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dated March 29, 1955: Emergency in Pakistan

The Governor General of Pakistan, Mr. Ghulam Mohammed, proclaimed a state of emergency throughout the country on March 27. Under an Ordinance issued by him, the Governor-General has assumed powers to constitute different provinces in West Pakistan into one unit and rename East Bengal as East Pakistan. The Ordinance also vested the Governor-General with powers to take all steps necessary for framing a constitution for Pakistan. It authorised the Governor-General to authenticate the Federal Budget for 1955-56 in the absence of Parliament. The new Province of West Pakistan will come into being by the end of May this year. The province of West Pakistan will consist of areas of the provinces of Punjab, NWFP, Sind, Baluchistanand the States of Bahawalpur and Khairpur.

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