“Confrontational Politics and Working of National Assembly of Pakistan 1988-1999.”dissertation provides a thorough analysis of four elected governments between 1988 and 1999,a time of topical relevance sandwiched between two protracted military regimes {Zia ul Haqfrom 1977 to 1988} {Parvaiz Musharraf from 1999 to 2008}. The study’s focus is on the rolesplayed by parliament in the […]
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This study provides a thorough analysis of Pakistan’s democratic and parliamentary development between 2008 and 2018, a pivotal decade characterized by institutional difficulties, legislative landmarks, and political shifts. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led a coalition government that made significant achievements during the first half of the 2008–2013 period, including the 18th Constitutional Amendment and […]
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Federations establish power-sharing instituions at the federal level to empower the minority groups. Federal bicameralism is a part of power-sharing mechanisms that promote the shared-rule through allocating equal represention to the minority groups/provinces in the Second Chamber of the Parliament. Though, the federal bicameralism has now become a norm in the contemporary federal experiences, its […]
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In federal systems, upper chamber of the legislature is considered as arepresentative institution of the smaller units but the evidences suggest thatthe parliamentary features of federations limit the territorial role of theupper/federal chamber. This is because the relative party discipline inparliamentary democracies and the supremacy of popular house on thesecond chamber in such federations. Building […]
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Federal bicameralism has recently received considerable scholarly attention. However, few studies have investigated the challenges that second chambers usually face in parliamentary federations in the face of stronger popular chambers (lower houses). Therefore, this study investigates the Senate’s position as a federal chamber compared to its counterparts in contemporary parliamentary federations. The paper shows that […]
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This study explores the constitutional role, embedded in the Constitution, of the Senate of Pakistan as a chamber of provinces and appraises its legislative and non-legislative policy work it performed as a federal second chamber in the years between 2012 and 2018. The Senate lies in the heart of the federal parliament where it not […]
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Parliament plays a crucial role in democracy as it serves as the legislative branch of government responsible for creating and passing laws. It is a platform for debate and discussion on key issues provides a voice for citizens through their elected representatives and serves as a central platform to empower women politically and socially. Moreover, […]
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The research topic of this study is “Women Parliamentarians in the Politics of Punjab (A case study of Musharraf era)”. This research examined the role of Women Parliamentarians in Punjab Politics for the rights of Women. It explores why women are underrepresented. It also focused on the initiatives and steps taken by the General Pervez […]
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It has been seen that Pakistan’s political system doesn’t remain consistent in stabilizing its political institutions like parliament. Authoritarian tendencies, interference of departments, military interventions, centralization of the state, imbalance in civil-military relations, instability of political parties have always effect the stability and political development in Pakistan. In this context, Parliament is not considered as […]
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This study aims at to analyze the role of opposition parties in parliamentary democracy, by examining the constitutional history of Pakistan that has observed many self-centered civilians as well as dictators (who refused to act as a ceremonial head under the sacred book of the state after assuming the legitimate power entitled them as military […]
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