A study of Institutional Federalism in Pakistan (2008-2013)

Abstract

History of federalism in Pakistan experienced many ups and downs. It travelled a journey from political centralization to deep tendency of regionalism and towards the emancipation of institutional design of federalism during 2008-2013. The present study deals with the trend and development of federalism in an institutional way. The formative touchstone of the study reveals the tendency of institutionalism in the structure of federalism in Pakistan during previous five years. The structure of governance resolves the issues between the centre and the provinces and provided a political platform for political parties and leadership in dealing with the challenges of governance in Pakistan. The study finds that the institutional principles of federalism in Pakistan are required to resolve the problems of governance.