Constitution-making: Objectives Resolution to the 1956 Constitution (1949–1956)

1. Objectives Resolution adopted by Constituent Assembly

   Mar 12, 1949Labels: Objectives Resolution, Constituent Assembly

   • Objectives Resolution
   • Britannica

2. Basic Principles Committee formed to draft framework

   Mar 12, 1949Labels: Basic Principles, Constituent Assembly

   • BPC
   • Wikisource

3. BPC submits first constitutional principles report

   Sep 28, 1950Labels: Basic Principles, East Pakistan

   • BPC

4. Liaquat Ali Khan assassinated during constitution debate

   Oct 16, 1951Labels: Liaquat Ali, Rawalpindi

   • Britannica
   • Assassination

5. BPC submits second report emphasizing Islamic provisions

   Dec 22, 1952Labels: Basic Principles, Islamic provisions

   • BPC
   • GLSR

6. Bogra Formula proposed to resolve representation deadlock

   Oct 7, 1953Labels: Bogra Formula, Mohammad Ali

   • Bogra
   • Britannica

7. Governor-General dissolves the first Constituent Assembly

   Oct 24, 1954Labels: Ghulam Muhammad, Constituent Assembly

   • Dawn
   • Britannica

8. One Unit policy announced for West Pakistan

   Nov 22, 1954Labels: One Unit, West Pakistan

   • One Unit
   • Britannica

9. Second Constituent Assembly elected indirectly

   Jun 21, 1955Labels: Second Constituent, provincial legislators

   • Election 1955
   • Britannica

10. One Unit enacted, merging West Pakistan provinces

    Sep 30, 1955Labels: One Unit, West Pakistan

    • One Unit
    • Parliament PK

11. Draft of the 1956 Constitution introduced

    Jan 9, 1956Labels: 1956 Draft, Second Constituent

    • Parliament PK
    • 1956 Election

12. Constituent Assembly passes Pakistan’s first constitution

    Feb 29, 1956Labels: 1956 Constitution, Constituent Assembly

    • Parliament PK
    • Britannica

13. 1956 Constitution comes into force; republic proclaimed

    Mar 23, 1956Labels: 1956 Constitution, Republic of

    • Parliament PK
    • 1956 Const