Issues of federation

1. • Pakistan Affairs Notes
• Prepared By : Maaz Ur Rahman PSP

2. Issues of Federation
• Uneven distribution of resources
•Disharmony between the federal government and
the federating units
•Weak local government institutions
•Dwindling economic conditions
•Centralization of supreme authority
•Unsatisfied accountability and transparency
mechanism

3. • Problems with dispensation of justice and
judiciary
• Absence of constructive role of opposition
• Deep-rooted ethnicity and sectarianism
• Existence of dynastic politics
• Preference of personal interest over national
interest
• Institutional imbalance
• Absence of unified educational system

4. Suggestions
• Address grievances of provinces– normalize
relations between federal government and the
federating units
• Strengthen rule of law and administration of
justice
• Create institutional harmony
• Opposition play its constructive role
• Devolve powers to local government authority

5. • Strengthen accountability and transparency
mechanism
• Overcome economic crisis
• Promote religious harmony
• Prioritize national interests over personal
interest
• Discourage dynastic politics
• Enhance decentralization of authority
• Implement unified educational system