ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of Pakistan Studies)

Course: Constitutional Development: (9373) Semester: Spring, 2025

Level: BS

Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS,

B Ed, MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).

1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the marks are distributed according to its requirements.

2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the questions.

3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guides, or allied material.

4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable. However, the students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned copy of their handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The size of the file should not exceed 5MB.

5. Upload your typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.

6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.

7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.

ASSIGNMENT No. 1

(Unit 1-4)

Q.1 Analyze the socio-economic and Political reasons for disintegration of Pakistan in 1971. (20)

Q.2 Evaluate the process of consensus building among the political elite for the adoption of the 1973 constitution. (20)

Q.3 Highlight the salient features of the 1973 constitution of Pakistan. (20)

Q.4 Explain the structure of the federation in the light of the 1973 constitution.

(20

Q.5 Describe the fundamental rights of citizens as guaranteed in the 1973 constitution. (20)

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 2

(Unit 5- )

Q.1 Explain the structure, function and powers of the Judiciary in Pakistan. (20)

Q.2 Evaluate the nature of the constitutional amendments introduced by Z.A. Bhutto's regime. (20)

Q.3 Highlight the important columns of the 8^th amendment and describe the impacts of the 8^th amendment on the power structure of Pakistan. (20)

Q.4 Analyze the role of the Judiciary in the Polities of Pakistan in the right of different political cases. (20)

Q.5 Highlight the salient features of the 18^th constitutional amendment and its impacts on state structures. (20)