A move is afoot in all institutes of higher learning to merge Islamic and Pakistan Studies into
one course. Currently these two are being taught as two separate courses each
being a 3 credit hour course. In the merged scenario there will be one 3 credit
hour course. There are several reasons given for this move, I will present some
of those reasons that I came across during my discussions with faculty members
from different institutes of higher learning. But before I do that I would like
to present a possible background/explanation that I think is the driving factor
behind this move.
