Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
is a
federal parliamentary republic, powers shared between the
Federal government and the
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
. Relations between federation and provinces is defined in Part V(Articles 141-159) of the
constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
When these princ ...
.
Council of Common Interests
Council of Common Interests
The Council of Common Interests (CCI) ( ur, ) is a constitutional body in the Government of Pakistan. It is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. The CCI resolves the disputes of power sharing between the federation and ...
or CCI was body to solve disputes between federation and provinces. The membership of CCI consisted of the
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
,
Provincial Chief Ministers and three members nominated by federal government.
Legislative powers
The power of the Provinces and the Federal government were defined by the constitution and the legislative powers are divided into twenty lists.
Concurrent List was abolished after
18th amendment, and most of them were transferred to provinces.
See also
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Constitution of Pakistan
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Federal Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the four provinces, two autonomous territories, ...
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List of countries by federal system
This article lists the various types of federal systems in different countries.
Multinational system European Union
Following the end of World War II, several movements began advocating a European federation, such as the Union of European Fe ...
References
External links
Federalism in Pakistan
Constitution of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
Government of Pakistan
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