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Constitutional Amendments in Pakistan in the Constitution of 1973
What is Constitution?
A Constitution is a set of fundamental principles for running any administrative machinery of a state.
It is a Supreme Law of a country.
Who gave the Constitution of 1973 of Pakistan?
With the help of the opposition parties, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto gave the Constitution of Pakistan in 1973.
What is an Amendment?
The process of altering a document through a parliamentary procedure called amendment.
How many Amendments did to the 1973 Constitution?
The total number of amendments made in the 1973 constitution was 26, but 3 proposed amendments were not approved by Parliament, so the total number of amendments approved is 23.
Now we talk about the most effective and major amendment in the history of the 1973 Constitution.
- 18th Amendment
- 19th Amendment
- 20th Amendment
What is the 18th Amendment?
This amendment reversed many of the changes made by military dictators and restored parliamentary supremacy.
By proposing parliamentary oversight appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Court This amendment redefines the relationship between the judiciary and Parliament.
- Passed in April 2010.
What is the 19th Amendment?
the power to appoint judges was given to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan in the 19th amendment. The Tribal areas, Laki Marwat, and Tank district have been declared as part of FATA.
- Passed by the National Assembly on Dec 22, 2010
- Passed by the Senate on Dec 30, 2010
- Assented to by the President on Jan 1, 2011
What is the 20th Amendment?
The amendment laid down a mechanism for establishing a caretaker setup and holding free and fair elections.
- Passed by the National Assembly on Feb 14, 2012
- Passed by the Senate on Feb 20, 2012
- Received assent of the President on Feb 28, 2012
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