Government of Pakistan
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The Government of Pakistan (Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان) is a federal parliamentary system,[1] with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are constitutionally independent of the Prime Minister’s term. On 6 September, 2008, the Electoral College (composed of the Senate, the National Assembly, and the four Provincial Assemblies) chose Asif Ali Zardari as the eleventh President of Pakistan for a five-year term. The Prime Minister is usually the leader of the largest party in the National Assembly and is assisted by a cabinet of ministers drawn from both chambers of the federal legislature. The current Prime Minister is Yousaf Raza Gillani of the Pakistan Peoples Party, who took office on 25 March, 2008.
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[edit] About the government
The bicameral federal legislature comprises the 100 member Senate (with seats equally distributed among the provinces and the FATA and the capital) and the 342 member National Assembly. Both the Senate and the National Assembly have seats reserved for women, technocrats, and religious minorities. Senators are elected for six-year terms, with staggered elections every three years, whilst members of the National Assembly are elected for five-year terms. The Constitution provides for the President to address the federal legislature together at the start of the first session after any general elections.
The National Assembly elections that were held in October 2002 had 91 women elected to its Parliament - the largest number and percentage of women in the parliament of any Muslim-majority country.
Although the elected government of 2003 had a number of failures in its tenure, from failures in foreign policy, rise in terrorism, gagging free speech of media, political parties and the people, taking the judiciary as a hostage, failure in microeconomics, destabilizing the institutions on the whole, it still somehow is the first elected government in Pakistan's history to complete its full 5 year term.This Government also pumped some much needed lifeline into the economy by getting crucial economic aid from the United States as well as by bringing foreign investment into its economy from various countries.
Each province has a similar government setup with a Provincial Assembly elected for a five-year term through multi-party elections, which in turn elects a Chief Minister - the executive head of the province. The Chief Minister nominates a candidate for the office of Provincial Governor and the Provincial Assembly ratifies the nominee for a five-year term.
Pakistan Recently held its Parliamentarian election on Feb 18 2009. The Party of Slain Leader Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan People's Party parliamentarian (PPPP) won 120 seats in the National Assembly while Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif won 90 seats in the National Assembly. President Musharaf's ally party Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) came a distant third with 51 seats.After the elections The People's Party Parliamentarian and the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz announced a coalition to form the new government alone with Awami National Party (ANP) which is also a part of the coalition. The finalization of the government is currently underway however the coalition has chosen Syed Yousuf Raza Gailani as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. The New Cabinet of ministers shall be decided upon and sworn in soon. Important ministries will be divided among the coalition.
[edit] Federal government
Executive
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[edit] Local governments
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[edit] Recent developments
On November 3, 2007, President Musharraf suspended Pakistan's constitution by declaring a state of emergency.
Pakistan's new parliament elected the country's first female speaker March 19, 2008 from the Pakistan Peoples Party: Fahmida Mirza.[1]Allies of President Pervez Musharraf withdrew their candidate for Pakistan's prime minister, Farooq Sattar, on March 22, 2008. Musharraf's supporters said their decision was a "good will gesture" to slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party, who won the most parliamentary seats in Pakistani general election, 2008 on February 18, 2008. On March 22, the Pakistan Peoples Party named former parliament speaker Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani as its candidate for the country's next prime minister. A confirmation vote is scheduled for March 24, 2008 in parliament, and the prime minister would be sworn in by Musharraf March 25, 2008, On March 25, 2008 President Pervez Musharraf swore in the newly elected Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani as the country's next Prime Minister.[2]
On August 7, 2008, the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) agreed to force Musharraf to step down and begin his impeachment. Asif Ali Zardari & Nawaz Sharif, announced sending a formal request or joint charge sheet that he steps down, and impeach him through parliamentary process upon refusal. Musharaf, however, said: “I will defeat those who try to push me to the wall. If they use their right to oust me, I have the right to defend myself."[2] Musharraf, accordingly delayed his departure for the Beijing Olympics, by a day.[3] A senior coalition official told Reuters: "Yes, we have agreed in principle to impeach him."[4] The draft of the ruling coalition’s joint statement had been finalized by the draft Committee, and Musharraf must obtain vote of confidence from the National Assembly and 4 provincial assemblies.[5] The government summoned the national assembly, or lower house of parliament, to sit on August 11.[6] Capt. Wasif Syed, spokesman for the Pakistan People's Party -- confirmed: "A decision has been made that he has to go now, and all the parties have agreed on this point."[7]
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[edit] See also
- Ministry of Finance of the Government of Pakistan
- Statistics Division of the Government of Pakistan
- Federal Bureau of Statistics of the Government of Pakistan
- Pakistan Institute of International Affairs
- Gazette of Pakistan
- Economic Coordination Committee
[edit] References
- ^ "About Government". Government of Pakistan. http://202.83.164.26/wps/portal/!ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_hQN68AZ3dnIwN3C3MDAyOPYDNvXwMjQwNnI6B8pFm8n79RqJuJp6GhhZmroYGRmYeJk0-Yp4G7izEB3eEg-_DrB8kb4ACOBvp-Hvm5qfoFuREGWSaOigDeD0uL/dl2/d1/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnB3LzZfVUZKUENHQzIwT0gwODAySFMyNzZWMzEwMDE!/. Retrieved on 2009-03-05.
- ^ timesonline.co.uk, President Musharraf of Pakistan to be impeached
- ^ reuters.com, Pakistan rulers agree to begin Musharraf impeachment
- ^ guardian.co.uk, Musharraf faces impeachment, Pakistan's ruling coalition agrees 'in principle' to begin proceedings to remove president
- ^ paktribune.com, Draft of ruling coalition’s joint statement finalized
- ^ afp.google.com, Pakistan coalition agrees to impeach Musharraf: officials
- ^ edition.cnn.com, Pakistan: Musharraf could face impeachment
[edit] External links
- The Government of Pakistan
- The President of Pakistan
- Senate of Pakistan
- National Assembly of Pakistan
- Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Pakistan Government at the Open Directory Project
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