Testament of a [Pakistani] Liberal

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by  Dorab Patel

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TESTAMENT OF
A LIBERAL
TESTAMENT OF
A LIBERAL
DORABPATEL
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CONTENTS
page
Publsih'esNro te v
1.T heM akinogft hFei rCsotns titution 1.
2.T heA yubK hanE ra 53
3.T heJ udicUinadreyMr a rtLiaawl 97
4.T he1 793C onstitution 181
5.T heJ udgemednutrsiZ nig'a sRe gime 175
6.L iviwnigtD hem ocracy 108
7.P ublIinct erLeistti gaatnidJo und iAccitailv is1m9 5
Index 215
1
THE MAKJNG OF THE FIRST
CONSTITUTION
Thec onceopfht u marni ghitsasc hangcionngc eIpntt h.e
nineteceenntthu nr tyh issub cotnineintmt e,a ncti vainld
,
politirciaglhs tusc,aH s t her igthotv otet,h er igthot
freedoomfs pehe acnde xpresisnicolnu,dfr ienegd oomf
thep resIsta. l so mtehaern itg hta fatiort ribayla n
indepenjduednirtcy ei,sa epciailncl ryi micnaas,lee nssuring
thatth per incbiupradloe fnp rovingg uitolhftae p erson
accusoefad c rimieso ,nt hper o�ecuatsi oatnlh,sre oi ght
ofh abecaosrp uTsh.er igthovt o twea sg overbnyee dl ection
lwas.T heselw asw erlei beraslois zolewdl yt,ha tt he
provinecliteaiclo nosf1 496w erhee lodn a limited
franceh.iM sosott hreirg hwtesr ceo ntaiinne dtP heen al
Codei,nt hCei vainldC rimiPnraolc edCuoredesa ,n dt he
EvideAnccte whwieci hn herfriotmeo du rB ritriuslh.e rs
Unlitkheer ighctosn ferbryae dc onstittuhteri iognh,t s
cofnrered lbayw s caanl tebaern edde verne peablye d
amendmeinntt hsle a wosrb ys usbeuqenlta w.Ts her ight
toa fa irt riiancl r imicnaaslce osne frredt hbEeyv idence
Act abnydt heC rimnialP rcoeudreC odeh adb een
curtabiefolreed1 49 b7y s peicalla wisn,c luddeitnegn tion
law.sS imiltahrerl iyg ohftfr eemd oofp ress bheeand
curtabiyll eadwr se gulatthipenu gb lication of newspapers,
ands omoeft heslea wwse re hvaerrsyIh tw. a sn opto sbslie
toc halltehnegrseee p reslsaiwovsnet hger outnhda tth ey
infrinhguemda rni ghbtescu,as teh Geo vernmeonfIt n dia
Act1,39 5w,h icwha so urC onsittutuinotn1i 59l6 ,d id not
confeprol itiocra lcr iivgsih.lt
2 TESTAMEONFAT L IBERAL
TheU niverDsealcla ratoifHo unm anR ighotfs1 498
haesn lartghecedo nceopfht u marni g.hH tusmanR ights
nowi ncluedcneoo miacn dc ulturriaglha tsws e lalst he
righotfms i noire.iTs ther ighotfs minowreirpteri oetse cted
evebne fore1 49 7b ye elctilowans ,w hichp recsreidb
separealteec toforrMa utselsi amnsds omoet hmeirn oterisi.
