CAUSES OF DELAY IN CONSTITUTION MAKING OF PAKISTAN INTRODUCTION On August 14 th, 1947, Pakistan was carved out on the map of the world for the Muslims of India in order so that the could live in peace and harmon, according to the principles of Islam, free to pursue all spiritual and worldl endeavors in a homeland of their own! "hough full of hope and nationalistic fervor# the people of Pakistan were una$le to full reali%e the dream of their own personali%ed utopian state $ecause of a variet of devastating crises plaguing the newl $orn state! &rom the pro$lems of the refugees to the crippling water and food shortage to the failing health of the father of the nation and serious lack of capa$le political leaders at the helm of the state, the resultant is the ominous dela in constitution'mak constitution'making ing caused serious issues that were to plague Pakistan for the ear to come! "he lack of consensus $etween the two wings of the state in all matters ranging from the relationship $etween Islam and the state to the issue of selecting the national language causes Pakistan to $e without constitution for nearl nine ears and in a state of perpetual political chaos and insta$ilit! "wo constitutions and numerous heads of state later, in 197( a constitution was formulated that had $een the product of a democraticall elected legislature! )owever, it failed to create $alance of power $etween $etween the various $ranches of government government and especiall the $alance $etween $etween the powers powers of the arm and the government! ISSUES IN CONSTITUTION MAKING "he *overnment of India Act +19(- was modi.ed and promulgated in the newl state of Pakistan! "he /onstituent Assem$l +/A- was given the task of framing the /onstitution! "he elected mem$ers in the 1940 elections made the .rst /onstituent Assem$l that faced grievous circumstances! "he .rst meeting of the /A was held on August 11, 1947 a t arachi! "he process $egan with the passing of the O$2ectives 3esolution in which the Islamic and democratic values were adopted as grounds for the future constitution! constitution! "he asic Principles /ommittee +P/- consisting of 54 mem$ers was made to work for the constitutional powers! "he various su$'committees on &ederal and provincial powers, &ranchise, 6udiciar, and &undamental 3ights started working! "he ma2or issues, the .rst constituent assem$l faced, were a$out 1! 8ack of conse consensu nsus s $etween $etween east and and est est Pakis Pakistan tan i! 3epresentation ii! ii! "he "he :at :atiiona onal 8a 8anguage age Is Issue sue 5! Poli Politi tica call vac vacuu uum m (! "he Islami Islamic c or or ;ecu ;ecular lar ;tate ;tate
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1. Lack Of Consensus Consensu s Be!een Eas An" #es #es Pak$san Pak$san "here were numerous disputes $etween
erent in population and si%e! On the other hand there was diversit in estern part of Pakistan! Pakistan! "he provinces provinces of est Pakistan Pakistan were also di>erent in population population and si%e! All of of them were sensitive to their representation and provincial autonom! "o have a ;tandard &ormula for the representation of units and population the /onstituent Assem$l +/A- formed a asic Principle /ommittee +P/- on March 15, 1949! "he primar task of this committee was to frame a set of $asic principles principles for the future future constitution constitution of Pakistan! Pakistan! a. F$&s F$&s BPC BPC Re%o& e%o&' ' "his committee presented its .rst report on 5?th ;eptem$er 19@! According to this report two houses of the parliament were proposed! "he lower house was to $e elected on the $asis of POP8A"IO: and the upper house was to $e elected on the $asis of eBual representation for all the provinces of Pakistan namel
$icameral legislature! In upper house there would $e
