HoSC: Q & A - Constitution of Pakistan (1947- 1957)

(22 April, 2015)

Name: SeongJe Son

1- Who established the groundwork for Pakistan's foreign policy?

- Liaquat Ali, the first prime minister of Pakistan was the one who established the
groundwork for Pakistans Foreign policy. Before that, he was also dealing with
many difficulties in Pakistan.
2- Who presented The Objectives Resolution, a prelude to future constitutions, in the
Legislative Assembly?
- When Liaquat Ali was dealing with numerous difficulties in Pakistan, he presented
The objecties Resolution.
3- Who is known as Shaheed-e-Millat and when did he pass away?
- When Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated by the hands of Saad Akbar, Pakistani
government officially given him a title, Shaheed-e-Millat.
4- When did the history of formulation of the constitution of Pakistan begin?
- As constitution of Pakistan began with success, History of formulation of the
constitution of Pakistan began together.
5- When did the constituent assembly adopt first resolution and what was it called?
- The first resolution that was adopted by the constituent assembly was called
objectives resolution. This was first resolution formed by the first prime minister,
Liaquat Ali Khan.
6- Objectives Resolution, what did it proclaim?
- It basically proclaimed that future of Pakistan will not follow the way of European.
Instead, they will follow the code of Islam and its tradition.
7- What is considered to be the "Magna-Carta" of Pakistan's constitutional history?
- The Liaquat Ali Khans objective resolution was considered to be the MagnaCarta of Pakistans constitutional history.

HoSC: Q & A - Constitution of Pakistan (1947- 1957) Name: SeongJe Son

(22 April, 2015)
8- The Constitution Assembly made up a number of committees; give name of the most
important among those committees and who set this committee and when?
- Among the number of committees, Basic principle committee by Khawaja
Nazimuddin was the most important and essential. This was formed in March 12,
1949.
9- What was called a serious deadlock in making of the constitution during 1950?
- Six point program was called a serious deadlock in making of the constitution.
10Who was the prime minister when the second draft of the Basic Principles
Committee was presented to the Constituent Assembly? Give the date also.
- Khawaja Nazimuddin was the prime minister when the second draft of the Basic
principles committee was presented to the Consitutient Assenbly. It was on

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December 22,1952
Who brought the first constitution that was enforced in the country?
Prime minister, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali with his team brought the first

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constitution that was enforced in the country.

When the first constitution was enforced in the country?
On march 23, 1956, First constitution was enforced in the Pakistan by the prime

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minster, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali and his team.

What was the year of The Constitution and it consisted of how many articles?
It was on year 1956, and the constitution consisted 234 articles, and they were

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divided into 13 parts and 6 schedules.

Which Constitution of Pakistan proved to be short lived and Martial Law was

promulgated and the constitution was abrogated?

- The constitution of 1956 was proved to be short lived and Mrtial Law was
promulgated and the constitution was abrogated.

HoSC: Q & A - Constitution of Pakistan (1947- 1957) Name: SeongJe Son

(22 April, 2015)
15When and how did Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy replaced Chaudhry
Muhammad Ali as Prime Minister?
- Right after the adoption of 1956 constitution, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
replaced the prime minister, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali and became the next

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prime minister on September 12, 1956.

how did Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was removed from the office of the

Prime Minister of Pakistan?

- When Suhrawardy requested to seek vote of confidence in the National Assembly,
the request was turned down. So he had to resign from his seat under the threat

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of dismissal on October 10, 1956.

How did Iskendar Mirza became the president of Pakistan?
Governor Gernal Ghulam Muhammad despotic policy removed Iskander from the

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power. But later, he successfully overthrew him and became the president.
What was the philosophy of ONE UNIT?
Because Pakistan was in desperate situation without any government for 8 years,

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this philosophy made each sectors of Pakistan to combine or merged for power.
Who became the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1957 and how did he become

Prime Minister of Pakistan?

- After Suhrawardy resigned from the seat of prime minister, President Iskander
appointed I.I Chundrigar as a prime minister of Pakistan. But from the start,

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Chundrigar held weak position.

Who was Malik Feroz khan Noon?

HoSC: Q & A - Constitution of Pakistan (1947- 1957) Name: SeongJe Son

(22 April, 2015)
- Because Chundrigar had a weak power, and only lasted 2 month in the seat of
Prime minister, Malik Feroz Khan Noon became the another prime minister of
Pakistan in the same year (1957).