Prime Minister of Pakistan departure of Pervez Musharraf allowed Asif Zardari to become President. In 2010, the XVIII Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed to reverse the XVII amendment; it returned the country to being a parliamentary democratic republic. In addition, the XVIII Amendment removed all powers of the presidency to dissolve the Parliament unilaterally and sweep away the powers amassed by the former presidents Pervez Musharraf and Zia-ul-Haq to maintain a delicate check and balance. Following a contempt of court case, the Supreme Court permanently disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani. Originally, the PPP nomination was Makhdoom Shahbuddin, but he was
Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan cabinet, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was made the first Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan. Nusrat Bhutto served as Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan in her daughter's cabinet.Before that Z.A.Bhutto served as the first deputy prime minister of Pakistan in Nurul Amin's regime. The post is symbolic, non-constitutional and without specific authorities, created only to ceremonially protect the space of the Prime Minister in his/her absence. The post does not carry particular responsibilities, although it is granted oversight over a number of ministries in the cabinet and the Deputy Prime Minister works in his/her capacity as a "Senior federal minister". Chaudhry Pervaiz