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60-516: Munawar Khan is a Pakistani politician and legal advocate who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , from 2008 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023. He is an advocate by profession. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-27 (Lakki Marwat) in 2008 Pakistani general election but
120-547: A governor , who represents the King of Australia (currently Charles III ) and performs the ceremonial duties of a head of state . Unlike the Canadian lieutenant-governors, a state governor is appointed by the Monarch on the advice of the state government, not the federal government. Every state also has a parliament ; most states have a bicameral parliament, except for Queensland , where
180-427: A parliamentary system in which the executive is dependent on and accountable to the legislature. The unicameral provincial legislature is elected by party-list proportional representation , and the legislature in turn elects one of its members as Premier to head the executive. The Premier appoints an Executive Council (a cabinet), consisting of members of the legislature, to administer the various departments of
240-555: A House shall not sit or vote until he has made before the House oath in the form set out in the Third Schedule". Those members who have not taken oath in the first meeting take oath when they attend a meeting for the first time. The first meeting is presided by the outgoing Speaker. Article 53 (8) read with Article 127 says "the Speaker shall continue in his office till the person elected to fill
300-584: A Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , which is located in Peshawar , the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of
360-524: A case the provincial legislation prevails, but national legislation may prescribe standards and frameworks for provinces to follow, and may prevent provinces from adversely affecting national interests or the interests of other provinces. The functional areas in which the provincial governments have powers include agriculture, arts and culture, primary and secondary education, the environment and tourism, health, housing, roads and transport, and social welfare. The provincial governments are structured according to
420-474: A person who is a non-Muslim, but such a person must have good moral reputation and possess other qualifications prescribed by an act of Parliament. The criteria for disqualification of members of a Provincial Assembly is established by Articles 63, 63A, 113 and 127. A person shall be disqualified from being elected or chosen as, and from being, a member of the Provincial Assembly if the member: Article 63A, which deals with disqualification on grounds of defection,
480-581: A state legislature) such as in North Carolina or simply Legislature as in Texas ). In Nebraska , United States Virgin Islands and Guam (the latter two being federal territories rather than states) the legislature is unicameral . The states are sovereign entities in their own right and maintain much control over their internal affairs with issues such as public transport and law enforcement generally being
540-481: Is Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico is treated in a manner similar to a state in many areas but in others is quite different. Most notably it does not have representation in the United States Congress other than its non-voting Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico . However, it does enjoy more autonomy in taxation and some other areas than the states and thus is commonly classified as a sort of autonomous region for
600-599: Is a federal nation with six states (and two mainland territories). Section 51 of the Australian Constitution sets out the division of legislative power between the states and the Commonwealth (federal) government. The Commonwealth government is given a variety of legislative powers, including control of foreign policy , taxation (although this cannot discriminate between states or parts of states), and regulation of interstate commerce and corporations . Since
660-529: Is also available to them, and through Internet research they can polish their ideas. To provide these facilities to the Members, in 1997 the Research and Reference Division was formed. It was established to provide information to the Members when needed, and to collect up-to-date information from the resources available. The Library and Computer Sections were included in this division. It was also meant to provide help to
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#1732869491454720-532: Is approved by the Provincial Assembly. Article 122(2) and Article 124 authorise Provincial Assembly to approve or refuse any demand and reduce the amount specified in the demand. Once budget is approved, the Government has no right to deviate from these sanctions. For excess expenditure, Government has to seek regularization from the Assembly. Similarly under Article 88 read with Article 127, accounts and audit reports of
780-503: Is available due to installation of the latest PBX. The Assembly Secretariat has stored vital information in the computer and it is accessible from anywhere around the clock. Moreover, Research and Reference Division has designed a web page to provide information to the Members about the Assembly Secretariat and proceedings of the Assembly including its schedule and agenda, and a summary of its proceedings. This web page also includes
