Agricultural Changes in Pakistan: An In-Depth Analysis of Agricultural Policies Comparing Military and Civil Governments (1971-1989)

Abstract

Agriculture is the life line of Pakistan. It plays a major role in contribution for the GDP. Pakistan has seen a lot of change in government policies from its advent. Agriculture is the most important economic sector of Pakistan. In this paper it was analyzed the agricultural policies of Zia-ul-Haq and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. This comparison was in order to critically analyze the military and civil governments for their contribution to Pakistan and its future. This paper is a pure Qualitative research on route of exploration. In addition to exploratory, this study also used ethnographic, explanatory, descriptive and historical methods to gain contextually grounded insights into functioning of Pakistan’s agricultural policies. It was found that mostly the rulers of Pakistan emphasized upon extending their rules and for this extension they used every negative means. Instead of being remembered in the history for their high-end results and futuristic approach they controlled the masses by un-achievable promises and vague goals. If the previous rulers would have done something good for the economy of Pakistan after 1971, there would have been quiet a boom in the economy and the economic and energy crisis we are facing now wouldn’t have been our fate.

Keywords: Agricultural Policies, Economic Impact, Military regimes, Civil Regimes