Council of Common Interests
{{Short description|Constitutional body in the Government of Pakistan}}
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The Council of Common Interests (CCI) ({{langx|ur|مشترکہ مفادات ہیئتِ}}) is a constitutional body in the Government of Pakistan. It is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. The CCI resolves the disputes of power sharing between the federation and its provinces.The Council works under Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination and is responsible to both houses of Parliament, the Senate of Pakistan and the National Assembly of Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://pakistanconstitutionlaw.com/article-153-council-of-common-interests/|title=Article: 153 Council of Common Interests|date=2009-12-12|website=The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 Developed by Zain Sheikh|language=en|access-date=2019-07-24}}
History
The Council of Common Interests was formed under the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan. Until 2010 the body worked under Cabinet Division. After the passing of the 18th amendment the body was transferred to the Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination on 4 March 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ipc.gov.pk/gop/index.php?q=aHR0cDovLzE5Mi4xNjguNzAuMTM2L2lwYy91c2VyZmlsZXMxL2ZpbGUvQ0NJXyUyME5ldy5wZGY%3D |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226125443/http://www.ipc.gov.pk/gop/index.php?q=aHR0cDovLzE5Mi4xNjguNzAuMTM2L2lwYy91c2VyZmlsZXMxL2ZpbGUvQ0NJXyUyME5ldy5wZGY%3D |archive-date=2015-02-26 |url-status=dead }}
Membership
After passage of the Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment in April 2010, it is mandatory for the Council to meet at least once in ninety days. Membership of the CCI consists of the following:{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/364671-council-of-common-interests-reconstituted|title=Council of Common Interests reconstituted|date=2018-09-05|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2019-06-20}}
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Prime Minister of Pakistan (Chairman of the Council) |
colspan="3"|Four provincial Chief Ministers |
Chief Minister of Punjab |
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Chief Minister of Balochistan |
Chief Minister of Sindh |
colspan="3"|Three federal ministers nominated by the Prime Minister |
Minister of Defence
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Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Minister of States and Frontier Regions |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://cci.gov.pk/}}