840-521: Is exercised by the Governor and under Article 105, he shall act in accordance with advice of the cabinet or the Chief Minister. According to clause 2-A of Article 130, the Governor of a Province invites the member of the Provincial Assembly to be the Chief Minister who commands the confidence of the majority of the members of the Provincial Assembly as ascertained in the session of the Assembly summoned for
900-647: Is laid before the Provincial Assembly. Provincial Assembly exercises checks over executive through control over the Finance. Article 119 provides custody and withdrawal of money from Provincial Consolidated Fund, (defined in Article 118) and public accounts of a Province, unless it is regulated by the Act of the Provincial Assembly. Provisions given under Article 120 dealing with annual budget statement and Article 124 dealing with supplementary budget or excess grant become effective, when it
960-517: Is published under the authority of Provincial Assembly. However, Article 114 of the Constitution curtails this privilege and prohibits members from discussing conduct of judges of High Court and Supreme Court in the discharge of their duties. (a) Oath of Members. – After general elections, elected members in the first meeting take oath in the form set out in Third Schedule of the Constitution. Article 65 read with Article 127 states "A person elected to
1020-461: Is usually considered a unitary state but its government system possesses a strong similarity to a federal one. The Constitution of South Africa does not describe the state as federal or unitary. South Africa is divided into nine provinces which have their own elected governments. Chapter Six of the Constitution of South Africa describes the division of power between the national government and
1080-555: The Constitution of Pakistan , having a total of 145 seats, with 115 general seats, 26 seats reserved for women and 4 reserved for non-Muslims. The Federal Government appoints a Governor as head of the Provincial Government, the province is divided into 35 districts. Each district has a Zilla Nazim, in a District the functions are devolved further to the Tehsil , Town and Union Council Governments. After Final Delimitation 2018,
1140-619: The Muslim League Sardar Aurangzeb Khan. This government collapsed in 1944 when Dr. Khan Sahib managed to form a government again, before calling an election in 1946. The Indian National Congress under Dr. Khan Sahib won the 1946 elections despite a strong showing by the Muslim League. The first session of parliament was summoned on 12 March 1946 under the Chairmanship of Sardar Bahadur Khan while Nawabzada Allah Nawaz Khan
1200-475: The 1997 Elections. 2002 Elections In the 2002 elections, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal had won 48 of the seats, PPP (S) 9, PPP parliamentarians 8, ANP 8 seats. State government A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government , which shares political power with the federal or national government . A state government may have some level of political autonomy , or be subject to
1260-679: The Federal Legislative List. Residuary matters are exclusively within Provincial autonomy. From the above, it cannot be extracted that the Province is subordinate to the Federation or Federation is subordinate to Province. In fact, legislative powers are distributed between Federation and Provinces via Article 142. And one institution cannot take over powers of other institution. However, this provincial law making power comes to an end and shifts to
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#17328694914541320-477: The Federation during emergency when declared vide Articles 232, 233 or 234. The second important function of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Article 123 (3) is that it acts as a manager or custodian of the purse of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa. No expenditure from the Provincial Consolidated Fund is deemed to be duly authorised unless it is specified in the schedule so authenticated and
1380-451: The Government are further scrutinized by the public accounts Committee of the Assembly. The significance of Provincial Assembly is that it is a representative institution and keeps checks upon policies, practices and performance of the Government. Article 130 (4) says that the Cabinet shall be collectively responsible to the Provincial Assembly. Issues relating to Public interest are raised by
1440-473: The Governor to dissolve Provincial Assembly subject to the approval of the President, where he is of the opinion, that after having been passed a vote of no confidence against the Chief Minister, there is no other member of the Provincial Assembly to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the Provincial Assembly, in a session of the Provincial Assembly summoned for the purpose. Executive Authority
1500-468: The House in the form set out in the Third Schedule. Article 109 authorizes the Governor of the Province to summon Provincial Assembly to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit. Where the Governor summons Assembly he is authorized to prorogue it too. In addition, the Speaker, on a requisition signed by not less than one-fourth of the total membership of the Provincial Assembly, can summon it, at such time and place as he thinks fit, within fourteen days of
