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    This document proposes amendments to Pakistan's constitution to create a new province of South Punjab by dividing the existing Punjab province. The key points are: 1) It proposes amending articles of the constitution to create the new South Punjab province comprising certain districts and give it representation in national and provincial assemblies. 2) It aims to address grievances and secure political and economic interests of people in the southern region of Punjab by empowering them through the new province. 3) The constitutional amendment seeks to fulfill a long-standing demand of the deprived region for better administration and speedier justice through their own provincial government.

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    This document proposes amendments to Pakistan's constitution to create a new province of South Punjab by dividing the existing Punjab province. The key points are: 1) It proposes amending articles of the constitution to create the new South Punjab province comprising certain districts and give it representation in national and provincial assemblies. 2) It aims to address grievances and secure political and economic interests of people in the southern region of Punjab by empowering them through the new province. 3) The constitutional amendment seeks to fulfill a long-standing demand of the deprived region for better administration and speedier justice through their own provincial government.

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    This document proposes amendments to Pakistan's constitution to create a new province of South Punjab by dividing the existing Punjab province. The key points are: 1) It proposes amending articles of the constitution to create the new South Punjab province comprising certain districts and give it representation in national and provincial assemblies. 2) It aims to address grievances and secure political and economic interests of people in the southern region of Punjab by empowering them through the new province. 3) The constitutional amendment seeks to fulfill a long-standing demand of the deprived region for better administration and speedier justice through their own provincial government.

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    [ /9 INTRODUCED IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBT,YI

    Btu

    fufther to amend tte Coftstitutbn of thP Isl1mic Republic of Pakistan

    $IIEREAS it is expedieflt fu.rther to am€nd the Constihrtion of the


    lslamic Republic of Palistan, for the purposes her€in alter aPpea'ring;

    It is hereby enacted as Iollows:-

    1. Shoft tltl€ rrd commercemout.* (i) This Act rnay be called the
    Constitutioa (twenty-Sixth Amendmeot) Act, 20 19'

    12\ It shall conie into force on the day of dissolution of Provincial


    Assembly of Punjab, after coming into force of this statute'

    2. Araoabraelt of Artlclo 1 of trhe Collrtlt[Uoo'* In the

    Constitution of tslamic Republic of Pakistan, hereinalter referred to as


    the

    Constihrtion, in ArLicle 1, in clause (2) in paragraph (a)' aJter the


    word
    ard
    'Punjab', the comma and vords "South Puojab'shall be ins€rted
    therettnier the following Expla4atiofl shall be inwrted, namety:'
    ..&rpt nrfio&- The Province oI South Pu4lab sha1l comprise
    territories of Mu.ltal, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi l<ha Divisions ''

    3. Aherd,[elrt of Artlcls 51 of thG CoD6tltution'- In the

    Con8titution, in Aiticle 51, in clause (3), in the table,-


    {a) for the entries relating to'Punjab", in the firs! second' third
    ,' and fourth columns, the following shall b€ substituted'
    I ,r.-"Iy,-
    ' "Punjab lO1 23 124"; and
    (b) after the entries relating to
    "Puojab", substituted as
    aforesaic[, the following new entries shall be iqserted,
    namely: -
    'South Funjab 46 10 56'
    4. Amendmelt of Article 59 of the Cotrstitutl'on'- In the

    Constitution, in Anicte 59,-


    (1) ln clause ( 1),-

    {a) for the words 'one hundred ald foufl, the words "one
    hundred and twenty-seven" shall be substihited; and
    (b) in paragraph (f), for the word "four", the word 'five' shall be
    su b stitu ted .

    l2t Clause (4) shal b€ renumbered as cl'ause (5) of that Article and
    before clause (5) renumbered as aforesaid, the following new clause shall be
    inserted, name ly:.

