Mazhar Abbas
I am keenly interested in researches on landed aristocracy, peasantry, peasant movements and land rights particularly in Pakistan and generally in South Asia.
Currently, I am working on a research project “Women’s Land Rights in Pakistan: Laws, Policies and Practices,” funded by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
I did my PhD in History from Shanghai University (China); currently, I am serving as a lecturer in History at Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Supervisors: Professor Iris Borowy and Professor Tanvir Anjum
Phone: +923006683844 (For whatsapp and Calls)
Address: Department of History and Pakistan Studies, Muhammad Ali Block, 1st Floor, Old Campus, Government College University, Faisalabad (Pakistan).
Currently, I am working on a research project “Women’s Land Rights in Pakistan: Laws, Policies and Practices,” funded by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
I did my PhD in History from Shanghai University (China); currently, I am serving as a lecturer in History at Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Supervisors: Professor Iris Borowy and Professor Tanvir Anjum
Phone: +923006683844 (For whatsapp and Calls)
Address: Department of History and Pakistan Studies, Muhammad Ali Block, 1st Floor, Old Campus, Government College University, Faisalabad (Pakistan).
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influenced the legislative process at the national level in Pakistan
during the premiership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1972-1977).
Interestingly, in contrast to his promise of curtailing the power of the
landed aristocracy, a large number of members of his party, Pakistan
Peoples’ Party (PPP), as well as National Assembly of Pakistan was
landed aristocrats. An analysis of the debates of the National Assembly
reveals that these aristocrats played a significant role in improving the
plight of the poor people through legislation at the national level.
Besides introducing land reforms to decrease the influence of the
landed class, these legislations gave property rights to the people living
in Katchi Abadis.
in Pakistan like many other countries in the world. This paper is aimed
at: (1) to explain the very basic concept of land ownership; both in
religious and social context, (2) to sketch historical pattern of land
acquisition and its exploitation for exerting social control and political
pressure and keeping the masses’ economic down to earth. The
history of Indo-Pak demonstrates the gap between original Islamic
landownership principles and actual historical practice, firstly by
the first Muslims of India, then by the British and most recently by
contemporary Pakistan. Conversely, post independence of Pakistan,
after going through various waves of military–landlords–politico–
bureaucratic rule, oligarchy has reached to such a state that even the
current political administration draws its chief share from landlords.
The study suggests that for economic development and uplift of
the pro-poor farming community, overcoming social and political
injustice and getting rid of the clutches of landlordism is the dire
need of the time and society.
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influenced the legislative process at the national level in Pakistan
during the premiership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1972-1977).
Interestingly, in contrast to his promise of curtailing the power of the
landed aristocracy, a large number of members of his party, Pakistan
Peoples’ Party (PPP), as well as National Assembly of Pakistan was
landed aristocrats. An analysis of the debates of the National Assembly
reveals that these aristocrats played a significant role in improving the
plight of the poor people through legislation at the national level.
Besides introducing land reforms to decrease the influence of the
landed class, these legislations gave property rights to the people living
in Katchi Abadis.
in Pakistan like many other countries in the world. This paper is aimed
at: (1) to explain the very basic concept of land ownership; both in
religious and social context, (2) to sketch historical pattern of land
acquisition and its exploitation for exerting social control and political
pressure and keeping the masses’ economic down to earth. The
history of Indo-Pak demonstrates the gap between original Islamic
landownership principles and actual historical practice, firstly by
the first Muslims of India, then by the British and most recently by
contemporary Pakistan. Conversely, post independence of Pakistan,
after going through various waves of military–landlords–politico–
bureaucratic rule, oligarchy has reached to such a state that even the
current political administration draws its chief share from landlords.
The study suggests that for economic development and uplift of
the pro-poor farming community, overcoming social and political
injustice and getting rid of the clutches of landlordism is the dire
need of the time and society.