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Widened the scope of restriction on the High Courts. 5 September 1976. Full Text. 6th. Provided that Chief Justice of Supreme Court will be retired at the age of 65 and High Court judges at age 62. 22 December 1976. Full Text. 7th. Enables the prime minister to obtain a vote of confidence of the people of Pakistan.
The Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئینِ پاکستان ; ISO: Āīn-ē-Pākistān), also known as the 1973 Constitution, is the supreme law of Pakistan. The document guides Pakistan's law, political culture, and system. It sets out the state's outline, the fundamental rights of the population, the state's law and orders, and also the ...
Jawwad S. Khawaja v. Federation of Pakistan, PLD 2024 SC 337 (commonly referred to as the military courts case ), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in which it was held that the Constitution of Pakistan does not allow for the court-martial of civilians. The case concerned the constitutionality of military courts set up to ...
The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ( Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں دسویں ترمیم) was enacted on March 29, 1987. It amended the article 54 and 61 of the Constitution by changing the duration of interval period between sessions of the National Assembly & Senate from 160 days to 130 days. [1]
The resolution proclaimed that the future constitution of Pakistan would not be modeled entirely on a European pattern, but on the ideology and democratic faith of Islam. The resolution, in its entirety, has been made part of the Constitution of Pakistan under Article 2(A). Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan presented it in the assembly on March 7 ...
t. e. The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں انیسویں ترمیم) is a 2011 amendment reforming the judicial appointments procedure as well as expanding the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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 foremost task before the first Constituent Assembly was the framing the Constitution for the nation. On 7 March 1949, the Objectives Resolution, which now serves as the basic law of Pakistan, was introduced by the first Prime Minister Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, and later adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 12 March 1949.