the first constitution of pakistan was passed in 1973.
the first constitution of pakistan was passed in 1973.
when was the first constitution of pakistan passed?
1973
the parliament of pakistan – viz the constituent assembly of pakistan – met on 10 august 1947 in the old sindh assembly building at karachi. it was in this venue that the objectives resolution, which now serves as the grundnorm of pakistan, was passed. in 1956, the first constitution of the islamic republic of pakistan was adopted in karachi at the same sindh assembly building which also passed as the parliament of pakistan. after the adoption of the second constitution of 1962, parliament sessions were arranged both at dhaka and a newly constructed building (ayub hall) at rawalpindi. the parliament was unicameral. at the first session of the parliament at the ayub hall, the martial law, imposed in 1958, was revoked. later, in october, 1966, the parliament was shifted to dhaka. from 1972 onward, the state bank auditorium in islamabad functioned as the national assembly of pakistan. the interim constitution of pakistan was adopted here in april, 1972. it was here that the first bicameral legislature of pakistan was also born after the constitution of the islamic republic of pakistan was adopted in 1973. it was again here that the martial law, imposed in july, 1977, was revoked on 30 december 1985. the parliament – the senate and the national assembly – have acquired a permanent abode in the present parliament house, which was inaugurated on 28 may 1986. the hall was renovated on the orders of the speaker and inaugurated by the prime minister of pakistan on 3 november 1996.
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seventeenth amendment to the constitution of pakistan









































the seventeenth amendment to the constitution of pakistan (urdu: آئین پاکستان میں سترہویں ترمیم) was an amendment to the constitution of pakistan passed in december 2003, after over a year of political wrangling between supporters and opponents of pakistani president pervez musharraf.









































this amendment made many changes to pakistan's constitution. many of these changes dealt with the office of the president and the reversal of the effects of the thirteenth amendment. summarized here are brief descriptions of the major points.
seventeenth amendment to the constitution of pakistan