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The Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں اٹھارہویں ترمیم) was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on April 8, 2010, [1] removing the power of the President of Pakistan to dissolve the Parliament unilaterally, turning Pakistan from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary republic, and renaming North-West Frontier ...
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.
Bill to impose Shariah law as supreme law of land. Was never passed. 1998 Not passed 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 ...
After the assent of the president on 19 April 2010, 18th Amendments became part of Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 19th Amendment was passed by the National Assembly on 22 December 2010 and Senate on 30 December 2010 respectively. 19th Amendment became part of the Constitution after the assent of President Asif Ali Zardari on ...
Pakistan adopts the 18th amendment to the Constitution, stripping President Asif Ali Zardari of key powers. The military kills 100 people in an air raid on a Taliban area in the north-west. [266] 17 April: April 2010 Kohat bombings, 58 killed. 19 April: 19 April 2010 Peshawar bombing. 25 killed. 28 May: 2010 Ahmadiyya mosques massacre, 87 killed.
The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed on the 8th of April 2010, which among other changes, renamed the North-West Frontier Province to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The name change of the province was met with strong opposition from the people of Hazara and protests erupted in the region with wheel and shutter jam strikes.
The power of the president's office was partially restored by the Seventeenth Amendment. The power to dissolve the National Assembly and dismiss the Prime Minister was then subject to Supreme Court approval. In 2010, the Eighteenth Amendment was passed by Parliament of Pakistan, repealing the 17th Amendment.
18th Amendment Status: Not fully in force The Provisional Constitutional Order ( PCO ) is an emergency and extra-constitutional order that suspends either wholly or partially the Constitution of Pakistan — the supreme law of the land.