

Fundamentals of Financial Management Van Horn

Essentials of Managerial Finance J. Fred Weston, Eugene & Brigham

Financial Management Gitt Man

Political Science Total Marks-200

PAPER - I (Marks-100 )

 

PART 'A'

Political Theory

1. Western Political ThoughtPlato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Montesquieu, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau,

Bentham, Mill, Marx, Lenin, Mao

2. Muslim Political ThoughtAI-Farabi, Al-Mawardi, Nizam-ul-Mulik Tusi, Al-Ghazali, Ibn-I-Khaldun, Iqbal

Part 'B'

1. The nature and emergence of Modern state system, Islamic concept of state.

2. Political concepts, Sovereignty, Law, Liberty, Equality, Rights and Duties.

3. Political Dynamics: Public Opinion, Propaganda, Political Parties, Pressure Groups.

4. Political Institutions: Legislature, Executive, Judiciary. Political Elites, Civil and Military Bureaucracy.

5. Forms of Government: Monarchy, Democracy. Dictatorship Unitary and Federal, Presidential and Parliamentary

6. Totalitarianism: Fascism, Communism.

7. Local Self-government: Theory and Practice with special reference to Pakistan.

 

PAPER-II (Marks - 100)

PART 'A'

Selected Political Systems: Nature and dynamics of major political institutions in U.S.A., U.K., France and Former Soviet Union,

PART 'B'

Political Systems of developing countries: Turkey, Iran, India and China.

Rise of Muslim Nationalism in South Asia with special reference to the role of Sir Syed Abmed Khan, lqbal and Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

A comparative and critical analysis of the 1956, 1962, 1973 and 1985 Constitutions of Pakistan.

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

History of Muslim Philosophy M.M. Sharif

Constitutional Development in Pakistan G.W. Choudhry

Comparative Politics; A World View Almond & Powell

Contemporary Political Analysis Garles Worth James

Government & Parliament: A Survey from the Inside Herbert Morrison

Government and Politics in Pakistan Mushtaq Ahmed

History of Political Theory George H. Sabine

History of Political Theories William A. Dunning

Political Thought in Medieval Islam Rosenthal

Modern Islamic State Rosenthal

Political Thought in Perspective William Edenstein

Pattern of Government Samuel H. Beer & Adam B. Ullam

Pakistan: A Political Study Keith Callard

Politics, Parties and Pressure Groups V.O. Key Jr.

Modern Political Systems: Asia Roy, C. Macradis (ed)

Politics in Pakistan: Nature and Direction of Change Khalid Bin Sayeed

Reflection on Government Earnest Barker

South-East Asia Political System Lucian W. Pye

The Political System of Pakistan Khalid Bin Sayeed

Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi, Published by Muhammad Ashraf, Lahore, 1978

Rizvi, S. Rizwan Ali

Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi (Urdu), Karachi University 1995 Prof. Dr. Rizwan Ali Rizvi

Sociology

(Total Marks - 100)

1. Individual, Culture and Society : Individual as a social product. The variety of social forms. Methods of socialization, Ethnocentricism, Norms and Values, Cultural

Patterns, Varieties of sub-cultures.

2. Sociological Theory : The sociological perspectives- Evolutionary, order and conflict, Evolutionary Theorists : Ibn-i-Khaldun Spencer and Tannis, Order Theorists: August Comte, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Conflict Theorists : George Hegel. Karl Mars. Lewis Coser, Mills.

3. Methods of Sociological Research: Research Design, Surveys, Participant Observation. Experiments, Case Studies.

4. Social Interaction : Significance of social classes. Forms of social classes-Tribes. Biradaris, Castes, Classes and Feudal system in Pakistan. Social Mobility-nature of social mobility. Mobility determinants in Pakistan society, Social immobility. Culture in poverty.

5. Social Control: Mechanisms of social control-internal and external means of social control. Alienation, Integration-integrative pat terns in Pakistani Society.

6. Social and Cultural Change and Social Policy Processes of Social and Cultural Change-discovery, invention, diffusion. Factors in the rate of social and culture change, Incentives and inhibitions to social and cultural change in Pakistan Social planning and directed social and cultural change.

7. Community: The rural community, Traditional Characteristics of rural life, The urban community. Rural-Urban convergence, Urbanism, Future of cities in Pakistan.

8. Social Institutions: The nature and genesis of institutions, the process of institutions, Functions and Trade of Social Institutions, Family, Religion, Educational, Economic and Political Institutions.

