LAHORE: In an important institutional step, the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday took up its first formal debate on ‘federal encroachment’ on provincial executive authority, marking a significant moment in Pakistan’s constitutional and governance discourse.
The discussion ensued an adjournment motion jointly moved by Ahmad Iqbal Chaudhary, Amjad Ali Javed, Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Shaukat Raja, Ahmad Khan Leghari, Iftikhar Hussain Chachar and seven other MPAs, reflecting consensus on the urgency and gravity of the issue.
The motion questioned the long-standing practice of appointing federally controlled officers to key provincial posts, arguing that such arrangements are inconsistent with the spirit of the 18th Constitutional Amendment and undermine the concept of a federal constitutional order.
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