The 18th Amendment and the Shift towards Provincial Autonomy: A Critical Analysis
This paper critically examines the 18th constitutional amendment of Pakistan, which is a revolutionary legal change and helped to see a huge adjustment of a federal form of government to provincial autonomy. The 18th Amendment provided for the abolition of the Concurrent Legislative List, the devolution of significant ministries, and reinforcement of intergovernmental institutions like the Council of Common Interests and the National Finance Commission. Although the amendment revitalized the federal spirit of the 1973 Constitution and gave the provinces the strength in legislative and fiscal areas, its early practice revealed the shortcomings in institutions and capacities. The paper concludes that sustainable federalism in Pakistan entails an enhanced level of intergovernmental coordination, institutional changes, and political commitment to handle the asymmetries between provinces.
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(1) Uroosa Ishfaq
MPhil Scholar, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Kashif Ashfaq
Post-Graduate Scholar, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Muneeba Shahid
Post-Graduate Scholar, Department of Politics and IR, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Ishfaq, U., Ashfaq, K., & Shahid, M. (2018). The 18th Amendment and the Shift towards Provincial Autonomy: A Critical Analysis. Global Social Sciences Review, III(III), 657-668. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).39
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CHICAGO : Ishfaq, Uroosa, Kashif Ashfaq, and Muneeba Shahid. 2018. "The 18th Amendment and the Shift towards Provincial Autonomy: A Critical Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, III (III): 657-668 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).39
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HARVARD : ISHFAQ, U., ASHFAQ, K. & SHAHID, M. 2018. The 18th Amendment and the Shift towards Provincial Autonomy: A Critical Analysis. Global Social Sciences Review, III, 657-668.
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MHRA : Ishfaq, Uroosa, Kashif Ashfaq, and Muneeba Shahid. 2018. "The 18th Amendment and the Shift towards Provincial Autonomy: A Critical Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, III: 657-668
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MLA : Ishfaq, Uroosa, Kashif Ashfaq, and Muneeba Shahid. "The 18th Amendment and the Shift towards Provincial Autonomy: A Critical Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, III.III (2018): 657-668 Print.
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OXFORD : Ishfaq, Uroosa, Ashfaq, Kashif, and Shahid, Muneeba (2018), "The 18th Amendment and the Shift towards Provincial Autonomy: A Critical Analysis", Global Social Sciences Review, III (III), 657-668
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TURABIAN : Ishfaq, Uroosa, Kashif Ashfaq, and Muneeba Shahid. "The 18th Amendment and the Shift towards Provincial Autonomy: A Critical Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review III, no. III (2018): 657-668. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).39