9. Social Problems in Pakistan: Population Growth. Demographic Transition: Deviant Behaviour, Institutionalised evasions, social conflicts, internal and international Migration, Aging, Drug abuse, Prostitution. Smuggling, Illiteracy and Poverty.

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

Anthropology: The Study of Man Adamson Hoebel, E.

Pakistani Society Akbar Ahmed, S.

Contemporary Social Problems Robert K. Merton

Contemporary Sociological Theories Pitrim Sorokin

Family in Asia Man Singh Das & Pahos D. Bardis

Ibn-i-Khaldun: His Life and Works M. Abdullah Enan

Master of Sociological Thought Lewis A. Coser

Pakistani Society M. Iqbal Chaudhry

Sociology Ogburn & Nimkoff

Strategies in Social Research Smith, H.W.

Sociology; Role & Relationship Everett K. Wilson

Social Problems Jon. M. Shepard & Voss

Social Change and History Robert Nisbet

Feudal System in Pakistan Nawab Haider Naqvi

The Sociology of Rural Life Lynn Smith, T.

The Sociology of Social Problems Horton & Leslie

The Sociology of Religion Max Weber

History of Pakistan And India (Total Marks- 200)

PAPER - I (Marks-100)

712-1857 (Excluding arrival of European nations decline and fall of Muslim Rule)

Arrival of the Muslims in the sub-continent, foundation of Muslim Rule - administrative system and reforms under the Sultans and the Mughals.

Structure of the Muslim society. Industry, trade and commerce under the Muslim patronage. the Army. Financial

administration, Zakat. Ushr. Kharaj etc. Administration of Justice - Sufis and Ulema - the Madrassahs and Maktabs - Auqaf Art and architecture. literature, sports, dress-Muslim contribution to scientific

knowledge - Policy of the Muslim rules towards non-Muslims. The spirit and legacy of Muslim civilization.

PAPER - II (Marks-100)

Part A: 1857-1947

1. Arrival of European nations-decline and fall of Muslim Rule, contributions of Shah Wali Ullah, Syed Ahmed Shaheed and Sir Syed Ahmed Khan towards regeneration of the Muslim - Hindu reform movements and anti-Muslim role of Hindu leaders.

2. Constitutional reforms of the British Government and growth of the Political Parties-Indian National Congress. All India Muslim league Partition of Bengal. Simla Deputation. Role of Nawab Mohsin-uI-MuIk. Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk.

3. Syed Ameer Ali, the Agha Khan and other Muslim leaders Lucknow pact: Khilafat

movement Contribution of Maulana Muhammad Ali, Allama Iqbal, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad All Jinnah for Muslim uplift and welfare.

4. Nehru report, Quaid-i-Azam's Fourteen Points. Allama Iqbal's Allahabad Address 1930, Round Table Conference. The Congress role in the provinces, Lahore Resolution 1940, various missions and plans for the partition of the sub-continent.

5. Quaid-i-Azam as an organizer of the Muslim League Muslim leader and maker of Pakistan.

PAKISTAN SINCE 1947

Part B

Constitution making in Pakistan-various attempts at constitution making. Difficulties in establishing a parliamentary democracy. imposition of various Martial Laws, nature of Pakistan's economy. development plaits. Role of foreign aid.

Separation of East Pakistan, causes and effect: Pakistan and the world-major powers, Islamic world, relations with India.

Social and intellectual trends after 1947. Contribution of Quaid-i Azam as First Governor General and Liaquat All Khan as first Prime Minister.

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

Constitutional Development in Pakistan G.W. Choudhry

Constitutional History of India Keith A.B.

Early India & Pakistan Wheeler Mortimer

Five Thousand Years of Pakistan Wheeler R.E.M.

Government and Politics in Pakistan Ahmed Mushtaq

Pakistan & India G.W. Choudhry

Political System in Pakistan Khalid Bin Saeed

Pakistan; The Formitive Phase Khalid Bin Saeed

Studies in Islamic Culture in Indian Environment

Aziz Ahmed

The Making of Pakistan Richard Symond

Political Parties in Pakistan Vol. I & II Afzal, Rafique

The Great Divide; Britain, India and Pakistan Hodson, H.V.

The Pakistan Experience - State and Religion Khan, Asghar

A History of India Kulke, Hermann & Rothermond, Dietmar

Pakistan in Transition Wriggins, W.H. (ed)

Islamic History And Culture (Total Marks 200)

PAPER-I (Marks-l00)

1. Humanity at the dawn of Islam

o A brief survey of major world civilization, with special emphasis on their intellectual, humanistic and special institutions - their impact on world history.

