Constitution of Pakistan

There have been several documents known as the Constitution of Pakistan. These will be dealt with here in chronological order. The 1973 Constitution provided for a parliamentary system with a President as head of state and popularly elected Prime Minister as head of government. However, in 1988 the Eighth Amendment made Pakistan's government a Semi-presidential system. Pakistan has a bicameral legislature that consists of the Senate (upper house) and the National Assembly (lower house). Together with the President, the Senate and National Assembly make up a body called the Majlis-i-Shoora (Council of Advisors) or Parliament http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part3.ch2.html.

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Pakistan - Constitution - Parliamentary system - President - Head of state - Prime Minister - Head of government - Eighth Amendment - Semi-presidential system - Bicameral legislature - Senate - National Assembly - Majlis-i-Shoora

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