| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
| মূলনীতি কমিটির অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন রিপোর্ট | পাকিস্তান গণপরিষদ | ৭ই নভেম্বর, ১৯৫০ |
To
THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN,
KARACHI.
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 72 (1) of the Constituent Assembly Rules I submit herewith the Interim Report of the Basic Principles Committee regarding the Federal and Provincial Constitutions and Distribution of Powers.
The Basic Principles Committee was appointed on March 12, 1949, by a Resolution. of the Constituent Assembly to report, in accordance with the motion adopted by the Assembly on Aims and Objects, on the main principles on which the Constitution of Pakistan is to be framed; the text of the Resolution is given in Annexure I. The Chief Ministers of the Provinces of East Bengal, Sind and N. W. F. P. and the Honorable Mr. Justice Abdur Rashid were co-opted as Members.
The Basic Principles Committee appointed a Steering Sub-Committee to report on the scope, functions and procedure of the Committee, and in pursuance of its report the following three Sub-Committees were appointed to make recommendations embodying the main principles with regard to the subjects assigned to them:
(i) Sub-Committee on Federal and Provincial Constitutions and Distribution of Powers.
(ii) Sub-Committee on Franchise.
(iii) Sub-Committee on Judiciary.
It was also decided to set up a Board of Talimaat-i-Islamia consisting of five members to advice on matters arising out of the Objectives Resolution and on such matters as may be referred to them by Basic Principles Committee or any other Committee or Sub-Committee.
The Board of Talimaat-i-Islamia began functioning in September, 1949, with four members. The Chairman, Al-Haj Maulana Sulaiman Nadvi, has not taken charge as yet. A Special Committee of the Sub-Committee on Federal and Provincial Constitutions held discussions with the Board of Talimaat-i-Islamia and their report along with the recommendations of the Board of Talimaat-i-Islamia was considered by the Sub- Committee.
The Federal and Provincial Constitutions and Distribution of Powers Sub-Committee submitted its report on the 11th July, 1950, and the Committee considered this report during its meetings held on August 5, 9, 10 and 11, 1950. The reports of the other two Sub-Committees on Franchise and on Judiciary have not yet been submitted.
