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2nd

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Amendments

Redefined the boundaries of Pakistan and removed references

to East Pakistan.

Defined a Muslim and declared the status

of Ahmadis as minority and 'non-Muslim'.

Extended the period of preventive detention.

Proposal

Enactment

date

May 4, 1974

September 7, 1974

February 18, 1975

Decreed additional seats for minorities, it also deprived courts

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of the power to grant bail to any person detained under

November 21, 1975

any preventive detention.

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6th

7th

Widened the scope of restriction on the High Courts.

Provided that Chief Justice of Supreme Court will be retired at

the age of 65 and High Court judges at age 62.

Enables the Prime Minister to obtain a vote of confidence of the

people of Pakistan.

September 5, 1976

December 22, 1976

May 16, 1977

Changed Pakistan's government from a Parliamentary

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system to a Semi-presidential system by giving the President a

November 11, 1985

number of additional powers.

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Bill to impose Shariah law as the supreme law of land. The bill
was passed by Senate but could never be passed by National

1985

Assembly owing to the latter's dissolution.

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11th

12th

Fixed the interval period between sessions of the National

Assembly to not exceed 130 days.

Revision of the reserved seats for women in the National and

the provincial assemblies. The bill was withdrawn in 1992.

Created Speedy Trial Court for 3 years.

March 29, 1987

1989

1991

Stripped the President of Pakistan of his reserve power to

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dissolve the National Assembly of Pakistan, and thereby

1997

triggering new elections and dismissing the Prime Minister.

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15th

16th

17th

18th

19th

Allowed members of parliament to be dismissed if they defect.

Bill to impose Shariah law as supreme law of land. Was never

passed.

Increased the term appointed for quota system as per 1973

Constitution from 20 to 40 years.

Made changes dealing with the office of the President and the
reversal of the effects of the Thirteenth Amendment.

Removed the power of President of Pakistan to dissolve the

Parliament unilaterally.

Provided for the appointment of the Judges of the Supreme

July 3, 1997

1998

1999

2003

April 8, 2010

December 22, 2010

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.

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For Free and Fair Elections.[1]

February 14, 2012

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For Speedy Trial Military Courts to deal with terrorism.

January, 2015