2. Advent of Islam

o Life and teachings of the Holy Prophet. Foundations of a new and revolutionary world order: Institutions of Islam; Political. Social, Economic and Legal Structure of the Islamic polity.

o The Quran: Emphasis on the study of Nature and Research. Changes brought by Islam in human thinking and behaviour.

3. Foundation of Muslim State

o Early conquests of the Khulfa-i-Rashidin; Administrative and legal structure of the State.Political and Ideological differences and the emergence of the Ummayyads: Expansion and consolidation of the Empire.

4. The Grandeur of Islam

o Philosophical, scientific and Literary Progress of the Muslims during the Abbasid period.

5. The Ottoman Caliphate

o Turkish march towards Europe. Political structure of the Turkish Empire, salient features of their administration, decline and disintegration.

PAPER-II (Marks - 100)

1. Islam in Africa and Spain 2. Muslim achievements in Natural and Social Sciences:

o Schools of Baghadad, Spain and Iran, Muslim contribution to History,

Science. Medicine and other branches of human civilization.

3. Muslim Arts

o Muslims' contribution in architecture, music, painting, handicrafts, pottery, calligraphy, etc.

4. Renaissance and Reformation

o Origin of this intellectual revolution; Contribution of' Muslim Universities and Seminaries in Spain and Baghdad:Dissemination of Muslim learning's in the West.

5. Modem World

o Impact of Islam on Western thought, social institutions and economic policies.

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

Discovering Islam - Making Sense of Muslim History and Society Ahmed, Akbar S.

Islam: Ideology and Leading Issues Ali, Anwar

The Spirit of Islam Ali, S. Ameer

Aspects of Islamic Civilization: The Muslim World Depicted Through Its Literature

Arberry, A.J.

The Preaching of Islam - A History of the Muslim Faith Arnold, T.W.

The History of Philosophy in Islam Boer, T.J. De

History of the Islamic People Brockelmann, Carl (ed)

Spanish Islam Dozy, R.

Studies on the Civilization of Islam Gibb Hamilton A.R.

The Religion of Islam Vol. I & II Glawash, Ahmed A.

Classical Islam; A History 600-1258 Grunebaum, G.E. Voni

Cambridge History of India Holts, P.M. and Lewis, Bernard

Islam Resurgent: The Islamic World Today Irving, T.B.

Islam: From Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinpole Lewis, Bernard

Islam in History Munir, Muhammad

Islam and the Modern World Nadawi, Abu Hassan Ali

The Making of the Past; the Spread of Islam Rogers, Michael

A History of Medieval Islam Saunders, J.J.

Introduction to Islamic Civilization Savory, R.M. (ed)

The Legecy of IslamSchacht, Joseph & Bosworth, C.E. (eds)

Islamic History - A New Interpretation AD 750 - 1055 Shaban, M.A.

A History of Muslim Philosophy Sharif, M.M.

Muslim Thought: Its Origin and Achievements Mohammed Hanif Nadvi

Studies in Islamic History Siddiqi, Amir Hassan

Mercantile Law (Total Marks - 100)

The main principles of law relating to Agreements; Contracts; Bailment; Pledge; Sale of Goods Act; Agency; Partnership Act; Indemnity and Guarantee; Negotiable Instruments Act; Companies Ordinance 1984; Contract Act; Life, Fire and Marine Insurances, Law of Arbitration

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

A Hand Book of Company Law Choudhry A. M.

A Manual of Mercantile Law Hashmi, I.R. & Latif Ahmed

Contract Act Mannan, M. A.

Insurance Law Farani

Negotiable Instruments Act Khergermvala

Sales of Goods and Partnership Acts Pollock and Mulla

Arbitration Act., 1940

Muslim Law and Jurisprudence (Total Marks - 100)

1. The Islamic Law as administered in Pakistan 2. Principals of Islamic Jurisprudence

Candidates will be expected to show some familiarity with the original sources.

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

Principles of Mohammadan Law Mulla, D. F.

The Principles of Mohammadan Jurisprudence Sir Abdul Rahim

English Literature (Total Marks - 100)

The paper is divided into six components along with the marks allocation for each component.