ButI ndiwaa s tpooroo t oa fofrdm eaningefucoln omic
rihgts, h assut cher ihgtso ffr eep rimarye dutciaon,
unemployimnesnutr aonlcadeg ,pe en sioentscH,.o w ever,
thwee lfalreeg isloaftt hiieon nt erp-ewrairho addc onferred
smoer ighotnsl aburo emplionfay cetdo rainedms i en.s
There rweesrter iocntt ihomena sx imum nuomfhb oeurr s
of wko irnfa ctoriaends m inerse,rs itctioonn set h
empolymenotf chdirlenw,h ilet heW ormken's
CompensaAtcitop nr ovifodret dh ec ompulpsaoyrmye nt
ofc ompenstaotw ioornk miennj urtehdce o iunr osfte h eir
employmTehnelt a.wa lscoon ferrewdo roknm tehnre i ght
tofo rmt raudneoi n.s eThsbee nefictosu lbedc urtaaitl ed
anyt ime sbuyb seqlueegnaitts ulraen,df ore xamptlhee
rigthofot r mt raudnei ownassc utraidluerdi tnhgSe e ocnd
WorlWda r.B utt heo theerc onomriicg hhtasv bee ne
enlarogveetdrh yee a.r s
TheG overnmoefnI tn diAac t1,3 95h adc reatae d
federsayls toefGm o vernmefonrtI ndwiiat ahc ledairv ision
ofp owesr betweetnhe FeedraGlo vnemrenatn dt he
ProvinGcoivaelre nnmt.As st hIen diSatna tdeisnd o jti on
thep roopseIdn diFaened ratitohneG, o vernor-General
remaiinnec do mplceotnet orfot lhF ee deGroavle rnment.
Buts le-fgovernwmaesgn itv aetnt hper ovinlceivaaelnl d,
ina ccordawnicteth h eB ritPiasrhl inatmaersyy stetmh,e
poiltipcaarltyw ithm aaj iotriyn a provinacseismabll y
formetdh Geo vernmeonftt h per ovianncdhe a dt or esign
if liotsi ttm sa ojriItny1 .49 M7r A tetelt,h Ber itPirsihm e
Minisrteera,l ihziehsdo poef g rantiinndge pendteon ce
Indai.I nv ieowf t hea gremeentb etweetnhe Musml i
Leaguaen dt heI ndiNaanto inaClo ngretsosp artition
InditahB,er itish PapralsistaehmdIee n ndte penAdcetn,c e
THEMA KINGO FT HEF IRCSOTNS TITUTION 3
149 (7h eraetfiecnra lltehdIen diIannd ependAecntbc)ye
whicthh eB ritGiosvhe rnmternatn sfietrssro evdie grnety
oveIrn dtioat hen ewD ominioofnI sn diaan dP akistan,
whicwhe rteo b ei ndependdeemnotc ire.aTs chiAsc td id
nocto nfearn ryi ghotncs i tizBeuntas c.c ortdoiS netgci ons
6 and8 oft hAec tt,h lee gaitsulroefts h tew o Dominions
hada duacla pcaitayn dw oulfudn ctiaosnt heF edreal
Legislaotftu hrDeeo sm iniaonndas l saost heCionrs ittuent
Assembfolrifr easm intgh eCiorn stitu.tS ieocntsi9o onf
thAec tc onferproweedro nt hGeo vernor-Goeftn heer als
Dominiotnos maakdaep tatiaonndas l teraitnit ohnes
GovernmoefIn ntd Aicat oirnd teori mplemente tctsh e obj
oft hIen dependAec.nt ce
Acocrditnogt he Memoriso f MHra miduHla q
Chuodhur(yw hwoa so ur ForMeiinginsi tne1 r59 6),t he
firsPtr imMei nisotfPe ark isMtraL ni aquAalKtih anh,a d
'ogta maojrc hangmea dei nt hef ederasly stem of
Governmbeysn utr reptiatmieonudstilnhyge oAfc1 t39 5'.
Mr HamidHualq C houhdursyt atoenps a ge1 5o1f h is
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Memoi:r s
Mr LiaAqluhiaa tdt hAec otf 1 395a mendgeidv itnhPge r ime
Minisptoewret ro a ppoianntdd ismpirsosv inccaibailn ets.
The depenodfte hnpecr eo vinccaibaioln net th e suopfp ort
thper ovinacsisaelmw balsry e movTehde. amendwmaesn t
madeth rouagnEh x ecutOirvdeeo rft hGeo vernGoern eral
withtohuaeti odft hCeo nstitAusesnetm bTlhyec. h anwgaes
not mapdubel aincdr emainient dh efi elso ft hec entral
government.