1560-670: The Members for discussion in the House in the form of questions, adjournment motions, call attention notices, general discussion, resolutions and various Reports. The Members make the Executive accountable to the legislature through these devices according to the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa, 1997. This programme is meant to serve Members of the Provincial Assembly in different areas. They are provided legislative help in drafting private members bills. They are provided useful and informative books. An Internet facility
1620-453: The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) from Constituency PK-76 (Lakki Marwat-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election . He received 28,961 votes and defeated a candidate of PML-N. He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency PK-91 (Lakki Marwat-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election . This article about
1680-565: The States respectively, making the United States a decentralized federation. Federal law generally takes preference over State law when the two conflict due to a number of constitutional clauses and judicial precedents. In most states, governors are directly elected heads of state and commander in chief of their state's respective military structure. State legislatures exerce legislative authority. In 49 states out of 50 as well as three of
1740-417: The advice by the Chief Minister. – Under Article 112, clause 1, the Governor of a Province is empowered to dissolve Provincial Assembly if so advised by the Chief Minister. Where the Chief Minister so advises, the Provincial Assembly stands dissolved at the expiration of 48 hours. (b) Dissolution of Provincial Assembly by the Governor on the approval by the President. – Clause 2 of the same Article again empowers
1800-528: The chief minister abolishing the portfolio of the president. This minority government fell shortly afterwards and Dr.Khan Sahib , backed by the Khudai Khidmatgar was elected Chief Minister. His government resigned in 1939 as part of the Indian National Congress 's Quit India Movement . The provincial government remained suspended for over three years before a minority government was formed by
1860-590: The composition of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seats are as under: In 1901 the North West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) was declared as a Chief Commissioner's Province separating it from the Punjab and thirty-one years later in 1932 its status was raised to a Governor's Province and the NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE (then NWFP) Legislative Assembly was formed. The first president of
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1920-470: The council was His Lordship Hon'ble K.B Khan Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Khan of Zaida, who worked in this slot from 1932 till his death in 1936 and was followed by the then deputy president K.B. Abdur Rahim Khan Kundi till the completion of the tenure in 1937. In 1937, the Government of India Act 1935 was enforced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (then NWFP) changing the pre set regulations and introduced the portfolio of
1980-584: The country was divided into two provinces, West Pakistan and East Pakistan and the Legislative Assembly Building was declared as Peshawar High Court . After the dissolution of West Pakistan in 1970, was restored. The legislative Assembly was restored as a Provincial Assembly through a presidential order known as legal framework order 1970. After the restoration of the Provincial Assembly in 1970, General Elections were held for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly on 17 December 1970. At that time
2040-487: The designation is also given to the federal units such as the Provinces of Argentina or Canada . Their governments, which are also provincial governments , are not the subject of this article. Many people confuse the state with city governments, and while a small ticket or small crime will be overlooked by the federal government and handled by the state or city government, that are not the same. The Commonwealth of Australia
2100-616: The direct control of the federal government. This relationship may be defined by a constitution . The reference to "state" denotes country subdivisions that are officially or widely known as "states", and should not be confused with a " sovereign state ". Most federations designate their federal units "state" or the equivalent term in the local language; however, in some federations, other designations are used such as Oblast or Republic . Some federations are asymmetric , designating greater powers to some federal units than others. Provinces are usually divisions of unitary states but occasionally
2160-470: The domain of state governments (although the Federal government often works with states in these areas). Large portions of the welfare state in the United States are administered by the states as well which means that levels of social services vary from state to state. This has sometimes been controversial, such as in the case of Medicaid expansion . There are also several territories, the most notable of which
2220-574: The extent of the Commonwealth's power over trade union and industrial relations legislation. One difference between the Australian and United States models of federalism is that, in Australia, the Commonwealth Parliament has explicit constitutional power over marriage legislation; this has been a focal point for recent controversies over same-sex marriage . Each state of Australia has