I. Essays: (10 Marks)

Bertrand Russell (The Conquest of Happiness) George Orwell (Politics and the English Language; The Prevention of Literature) Ralph Waldo Emerson (The Transcendentalist; Self-reliance)

II. Short Stories: (10 Marks)

Somerset Maugham (The Lotus-eater) G.K.Chesterton (A Somewhat Improbable Story) O’Henry (The Gift of the Magi)

III. Poetry: (20 marks)

William Wordsworth (Resolution Independence; Tintern Abbey) John Keats (Ode to a Nightingale; Ode to Autumn) Lord Alfred Tennyson (Ulysses; The Lady of Shalott) Yeats (A Dialogue of Self and Soul; The Second Coming) Eliot (The Wasteland; Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock) Philip Larkin (Maturity; Continuing to Live; The Trees) Wallace Stevens (A postcard from the volcano; Continual conversation with a silent

man; Dry loaf) OR Walt Whitman (As I ponder’d in silence; Are you the new person drawn toward me?; This moment yearning and thoughtful)

IV. Drama: (20 marks)

Shakespeare (Hamlet; King Lear, As you like it and Twelfth Night) William Congreve (The Way of the World) Shaw (Pygmalion; Heartbreak House) Harold Pinter (The Caretaker) Samuel Beckett (Waiting for Godot) Eugene O’Neill (Long Day’s Journey into Night)

V. Novels: (20 marks)

Thomas Hardy (Far from the Madding Crowd) D.H. Lawrence (Sons and Lovers) George Orwell (Nineteen Eighty-four) James Joyce (A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man) Iris Murdoch (Under the Net) Nathaniel Hawthorne (The Scarlet Letter) or William Faulkner (The Sound and the

Fury)

VI. Literacy Theory & Criticism (20 Marks)

Structuralism Marxism Deconstructionism Psychoanalytic criticism Feminist criticism Postcolonial Criticism

Note: The texts are mentioned in brackets in front of each author’s name. However, for the component on “Literary  Theory  and  Criticism”  and  for  understanding  poetry  and  drama, particularly 20th century poetry and Drama, following readings are suggested:

 

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

The basics Literary Theory. (Second edition). Routledge. Bertens, H. (2008).

Literary Theory: An Introduction. (Anniversary Edition) Eagleton, E. (2008)

A New Handbook of Literary Terms. Mikics, W. (2007).

A Companion to Twentieth Century Poetry. Roberts, N. (2003).

A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory. (Fifth edition)

Selden, R., Widdowson, P., & Brooker, P. (2005)

Twentieth Century British Drama. Smart, J. (2001).

Modern Critical Views & Interpretations, ed: 80’s and 90’s editions.

Harold Bloom (these include all range of authors and their works given above)

A Companion to 20th Century Drama Oxford: Blackwell. Krasner David. 2005.

Internationa Relations (Total Marks-100)

Part - A

1. The modern state system-history, basic features, evolving forms.

2. International Relations as a field of study, Basic Approaches- Power, Balance of Power, Imperialism, Nationalism.

3. Interaction between states-diplomacy, International Law, international economic and trade linkages-pressures in world politics.

Part - B

1. Evolution of the International System since 1815 (Congress of Vienna) Historical Overview.

2. World War III. Decolonization, Rise of the Third World Alliance System (NATO, SEATO. CENTO, WARSAW PACT) Peaceful coexistence: Non-Aligned Movement Theories of Peace and Security in Nuclear Age (Deterrence. Limited war. Crisis Management etc) Détente

Part - C

1. Foreign Policies of the Superpowers, major powers (USA. USSR. China) with special reference to South Asia (India. Pakistan, etc.).

2. Issues in global Politics.

Nuclear Proliferation. Superpower rivalry in the Indian Ocean. International economic order. Regional Security issues and crises (Afghanistan Crises Iran-Iraq war,

Palestine problem, Apartheid and South Africa, Namibia, Polish crises, Eurocommunism, Central American crises etc.)

Arms Control and disarmament.

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Suggested Readings

Title Author

International Politics K.J. Holsti

Politics among Nations Hans Morgenthan

World Politics: An Introduction James N. Rosenau

An Introduction to International Politics; Power and Justics Theodor Contobius and Thomas Wolfe

Contending Theories of International Relations Tames Dougherty

Issues in Global Politics Gavin Boyd

World Politics since 1945 Peter Caloucorassi

International Relations: Peace or War Richard Rosecrance

Relations of Nations Frederick Hartman

Indian Ocean and the Superpowers: Economic, Political and Strategic Perspectives

Rasul Bux Rais

Sanctuary and War Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema

Contemporary Strategy: Theories and Policies J. Baylis, K. Booth, P. Williams, J. Garnet