Council of Common Interests

Agency overview
Formed	1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Jurisdiction	Government of Pakistan
Headquarters	Islamabad
Minister responsible	vacant
Parent department	Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination

The Council of Common Interests (CCI) (Urdu: مشترکہ مفادات ہیئتِ) is a constitutional body in the Government of Pakistan. It is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. The CCI resolves the disputes of power sharing between the federation and its provinces.^[1] The Council works under Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination and is responsible to both houses of Parliament, the Senate of Pakistan and the National Assembly of Pakistan.^[2]

History

The Council of Common Interests was formed under the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan. Until 2010 the body worked under Cabinet Division. After the passing of the 18th amendment the body was transferred to the Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination on 4 March 2010.^[3]

Membership

Membership of the current CCI consists of following:^[4][5]

Members
Prime Minister of Pakistan (Chairman of the Council)		Shehbaz Sharif
Chief Ministers of Punjab		Maryam Nawaz
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa		Ali Amin Gandapur
Chief Ministers of Balochistan		Sarfraz Bugti
Chief Minister of Sindh		Syed Murad Ali Shah
Three Members nominated by Prime Minister
Minister for Railways and Aviation		Vacant
Minister for planing development and special initiatives		Vacant
Minister for commerce		Vacant

Membership of the Council of Common Interests consists of following:

• The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Chairman of the Council)
• All four Provincial Chief Ministers
• Three members to be nominated by Prime Minister (Usually Cabinet members)

After passage of the Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment in April 2010 by Asif Ali Zardari, it is mandatory for the Council to meet once in ninety days.