2280-590: The help of Jalal-ud-din Jalal Baba . This Assembly was dissolved in 1951 and the number of members was increased from 80 to 85. The Muslim League controversially won the 1951 elections. Nawabzada Allah Nawaz Khan, Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, Girdhari Lal occupied the slot during 1947. Khan Muhammad Farid Khan, Malik Amir Alam Khan, Arbab Saifur Rahman who worked two times as deputy speaker, Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Rahim Dad Khan, Ahmad Hassan Khan, Abdul Akbar Khan, Shad Muhammad Khan Khattak, Syed Allaudin and Haji Muhammad Adeel who
2340-415: The inhabited Territories of the United States ( Puerto Rico , Northern Mariana Islands , and American Samoa ), the legislature is bicameral with the houses commonly, though not exclusively being styled House of Representatives and Senate although the name of the legislative body as a whole varies between the states (the most common are General Assembly (Itself sometimes a term for the lower house of
2400-472: The next session. While clause 'g' of Article 127 read with Proviso to Article 54 provides that Provincial Assembly shall meet for not less than 70 working days in each year. The term of Provincial Assembly in Pakistan according to Article 107 is five years unless it is sooner dissolved, from the day of its first meeting and stands dissolved at the expiration of its terms. (a) Dissolution of Provincial Assembly on
2460-442: The number of member's seats in the Assembly was 43 out of which 2 seats were reserved for women ( Constituency WR-06 ) and only one for minorities. The first session of the Assembly was summoned on 2 May 1972 in the hall of Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, University Town Peshawar. Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak was elected as Speaker and Arbab Saifur Rehman Khan as Deputy Speaker on 2 May 1972, and opposition leader Mufti Mahmud
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2520-548: The office by next Assembly enters upon his office." (b) Election and oath of Speaker and Deputy Speaker. – In addition to oath taking by the members, Provincial Assembly according to Article 108 to the exclusion of any other business, elect from amongst its members a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker. When office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker becomes vacant, in any way, the Assembly elects another member as Speaker or Deputy Speaker. The elected Speaker and Deputy Speaker according to clause 2 of Article 53 read with Article 127 take oath before
2580-501: The opposition Pakistan National Alliance , a short-lived government was formed under Chief Minister Muhammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon . On 5 July 1977 Martial Law was declared and the Provincial Assembly was dissolved. The 1985 elections were held on non-party basis on 28 February 1985. The first session of the Assembly was summoned on 12 March 1985 for the oath taking ceremony. Raja Amanullah Khan and Ahmad Hassan were elected as Speaker and Deputy Speaker on 14 March 1985 and Arbab Jehangir Khan
2640-486: The original ratification of the constitution, the High Court of Australia has settled a number of disputes concerning the extent of the Commonwealth's legislative powers, some of which have been controversial and extensively criticised; these included a dispute in 1982 over whether the Commonwealth was entitled to designate land for national heritage purposes under United Nations agreements, as well as numerous disputes over
2700-408: The procedural rules for the Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa and some other important laws of the country. 1970 Elections 1977 Elections 1985 Elections The 1985 elections were held on a non-party basis 1988 Elections 1990 Elections 1993 Elections 1997 Elections Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Awami National Party emerged as the largest Political Parties in
2760-453: The provincial administration. The United States is divided into 50 states , which comprise the federated polities. Unlike many other federal systems, the states of the U.S. created the federal government. Under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution , all governmental powers not granted to the Federal government of the United States nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to
2820-444: The provincial governments, listing those "functional areas" of government that are exclusively reserved to the provincial governments and those where both levels of government have concurrent powers; the remaining areas not listed are reserved to the national government. In areas where both levels have concurrent powers there is a complex set of rules in the event of a conflict between national and provincial legislation. Generally in such
2880-596: The purpose in accordance with the provisions of the constitution. There are three major functions or powers of a Provincial Assembly: One of the major functions of the Provincial Assembly is to make laws as provided in Article 141 and 142 of the Constitution for conferring of functions upon officers or authorities subordinate to the Provincial Governments, Constitutionally. This function is subject to some limitations. The Provincial Assembly has exclusive powers to make law with respect to any matter not enumerated in
