Abstract
Conciliation as a process for the settlement of industrial disputes has been in vogue in Pakistan since the day of independence. The law, however, relating to conciliation has been subject to a number of changes, but despite these legislative changes, the two main parties continue to seek the assistance of state sponsored conciliation service for the resolution of industrial disputes. This paper ventures into the investigation of the law relating to process and practices used by the government in managing industrial disputes. It also argues that the government continues to play a significant interventionist’s role and no pragmatic efforts have been made to bring the service at required level.