Fivenomenr TO THE 1973 CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN Mi aTeel a cislelunreaile the boundaries of tan and remo! ences to East Pakista Date May 4, 1974 AMENDED ARTICLES ie 1 | 8 || 17][61 |101\/127)193|199|200|209|212 :@ PT Trees : : Under these amendments political parties were barred from indulging in activities : against the national interests, besides making it mandatory on them to declare their sources of income. A PMs ra ces : Under the amendments, the power to transfer judge of a high court into another high court was also acquired. B Removed References to East Pakistan: : After recognising Bangladesh, the word "East Pakistan” was scrapped from bcceetteseeeeee. ttegansttion eRQaMENDMENT TO THE 1973 CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN ON OF ele) fierce non-Mus| September 17", 1974 AMENDED ARTICLES 106 = 260 RATIONALE Quadianis were declared as a non-Muslim community and seats were reserved for them in assemblies. Pere Ue here A person who does not believe in the absolute and unqualified finality of The Prophethood of MUHAMMAD (Peace be upon him), the last of the Prophets or claims to be a Prophet, in any sense of the word or of any description whatsoever, after MUHAMMAD (Peace be upon him), or recognizes such a claimant as a Prophet or religious reformer, is not a Muslim for the purposes of the Constitution or law. a orSiMenoment TO THE 1973 CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN Extended the period of preventive detention Enactment Date February 13", 1975 AMENDED ARTICLES 10 | » [232 RATIONALE Under this amendment, the executive was authorized to arrest and detain persons involved in activities against national security for any period of time. The executive was also authorized to impose emergency in the country through the joint session of the parliament.ent TO THE 1973 CONSTITUTION OF wel Cele O LUNATIC LU SAS to grant bail to any UMEAe NLA eels LeeLee November 21, 1975 —____ AMENDED ARTICLES ——_4 8 || 17 || 19 || 51 | 54) 106) | 119} |271| 272) 273 the fourth and first schedules. RATIONALE Under these amendments, law pertaining to fundamental rights were diluted and high courts were barred from allowing bail to political detainees.SFIMENDMENT TO THE 1973 CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN Widened the scop TeMo Mes} (HPL eCO AON Menem xe]0 BES 16" September 1976 AMENDED ARTICLES 101) |160| |175| | 179) |180) |187) |192) |195 280) 260) |212| (206) 204 |200) |199) |196 and first and fourth schedules were amended. RATIONALE Through these amendments the government impaired upon the working of an independent judiciary and the high court was stripped of the power to issue order on fundamental rights. Among amended articles, 10 pertained to judiciary. eonOF icnoment TO THE 1973 CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN PAOLO MUNN cA LUSIee-Ro)eSU) at the age of 65 and high court judges at age 62 PET a End 13" December 1976 AMENDED ARTICLES 179] |195| 246) 260 RATIONALE Under these amendments further curbs were imposed on the independence of judiciary and retiring age of Supreme Court and high court judges was fixed at 65 and 62 years, respectively.muy } AMENDMENT TO THE 1973 CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN PEON FCC Cm e of confidence PE EEG 16" May 1977 AMENDED ARTICLES 101) and 245 See aes 96 A Referendum as to confidence in Prime Minister RATIONALE The Prime Minister was given the power of referendum to prove his popularity and judiciary was restrained from touching issues pertaining to the armed forces8 AMENDMENT TO THE 1973 CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN ntar ‘em to Enactment Date 11" November, 1985 AMENDED ARTICLES 48 | 51) 56 ||58 | 59 |/60||75 |90 || 91 144| 130)/116||112|/106 /105 | 101) 270-A 152-A -—— ADDITION OF NEW SCHEDULE —— REE Te RATIONALE SC EIEN ey Tut Under this amendment the parliamentary system of governance was tilted towards quasi -presidential. The president was empowered to dissolve the National assembly, appoint services chiefs of the armed forces and governors and designate the prime minister.G AMENDMENT TO THE 1973 CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN Bill to impose Shariah law as the supreme law of the land AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED 2 |/203B)|203D > AMENDMENT STATUS RATIONALE The constitution (ninth amendment) bill was passed by the Senate in 1986 and was transmitted to the National assembly. It was examined by a Senate committee of the Assembly but before the presentation of its report the assembly was dissolved and the bill couldn’t become an Act. OROi cnomenr TO THE 1973 CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN e interval period betwe The National assembly to no syTolats ed 130 da 29" March 1987 AMENDMENTS ARTICLES (54 | ew | GI RATIONALE Under these amendments of article 54 and 61. working days ina year of National Assembly and the Senate were curtailed from ] | 160 | © | 130 | SriTit cnomenr TO THE 1973 CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN or women in jal assembly Revision of the reserved se The National and The prot AMENDMENT STATUS [ AMENDMENT SUGGESTED > i= — RATIONALE The Constitution (Eleventh amendment) bill, 1989 which sought to restore twenty women seats in the National Assembly, was introduced in the Senate on 31-12-1989 by senators. Report of the standing committee was presented on 29-08-1990. The bill waswithdrawn on 23-08-1992 by its movers after assurance given by the Minister for Law and justice that the government intends to introduce the same bill very soon.T2Rienomenr TO THE CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN blishment of Special Courts for the trial of heinous offenses Enactment Date 28" July, 1991 ; AMENDMENTS Addition of Article 212-B | Amendment of Fifth Schedule RATIONALE Establishment of Special Court for trial of heinous offences: In order to ensure speedy trial of cases of persons accused of the heinous offences, the government established special courts for the period of 3 years. The addition of Article 212-B enabled the federal government to by law constitute as many Special Courts as it may consider necessary. MIE cs Raise in the salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.T3Rienoment TO THE CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN Enactment Date April 01%, 1997 CCC Article 58(2)): oo Annulled - The president no longer held the power to dissolve the National Assembly. ERO Modified - The president had to consult the PM before nominating any governor of any province. nels Annulled - The governors no longer held the power to dissolve provincial assemblies. Modified - The president no longer held the discretion to appoint military leaders/chiefs. RATIONALE The Thirteenth Amendment repealed the controversial Eighth Amendment and thereby the President was divested of many discretionary powers in order to restore the supremacy of the Parliament. emi14 Renoment TO THE CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN BCC el nen Cl cml the instructions of their Enactment Date Jul > AMENDMENT ————_4 Addition of Article 63A RATIONALE The amendment inserts Article 63-A into the Constitution which prevents legislators from voting contrary to the instructions of their party. This means that legislators must vote in accordance with party instructions even if those instructions conflict with their individual moral and political convictions. Failure to do so can result in disqualification and subsequent removal from parliament. The 14th amendment contributed to the overwhelming popular support for General Pervez Musharraf's coup in 1999. @RiTa enomenr TO THE CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN id Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) ee Le) eRe ecu August 28, 1998 Ee Doc neeeec mm October 09, 1998 Amendment Status Not Passed by Senate —— AMENDMENT —— Amendment of Article 239. | ion of Article 2B RATIONALE Supremacy of the Quran and Sunnah The 15th constitutional amendment bill, popularly known as the. “Shariat bill", empowered the prime minister to enforce what he thought was right and to prohibit what he considered was wrong in Islam and Shariah. The amendment also added a new article (2B) in the Constitution, which said that the federal government shall be under an obligation to take steps to enforce the Shariah, to establish Salat, to administer Zakat, to promote Amer bil ma'roof and Nahi anil munkar, to eradicate corruption at all levels and to provide substantial socio-economic justice in accordance with the principles of Islam, as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah. SR