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Full Text: 16th: Increased the term appointed for quota system as per 1973 Constitution from 20 to 40 years. 1999 Full Text: 17th: Made changes dealing with the office of the President and the reversal of the effects of the Thirteenth Amendment. 2003 Full Text: 18th: Removed the power of President of Pakistan to dissolve the Parliament ...
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.
The First Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں پہلی ترمیم) is a part of the Constitution of Pakistan which came on effect on 4 May 1974. The official document of the First Amendment is called the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1974. The First Amendment redefined the international and ...
The Twentieth Amendment Bill to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں بیسویں ترمیم) was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on February 14, 2012. It was then moved to upper house, Senate where it was passed on February 20, 2012 and signed by the President on February 28, 2012.
Short title and commencement: This Act may be called the Constitution (Twenty First Amendment) Act, 2015. It shall come into force at once. The provisions of this Amendment Act shall remain in force for a period of two years from the date of its commencement and shall cease to form part of the Constitution and shall stand repealed on the expiration of the said period.
The proposed amendment was presented on 21 December 2010 by the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms' Chairman Raza Rabbani in the National Assembly. The Amendment was Passed by the National Assembly on 22 December 2010, by the Senate on 30 December 2010, and assented to by the President on 1 January 2011. [1] [2]
The V Amendment widened the scope of restrictions in the Constitution of Pakistan on the Pakistan High Courts to strip powers of the High Courts to enforce the grants of natural fundamental rights explained in Chapter I, Part II of the Constitution. [1] This amendment also imposed the import and sales tax on the consumer product. [1]
The fourteenth amendment to the constitution of Pakistan was to prevent the switching of parties to form a strong coalition government or to become a strong opposition. Since Nawaz' party had an overwhelming majority in Parliament , the Fourteenth Amendment effectively prevented the Prime Minister from being dismissed by a no confidence vote.