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Highlights of the 18th Constitutional Amendment


* Amendment to Article 6 seeks to pre-empt military coups in future
* Article 58(2b) to be repealed, substituted with ‘Dissolution of National Assembly’
* President may dissolve NA in case no-confidence vote passed against PM
* Total strength of cabinet should not exceed 11% of total membership of parliament
* Governor should be a resident and registered voter of his/her province, he/she would be appointed by president on prime minister’s advice
* Provinces required by law to establish local government systems, devolve political, administrative and financial responsibility and authority to elected representatives
* PM to be chairperson of CCI, members to include CMs, 3 members from federal govt
* Amendment to Article 157 says federal government must consult provincial government before installing hydroelectric power stations in any province
* PM to forward three names for office of CEC, in consultation with opposition leader in National Assembly, to a parliamentary committee for confirmation
* Committee proposes insertion of Article 175(a) to deal with appointment of judges to Supreme Court, high courts, Federal Shariat Court
* Committee proposes substitution of Article 243, says federal government ‘shall have control and command of armed forces, supreme command of armed forces shall [rest with] … president’
* President to appoint Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman, chief of army staff, chief of naval staff, chief of air staff
* NWFP will be renamed ‘Khyber-Pakhtoonkhawah’
* State will provide free, compulsory education to children aged between 5 and 16 years
* Amendments to Clause 1 seek substitution of ‘Baluchistan’ with ‘Balochistan’, ‘Sind’ with ‘Sindh’
* Insertion of clause sought to bar persons acquiring citizenship of foreign country from contesting elections to parliament
* All elections under constitution, other than those of PM and CM, to be by secret ballot
Courtesy Daily Times, Pakistan
From Adil Najam’s post:
• Reportedly the draft of what is to become the 18th Amendment itself includes 95 amendments to the 1973 Constitution. These 95 amendments will effect 70 Articles of the existing Constitutions. There are three “schedules” and one “Annexure” in the draft package.
• In particular, the 18th Amendment will undo the impacts of the 8th Amendment (enacted by Gen. Zia ul Haq) which had altered over 90 Articles of the Constitution, and the 17th Amendment (enacted by Gen. Pervez Musharraf) which had altered 26 Articles of the Constitution.
• The famed article 58 (2) (b), which had first been inserted into the Constitution by Gen. Zia ul Haq and allows the President to dissolve Parliament, and which was re-enacted by Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has been removed from the Constitution in the draft.
• The new name of the NWFP is to be Khyber-Pakhtunkwa. The PML-N which had long held out on this issue has reportedly agreed to this name change, although PML-Q has maintained some reservations to it as has PPP-Sherpao.
• On the other controversial issue of the composition of the Judicial Commission, the PML-N proposal of adding a seventh member who is a retired Supreme Court Judge has been accepted.
• The draft proposes removal of many past amendments added by military rulers, including the 17th Amendment.
• The draft abolishes the “concurrent list” and gives much more provincial autonomy than is now available to the provinces. The Council of Common Interest has been given additional powers and the provinces have been given more say on national matters by enhancing their representation in the council.
• Reportedly the draft “purges” the name of gen. Zia-ul-Haq as President from the Constitution (it is not yet clear what this means in practice).
• The next step in the process is for the draft to be now presented to the National Assembly after which the Government is expected to move the 18th Amendment for Parliamentary approval. It is expected that the draft will be tabled in Parliament within the next couple of days.
• The committee which worked on this draft for nine months includes representatives from all the political groups having representation in the two houses of parliament. It included: Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi, Syed Naveed Qamar, Babar Awan, Haji Lashkari Raisani, Ishaq Dar, Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi, Wasim Sajjad, S M Zafar, Humayun Saifullah, Farooq Sattar, Haider Abbass Rizvi, Ahsan Iqbal, Afrasyab Khattak, Haji Muhammad Adeel, RehmatUallah Kakar, Abdul Razaq Taheem, Mir Israr Ullah Zehri, Professor Khursheed Ahmed, Hasil Bizenjo, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, Abdul Rahim Mandokhel, Shahid Bugti, Munir Khan Orakzai, and Mian Raza Rabbani.
• The original Constitution was passed in the first PPP government, which has also been the architect of the first amendments to it.
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19th Amendment 2011

