Pakistan is a federation and provinces its federating units. In every federation powers are distributed between federal government/centre and units/provinces. However, constitution of Pakistan has enumerated the powers of Centre and Province as worked out in federal structure.

There are three lists as mentioned by Faseeh Muhamamd. Concurent List – both centre and provinces can legislate on the subjects mentioned in it. In case there is inconsistency between central and provincial law, the federal law will prevail over provincial law i.e. central government has an upper hand.

After the abolition of Concurrent List – the subjects mentioned it will be transferred to provinces and thus giving them maximum provincial autonomy. Complain of provinces against highly centralized central government, maximum powers with federal government, interference of centre into the affairs of provinces, will be redressed. Concurrent List contains subjects for law making.

The 1973 Constitution enlisted 47 subjects in the Concurrent Legislative List. The 18th Amendment will abolish that list and transfer these subjects to the provinces. Go through the following link for subjects mentioned in concurrent list.

http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/co...tml#conleglist


But the subjects enumerated in the concurrent list are not of much importance these are about Will, Bankruptcy, Arbitration, Trust and Trustees, Arms and Ammunations, Explosives, Drugs, Medicines, Population Welfare, Zakat, Tourism, Auqaf, Marriage and divorce; infants and minors; adoption. etc

I don’t think by transferring these subjects to the provinces will enhance provincial autonomy and change the fate of provinces. Control over resources, finance and revenue can empower the provinces otherwise abolition of concurrent list is not a big move towards maximum autonomy to provinces.

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