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The full text of the Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the bill is given below: This Constitutional Amendment Bill seeks to alter eligibility criteria for appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Members of the Election Commission of Pakistan and to provide for other related matters.
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]
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 ...
The Constitution discusses the possibility of an acting president. in Chapter 1: The President, Part III: The Federation of Pakistan in the Constitution of Pakistan. Certain office-holders, however, are permitted to stand as presidential candidates in case of vacancy as the constitution does not include a position of vice president:
The proposed amendment was presented on 21 December 2010 by the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms' Chairman Raza Rabbani in the National Assembly. The Amendment was Passed by the National Assembly on 22 December 2010, by the Senate on 30 December 2010, and assented to by the President on 1 January 2011.
The prime minister of Pakistan is the head of the government, while the president of Pakistan, by law and by statute, is a constitutional figurehead. [1] The constitution does not include a position of Vice President, but in absence of president of Pakistan, the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan acts as the President. [2]
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, known officially as the Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2024, is an amendment to the constitution of Pakistan passed by the parliament between 20–21 October, 2024, [1] coming into force with presidential assent the same day. [2]
The Twenty-third Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, officially known as the Constitution (Twenty-third Amendment) Act, 2017, grants legal cover to military courts. The amendment was assented to by President Mamnoon Hussain in March 2017.