Representative democracy

System of governance in Pakistan established under the Constitution, is that of representative democracy.

Under the Constitution, neither in the Federal Government, nor in the Provincial Government(s), any executive authority was entrusted upon the respective Adviser, and rather being non-elected individuals, per Arts. 91(9) & 129(9) of the Constitution, no executive authority was to be exercised by such an individual beyond a period of six months from date of appointment

Constitution did not provide for taking an oath from a Federal or Provincial Adviser, meaning thereby, that such an Adviser, (as a non-elected individual) was neither answerable to the National Assembly, cabinet, any constituency, nor bound himself through an oath and for such reason, the Constitution did not encapsulate any possibility of an Adviser to exercise executive authority since such an exercise would be violative of the fundamental principles of democracy, and any act of giving any executive authority to an Adviser, would be an attempt to place non-elected persons at the helm of affairs to discharge executive authority which the Constitution solely reposed on the shoulders of the elected representatives which were additionally bound by the oath of their respective offices.

Rationale, scope and contours of such restrictions extensively discussed.

Constitutional vision of institutionalized participation of people at the local level, extensively discussed.