Industrial Sector of Pakistan. (Situation, Issues and
Solutions)
1. Introduction:
2. Industrial Sector
and Its Components:
3. Importance of business Sector for a Country:
4. Different Phases of commercial Development in Pakistan: •
1950s: the time of Rapid Industrial Growth: • 1960s: the time of commercial
Stabilization: • 1970s: Nationalization and its Impacts: • 1980s:
Russian-Afghan war and Pro-Industrial policies of Zia: • 1990s: the last decade
of Privatization: • Post 9/11: Commercialization under Musharraf: 5. Present
Situation of commercial Sector of Pakistan: • Situation of producing sector: -
Large Scale manufacturing sector. -
Small Scale manufacturing sector. •
Situation of Construction Sector: • Situation of Mining Sector: • Situation of
Electricity Generation and Distribution Sector: 6. Issue Confronting the
economic Sector of Pakistan: • Economic Issues: - Energy crisis. . - Huge bank
spread. - Devaluation of currency. - Under-utilization of national
resources. - Lack of infrastructure.
• Social Issues: - Marginalized role of girls. - Overpopulation. - Malnutrition and diseases. - Corruption.
- Slackness and Lethargy. •
Political Issues: - Terrorism. - Flawed
Policies. - International
isolation. - Political instability. • Administrative Issues: - Poor performance
of state-owned enterprises. -
Labyrinthine procedures and processes in government offices. - law and order situation. - Weak criminal justice system. - Lack of specialize in R&D. 7. Some
Workable Solutions to the economic Sector Issues: • Provision of Uninterrupted
and Cheap Supply of Energy to the economic Sector on Preferential Basis: •
Provision of Cheap and straightforward Credit Facility: • Maximum Extraction and Utilization of
Indigenous Mineral Resources: • Effective and Beneficial use of ladies Workplace:
• Provision of Necessary Healthcare Facilities for the Labor: • Eradication of
the Scourge of Terrorism: • Research based and Workable Industrial Policies: •
Sustenance of Democracy and Political Stability: • Promotion of Public-Private
Partnership: • Improved Law and Order Situation and Protection of Property
Rights: • Reservation of considerable allow Research and Development: 8.
Conclusion:FB Group:
(4) Pak-China Relations 1. Introduction:
2. Some Facts about China and Pakistan: 3. Historical
evidence of Pak-China Friendship: - Border settlement between Pakistan and
China. - Role of China in Pakistan-India
war. - Chinese support for Pakistan at UNSC.
- China and Nuclear Program of Pakistan.
- Role of China within the Defense needs of Pakistan. - Pakistan’s support to China at the days of
isolation. - Pakistan’s role in bridging
the gap between China and US. 4. Present
Contours of Pak-China Relations: • Economic Aspect: - Chinese investment within
the sort of CPEC. - Flourishing trade
between two countries. - FDI share from
China. - Cheap exports and Imports for
China. • Social Aspect. - Infrastructure
development in Pakistan. - Ongoing and
future energy projects in Pakistan. -
Efforts for the eradication of terrorism.
- Upgraded living standards in Pakistan.
- Disaster management in Pakistan.
• Political Aspect: - Strings of Pearls policy. - India as a mutual enemy. - Stability of Afghanistan. - US inclination toward India. - Pakistan’s SCO membership. - Strategic importance of Gwadar for
China. 5. Challenges to the Friendship:
- Uyghur separatist’s movement. - Targeted
killings of Chinese workers in Pakistan.
- Pakistan’s engagement with the US.
- Changing nature of China-India relationship. - Failure of CPEC project. - Increasing gaps between economies of both
countries. - Lack of harmony in
political parties of Pakistan. 6.
Recommendations for future Strengthening of Bonds: • Pakistan’s Role:
- No Support for terrorism in Xinjiang. - Provision of foolproof security to Chinese
workers. - Political consensus over
national agenda. - Early implementation of CPEC Projects. - No Overtures to US at the price of
China. - Struggle for improvement of
national image. - Joint efforts for
stability in Afghanistan. • China’s Role.
- Support for Kashmir Cause. - More
assistance in energy projects. -
Enhanced trade ties. - Assistance within
the field of Education and research and development. - Pakistan’s entry into SCO. 7. Conclusion:
(5) Democracy is not any more Vulnerable in Pakistan. 1.
Introduction: 2. an outline of Pakistan’s Political History: - the sport of
musical chair in first nine years. -
jurisprudence of General Ayub Khan. -
Revival of democracy after the secession of People's Republic of
Bangladesh. - The murder of democracy
and Zia regime. - Era of 90s –the
miracle of Article 58(2b). - Plane
Hijacking case and jurisprudence of Musharaf.
- Controlled democracy during Musharaf regime. - Charter of democracy and revival of
democracy in Pakistan. 3. Factors behind
the derailment of Democracy in Past: - Absence of patriotic, nationalist,
competent and better styled leadership.
