Aspirantship

  Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy (1956-1957) In 1956, the Awami League formed a coalition with Pakistan's  Republican Party  to unseat the previous government. Suhrawardy became the fifth  Prime Minister of Pakistan  and the second premier under the  1956 Constitution of Pakistan . Suhrawardy was known as a pro- American  politician . He also cultivated pragmatic ties with  Communist China . Suhrawardy supported the American-led  Southeast Asia Treaty Organization  (SEATO) and the  Central Treaty Organization  (CENTO) . He was not keen on  nonalignment  which was strongly pursued by neighboring India. In domestic policy, Suhrawardy addressed issues of  nuclear energy , foreign aid utilization, food policy, the One Unit framework, and building up the military. His staunchly pro-Western foreign policy was opposed by Bengali radicals led by Maulana Bhashani who caused a split in the Awami League. However, Suhrawardy...

Durand Line Issue between Pakistan & Afghanistan: ·          Sir Henry Marion Durand of 2 nd Anglo war to have a peaceful border | Rejected by some Afghanis as half of their family lives in east site i.e Pakistan. ·          Pakistan Stance: Pakistan’s Governor General/President Zafar-Ullah-Khan gave opinion that this land belongs to Pakistan, King Abdul Rehman signed the treaty as border in 1893, this land belongs to pushtoons (approx. 70% of total pushtoons belongs to Pakistan) ·          Afghanistan’s Stance : Started in 1947 as Afghanistan’s King Zahir Shah refused to recognized the border and Pakistan as the Sovereign state. Territory till Attock, almost all part of NWFP and FATA belongs to Pushtoon’s Native land so Durand line is illegitimate and can’t be accepted. This border represented pushtoons.   PAKISTAN ISSUE: 1.   ...

  Introduction 2.        A Brief History of Constitutional Development 3.       Federalism under 1973 Constitution 4.       Constitutional Amendments 5.       The 18th Amendment to the Constitution 6.       Strengthening of the Parliamentary System of Pakistan 6.1.             Revoking Article 58(2)B (President = PM powers) 6.2.             Role of the Senate was also enhanced (23 senator from each province) 6.3.             Article 91(4) (cabinet member = responsible = Senate/NA) 6.4.             Article 89 (ordinance = X = in the absence of Senate/NA) 7.       Administrative Relations Between Centre an...