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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 ...
Full Text: 15th: 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 ...
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.
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 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.
Ratified unanimously on 19 April 1973, the Constitution came into full effect on 14 August 1973. [26] On the same day, the successful vote of confidence movement in the Parliament endorsed Zulfikar Bhutto as the elected Prime Minister after latter relinquishing the presidency after appointing Fazal-i-Ilahi to that office. [26]
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.
Pakistani politicians have historically voiced concerns over judicial involvement in governance, often calling for a recalibration of power between the judiciary and the legislature. On 21 October 2024, the National Assembly passed the 26th Amendment in an hours-long, overnight session.