Council of Common Interests

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The Council of Common Interests is a constitutional body in Pakistan responsible for resolving power-sharing and policy disputes between the federal government and the provinces.

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Label Occurrences
Council of Common Interests canonical 8

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body
intergovernmental institution
accountableTo Parliament of Pakistan
chairperson Prime Minister of Pakistan
compositionIncludes Chief Ministers of the provinces of Pakistan
Prime Minister of Pakistan
three members from the federal government nominated by the Prime Minister
constitutionalAmendmentAffectedBy Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
constitutionalArticle Article 153 of the Constitution of Pakistan
Article 154 of the Constitution of Pakistan
Article 155 of the Constitution of Pakistan
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
country Pakistan
decisionImplementationMonitoredBy Government of Pakistan
surface form: federal government of Pakistan

provincial governments of Pakistan
disputeResolutionFunction resolving policy disputes between federation and provinces
establishedBy Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan 1973
governmentBranch Government of Pakistan
surface form: federal government of Pakistan
hasDecisionBindingOn Government of Pakistan
surface form: federal government of Pakistan

provincial governments of Pakistan
jurisdiction Pakistan
languageOfProceedings English
legalStatus constitutional body
location Islamabad
meetsAtLeast once in ninety days
meetsFrequencySpecifiedIn Article 154 of the Constitution of Pakistan
meetsIn Islamabad
membersAppointedBy Prime Minister of Pakistan
oversightOn all regulatory authorities dealing with oil, gas and electricity
major ports
regulation of electricity
postEighteenthAmendmentRole enhanced oversight over subjects in Part II of the Federal Legislative List
relatedTo Council of Economic Affairs
National Economic Council of Pakistan
surface form: National Economic Council (Pakistan)
reportsTo Parliament of Pakistan
role arbitrating disputes related to water and natural resources between the federation and provinces
ensuring compliance of federal and provincial governments with decisions on common interests
formulating and regulating policies in relation to matters in Part II of the Federal Legislative List
resolving power-sharing disputes between the federal government and the provinces
subjectArea electricity
energy policy
federal–provincial relations
major infrastructure projects of common interest
natural resources
water distribution
typeOfBody federal–provincial coordination body

Referenced by (8)

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Constitution of Pakistan (1973) providesFor Council of Common Interests
Chief Minister of Sindh memberOf Council of Common Interests
Provinces of Pakistan haveRepresentationIn Council of Common Interests
Provinces of Pakistan coordinateThrough Council of Common Interests
National Finance Commission relatedTo Council of Common Interests
Eighteenth Amendment strengthenedInstitution Council of Common Interests
subject surface form: Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
Cabinet Committees of Pakistan relatedTo Council of Common Interests
National Economic Council relatedBody Council of Common Interests
subject surface form: National Economic Council (Pakistan)