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The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں تیرہویں ترمیم) was a short-lived amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, adopted by the Parliament of Pakistan in 1997 by the civilian government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Enables the prime minister to obtain a vote of confidence of the people of Pakistan. 16 May 1977 Full Text: 8th: Changed Pakistan's government from a Parliamentary system to a Semi-presidential system by giving the President a number of additional powers. 11 November 1985 Full Text: 9th: Bill to impose Shariah law as the supreme law of land.
The 1973 constitution was the first in Pakistan to be framed by elected representatives. Unlike the 1962 constitution it gave Pakistan a parliamentary democracy with executive power concentrated in the office of the prime minister, and the formal head of state—the president—limited to acting on the advice of the prime minister. [14]
The Fundamental Rights in Pakistan are fundamental human freedoms that every Pakistani citizen is entitled thereto in order to ensure proper and harmonious development of their personality and life. These rights are applicable universally to all citizens of Pakistan, regardless of their race, place of birth, religion, caste, or gender. [ 5 ]
Pakistan became independent of the United Kingdom in 1947, but remained a British Dominion, like Canada and Australia, until 1956.Under Section 8 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947, the Government of India Act 1935 - with certain adaptations - served as the working constitution of Pakistan; still, the need of a full independence and a constitution to be framed by the elected representatives ...
The court opined that royal assent can only be given by the Governor General as Pakistan was still a dominion and hence not a fully independent country. It gave the decision based on technical grounds that the section of Government of India Act of 1935 in question was not applied to this case because the governor general had not assent to it.
Pakistan was the first South Asian country to enact a law on freedom of information,it has passed the Freedom of Information (FOI) Ordinance at the Federal level in 1997. This Ordinance was later revoked and a new Freedom of Information Ordinance was issued in 2002, which has a legal status to this day as it was covered under the 17th Amendment ...
Article 13 of the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia, which consists of general provisions. Article 13 of the Constitution of India, laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights to be void; Article 13 of the Constitution of Italy, which is the Italian equivalent of a bill of rights in common law jurisdictions.