Global Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities 729 Vol 3 (4) Oct-Dec, 2017 pp.729-748 ISSN 2520-7113 (Print) ISSN 2520-7121 (Online) www.gjmsweb.com.editor@gjmsweb.com IMPACT OF POLITICAL INSTATBILITY ON PAKISTAN’S ECONOMIC GROWTH Noor Ul Ann Sallahuddin 1 , Prof Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Awan 2 ABSTRACT- The objective of this paper was to investigate the relationship between economic growth and political instability. For this purpose, we selected three variables such as political instability, inflation rate and public debt to measure their impact on Gross Domestic Product (GDP). We used panel data and analyzed it through SPSS software to draw the results. We applied Multiple Regression, ANOVA and Correlation techniques for analysis of data. Our results show that there is a negative correlation between public debt and economic growth. Similarly, there is also a negative correlation between public debt and political instability. Our study suggests that Pakistan must reduce level of public debt and political instability and inflation in order to achieve high level of economic growth. Keywords: GDP growth, Political instability, Inflation rate, Public debt. Type of study: Original Research paper. Paper received: 02.07.2017 Paper accepted: 18.08.2017 Online published: 01.10.2017 ___________________________________________________________________ 1. M.Phil Scholar, Department of Economics, Institute of Southern Punjab Multan- Pakistan. iamnoorulain1@gmail.com 2. Dean, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan-Pakistan. ghafoor70@yahoo.com. Cell # 923136015051 ______________________________________________________________