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Basic Principles Committee
1949-1952
 Contents
• Historical Background
• Why Basic Principles Committee Established
• Main Functions
• Sub Committiees
• Special Sub Committiee
• First Interim Report
• Opposition of Interim Report
• Second Draft Report
• Features of Second Draft Report
• Objective Questions
 Historical Background
After the Objectives Resolution was passed
in 1949, the Constitution Assembly set up a
number of committees to draw the future
constitution on the basis of the principles
given in the Objectives Resolution. The most
important among those committees was the
Basic Principles Committee set up on March
12, 1949, by Khawaja Nazimuddin on the
advice of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan.
 Why Basic Principles
Committee Was Established
• After passing the Objective Resolution the
Constituent Assembly appointed a
committee of all the parties on 12 March
1949 to frame an outline in accordance with
the Objective Resolution on the
fundamentals of the future constitution of
Pakistan
 Main Functions
• To draw the future constitution
 Sub Committiees
• Sub-committee to make lists of the
fundamental rights of the citizen.
• Sub-committee to determine the principles of
franchise.
• Judicial sub-committee.
• Sub-committee to prepare the outline of the
federal and provincial constitution and power
distribution.
 Special Sub Committiee
• Special committee Talimaat-i-Islamia

• Well versed Islamic scholars

• To advise on matters relating to Objective

Resolution
 First Interim Report
• Submitted Interim Report on 7 September
1950.
• Consisting of the House of the Units and
the House of the People.
• In house of units, all the units of Pakistan
were to have equal
• House of the People was to be elected on
the basis of population.
 Opposition of Interim Report
• Created much suspicion and opposition in East
Pakistan
• East Pakistan opposed vehemently on the ground
that it would lead to domination of West Pakistan.
• Lawyers, journalists and political workers formed
a Committee of Action of Democratic Federation
in October 1950 in Dhaka.
• Organised by Ataur Rehman khan of Awami
Muslim League.
 Second Draft Report
• On the basis of first report the BPC
prepared its Second Draft Report for
submission to the Constituent Assembly.

• The Second Draft Report of the BPC was

presented on 22 December 1952.
 Features of Second Draft Report

• Parliament would consist of two Houses.

• House of Units was to consist of 120
members, 60 of whom to be elected from
East Pakistan
• To elect the head of the state both Houses
would decide the issue.
 Objective Questions
• Why Basic Principles Committee was
Established?
• What was the main function of BPC?