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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 current and former Presidents of Pakistan, in keeping with the constitutional provision that the state religion is Islam, must be Muslim. Elected for a five-year term by an Electoral College consisting of members of the Senate and National Assembly and members of the provincial assemblies, the president is eligible for re-election.
The Government of Pakistan (Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان, romanized: hukūmat-e-pākistān) (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, [a] commonly known as the Centre, [b] is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of four provinces and one federal territory.
While some Pakistani expatriates called 3 November 2007 a Black Day in the History of Pakistan, when General Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan, [56] other expatriate Pakistanis supported Musharraf's decision to impose a brief emergency rule in Pakistan and held pro-Musharraf rallies in London, [57] Toronto, Brussels, and other ...
The Cabinet Secretariat of Pakistan was established soon after the country gained independence in 1947.Initially, it played a role in supporting the newly-formed federal government by assisting with policy-making and ensuring the proper execution of decisions.
The Legal Framework Order, 2002 was issued by Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf in August 2002. It provided for the general elections of 2002 and the revival of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan , and added numerous amendments to the Constitution.
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 ...
Pakistan's democracy provides no means for the people to directly recall members of Parliament before the end of their terms. Consequently, the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments had the effect of removing the institutional checks and balances on the Prime Minister 's power, by giving him or her immunity from being legally dismissed.