Amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan
This is a list of all the amendments to the Pakistan Constitution which have been passed by Parliament.
| # | Amendments | Proposal date | Enactment date | Full text | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Redefined the boundaries of Pakistan and removed references to East Pakistan. | May 4, 1974 | Full Text | ||
| 2nd | Defined a Muslim and declared the status of Ahmadis as minority and 'non-Muslim'. | September 7, 1974 | Full Text | ||
| 3rd | Extended the period of preventive detention. | February 18, 1975 | Full Text | ||
| 4th | Decreed additional seats for minorities, it also deprived courts of the power to grant bail to any person detained under any preventive detention. | November 21, 1975 | Full Text | ||
| 5th | Widened the scope of restriction on the High Courts. | September 5, 1976 | Full Text | ||
| 6th | Provided that Chief Justice of Supreme Court will be retired at the age of 65 and High Court judges at age 62. | December 22, 1976 | Full Text | ||
| 7th | Enables the Prime Minister to obtain a vote of confidence of the people of Pakistan. | May 16, 1977 | Full Text | ||
| 8th | Changed Pakistan's government from a Parliamentary system to a Semi-presidential system by giving the President a number of additional powers. | November 11, 1985 | Full Text | ||
| 9th | Bill to impose Shariah law as the supreme law of land. The bill was passed by Senate but could never be passed by National Assembly owing to the latter's dissolution. | 1985 | Full Text | ||
| 10th | Fixed the interval period between sessions of the National Assembly to not exceed 130 days. | March 29, 1987 | Full Text | ||
| 11th | Revision of the reserved seats for women in the National and the provincial assemblies. The bill was withdrawn in 1992. | 1989 | Full Text | ||
| 12th | Created Speedy Trial Court for 3 years. | 1991 | Full Text | ||
| 13th | Stripped the President of Pakistan of his reserve power to dissolve the National Assembly of Pakistan, and thereby triggering new elections and dismissing the Prime Minister. | 1997 | Full Text | ||
| 14th | Allowed members of parliament to be dismissed if they defect. | July 3, 1997 | Full Text | ||
| 15th | Bill to impose Shariah law as supreme law of land. Was never passed. | 1998 | 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 unilaterally. | April 8, 2010 | Full Text | ||
| 19th | Provided for the appointment of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and made amendments in the number of members of the parliamentary committee for the appointment of Chief Electoral Officers at Election Commission of Pakistan. | December 22, 2010 | Full Text | ||
| 20th | For Free and Fair Elections.[1] | February 14, 2012 | Full Text | ||
| 21st | For Speedy Trial Military Courts to deal with terrorism. | January 7, 2015 | Full Text | ||
| 22nd | ECP powers deputed to Chief Election Commissioner [2] | June 7, 2016 |
References
- ↑ "Zardari signs 20th Constitutional Amendment bill". DAWN.COM. DAWN MEDIA GROUP. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ Wasim, Amir (2016-06-03). "Senate passes 22nd constitution amendment bill". Retrieved 2016-08-02.
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