Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo - Constitutional Committee

Constitutional Committee

Pakistan ran under the remnant of Martial Law LFO (Legal Framework Order) without any proper constitution. It was obligatory on the Legislature to frame a new constitution for a country, so it appointed a 25 member Constitutional committee composed of all the political parties represented in the parliament according to their strength on 17 April 1972, to prepare a draft of the permanent Constitution of Pakistan.

Khan Amirzadah Khan and Mir Ghous Bux Bizenjo were representing National Awami Party. This Constitutional Committee headed Abdul Hafiz Pirzada of Pakistan Peoples Party work day and night for many months and framed a draft constitution which was presented in the parliament and adopted as the well known 1973 constitution.

Khan Amirzadah Khan deliberated and delivered his famous speech of 5 hours and 35 minutes on this constitution,this speech is still holding the record of the longest extempore speech of the National Assembly.

According to this constitution no person could hold membership of more than 1 Assembly at a time.Hence, Khan Abdul Wali Khan resigned from the membership of NWFP assembly and retained the seat of National Assembly of Pakistan.On the advice of the party leadership Khan Amirzadah Khan resigned from the National Assembly and retained the membership of NWFP assembly seat.Where Khan Amirzadah Khan was elected as leader of the opposition which he retained till the end of the tenure of the assembly. /