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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 ...
Islamic law – No law would be passed against the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah. Independent Judiciary – The Supreme Court as an apex court – a final arbitrator of all the decisions. Fundamental rights included freedoms of movement, speech and, profession and profess religion, right to life, liberty, and property.
The assembly had a majority of Muslim League members, with the Pakistan National Congress, the successor to the INC in the state, forming the second largest party, solely representing Hindus. Quaid-e-Azam replying to the Address by Lord Mountbatten in Constituent Assembly on 14 August 1947. The assembly was widely criticised for its incompetence.
The first session of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was held on 10 August 1947 at Sindh Assembly Building, in Karachi.On 11 August 1947, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was elected unanimously as the President of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan and the National Flag was formally approved by the Assembly.
The results did not affect the 18 February general election results in which Benazir Bhutto's PPP won 123 seats in the 342-seat National Assembly, and Sharif's party came second with 91, while Pervez Musharraf's party came a poor third, with 54 seats. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won eight provincial assembly seats, while the PPP won ...
The second martial law was imposed on 25 March 1969 by General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, after General Ayub Khan handed over power to the army commander-in-chief, and not the speaker of National Assembly as laid down by the constitution. On assuming the presidency, General Yahya Khan acceded to popular demands by abolishing the one-unit system ...
1st: Redefined the boundaries of Pakistan and removed references to East Pakistan. 4 May 1974 Full Text: 2nd: Defined a Muslim and declared the status of Ahmadis as minority and 'non-Muslim'. 17 September 1974 Full Text: 3rd: Extended the period of preventive detention from one month to three months 18 February 1975 Full Text: 4th
The leader of the opposition (Urdu: قائد حزب اختلاف) is the people's elected politician who is, by law, the leader of the Official Opposition in Pakistan. The leader of the opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the National Assembly that is not in government. This is usually the leader of the second-largest ...