A university seminar examines a transcript from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's 1973 speech about rebuilding Pakistan after the 1971 war. Students are asked to judge ...
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A university seminar examines a transcript from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's 1973 speech about rebuilding Pakistan after the 1971 war. Students are asked to judge the constitutional changes rather than simply repeat the statement. Their discussion includes the role of Islam, parliament and the provinces in the new state.
(a) Identify the office held by Bhutto under the 1973 Constitution. [1]
(b) Describe two important features of the 1973 Constitution. [2]
(c) Explain why a new constitution was important after 1971. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Prime Minister. [1] (b) Any two: parliamentary system; federal arrangement for provinces; elected legislature; Islam declared the state religion; fundamental rights included; president had a mainly formal role. [2] (c) Any two: it restored civilian constitutional government; it sought unity after the loss of East Pakistan; it defined relations between centre and provinces; it gave the state greater political legitimacy. [2]
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