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Governor's House, Peshawar
The Provincial Assembly is the main constitutional body responsible for legislation. In principle, main or principal legislation is carried out in the Provincial Assembly whereas sub-ordinate legislation is done by the Provincial Government. The CabinetThe Cabinet is a constitutional body and shall be collectively responsible to the Provincial Assembly for the advice tendered to it, or the executive orders issued in the name of the Governor, whether such advice or order has been tendered or issued by an individual Minister or as a result of a decision by the Cabinet. Provincial AssemblyThe Provincial Assembly is also a constitutional body, and after the Cabinet takes action, the concerned department forwards the legislation to the Assembly. The Law Department arranges for the bill to be introduced in the Assembly. The legislation is introduced in the Assembly by the Minister-in-Charge or any member on his behalf, and thereafter published in the Gazette of the Assembly Secretariat. If, however, the bill is of great urgency, the Law Department may request the Assembly Secretariat to publish it before its introduction. After the introduction of the legislation, the following motions are made in regards to it:
After a bill is passed it is forwarded to the Governor for his signature. At this point, the Governor can either accept and sign the bill or return it to the Assembly for reconsideration. When the bill returns to the Assembly for reconsideration and the Assembly once again passes it, it is again presented to the Governor for his signature. After the Governor has passed orders, the Law Department shall inform the department concerned and publish the bill, if assented to, in the Gazette. EconomyPakistan's economy is heavily dependent upon agriculture, which accounts for 32 percent of the gross national product and employs nearly three-quarters of the country's population. Wheat is the main food crop, followed by rice, millet, maize, barley and pulses. Cotton is by far the most important cash crop and accounts for employment of five percent of population. High quality Basmati rice, grown mainly in the Lahore area, is also a major export. Other crops include sugar cane, oil seeds (mustard, rape, sesame, linseed and castor), tobacco, fruit, vegetables, chillies and fodder crops. Textile manufacture is Pakistan's most important industry, followed by engineering (electrical goods, metalworking, precision equipment), food processing (vegetable oils, sugar, soft drinks), cement, pharmaceuticals, leather and rubber. The abundant supplies of natural gas (particularly in Baluchistan) mean that Pakistan has a substantial fertilizer industry, and the Soviet Union has helped to build iron and steel works near Karachi. Hydroelectric power is the largest source of energy in the country. There is also oil in the Potwar Plateau, and there have been some new finds in southern Sind. Nearly half of Pakistan's foreign exchange earnings come from the remittances sent home by the country's nearly two to three million expatriates, who work mainly in the Middle East. This money makes a considerable difference to the lives of the poorer families in NWFP, many of whom have at least one member working in the Gulf. For an economic overview and investment partnerships, the Bank of Khyber can be contacted at Mall Road, Peshawar Cantt, Pakistan. Tel: (92-91-279977, and Fax: (92)-91-278146. Annual Development Programme 1998-99 Sector-Wise Allocation
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According to Article 129 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, the executive authority of the province shall vest in the Governor and shall be
authority of the exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him,
in accordance with the Constitution. The setup for exercising the above authority so far
as the legislative role is concerned is as: