Abstract
The Constitution 1973 was the result of national consensus among representatives of all provinces. It was deliberated by directly elected representatives of people and unanimously acknowledge by all members of the parliament. Under the constitution federal parliamentary system was adopted which was considered an appropriate system for a heterogeneous society like Pakistan. The credit of constitution making goes to Z.A Bhutto. It was a social contract among all political parties for the smooth running of state affairs. Soon after its implementation differences arose on the issue of power sharing and distribution of authority. Seven amendments were made in the constitution to cope with the prevalent issues. In this paper an effort will be made to analyze the causes of amendments by its creators and why/how the federal principles were overrun. The federal parliamentary system was introduced by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah after consultation with first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. 1 The federal system works on the principle ‘Unity in Diversity’, under which mutually diverse elements accommodated each other for their common interests. This system has been successful in diverse and heterogeneous societies like Pakistan. Unfortunately due to centralist tendencies the federal system could not remain operative properly in Pakistan which led to the failure of democracy as well as decline of Muslim League rule during the early phase of Pakistani politics.
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