ABSTRACT
The first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was set up by the Indian Independence Act of 1947. Its principal task was to frame the new constitution and to act as a central legislature during the interim period. Until the framing of the constitution Pakistan was to be governed in accordance with the Government of India Act, 1935, suitably amended. Pakistan had no constitution of its own for the nine years from 1947 till 1956. During that period the country was basically governed by legislation passed during the colonial period.
