WHEREIN adequate provision should be made to safeguard the legitimate interests of minorities and backward and depressed classes;
WHEREIN the independence of the Judiciary should be fully secured;
WHEREIN the integrity of the territories of the Federation, its independence and all its rights, including its sovereign rights over land, sea and air should be safeguarded;
So that the people of Pakistan may prosper and attain their rightful and honored place amongst the nations of the world and make their full contribution towards international peace and the progress and happiness of humanity.
Now, THEREFORE, we the people of Pakistan in our Constituent Assembly this twenty-ninth day of February, 1956, and the seventeenth day of Rajab, 1375, do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.
PART I
The Republic and its Territories.
1. The Republic and its territories- (1) Pakistan shall be a Federal Republic to be known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and is hereinafter referred to as Pakistan.
(2) The territories of Pakistan, shall comprise-
(a) the territories of the Provinces of East Pakistan and West Pakistan;
(b) the territories of States which are in accession with or may accede to Pakistan;
(d) such other territories as may be included in Pakistan.
Explanation. In the Constitution, the Province of East Pakistan shall mean the Province known immediately before the Constitution Day as the Province of East Bengal, and the Province of West Pakistan shall mean the Province of West Pakistan set up by the Establishment of West Pakistan Act, 1955.
2. Administration of territories outside the Provinces.- Until Parliament by law otherwise provides the President may, by Order, make provision for the government and administration of the territories specified in sub-clauses (b), (c) and (d) of clause (2) of Article 1.
PART II
Fundamental Rights.
3. Definition of the State. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, “the State” include the Federal Government, Parliament, the Provincial Government, the Provincial Legislatures and all local or other authorities in Pakistan.