THE CONSTITUTION (NINETEENTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 2010

ACT NO. 1 OF 2011

(January 1, 2011)

An Act further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;

It is hereby enacted as follows :-

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 2010.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of Article 81 of the Constitution.–In the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, hereinafter referred to as the Constitution, in Article 81,–

(i) in paragraph (a), in sub-paragraph (i), after the word “Court” occurring at the end, the words “and the Islamabad High Court” shall be added; and

(ii) for paragraph (b), the following shall be substituted, namely :—

“(b) the administrative expenses, including the remuneration payable to officers and servants, of the Supreme Court, the Islamabad High Court, the department of the Auditor-General, the Office of the Chief Election Commissioner and of the Election Commission and the Secretariats of the Senate and the National Assembly;”.

3. Amendment of Article 175 of the Constitution.–In the Constitution, Article 175, in clause (1), for the Explanation the following shall be substituted, namely :–

“Explanation.–Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “High Court” wherever occurring in the Constitution shall include “Islamabad High Court.”

4. Amendment of Article 175A of the Constitution.–In the Constitution, in Article 175A,–

(a) in clause (2),–

(i) in paragraph (ii), for the word “two” the word “four” shall be substituted; and

(ii) in paragraph (iii), for the word “two” occurring for the first time, the word “four” shall be substituted;

(b) in clause (5),–

(i) for paragraph (iv), the following shall be substituted, namely:—

“(iv) an advocate having not less than fifteen years practice in the High Court to be nominated by the concerned Bar Council for a term of two years:”; and

(ii) for the proviso the following shall be substituted, namely:–

“Provided that for appointment of the Chief Justice of a High Court the most Senior Judge mentioned in paragraph (ii) shall not be member of the Commission:

Provided further that if for any reason the Chief Justice of a High Court is not available, he shall be substituted by a former Chief Justice or former Judge of that Court, to be nominated by the Chief Justice of Pakistan in consultation with the four member Judges of the Commission mentioned in paragraph (ii) of clause (2).”;

(c) in clause (6), in the first proviso, after the word “the” occurring for the first time, the words “Chief Justice and the” shall be inserted;

(d) in clause (9), for the full-stop at the end a colon shall be substituted and thereafter the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:–

“Provided that when the National Assembly is dissolved, the total membership of the Parliamentary Committee shall consist of the members from the Senate only mentioned in paragraph (i) and the provisions of this Article shall, mutatis mutandis, apply.”;

(e) in clause (12),–

(i) for the proviso the following shall be substituted, namely:–

“Provided that the Committee, for reasons to be recorded, may not confirm the nomination by three-fourth majority of its total membership within the said period :”; and

(ii) after the proviso substituted as aforesaid, the following new provisos shall be inserted, namely :–

“Provided further that if a nomination is not confirmed by the Committee it shall forward its decision with reasons so recorded to the Commission through the Prime Minister :

Provided further that if a nomination is not confirmed, the Commission shall send another nomination.”;

(f) for clause (13), the following shall be substituted, namely :–

“(13) The Committee shall send the name of the nominee confirmed by it or deemed to have been confirmed to the Prime Minister who shall forward the same to the President for appointment.”;

(g) clause (15) shall be renumbered as clause (17) and after the existing clause (14), the following new clauses shall be inserted, namely:–

“(15) The meetings of the Committee shall be held in camera and the record of its proceedings shall be maintained.

(16) The provisions of Article 68 shall not apply to the proceedings of the Committee.”.

5. Amendment of Article 182 of the Constitution.–In the Constitution, in Article 182, after the word “Pakistan” the commas, words, figure and letter “, in consultation with the Judicial Commission as provided in clause (2) of Article 175A,” shall be inserted.

6. Amendment of Article 213 of the Constitution : In the Constitution, in Article 213, in clause (2B),–

(i) for the second proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:–

“Provided further that the total strength of the Parliamentary Committee shall be twelve members out of which one-third shall be from the Senate.”; and

(ii) in the third proviso, for the words “Parliamentary Committee shall comprise” the words “total membership of the Parliamentary Committee shall consist of” shall be substituted.

7. Amendment of Article 246 of the Constitution.—In the Constitution, in Article 246,–

(i) in paragraph (a), sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) shall be omitted.

