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#	Amendments	Proposal date	Enactment date
1st	Redefined the boundaries of Pakistan and removed references to East Pakistan.		4-May-74
2nd	Defined a Muslim and declared the status of Ahmadis as minority and 'non-Muslim'.		17-Sep-74
3rd	Extended the period of preventive detention.		18-Feb-75
4th	Decreed additional seats for minorities, it also deprived courts of the power to grant bail to any person detained under any preventive detention.		21-Nov-75
5th	Widened the scope of restriction on the High Courts.		5-Sep-76
6th	Provided that Chief Justice of Supreme Court will be retired at the age of 65 and High Court judges at age 62.		22-Dec-76
7th	Enables the Prime Minister to obtain a vote of confidence of the people of Pakistan.		16-May-77
8th	Changed Pakistan's government from a Parliamentary system to a Semi-presidential system by giving the President a number of additional powers.		11-Nov-85
9th	Bill to impose Shariah law as the supreme law of land. The bill was passed by Senate but could never be passed by National Assembly owing to the latter's dissolution.	1985	Not passed
10th	Fixed the interval period between sessions of the National Assembly to not exceed 130 days.		25-Mar-87
11th	Revision of the reserved seats for women in the National and the provincial assemblies. The bill was withdrawn in 1992.	1989	Not passed
12th	Created Speedy Trial Court for 3 years.		1991
13th	Stripped the President of Pakistan of his reserve power to dissolve the National Assembly of Pakistan, and thereby triggering new elections and dismissing the Prime Minister.		1997
14th	Allowed members of parliament to be dismissed if they defect.		3-Jul-97
15th	Bill to impose Shariah law as supreme law of land. Was never passed.	1998	Not passed
16th	Increased the term appointed for quota system as per 1973 Constitution from 20 to 40 years.		1999
17th	Made changes dealing with the office of the President and the reversal of the effects of the Thirteenth Amendment.		2003
18th	Removed the power of President of Pakistan to dissolve the Parliament unilaterally. Gave more authority to the provinces. Province of North-West Frontier Province(NWFP) was renamed as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KPK)		8-Apr-10
19th	Provided for the appointment of the Judges of the Supreme 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.		22-Dec-10
20th	For Free and Fair Elections.[1]		14-Feb-12
21st	In the aftermath of APS Peshawar Attack, Military Courts were established for speedy trials of terrorists and their sponsors.		7-Jan-15
22nd	ECP powers deputed to Chief Election Commissioner [2]		8-Jun-16
23rd	The 23rd Amendment was passed to re-establish the military courts for further two years till 6 January 2019.[3] In 2015, National Assembly passed the 21st Amendment and created the military courts for the period of 2 years. The period of two years was expired on 6 January 2017 hence this 23rd Amendment was passed to re-establish the military courts for further two years till 6 January 2019. At the end of this period all the amendments will be expired/removed automatically.		7-Jan-17
24th	Reallocation of National Assembly seats among federating units and allowing election authorities to update boundaries of constituencies based on provisional results of 2017 Census of Pakistan.		22-Dec-17
25th	Merges Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.		31-May-18
26th	The seats of tribal districts in the National Assembly of Pakistan will be retained at 12 while their seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have been increased to 24 from 16.		13-May-19

Q299: What principle was supported by the Bengali politicians for the representation in the legislature and executive during the constitution making process?

بنگالی سیاست دانوں نے آئین سازی کے عمل کے دوران مقننہ اور ایگزیکٹو میں نمائندگی کے لیے کس اصول کی حمایت کی؟

A. Population
B. Area
C. None of these
D. Revenue

Q300: Which country appointed two Pakistani cricketers as consultants in April 2022?

اپریل 2022 میں کس ملک نے دو پاکستانی کرکٹرز کو کنسلٹنٹ مقرر کیا؟

A. Yemen
B. Qatar
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Afghanistan

Cons | MCQs

Q291: ANP leader Haroon Bilour was contesting me election from __constituency?

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Q292: Right to information is provided in Article ____ of the Constitution.

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Q293: Which Article of the 1973 Constitution provides that no personal shall be deprived of life or liberty save in accordance with law

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Q294: The first amendment to the Constitution of 1973 which allowed every citizen to form a political party was passed in the year of _______?

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Q295: It restored the powers of the President to dissolve the National Assembly?

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Q296: Which amendment in the constitution of Pakistan was approved in October 2024?

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Q297: First meeting of the constituent assembly of Pakistan was held on which date?

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Q298: A total of ______ amendment to constitution 1973 have been passed by the parliament?

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Q299: What principle was supported by the Bengali politicians for the representation in the legislature and executive during the constitution making process?

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Q300: Which country appointed two Pakistani cricketers as consultants in April 2022?

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