Provincial Assembly of
the
March
12, 1985 to May 30, 1988
During
the period from 1977 to 1985, the Constitution of Pakistan was kept in abeyance
and the political institutions remained inactive due to imposition of Martial
Law. Two advisory councils, however, were constituted during this period as
Provincial Council of the
In order
to restore political process in the country, the general elections, on the
basis of non-party and separate electorate, were held on February 25, 1985 for
the National Assembly and on February 28, 1985 for the Provincial Assemblies. The
membership of Provincial Assembly of the
After
having been substantially amended by the Chief Martial Law Administrator and
the then President of Pakistan, the 1973 Constitution was partially reactivated
through the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. 14 of 1985) w.e.f. March 10, 1985. With the lifting of Martial Law on
December 30, 1985, the Constitution was wholly restored1.
This
Assembly held its first sitting on March 12, 19851 which was presided over by Ch Faiz Ahmed, a member of the Assembly. Though the Assembly
was elected for a term of five years, but it stayed only for 3 years 2 months
and 19 days; when the Governor dissolved it on May 30, 19882 following the dissolution of National Assembly
by the then President General Zia-ul-Haq on account
of prevailing political disturbance in the country. Its last session was held
from January 14, 1988 to February 14, 1988. It met for 160 sittings over 12
sessions and had passed 26 Acts before its dissolution.
The
Golden Jubilee of the Punjab Assembly, celebrated from February 1 to February 3,
1988, was a landmark in the history of the Punjab Assembly3.
1 The Proclamation of Withdrawal of Martial Law dated December 30,
1985 published the same day in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), pages 431-32.
See also PLD 1986, Central Statutes, page 13).