ABSTRACT
The British government at New Delhi, through the Government of India Act of 1947, devolved its own sovereign powers in the new state. The push for devolution of political power is evident throughout the world, and Pakistan is no exception. Pakistan is an example of an executive model of federalism with strong political and bureaucratic dimensions, which are sometimes in conflict across different levels of government. The local government institutions have historically been treated as creations of the respective state/provincial administrations, but it may be interesting to note that some of the bigger local government institutions in the country actually predate the formal constitution of their respective provinces. The National Economic Council is a constitutional intergovernmental body that was created in 1973 and was given the task of reviewing overall economic conditions of the county and of formulating plans and policies to advise the federal government and the provincial governments to ensure balanced development and regional equity.
