Federalism in Pakistan
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Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic, with powers shared between the Federal government and the provinces. Relations between federation and provinces are defined in Part V(Articles 141–159) of the constitution.[1] Many Pakistani parties support a federalist and regionalist agenda advocating for increased powers to be held by the provinces. The Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination manages federal relations between provinces while the Senate of Pakistan is an important body giving representation of the provinces of Pakistan in national governance.
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.[2][3]
Council of Common Interests
[edit]Council of Common Interests or CCI was established as a body to solve disputes between the federation and the provinces. The membership of CCI consisted of the Prime Minister, Provincial Chief Ministers and three members nominated by federal government.[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]
Advocacy for further reform
[edit]A number of political movements support expansion of the federation, to give provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan for example,[7] or to create new units out of existing provinces.[8]
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chapter 3: "Special Provisions" of Part V: "Relations between Federation and Provinces"". Pakistani.org. 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.
- ^ Racine, Jean-Luc (2024). "Inside or outside the federation of Pakistan: the Gilgit-Baltistan conundrum". Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 62 (3): 339–354 – via Taylor and Francis.
- ^ Siddiqi, Farhan Hanif (2024). "Territorial re-organisation of administrative units in Pakistan: the demand for new provinces in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh". Commonwealth and Comparative Politics. 62 (3): 296–314 – via Taylor and Francis.
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