(ii) in paragraph (c),–

(a) after sub-paragraph (iii), the following new sub-paragraph shall be inserted, namely:–

“(iiia) Tribal Areas adjoining Lakki Marwat district;” and

(b) after sub-paragraph (iv) the following new sub-paragraph shall be inserted, namely :—

“(iva) Tribal Areas adjoining Tank district;”
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20th Amendment 2012


[AS PASSED BY THE MAJLIS-E-SHOORA (PARLIAMENT)]
A BILL

further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Constitution (Twentieth Amendment) Act, 2012.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of Article 48 of the Constitution.- In the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, hereinafter referred to as the Constitution, in Article 48, in clause (5), in paragraph (b), after the word “Cabinet”, the words, commas, figures and letter “in accordance with the provisions of Article 224 or, as the case may be, Article 224 A”, shall be added.
3. Amendment of Article 214 of the Constitution.- In the Constitution, in Article 214,-
(a) in the marginal note, the word “Commissioner’s”, shall be omitted; and
(b) after the word “Pakistan”, the commas and words “,and a member of the Election Commission shall make before the Commissioner,”, shall be inserted.
4. Amendment of Article 215 of the Constitution.- In the Constitution, in Article 215,-
(a) in the marginal note, after the word “Commissioner”, the words “and members”, shall be added;
(b) in clause (1),-
(i) after the word “Commissioner”, the words “and a member”, shall be inserted; and-:
(ii) in the proviso, after the word “incumbent”, the word “Commissioner”, shall be added;
(c) in clause (2),-
(i) after the word “Commissioner”, occurring for the first time, the words “or a member”, shall be inserted; and
(ii) after the word “Commissioner”, at the end, the words and commas “or, as the case may be, a member”, shall be added; and
(d) in clause (3), after the word “Commissioner”, the words “or a member”, shall be inserted.
5. Amendment of Article 216 of the Constitution.- In the Constitution, in Article 216,-
(a) in the marginal note, after the word “Commissioner”, the words “and members”, shall be inserted;
(b) in clause (1), after the word “Commissioner”, the words “or a member”, shall be inserted; and
(c) in clause (2), after the word “Commissioner”, occurring for the first time, the words “or a member”, shall be inserted.
6. Amendment of Article 218 of the Constitution.- In the Constitution, in Article 218, in clause (3), the words “constituted in relation to an election”, shall be omitted.
7. Amendment of Article 219 of the Constitution.- In the Constitution, in Article 219, in paragraph (e), for the full stop, at the end, a colon shall be substituted and thereafter the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided that till such time as the members of the Commission are first appointed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of clause (2) of Article 218 pursuant to the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, and enter upon their office, the Commissioner shall remain charged with the duties enumerated in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Article.”.
8. Amendment of Article 224 of the Constitution.- In the Constitution, in Article 224,-
(a) in clause (1 A),-
(i) in the first proviso, for the word “selected”, the word “appointed”, shall be substituted;
(ii) after the proviso, as amended hereinabove, the following new proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided further that if the Prime Minister or a Chief Minister and their respective Leader of the Opposition do not agree on any person to be appointed as a care-taker Prime Minister or the care-taker Chief Minister, as the case may be, the provisions of Article 224A shall be followed:”; and
(iii) in the second proviso, for the word “further”, the word “also”, shall be substituted; and
(b) in clause (6), for the full stop, at the end, a colon shall be substituted and thereafter the following proviso shall be added, namely:-
“Provided that if at any time the party list is exhausted, the concerned political party may submit a name for any vacancy which may occur thereafter.”.
9. Insertion of new Article 224A of the Constitution,- In the Constitution, after Article 224, amended as aforesaid, the following new Article, shall be inserted, namely:-
“224A. Resolution by Committee or Election Commission.- (1) In case the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly do not agree on any person to be appointed as the care-taker Prime Minister, within three days of the dissolution of the National Assembly, they shall forward two nominees each to a Committee to be immediately constituted by the Speaker of the National Assembly, comprising eight members of the outgoing National Assembly, or the Senate, or both, having equal representation from the Treasury and the Opposition, to be nominated by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition respectively.
(2) In case a Chief Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Provincial Assembly do not agree on any person to be appointed as the care-taker Chief Minister, within three days of the dissolution of that Assembly, they shall forward two nominees each to a Committee to be immediately constituted by the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly, comprising six members of the outgoing Provincial Assembly having equal representation from the Treasury and the Opposition, to be nominated by the Chief Minister and the^ Leader of the Opposition respectively.
(3) The Committee constituted under clause (1) or (2) shall finalize the name of the care-taker Prime Minister or care-taker Chief Minister, as the case may be, within three days of the referral of the matter to it:
Provided that in case of inability of the Committee to decide the matter in the aforesaid period, the names of the nominees shall be referred to the Election Commission of Pakistan for final decision within two days.
(4) The incumbent Prime Minister and the incumbent Chief Minister shall continue to hold office till appointment of the care-taker Prime Minister and the care-taker Chief Minister, as the case may be.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in clauses (1) and (2), if the members of the Opposition are less than five in the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) and less than four in any Provincial Assembly, then all of them shall be members of the Committee mentioned in the aforesaid clauses and the Committee shall be deemed to be duly constituted.”.
10. Amendment of the Second Schedule to the Constitution- In the Constitution, in the Second Schedule,-
(a) in paragraph 1,-
(i) for the words “Chief Election Commissioner”, the words “Election Commission of Pakistan”, shall be substituted; and
(ii) after the word “and”, occurring for the second time, the words “Chief Election Commissioner”, shall be substituted; and
(b) in paragraphs 2 and 22, for the words “Chief Election Commissioner”, the words “Election Commission of Pakistan”, shall be substituted.-
11. Amendment of the Third Schedule to the Constitution.- In the Constitution, in the Third Schedule, in the Oath prescribed for the Chief Election Commissioner,-
(a) in the title, after the word “COMMISSIONER”, the words “OR
A MEMBER OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN”, shall be added; and
(b) after the word “Commissioner”, the words and commas “or, as the case may be, member of the Election Commission of Pakistan”, shall be inserted.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Supreme Court of Pakistan had directed the Federation to constitute Election Commission of Pakistan in accordance with the amended provision of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and to legally cover the bye-elections conducted by the Chief Election Commissioner in the interregnum. Further it is also necessary to give due independence to the Election Commission of Pakistan and to provide for the manifestation of the Interim Cabinets. In order to achieve the aforesaid objectives it is necessary to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan
# Amendments Proposal date Enactment date Full text
1st
Redefined the boundaries of Pakistan and removed references to East Pakistan.
May 4, 1974

