Functions of Government in Pakistan

Functions of Government

The Government of Pakistan is a central i.e. Federal government that is established under the constitution of Pakistan. Under the constitution of Pakistan a federal government represents the authority of four provinces and conventional parliamentary democratic state, which is collectively called as the State of Pakistan.

The constitution of Pakistan under chapter III, Article 196-197 states that:

"The Federal Governments is Subject to the Constitution, the executive authority of the Federation shall be exercised in the name of the President by the Federal Government, consisting of the Prime Minister and the (Federal) Ministers, which shall act through the Prime Minister, who shall be the chief executive of the Federation.
In the performance of his functions under the Constitution, the Prime Minister may act either directly or through the (Federal) Ministers."

Completing the Westminster system to prevail the state, the government is composed of the three branches, which are mentioned below:

• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial

These all branches are the powers which are secured in the possession of Parliament, the Prime Minister and the Supreme Court. The powers and functions of these branches are added distinct by actions and improvements of the Parliament, counting the formation of executive institutions, departments and courts substandard to the Supreme Court. Yielding the constitutional authorities to President to propagate the decree and passing bills, the President acted as the ritual figurehead and the people elects PM (Prime Minister) acting as the chief executive and accountable of organizing the Federal Government. The Government consists of a Parliament having two branches i.e. the National Assembly and the Senate. The National assembly is considered as the lower house and the senate of Pakistan as the upper house. The judicial division methodically contains its zenith Supreme Court, High courts of four provinces, numbers of district, anti-terrorism, Sharia, and the Green courts; all substandard to Supreme Court.

The complete name of the state is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. No other name emerges in the Constitution, and this is the name that emerges on currency, in accords, and in lawful cases. The Government of Pakistan is frequently used in administrator credentials on behalf of the federal government jointly. Moreover, the terms "Federal" and "National" in government organization or agenda names usually specify association with the federal government. Because the seat of government is in Islamabad, the city is generally used as a metonym for the federal government.

The essential civil and criminal regulations governing the Pakistani nation are rest down in foremost parliamentary legislation such as the Exit Control List, the Pakistan Penal Code, and the Frontier Crimes Regulations. Via the Article 246th and Article 247th to the constitution, the Islamic Jirga or Panchayat system has become an establishment for local governance. 

Each division and other functions of the government will be discussed in later session.