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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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