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The Objectives Resolution (Urdu: قرارداد مَقاصِد) was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on March 12, 1949. The resolution proclaimed that the future constitution of Pakistan would not be modeled entirely on a European pattern, but on the ideology and democratic faith of Islam .
Within this large group, a further and extended subset signed the Objective Resolution that was annexed to the Constitution of Pakistan in 1950. [2] The term was first used by the linguist and archeologist Dr. Ahmad Hasan Dani's book, the Founding Fathers of Pakistan (1998), which popularized the term in literary activities of the country. [3]
The Preamble to the Constitution of India is based on the Objectives Resolution, which was moved in the Constituent Assembly by Jawaharlal Nehru on 13 December 1946 accepted on 22 January 1947 and adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, coming into force on 26 January 1950, celebrated as the Republic Day of India, and was initially drafted by Jawaharlal Nehru. [1]
On 7 March 1949, the Objectives Resolution was presented, which serves to this day as the grundnorm for constitutional process in Pakistan. The resolution was adopted by the constituent assembly on 12 March 1949, when 21 members voted for it. [2] The Basic Principles Committee (BPC) was formed on the same day by the constituent assembly.
Subsequently, Liaquat Ali Khan headed it for three years and produced the Objectives Resolution, which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on March 12, 1949, as an annex to Pakistan's constitution. [4] It is important to mention that 21 members out of 69 voted for the Objectives Resolution. [5]
Objectives Resolution - The objective resolution was included as a preamble of the constitution. Federal System - The constitution provides for a federal system in the country. Powers was divided between the center and the provinces. The subjects were divided into three lists; The Federal List, The Provincial List, and the Concurrent List.
In this session, Khan moved a resolution incorporating the objectives of the Pakistan Resolution in the aims and objectives of the Muslim League. The resolution was seconded and passed unanimously. [citation needed]
Objectives Resolution – The objective resolution was included as preamble by the constitution. System of government – Parliamentary with a prime minister as head of government. Unicameral Legislature – A single house, only a National Assembly that would consist of 300 members; 150 members from each East and West Pakistan