16 to 20 Chapter Flashcards
The Objectives Resolution was the first constitutional document that proved to be the ‘——————’ of the constitutional developments in Pakistan
‘foundation’
The Resolution was moved by ————– the then Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and approved on ——————
Liaquat Ali Khan,
March 12, 1949
———————The number of such members was 69. It increased to 79 after the 1947 when some states joined Pakistan
Constituent Assembly
—————- is a set of basic principles and framework for governance and exercise of political power and legal authority. It clarifies the scope of power, relationship among various institutions within the government and society. It has precedence over ordinary laws and cannot be changed like ordinary laws.
Constitution
The major issues, the first constituent assembly faced, were about:
- Federalism
- Representation
- Separate or Joint Electorate
- The National Language Issue
- Parliamentary or Presidential system
- The Islamic or Secular State
Constituent Assembly (CA) formed a Basic Principle Committee (BPC) on—————–
n the Constituent Assembly (CA) formed a Basic Principle Committee (BPC) on March 12, 1949. The
BPC committee presented its first report on
28th September 1950.
BPC presented its final report on
22nd December 1952.
According to this report two Houses of the Parliament will enjoy the equal status and powers. It proposed equal representation to East and West wing.
This report also faced reaction in both the wings of Pakistan. The principle of parity was not appreciated in both East Pakistan and Punjab.
One Unit of West Pakistan was established on —————— The provinces of Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Baluchistan would be amalgamated in one unit to establish parity between the two parts of the country
14th October 1955.
Year————– Joint Electorate was adopted for all Pakistan by the National Assembly.
1957:
The Basic Principles Committee (BPC) consisting of———- members was made to work for the constitutional powers.
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Second BPC Report, 1952
1. Head of State would be Muslim and no change in powers.
2. Equal representation to East and West wings:
UH member —————– LH ——————
- More powers were given to Lower House. Cabinet was made responsible to Lower House.
- It was promised that law making would be in accordance with ISLAM. No law would be made in violation of Islamic principles.
- Advisory Board of five Islamic scholars was founded. 40
- Silent on national language.
UH (Upper House) 60, 60 LH 200, 200
Third Report: Muhammad Ali Formula October 1953
The proposals were revised in the light of the criticism and decided:
Upper House: Equal representation to all five units
Lower House: More representation to Eastern part
While in joint session, both wings had equal representation:
East Pak West Pak
Upper House 10 40
Lower House 165 135
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Joint Session 175 175
Decision by majority but it must include 30 percent members from each zone.
In October ——— GG (Governor General) dissolved the CA that was challenged in the Sindh court by Maulvi Tamizuddin
1954,
The Constitution of 1956 was passed after long deliberations. It replaced the Interim Constitution. It has ———- Articles and 6 Schedules. It declared that the name of the country would be the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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Security or economic life was under threat for external or internal reasons.
Clause 193: Constitutional crisis in provinces.
Clause 191:
No elections were held after the enforcement of elections. It was finally abrogated ———————.
It worked from March 23, 1956 to October 7, 1958.
on October 7, 1958
Military took over on 7 October————
1958
Elections for the Basic Democracies (BD) were held in ———————-. Then Presidential referendum was held by the elected BD members on February 17, 1960.
December 1959 and January 1960
A Constitutional Commission was established in ——————————under the chairmanship of Justice Shahabuddin, former Chief Justice.
February 1960
The tasks assigned to the Commission were:
• To examine the causes of failure of ——————
• Recommend a new system keeping in view the
(a) genius of people
(b) standard of education
(c) internal conditions of the country
(d) need of development
Parliamentary system.
Commission presented its report in May 1961 after then two committees reviewed it. Under the report of these committees the new Constitution was drafted.
Ayub announced the Constitution on —————- Elections to the National Assembly (NA) and Provincial Assemblies (PAs) were held in April and May 1962 respectively.
The new Constitution was enforced on June 8, 1962. Martial Law was withdrawn. The new Constitution was consisted of 250 articles, 5 schedules.
March 1, 1962.
Constitution remained enforced from June 8, 1962 to ———————
March 25, 1969.
Originally Political Parties were not allowed.
Political Parties Act was introduced in ————
Islamic Provisions
1962.
