Pre-1973 Provincial Autonomy in Pakistan: An Evolutionary Study
Keywords:
Provincial Autonomy, Federalism, Evolution, Constitution.Abstract
This paper explores the evolution of provincial autonomy and federalism in Pakistan using the descriptive method. This paper introduces the study in first section, followed by the definition of federalism and provincial autonomy in second and third section. Fourth section discusses the pre independence provincial autonomy in British India, fifth section discussing the post-independence federalism and provincial autonomy followed by sixth and seventh section exploring the provincial autonomy in 1956 constitution and 1962 constitution respectively.
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