INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: A statement from Law Minister Farogh Naseem that the Federation must take the administrative control of Karachi city for better
administration has sparked a new debate regarding federal government powers under Article 149.The issue of garbage in the city has created
rift between the provincial and federal governments
Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a committee, headed by MQM-P's Farogh Naseem, to suggest what could be done to clean the
city.More:Centre did not consult Sindh on Karachi committee, says Sindh CMArticle 149 of the Constitution of Pakistan pertains to directions
to the provinces in certain cases
Directions to Provinces in certain cases.—(1) The executive authority of every Province shall be so exercised as not to impede or
prejudice the exercise of the executive authority of the Federation, and the executive authority of the Federation shall extend to the
giving of such directions to a Province as may appear to the Federal Government to be necessary for that purpose.1[(2)] Omitted.(3) The
executive authority of the Federation shall also extend to the giving of directions to a Province as to the construction and maintenance of
means of communication declared in the direction to be of national or strategic importance.(4) The executive authority of the Federation
shall also extend to the giving of directions to a Province as to the manner in which the executive authority thereof is to be exercised for
the purpose of preventing any grave menace to the peace or tranquility or economic life of Pakistan or any part
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