Federalism in Pakistan
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Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic, powers shared between the Federal government and the provinces. Relations between federation and provinces is defined in Part V(Articles 141–159) of the constitution.[1] Many Pakistani parties follow a federalist and regionalist ideology advocating for increased powers to be held with provinces. The Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination manages federal relations between provinces while the Senate of Pakistan is seen as the unifying body of the provinces of Pakistan.
Council of Common Interests
[edit]Council of Common Interests or CCI was body to solve disputes between federation and provinces. The membership of CCI consisted of the Prime Minister, Provincial Chief Ministers and three members nominated by federal government.[2]
Legislative powers
[edit]The power of the Provinces and the Federal government were defined by the constitution and the legislative powers are divided into twenty lists. The Concurrent List was abolished after the 18th amendment, and most powers were transferred to provinces.[3][4]
The 18th Amendment
[edit]The federal framework of Pakistan was significantly reformed by the 18th Amendment.[5] The amendment adjusted the formula for sharing finance between the provinces. The amendment was followed by significant devolution of administrative responsibility to the provinces.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chapter 1: "Distribution of Legislative Powers" of Part V: "Relations between Federation and Provinces"". Pakistani.org. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Chapter 3: "Special Provisions" of Part V: "Relations between Federation and Provinces"". Pakistani.org. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Concurrent List: some issues". Dawn.com. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Are you current with the concurrent list!". Dawn.com. 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ Adeney, Katharine (2012). "A step towards inclusive federalism in Pakistan? The politics of the 18th amendment". Publius: The Journal of Federalism. 42 (4): 539–565.
- ^ Waseem, Mohammad (2024). "The federal project in Pakistan: Beyond fixing the design". Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 62 (3): 206-228.
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