    "{41 The seats of members enhanced through the Constitution


    (T\renty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2019, shall be frlled within one hundred
    and twenty days of the commencement of the said Act:-
    (a) uniler pamgraph (a), seven shall retire a{ter the
    expiration of the first three years and seven shell retire
    after the expiration of the next three years;
    (b) uncier pafagraph (d), one sha1l retire in March 2024 an<l
    sevr:n shall retire in Malch 2O27 or such other dates as
    'mali be notified by Election Commission of Pakistan in
    thisr behalf;
    (c) under paragraph (e), two shall retire in Mafch 2024 arid
    two shall retire in March 2027 or such otler dates as
    ma'r' be notified by Election Commission of Pakistan in
    thisr behalf; ald
    (d) un(ler paragraph (0, two shail retire in March 2024 aw)
    two shatl retire in March 2027 ar s\ch ottlef dates as
    Pekistan in
    may be notilied by Etection Comftissiod of
    this behaff'
    5. Amoadmcnt of Artlclc 106' of tho Cotlttltution'- In t}le

    Constitution, in Article 106, in clause (1), in th€ table'-


    frrsl second' third
    (a) for the entries r€lating to'Punjab'; in the
    and fourtlt columns, the folldwing shall be substituted'
    namely:-
    'Punjab 202 44 5 251'; and

    nPunjabr, substjtuted as aforesaid'


    (b) after the entries relating to
    the tollowing new enlriee shall be inserted, namcly:-
    'South Punjab 95 22 3 l2o"

    5. Aoondmcnt of Artlcle 175A, of the ConetltEtiotr'- In the


    Constitution.inArticlelT5A,aJterclause(6),thefollowingclauseshallbe
    inserted, namelY:-
    for initial aPpointment of the Chief Justice and the
    "(6A)
    of the
    Judges of the Province oI south Punjab, th€ chief Justices
    four Provincial High Courts shall also b€ members of the
    Commission.".

    7. AmGndEoat of Artlcle 198 of thc Conatltutlon'- In the

    Constjtution, Article 198 shalt be substituted by the following:-


    shall be High
    "198. the Eoat ofthG Hlgb Court.' (1) The following
    Courtsinthecount-ryandeachHighcourtshalthaveaprincipalseat
    provided hereinbelow:-

    (a) Punjab High Cout, having its principal seat at Lalore;


    *e"";"u
    Ei io,itft"* High C;urt, having its princiPal seat at
    Multan;
    (c) il"af,X* Co".t, having its principa'l seat at Karachi;
    (d) ;J;i";" High bou*, having its principal. seat at Qu€tta;
    at.
    (e) lstamabad ttlgh Court, having its principal seat
    Islamabad.

    3
    Each of the High Courts may have Benches at
    (21 such other

    places as thr: Govemor may determifle on the advice of the


    Cabinct and

    in con8ultaticn with the Chief Justice of the HiSh Court'

    (3) l\ Bcnch referred to in cLause (2), shall consist of such of the


    Chief Justice from
    Judg€o of tll r High Court as mqy be nominated by the
    time to time lor a period of not lesa thatr one year'

    (4)'lhe Governor in consultation with the Chief Justice of the


    High Court $hall make rules to provide the following matters' that
    is to

    say,-
    {al assigning the area in relation to which each Bcnch shall
    rxeiise iurisdiction vested in t}Ie High couit; and
    (b) lor all incidental, supplemental or consequential matters "'

    -In
    8. AEe!.tEetrt of Artlclc 218 of the Colstltutlot!'- the

    constitution, in Article 218, in clause (2) in para$aph (b), {or t}le word "fou/'
    the word "five" shE ll be substituled.

    g!4rEuE[r -sEgrclarE 4!L8EIE9X€

    , It order to addrcss the Srievances and to sccure thc political'


    6.r:d cconomic intcrestr of thc pcoPlc of t}le southem rcSron
    of
    adminisuativc

    lhe Provinco of the Punjab 6nd empowcr thcm in this rcgard, it is 'xpedicnt

    that a new Province to b€ kno\rn as Provincc of South Punjab be cr€ated from

    the prcscnt ProviDce of the funjab.

    2, This Conititutiorial amendmcnt seekB to mcet th6 lotlg time genuinc

    deEand of &e deprived rcgion of the Provinc€ of the Punjab lt shafl providt

    them better admjnidtration and sp€cdy justice. For the *'clfare of the dePdved

    region snd efficient administration, th. present Bill is bcing introduced in th(
    august House,
    sd/-

    MAKHIX)OM SYED SAMI.I,JL.HASSAN GII,I-ANI


    i/).EC('-.. - C,PAR.nt

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