The chcaonmgpel edteesltyr poryoevdi nacuitaoln oamnyd
madteh per ovianb crea nocfth h cee ntgro.vaelr nmUenndte.r
itn oC hiMeifn isctoeurla ffdo rtdod isagwriettehh cee ntral
governmreenfutst,eo i mplemietonsrt d eorrss t aunpdt oi t
int hien teroefts htpesr ovei.n c
I camet ol eaorfnt hecshea ngwehse nt heq uestoifo n
appointthiecn hgi meifn isfotreE ra sBten gaalr soea tfer
KhwaajN azimudwdaisan p pointtote hdpe o tso fG overnor­
Generoantl h de eatohfJ innAachc.o rdtiotn hge1 395A ct
4 TESTAMENOTFA LIBERAL
(befoarmee ndmetnhtel) e adoeftr h em aojirtpya ritnyt he
Assemwbalsyt ob ec alluepdot no fo rmt heC abinIeh ta.d
succeeNdazeidm udadsli ednae orf t hMeu sliLme agPuaer ty
int hAes sembIlc ya.l laem de etionftg h e ptaorfo trym ally
appoian lte adweirta hv iew fortmoi ntgh eg overnmIetn t.
wast akefonrg ranttehdaI tw oulbde e lected without any
contest. SHioFrwr eevdeerBr,oi ucrknt ehG,eo veronfoE ra st
Bengaatlt hatti mes,h owemde a lettfreormL iaquAalti
Khand irechtiimnt goa ppoint ANmuirnau slt hec hief
minisatnedor t hmeirn isotfet rhcsea binTehtea .m endment
tot heA cto f1 395,w hicLhi aquAalti hsaurdr eptitiously
madew,a st hesnh owtnom e.
Thisa mendmte wnasi,n moyp m01n,u ltvriar oefs
Setcio9no ft hIen deenpdenAcceta ,st haem endmednitd
not furtthhieem rp lemenotfat thiIeon nd ependAecntc.e
MrL iaquAalKtih an hadi sdstiehsdgem o vernmoefn t
DrK hanS ahibi nt heF rontPireorv iwnicteh tihnefi rst
week ionfde enpdeen ocnt heg routnhda Dtr Kh an was
notlo ytaotl h ceo untBruytw. i thsienv yeena rtsh,se a me
FederGaolv ernmheanitl DerdK han Saahsai pba triot
andm adhei ma m inisitnte hrFe e deCraalb inDertK h.a n
Sahhiabd b elongteotd h Ien dian NCaotnigornebaselsfo re
independbeuntuc nel,im koes tl aedreso fW esPta kistan,
hed id jnuomtop n t hMeu sliLme agbuaen dwaagnodin t s
succienst hsee l ectiinIo nndsii na1 496N.o tc ontweintth
dismisasn ionng- MusLleiamg ue GoveMrrnL mieanqtu,a t
AlKih ana lseox erchiispseow de ru ndetrh Oer deorf1 498
tod ismMiusssl iLme agGuoev ernmeinnto st hperro nvceis.
Almoismtm ediaattfeetlrhy pe r ovinacseismabllo yfS indh
hade xpsrseeidt cso nfideinncM er Khuhrtoh,eC hief
Ministbeyar p,p rovhiinbsgu dgetth,eP rimMei nister
dissmsiehdi .mI nt hPeu njatbhP,er ime Midniindso tte r
liktehe chiemfi nis,t teher Nawabo fM amdotH.e
dismsiehsdi ma nda ppoinMtrDe adu ltiannh aip sl ace.
Thep ractoifct ehsefo undingf atheorfas c ountry
becomiet tsr aditainodMn rsL ,i aqtuA alKih an'psr actice
.
ofi nterfeprrionvgi ngiconiv aelr nmheanbste esn fo llwoed