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Constitution Phases
 Outline

I. Introduction
II. The Road to the First Constitution
III. Military Interventions
IV. The 1973 Constitution
V. Recent Constitutional Developments
VI. Conclusion
 Introduction
 Pakistan's creation stemmed
from the partition of India.
 The constitution plays a vital
role in shaping nations
 Pakistan's constitutional
journey reflects its historical
context and evolving
governance structures.
First constitution
 Early Legislative
 Framework (1947-1956)
 Constituent Assembly and
Drafting Challenges
 The 1956 Constitution

Constitutional
Phases
Military Interventions
 Pakistan witnessed military
interventions, notably the 1958
coup by General Ayub Khan.
 The 1962 Constitution
centralized power under a
presidential system.
 Structural changes included a
unicameral legislature and Basic
Democracies.
Military Interventions
 Presidential authority extended to
appointing the Prime Minister
and dissolving the National
Assembly.
 Public reaction varied, with
opposition to authoritarian
tendencies.
 The 1962 Constitution's
suspension in 1969 marked
instability. Constitutional
Phases
 The 1973 Constitution
 The 1973 Constitution of
Pakistan was promulgated under
Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali
Bhutto.
 It established Pakistan as an
Islamicenshrined
 The constitution Republic.principles of
democracy, federalism, and parliamentary
sovereignty.
Constitutional
Phases
The 1973
Constitution
 Introduced a bicameral legislature with the National
Assembly and Senate.
 Provided for an independent judiciary with the Supreme
Court as the apex body.
 Guaranteed provincial autonomy and equitable resource
distribution.
Key Amendments in 1973 Constitution

Seventh Amendment (1977)

Eighth Amendment (1985)
Seventeenth Amendment (2003)
The Eighteenth Amendment (2010)
Constitutional
Developments

The Twenty-First Amendment and

Counter-Terrorism Efforts.
The Supreme Court's Role in
Constitutional Interpretation.
Electoral Reforms and the Election Act
2017.
Constitutional
Phases
Conclusion
Pakistan's constitutional journey reflects a struggle
to balance Islamic identity and democracy. From
the 1956 Constitution to the 1973 Constitution,
amid military interventions, each phase shapes
governance, highlighting challenges and reforms
needed.

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Phases