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The national cabinet, led by the Prime Minister of Pakistan has executive power and the president is the head of state elected by the electoral college. [3] Pakistan's political system is based on an elected form of governance. [4] The democratic elections held in 2008 were the first to conclude a 5-year term in the nation's political history.
On 7 October 1958 Pakistan's civilian and first President Iskander Mirza in collaboration with General Mohammad Ayub Khan abrogated Pakistan's constitution and declared Martial Law. General Ayub Khan was the president from 1958 to 1969, and General Yahya Khan from 1969 to 1971, Chief Justice Habib Khan Marvath elected first Chairman Senate of ...
The Government of Pakistan (Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان, romanized: hukūmat-e-pākistān) (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, [a] commonly known as the Centre, [b] is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of four provinces and one federal territory.
The Pakistan Constitution defines (to a basic extent) how general elections are held in Part VIII, Chapter 2 and various amendments. A multi-party system is in effect, with the National Assembly consisting of 342 seats and the Senate consisting of 100 seats (after ex-FATA merger) [1] elected from the four provinces. The Constitution dictates ...
The Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئینِ پاکستان ; ISO: Āīn-ē-Pākistān), also known as the 1973 Constitution, is the supreme law of Pakistan.The document guides Pakistan's law, political culture, and system.
With the enforcing of this amendment, Pakistan's system of government was shifted from Semi-presidential system to Parliamentary democratic republic system. The amendment removed Article 58(2)(b) of the Constitution, which gave the President the power to:
The eighth amendment changed Pakistan's system of government from a parliamentary democracy to an assembly-independent republic. The eighth amendment strengthened the authority of the President and also granted additional powers to dismiss the elected Prime Minister's government.
Following the election, Pakistan's classification in the Democracy Index was revised downward by the Economist Intelligence Unit, shifting it from a hybrid regime to an authoritarian regime. [363] On 27 February, Moody's retained Pakistan's ratings at 'Caa3' with a stable outlook. Nevertheless, the agency emphasized significantly high risks of ...