2nd
Declared the status of Ahmadis as minority and as 'non-Muslim'. September 7, 1974 Full Text

3rd
Extended the period of preventive detention. February 18, 1975 Full Text

4th
Decreed additional seats for minorities, it also deprived courts of the power to grant bail to any person detained under any preventive detention.
November 21, 1975 Full Text

5th
Widened the scope of restriction on the High Courts.
September 5, 1976 Full Text

6th
Provided that Chief Justice of Supreme Court will be retired at the age of 65 and High Court judges at age 62. December 22, 1976 Full Text

7th
Enables the Prime Minister to obtain a vote of confidence of the people of Pakistan.
May 16, 1977 Full Text

8th
Changed Pakistan's government from a Parliamentary system to a Semi-presidential system by giving the President a number of additional powers. November 11, 1985 Full Text

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. Full Text

10th
Fixed the interval period between sessions of the National Assembly to not exceed 130 days. March 29, 1987 Full Text

11th
Revision of the reserved seats for women in the National and the provincial assemblies. The bill was withdrawn in 1992. Full Text

12th
Created Speedy Trial Court for 3 years. Full Text

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. Full Text

14th
Allowed members of parliament to be dismissed if they defect. July 3, 1997 Full Text

15th
Bill to impose Shariah law as supreme law of land. Was never passed. Full Text

16th
Increased the term appointed for quota system as per 1973 Constitution from 20 to 40 years. Full Text

17th
Made changes dealing with the office of the President and the reversal of the effects of the Thirteenth Amendment.
Full Text

18th
Removed the power of President of Pakistan to dissolve the Parliament unilaterally. April 8, 2010 Full Text

19th
Powers to appointed the Chief Electoral Officers at Election Commission of Pakistan, and Judges appointment at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
December 22, 2010 [1]
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