The 18th Constitutional Amendment passed unanimously in April 2010 has sharpened the debates on federalism in Pakistan. A number of issues have emerged in the process of implementation and transition management in last three years where a plethora of diverse argumentation have pre-dominated the political and governance discourse in the country.

Some have argued that the 18th Amendment was “too little and too late”, while others have adjudged it as “too much and too soon”.The contest on the relevance, implications and implementation of the 18th Constitutional Amendment continues till today.