History of Pakistan & India

Topics (13)

• 1
  Muslim Rule in the Subcontinent
• 2
  The Mughal Empire
• 3
  British India
• 4
  The Freedom Movement
• 5
  Creation of Pakistan
• 6
  Constitutional and Political Reforms of the British Government (1858-1947)

  Growth of political parties; the Indian National Congress.

• 7
  Muslim Struggle for Independence

  Shah Wali Ullah, Syed Ahmad Shaheed, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan; All India Muslim League, Partition of Bengal, Simla Deputation, Lucknow Pact, Khilafat, Nehru Report, Quaid's Fourteen Points.

• 8
  Pakistan Movement

  Allahabad Address 1930, Round Table Conferences, Congress Rule in provinces 1937-1939, Lahore Resolution 1940, partition Missions and Plans.

• 9
  History of Pakistan (1947-Todate): Early Challenges

  Quaid-i-Azam as Governor-General and various attempts at constitution making.

• 10
  Military in Politics

  Ayub, Yahya, Zia-ul-Haq and Musharraf regimes; civil-military relationship in Pakistan.

• 11
  Separation of East Pakistan

  Causes and effects.

• 12
  Working of Democracy in Pakistan

  Liaquat to Firoz Khan Noon (1947-58); Bhutto era (1971-77); revival 1988-99 and restoration 2008 onwards.

• 13
  Foreign Policy of Pakistan (1947-1999)

The reading list straight from FPSC's revised History of Pakistan & India syllabus. Build your core preparation around these texts — examiner-favoured references that questions are routinely drawn from.

1. 1

   Political Parties in Pakistan: 1947-1958

   M. Rafique Afzal

2. 2

   Government & Politics in Pakistan

   Mushtaq Ahmad

3. 3

   Party Politics in Pakistan: 1947-58

   K.K. Aziz

4. 4

   India's Struggle for Independence

   Bipin Chandra

5. 5

   Constitutional Development in Pakistan

   G.W. Choudhury

6. 6

   Wavell and the Days of the Raj: Britain's Penultimate Viceroy in India

   Muhammad Iqbal Chawla

7. 7

   Nationalism and Communal Politics in India

   Mushirul Hassan

8. 8

   The Charismatic Leader: Jinnah and the Creation of Pakistan

   Sikandar Hayat

9. 9

   The Culture of Power and Governance of Pakistan 1947-2008

   Ilhan Niaz

10. 10

    Muslim Civilization of Indo-Pakistan

    S.M. Ikram

11. 11

    Pakistan's Failure in National Integration

    Rounaq Jahan

12. 12

    Constitutional and Political History of Pakistan

    Hamid Khan

13. 13

    The Muslim Politics in Punjab

    S. Qalb-i-Abid

14. 14

    The Muslim Community of the Indo-Pak Subcontinent

    Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi

15. 15

    The Struggle for Pakistan

    Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi

16. 16

    Pakistan: The Formative Phase

    Khalid Bin Sayeed

17. 17

    The Military and Politics in Pakistan 1947-86

    Hasan Askari Rizvi

18. 18

    Pakistan: A New History

    Ian Talbot

19. 19

    Politics and the State in Pakistan

    Mohammad Waseem

20. 20

    Jinnah of Pakistan

    Stanley Wolpert