Good governance refers to an approach adopted by a government to create a system based on social justice and peace. It is characterized by the welfare of people and guarantees for the protection of human rights and civil liberties. In this article, I will discuss the Islamic perspective of good governance with reference to the…
Pakistan is a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. As a signatory of UDHR Pakistan has incorporated fundamental rights in its current constitution, the 1973 constitution. In this article, I will define fundamental rights and discuss their implementation with reference to Pakistan. What are…
This article discusses the federal and provincial powers with reference to the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan. You can also visit a PowerPoint presentation related to the power distribution between the center and provinces. The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan provides three categories of administrative powers i.e. Federal list, Provincial List, and Concurrent List. The federal power…
This post is about the salient features of the 1973 constitution of Pakistan which stills acts as the federal constitution of Pakistan. Background Pakistan disintegrated in December 1971 in the wake of the Indo-Pakistan War and the East-Pakistanis revolt. Pakistan Peoples Party which had won the second-largest number of seats in the 1970 General elections…
This article discusses the reasons for the failure of the 1962 constitution of Pakistan. Background General Ayub Khan promulgated Pakistan’s second constitution in 1962 through a presidential ordinance. Like the 1956 constitution, the new constitution could not remain in action for longer. In the wake of fierce agitation against the military regime, Ayub Khan resigned…
This entry presents a comparative analysis of different modes of transport i.e. road, water, land, and air transport. Before embarking on the advantages and disadvantages of different modes of transport, we address the question, “what does the term ‘transport’ refer to. What is transport? Transport refers to such means through which we travel or carry…
This post discusses the feasibility and importance of Gwadar Port located in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Introduction Gwadar Port is a deep-sea port located at Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan developed with the financial assistance of China. What are the factors that made the development of Gwadar Port feasible? Both human and natural…
This post describes the salient features of the 1962 constitution of Pakistan. The post also contains a link for a quiz at the end of the post to assess what you learned from this post. Background Pakistan adopted its first constitution in 1956 which hardly remained enforced for two and half years. President Iskandar Mirza…
This post discusses the reasons for Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s coming to power in Pakistan in December 1971. Background Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto came to power in Pakistan in the wake of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War which had left the country devastated and broken into two. With the surrender of the troops in the war, East Pakistan…
Salient features of the 1956 Constitution are thoroughly discussed in this article. When Pakistan came into being, it had no constitution of its own. According to the Indian Independence Act 1947, Pakistan and India would adopt the Government of India Act 1935 as their provisional constitution until they made their own constitution. India was able…