Pakistan Studies

Description

Pakistan Studies is a compulsory subject for all B.A/B.Sc./B.Com./B.Sc. (Home Economics) students. This core textbook is comprehensive and covers the syllabi prescribed by major public sector universities. It is the first definitive study of Pakistan in all its major aspects. The author provides a complete overview of the historical background and political development of Pakistan; the break-up of 1971; and the nuclearization of Pakistan. The section on Foreign Relations deals with the role of world powers during the wars fought by Pakistan, and Pakistan’s relations with the South Asian and Middle Eastern countries. The economy and culture of Pakistan are also covered in great detail.

Author Biography

Dr Muhammad Reza Kazimi has an MA and PhD from the University of Karachi. He is a critic of Urdu literature and has taught for more than thirty years in different colleges, and at the University of Karachi, the Aga Khan University, and M.A. Jinnah University in Karachi. His latest Urdu book Tehzeeb-o-Takhleeq has been published by Karachi University. His latest English book is A Concise History of Pakistan (OUP 2009). His other publications are Mutale’a-e-Pakistan (OUP, 2006); Pakistan Studies (OUP, 2007); Liaquat Ali Khan: His Life and Work (OUP, 2015); Intikhab-e-Kalam: Ghalib (OUP, 2009); Intikhab-e-Kalam: Sahir Ludhianvi (OUP, 2013).