- Overdependence on Army under the influence of antagonistic and
uncongenial relations with neighboring countries. - Anemic, impotent and spineless political
institutions. - Frail, feeble 4. Is Democracy still Vulnerable in Pakistan?
No the case is modified as now we have: - Sovereign, watchful and well founded
media institution. - A vigilant and
proactive civil society extremely alive to the importance of democracy. - A judiciary that appears to be contrite and
remorseful for its past character.
- Political leadership which looks conscientious enough to
shield democracy even at the price of non-public gains. - Military leadership that appears to possess
more inclination towards fulfilling its professional responsibilities. - A recent experience of bitter repercussion of
dictatorship in Musharraf regime. 5.
Indispensability of the Sustenance of Democracy to the event of Pakistan:
Democracy is vital because it: - Bestows upon the people political maturity and
wisdom and enables them to decide on the simplest lot for managing their
affairs. - Ensures consensus-based
deciding and helps within the formulation of coherent and practicable
policies. - Promotes the culture of
accountability and wipeout the malaises of corruption, inefficiency and
nepotism. - Confers the sense of
participation within the various sections of society and thus promotes national
integration. - Confers the sense of
freedom upon citizens and wins their loyalty to the state. - Fosters the culture of equality before law
and investigators public faith in institutions.
- Brings political stability and provides an environment conducive to
development and growth. 6.
Recommendations for the longer term Strengthening of Democracy in Pakistan: -
Introduction of meaningful electoral reforms.
- Strengthening regime institutions.
- Improve the performance of democratic government. - Bringing in purposeful regulation of media
to form it undergone and sensible. -
Enhancing contributory role of educational institutes. - Ensuring independence of judiciary. - Reform the government officials to enhance
the performance of bureaucracy. 7.
Conclusion:
(6) Crisis of excellent Governance in Pakistan (Need for
Reform and Institution Building) 1.
Introduction:. 2. Good Governance and Its Indicators: 3. Importance of
excellent Governance for a country: - Importance for the Economic sector. - Importance for the Political sector. - Importance for the Social Sector. 4. Is Pakistan Confronting a crisis of fine
Governance?.
Yes! the subsequent facts are proof:. - General public’s
shattered trust in Government. - Absence
of accountability culture in the slightest degree levels. - Lack of transparency in functioning of
public organizations. - Prevalence of
Procrastination and bureaucratic procedure in day to day government
functioning. - Inadequate participation
of general public in deciding. -
Persistent existence of evil of corruption.
- Absence of rule of law. -
Highly unbalanced development and growth.
- Institutional decay. -
Inadequate delivery of social services.
5. Major Causes of the Deplorable Situation of Governance in Pakistan: -
Frequent derailment of democracy. -
Impotent and puny judiciary. - Absence
of free and mature media. - Shortsighted
and self centered approach of politicians.
- Failure of educational institutions to supply good citizens. - Excessive politicization of public sector. - Dismal performance of the Watch Dog
Institutes. - Presence of lacunas and
flaws within the criminal justice system.
- Lack of Checks and balance. -
Lack of civic awareness. - Bureaucracy
attitude. . 6. Some Measures Taken by Government to Ameliorate the Situation:
- Enactment of Laws. - Establishment of monitoring organizations and
committees. - Introduction of internal
checks and controls. - Deliberation of
introduction of civil services reforms.
7. Recommended Reforms for Institution Building and Improved Governance
in Pakistan: - Active role of politicians, media and civil society to safeguard
the democracy. - Independent and
responsible role of judiciary. - Prudent
and mature role of media. - Introduction
of civil services reforms to boost performance of bureaucracy. - Introduction of technology publicly
sector. - Reformation of Watch Dog
Institutes. - Necessary statutory
amendments to enhance the criminal justice system. - Accountability in the slightest degree
level. - Public participation in higher
cognitive process. - Role of educational
institutions to provide good citizens.
8. Conclusion
Different types of Media: - medium. - Electronic Media. • Social Media and its Types: - Blogs and
Microblogs. - Social networking sites (Face
book). - Social Commerce (Amazon,
Alibaba) - Social Media news (Digg). -
VoIP Software (Skype, MSN). • Social
Media as a source of connecting people.
- Connecting with unknown people belonging to other nations and
states. - Connecting people one already
know, regardless of their location. -
Possibility of staying connected with others around the clock. - Little cost of maintaining connection. - Fast and speedy connectivity. - Easy tracing of lost contacts. . 3.
Benefits of Connectivity through social Media: • Social: - Shares information. - Upgrades living standard. - is source of education. - Eliminates social biases. • Economic: - Spreads political
awareness. - Assists in political
deciding. o Arab Spring 2011. o General Elections in Pakistan 2013. - Highlights public issues and
grievances. • Political: - Gives
information on economic opportunities. -
Provide platform for economic activities. . - Renders assistance in economic
higher cognitive process. • Religious:.
- Imparts religious education. -
Eliminates religious biases. - is
platform of non secular preaching. •
Administrative: - is source of data sharing.