2940-570: The real executive power rests with a Council of Ministers , headed by a Chief Minister . The legislative structure consists of a directly-elected legislative assembly and, in the case of 6 states, an indirectly-elected legislative council . The judicial setup consists of the state's high court and the district courts subordinate to it. Mexico also has states. In Nigeria , States are constituent political entities of which there are currently 36. States have an elected Governor and legislature and broad powers in some areas. Powers not given to
3000-402: The receipt of the requisition. Article 54(3) read with Article 127 also empowers the Speaker to prorogue the session where he summons it. Article 54 (2) and (3) read with article 127 say there are at least three sessions of Provincial Assembly every year, with not more than 120 days intervening between the last sitting of the Assembly in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in
3060-429: The representative of the federal government and responsible for the enforcement of federal legislation. Germany has sixteen states with their own governments. In India , state governments are the governments ruling over the country's 28 states and two of its eight union territories ( Delhi and Puducherry ). Under the Constitution of India , the executive power of a state is vested in its Governor ; however,
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#17328694914543120-558: The representatives in legislative procedures, such as the drafting of a bill. Prior to the establishment of the Research and Reference Wing, this service was performed by the Legislation Branch. Salman Said The primary function of Library Section is to provide data to the Members and to the Research Section. Information such as the Assembly's agenda, date of next sitting, schedule of committee meetings and information about Members
3180-483: The states belong to the federal government under the Constitution of Nigeria . In Pakistan , the Provinces of Pakistan are the federal units. There are currently four. The Provincial Governments are each headed formally by a Provincial Governor but for practical purposes power is exercised by the Chief Minister , in a parliamentary system similar to that of the Federal government of Pakistan . South Africa
3240-469: The upper chamber (the Legislative Council ) was abolished in 1922. Like their Indian counterparts, Australian states have a Westminster system of parliamentary government; the head of government, known in each state as a Premier , is drawn from the state parliament. In Austria, a Landtag (state parliament) elects a Landeshauptmann , who is not only the chairman of a state government but also
3300-428: Was added to the Constitution in 1997. A member of a Parliamentary Party composed of a single political party defects if the member: Article 66 read with Article 127 confers freedom of speech on the members of the Provincial Assembly. No member is liable to any proceedings in any court of law in respect of anything said or any vote given by him in Assembly. Similarly no member is liable in respect of any publication which
3360-734: Was elected Chief Minister as part of an alliance between his party the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and the National Awami Party (Wali) . His government collectively resigned in protest against the dismissal of the Balochistan provincial government. After some political wrangling a minority government was formed by the Pakistan Peoples Party under Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur , he was subsequently replaced by Nasrullah Khan Khattak . The provincial elections in 1977 were boycotted by
3420-589: Was elected Chief Minister. The Assembly Secretariat shifted from Pakistan Academy for Rural Development to its own present building in 1987. According to Article 113 of the Constitution, the qualifications for membership in the National Assembly set forth in Article 62 of the Constitution also apply for membership to the Provincial Assembly. Thus, a member of the Provincial Assembly: The disqualifications specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 do not apply to
3480-522: Was elected as Speaker and Lala Girdheri Lal as Deputy Speaker on 13 March 1946. The total number of members was 50, the provincial government of Dr.Khan Sahib was dismissed by the Governor-General in September 1947 after the Chief Minister did not attend the oath taking ceremony of the new nation state of Pakistan. The Muslim league minority Chief Minister Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan formed a government with
3540-524: Was the last deputy speaker. After the creation of Pakistan, the first Election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Legislative Council was held on 15 December 1951 and the session of the Assembly was summoned on 10 January 1952 for the oath taking ceremony. Nawabzada Allah Nawaz Khan was again elected as the unopposed Speaker and Khan Muhammad Farid Khan as Deputy Speaker on 10 July 1952. Following the declaration of One Unit on 3 October 1955,
3600-482: Was unsuccessful. He received 100 votes and lost the seat to Humayun Saifullah Khan . In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province as an independent candidate from Constituency PF-76 (Lakki Marwat-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election . He received 18,871 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). He was re-elected to
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