ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of History)
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Course: History of Pakistan-II 1971-2008 (5690)
Level: MA (History)

Semester: Autumn, 2014

Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40

ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Unit 1-4)
Q. 1 Analyze the new state of Pakistan after the separation of East Pakistan with
changed dynamics.
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Q. 2 Evaluate the significance of the Constitution of 1973 in the context of
constitutional history of Pakistan.
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Q. 3 Analyze the implications of the Article 58(2b) for the ensuing political
governments.
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Q. 4 Examine the causes of the downfall of the Junejo Government.

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Q. 5 Write short notes on the following topics:

(i)
Zias policy of Islamization
(ii) Movement for Restoration of Democracy

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ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Unit 5-9)
Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40
Q. 1 Analyze the working relationship of President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and PM Benazir
Bhutto in the context of 58(2b).
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Q. 2 Examine the performance of the first Nawaz Sharif Government.

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Q. 3 Examine the verdict of the Supreme Court validating the Eight Amendment in
Mahmood Achakzais Case rendering the major findings of the court.
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Q. 4 Examine the confrontation of the second Nawaz Sharif Government with the
Judiciary and its implications for the political set up.
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Q. 5 Write short notes on the following topics.
(i)
Seventeenth Amendment
(ii) General Elections 2002

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