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Here’s what the proposed draft of the 28th amendment says:

1.Pakistan could be reorganized into 18 provinces and Federal territories:

Federal territories:

📍 Islamabad

📍 Gilgit-Baltistan

📍 Azad Kashmir

📍 Karachi

📍 Gwadar

Punjab to be divided into:

▫️ West Punjab

▫️ South Punjab

▫️ Bahawalpur

▫️ Potohar

Sindh to be divided into:

▫️ Urban Sindh

▫️ Rural Sindh

▫️ Mehran

Balochistan to be divided into:

▫️ Balochistan

▫️ Makran

KPK to be divided into:

▫️Khyber

▫️South KPK

▫️Hazara

▫️ Kohistan

2. A Directly Elected President:

The proposal would replace Pakistan’s existing parliamentary model with a significantly more powerful presidential system.

The President would be elected directly by the people of Pakistan, rather than through the existing electoral-college mechanism.

The President would become the Head of the Federal Government.

3. Under the proposed framework, the executive authority of the Federation would vest in the President.

The President would oversee:

• Federal government

• National security

• Foreign policy

• Federal institutions

• National-level policy coordination

The Federal Cabinet would function under the President.

4.Chief Ministers in Federal Cabinet:

All provincial Chief Ministers would automatically become members of the Federal Cabinet.

They would remain responsible for their provinces but would also participate directly in the national policymaking.

The stated objective is greater coordination between the Federation and the Provinces.

5. Governor and its role:

Every province would have a Governor serving as the representative of the Federation and the President.

The Governor would oversee constitutional compliance and implementation of the federal policies within the province.

If a Chief Minister violated the Constitution or failed to perform constitutional duties, the Governor could recommend or initiate action for removal with the President’s approval, subject to constitutional procedure and judicial review.

6.Powerful Local Governments:

The proposal would give local govts a significantly stronger constitutional position.

Every district would have a District Mayor directly elected by the people.

The objective would be to shift political and administrative power away from provincial capitals and closer to ordinary citizens.

7.Under the proposed arrangement:

The Deputy Commissioner (DC) would function as the principal administrative officer under the District Mayor.

The DPO would work under the District Mayor regarding district law and order.

However, the professional, operational, disciplinary and legal functions of the police would remain regulated under the Constitution and law.

8.The proposed system would provide constitutional protection to the Tehsil and Union Council levels of government.

A major share of development funds would be transferred directly to elected local-government institutions.

The stated goal: devolution of political, administrative and financial authority to the lowest effective level.

The use of GOAT (Greatest of All Time) is common terminology, but I would like to know who qualifies for this name in regard to Pakistan.

Here is some context regarding the ongoing situation in Azad Kashmir for those who may not be aware:

Currently, a serious situation is prevailing in Azad Kashmir which revolves around twelve reserved parliamentary seats for refugees. The JAAC, a protesting organization from the area, claims that these reserved parliamentary seats are used by political parties to manipulate the government.

Initially, the movement started last year with basic demands regarding low cost electricity and wheat. The government responded well and provided a huge relief package to them. However, in recent times, the protesting organization has raised a demand to completely remove these twelve seats from parliament.

The government clarified that they cannot simply strike out these seats from the parliament through the procedure of legislation. After failing in negotiations, the protesting organization decided to organize an agitation today on June 9th.

Unfortunately, this peaceful agitation took a tragic turn as a number of clashes between protesters and security personnel caused deaths of several police officials as well as civilians. This has forced the government to outlaw this protesting organization. In addition, the local Supreme Court also made its judgment that one cannot force constitutional amendments through street agitation.

Currently, the death toll stands at 11, including 4 police officers, 6 protesters, and one bystander. While internet services remain suspended across the state, mobile cellular calls are still functional.