COMPARISON OF PAKISTAN CONSTITUTIONS (1956, 1962, 1973)
CONSTITUTION 1956
 Written Constitution
 Consisted of 234 Articles, 13 Parts
and 6 Schedules.
 Base of Preamble
 Was based on objectives
Resolution 1949.
 Form of Government
 Provided a Parliamentary form of
Govt.
 Federal System
 Provided a Federal System.
 Nature of Legislature
 Provided Unicameral Legislature.
Parliament consisted of National
Assembly.
 System of Check & Balances
 Introduced in 1956.
  Legislature List
 Name of Country
 Name will be Islamic Republic of
Pakistan.
 Principles of Policy
 Certain principles of policy.
 Fundamental Rights
 Rights provided to the citizens of
Pakistan.
 Islamic Provisions
 Were Incorporated.
CONSTITUTION 1962
 Written Constitution
 Consisted of 250 Articles, 112 Parts
and 5 Schedules.
 Base of Preamble
 Was based on objectives Resolution
1949.
 Form of Government
 Provided a Presidential form of
Govt.
 Federal System
 Provided a Federal System.
 Nature of Legislature
 Provided Unicameral Legislature.
Parliament consisted of National
Assembly.
 System of Check & Balances
 No system introduced.
 Provided only 1 legislature list. All
residuary powers belonged to
Provinces.
 Name of Country
 Name will be Democratic Islamic
Republic of Pakistan.
 Principles of Policy
 Certain directive principles of policy
for guidance of govt.
 Fundamental Rights
 Not initially provided but afterwards
given by amendment.
 Islamic Provisions
 Were Incorporated but these
provisions were substantially uttered
CONSTITUTION 1973
 Written Constitution
 Consisted of 280 Articles, 112
Parts and 7 Schedules.
 Base of Preamble
 Was based on objectives
Resolution 1949.
 Form of Government
 Provided a Parliamentary form
of Govt.
 Federal System
 Provided a Federal System.
 Nature of Legislature
 Provided Bicameral Legislature.
Upper House Senate & Lower
House National Assembly.

 Legislature List
 Provided only 3 legislature lists,
i.e Federal, Provincial &
Concurrent legislature by (18th
Amendment in the
Constitution).
 Name of Country
 Name will be Islamic Republic
of Pakistan.
 Principles of Policy
 Certain directive principles of
policy for guidance of govt.
 Fundamental Rights
 In Part II Chapter 1guaranted
to all citizens of Pakistan.
 Islamic Provisions
 No law can be made which is
inconsistent with injunctions of
 COMPARISON OF PAKISTAN CONSTITUTIONS (1956, 1962, 1973)
 Islamic Institutions
 No Islamic institution.
 Emergency Provisions
 Made elaborate provisions for
meeting any possible emergency
that may arise in the country.
  Rule of Law
 Supreme Judicial Council
 Not introduced
 List of Subjects
 Three lists of subjects introduced.
Federal, Provincial, Concurrent
matters.
 Writ Jurisdiction
 Was provided to High Court under
Article 170 of the constitution.
 Method Of Election
 Direct method of election.
 Institution of Referendum
 Not introduced.
 National Language
 Urdu and Bengali.
  Rigidity & Flexibility
by Constitution First Amendment
Act, 1963.
 Islamic Institutions
 Two Islamic institutions i.e, Advisory
Council of Islamic Ideology and
Islamic Research Institutes.
 Emergency Provisions
 Made elaborate provisions for
meeting any possible emergency
that may arise in the country.
 Provided equal protection of law
for all & no person will be deprived
of his life or liberty save in
accordance with law.
 Supreme Judicial Council
 Introduced under Constitution.
 List of Subjects
 Two lists of subjects introduced.
Central, and Provincial matters.
 Writ Jurisdiction
 Was provided to High Court under
the constitution.
 Method Of Election
 Indirect method of election.
 Institution of Referendum
 Was introduced.
 National Language
 Urdu and Bengali.
 Rigid constitution.
Iaw & must be brought in with
such injunctions of Islam.

 Emergency Provisions
 Provided same provisions. The
president is authorized to
proclaim emergency for whole
of Pakistan or any part thereof.
 Rule of Law
 No person will be deprived of
his life or liberty save in
accordance with law and all
citizens have equal protection.


 Writ Jurisdiction
 Was provided to High Court
under Article 199 of the
constitution.
 Method Of Election
 Provided both indirect & direct
method of election.
 Institution of Referendum
 Was introduced.
 National Language
 Urdu.
 Rigidity & Flexibility
 Rigid constitution.