#20 by iron_mask on March 7, 2007 2:46am PT
Re: # 18

Mantolives, as zeemax said on another thread this constitution was passed by a majority in all provinces (all provinces had a majority). How does this tie up with your assertions (this as well as others)?

On another note: The constitution is just a piece of paper. It is worth only as much as the respect it is accorded, and the agreement people have that it is sacrosanct (upto a point). From what I gather, this respect for the constitution is just a game of intellectual point scoring in Pakistan. For the reality is somewhat different, Sarwar’s article on FP attests to this. Also the fact that democratic governemtns in Pakistan themselves didnot respect the constitution and in many cases just modified the martial law dictats. Every coup in Pakistan, had the backing of the educated, the economic elite and the religious elite (okay after sometime there was opposition but that is another issue). This does indicate, an essential lack of agreement on the main points of governance in Pakistan. Apart from the 1973 document!