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‘Does 18th Amendment
Ensure provincialAutonomy?’Civil Society perspective on proposed
Constitutional Reforms Bill !1!
By" #ul$%ar &alepoto
Convener" Sindh Democratic 'orum (SD')
SA*A Convention
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Bicameral arliamentary
System and po2er Sharin34• Bicameral arliamentary System
2as introduced in 1567 constitution
•*ational Assemly of a9istan
• .he senate of a9istan
• rime :inister and the resident
•
rovincial Assemlies 2ho electsthe resident as custodian of thefederation
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•Constitution of a9istan
15;• reamle• art >" Articles 1=7@ >ntroductory
• art >>" 'undamental Ri3hts and
rinciples of olicy Articles ;=,!@
• art >>>" .he 'ederation of a9istanArticles ,1=1!!@
•
art >" rovinces Articles 1!1=1,!A@
• art " Relations et2een 'ederationand rovinces Articles 1,1=165@
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Constitution of a9istan 15;< >>
• art >" 'inance- roperty- Contracts andSuits Articles 17!=1;,@
• art >>" .he +udicature Articles 1;6=1B@
• art >>>" Elections Articles 1/" >slamic rovisionsArticles ;=
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Amendments (15;,=!1!)• 'irst Amendment (15;,)
• Second Amendment (15;,)
• .hird Amendment (15;6)
• 'ourth Amendment (15;6)
• 'ifth Amendment (15;7)
• Sith Amendment (15;7)
• Seventh Amendment (15;;)
• Ei3hth Amendment (1586)
• .enth Amendment (158;)
• .2elfth Amendment (1551)
•
.hirteenth Amendment (155;)• 'ourteenth Amendment (155;)
• Siteenth Amendment (1555)
• Seventeenth Amendment (!!
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:aor Amendments in15;< Constitution of
a9istan
• .he 8th Amendment(enacted y en4 #ia ul &a%)had altered over 5! Articles
of the Constitution4
• .he 1;th Amendment(enacted y en4 erveF:usharraf) had altered 7
Articles of the Constitution4• .he 18th Amendment
5enacted y the present 3overnment has altered 1!!articles of the Constitution
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:andate and .oR of theCRC
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Critical Revie2 of Selected
Amendments" >ositives"
Article 7," repeal of 1;th
Amendment4 G'H repealed4Article 1 (a)" a9htoon9h2a4 Sindhand Balochistan4 Article 7" Attempt to suspend the
Constitution or hold in aeyance is
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Critical Revie2 of SelectedAmendments" >>
ositives"Article
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Critical Revie2 of SelectedAmendments" >>
*e3atives"Article 61" *ational AssemlyComposition" A complete he3emony ofa sin3le province4
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.he Senate shall consist of 1!!memers"
Current Composition1, memers from each rovincial Assemly4
!8 memers from 'A.A4
!, from the 'ederal Capital >slamaad4
!, 2omen on special seats from eachrovincial Assemly4
!, technocrats on special seats from each
rovincial Assemly4
Where is the equality of votes of all the provinces..????
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Critical Revie2 of SelectedAmendments"
*e3atives"Article
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CoD 2as i3noredK???
CCR didn’t adhere to commitmentsmade in CoD
• 'ormation of truth andreconciliation commission4
• >ndependent accountailitycommission4
• *ational democratic commission
• Scrutiny and revie2 of militaryand cantonment lands4
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ender lind amendments?• *o 2omen memer in CCR
• .here are various articles andproposed amendments 2hich sho2sa clear male dominated mindset4
• Anti=2omen la2s of #ia are notaddressed in these amendments
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Spirit of Constitution L demands
of Sindholitical Autonomy?Administrative Autonomy ?
'iscal Autonomy ?Ge3islative Autonomy ?
Confusions in the amendments?
Concurrent list aolition?>ssue of control over Resources
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Concurrent GistK444 >
,! of the ,; suects in the concurrent listare to e handed over to provinces eforethe +une
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Concurrent GistK444 >> >mportant Suects"
,4 Environmental pollution andecolo3y"
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Bicameral parliamentary System
and po2er Sharin34Dra2ac9s of 18th Amendments
All o2er 3oes to *A
Senate is totally i3nored>t is aimed to control federationthrou3h headcounts in *A*o alance of po2er et2een
resident and the :
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SD' Recommendations"Carryin3 15;< constitution- incrementally to2ards the
spirit of the asic contract- the a9istan Resolution
of 15,!- in 2hich the constitutin3 units 2ereautonomous and soverei3n4
All decisions re3ardin3 inter=provincial and inter=3overnment aMairs throu3h consensus (as a3ainstmaority vote)4
All decisions re3ardin3 aMairs of the federation 2iththe consent and approval of the Senate4
:a9e the Senate N3uardian of the federationO andtherefore more po2erful4
Soverei3nty of federatin3 units over their territoriesand natural resources on top and underneath itslands4
Soverei3nty of federatin3 units over $nances andauthority of taation on maimum heads4
Representation in all state institutions commensurate2ith population4
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:GP roposal for ne2provinces
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Baloch Nationalist Parties
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:G*
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