The 18th Amendment
To understand the significance of the 18th Amendment we need to keep in mind at least three earlier amendments: 8th, 13th, and 17th. In addition, the Charter of Democracy signed…
Debating 18th Amendment
THE debate over the 18th Amendment highlights the divide between the proponents of a strong centre and those of the federal system. The fear of the landmark amendment being completely…
18th Amendment: More about power than people
Eight years down the road it will be appropriate to examine the extent to which the 18th Amendment; hailed by most as a turning point in our tortuous political journey,…
Post-18th Amendment fiscal challenges
The fiscal management in the wake of 18th Constitutional Amendment [the "18th Amendment"] has been posing serious challenges for all. The problems diagnosed by experts are ambiguity over taxation rights…
The importance of the 18th Amendment
The constitution of Pakistan, as amended over the years, is now a federalist document that prescribes devolution of such powers and responsibilities to the provinces that can be reasonably and…
Law reforms with the 18th Amendment
The wellbeing of the people and the economy are dependent upon an efficient legal and justice system. Legal reforms are, therefore, inevitable in the existing substantive and procedural laws. All…
18th Amendment unhappiness
THERE has been a lot of noise from some quarters in the federation about wanting to undo the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, but it is not clear what the…
Interpreting the 18th Amendment
Earlier this year, in Sui Southern Gas Limited v Federation of Pakistan, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the constitutionality of the Industrial Relations Act, 2012 by holding that…
18th Amendment: five years on
It has been five years since enactment of the 18th Amendment to the constitution of Pakistan and four years since the end of the term of several committees that were…
18th Amendment – fallacious argument
Pakistan has a democratic government? There is no need to talk about this anymore. That devolution has taken place as a result of the 18th Amendment to the constitution. Please…
