Federal cabinet and provincial issues in Pakistan: A study of the Punjab, 1947-1955
Under Indian Independence Act 1947, British Punjab was divided into East and West Punjab.Muslim-dominated West Punjab was inherited by Pakistan. The Muslim League’s foundation was weak in the Province till 1944.It came into power in Punjab only in 1947 after creation of Pakistan. Its government in t...
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Language: | English |
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2014
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Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/14494/1/10.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/14494/ http://www.iaha2014.uum.edu.my/ |
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Summary: | Under Indian Independence Act 1947, British Punjab was divided into East and West Punjab.Muslim-dominated West Punjab was inherited by Pakistan. The Muslim League’s foundation was weak in the Province till 1944.It came into power in Punjab only in 1947 after creation of Pakistan. Its government in the Province showed pathetic picture from 1947 to 1955.Researcher wants to investigate Federal Cabinet’s role in sorting out provincial problems including power struggle among provincial political leaders, conflict between the Governor and the Chief Minister, anti-Ahmediya movement, and conflict on introduction of One Unit.Pakistan adopted Parliamentary and Cabinet system of Government in 1947 after independence.The institution of Cabinet worked efficiently, even in presence of strong Governor-Generals and
took very important policy decisions on politics of the Punjab. This study seeks to investigate what
role was played by the Cabinet to deal with the political issues emerged in the Punjab, when was
Cabinet by-passed by the Prime Minister and the Governor General while issuing policy towards
Punjab politics and on what issues Cabinet was directly involved in dealing with the Punjab’s
problems.This paper has been produced mostly on the basis of primary source material including
newly declassified Cabinet papers and the Prime Ministers’ Papers. These Papers give a detailed
insight account of the working of this important institution.The use of Cabinet files on various
issues has enhanced the importance of this research paper and brings to light new aspects of
various issues of the Punjab politics.It reveals the true value of the institution of the Cabinet in policy-making and decision-taking towards Punjab which has rarely been brought to light. |
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