Amendments in Constitution of Pakistan

1973
1. Redefined the boundaries of Pakistan and removed references to East Pakistan. May 4,
1974
1. Judicial review on any military ruling
2. Empowered executive for taking decision on any party activities.
3. Redefine the boundaries of Pakistan, recognition of East Pakistan as Bangladesh

2. Defined a Muslim and declared the status of Ahmadis as minority and 'non-Muslim‘
September 7, 1974
3. Extended the period of preventive detention from one month to 3 months. February
08, 1975
4. November 21, 1975
1. it also deprived courts of the power to grant bail to any person detained under any
preventive detention.
2. High court can not rule against any preventive Detention or Arrest.
3. Decreed additional seats for minorities

Amendments in Constitution of Pakistan 1973

5. Widened the scope of restriction on the High Courts. September 5, 1976
6. 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
7. May 16, 1977
1. Enables the Prime Minister to obtain a vote of confidence of the people of Pakistan.
2. Barred upon any judicial review by Supreme court on Federal govt orders given to
army.
8. November 11, 1985
1. Changed Pakistan's government from a Parliamentary system to a Semi-presidential
system by giving the President a number of additional powers.
2. President can dissolve assemblies.

Amendments in Constitution of Pakistan 1973

9. Bill to impose Sharia 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. 1985 Not
passed
10. 1987
1. Revision of the reserved seats for women in the National and the provincial
assemblies.
2. Reduce the senate session from 160 to 130
11.Bill to impose Sharia law as supreme law of land. Was never passed. 1988 Not
passed
12.Created Speedy Trial Court for 3 years. 1991
13.1997
1. 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.
2. Deprived Governors from power of dissolving assemblies
3. Dismissed the powers of President for appointing services chiefs and governors

Amendments in Constitution of Pakistan 1973

14.Allowed members of parliament to be dismissed if they defect. July 3, 1997
15.Declared Shariat Bill 1998
16.Increased the term appointed for quota system as per 1973 Constitution from 20 to 40
years. 1999
17.Made changes dealing with the office of the President and the reversal of the effects of
the Thirteenth Amendment. 2003
18.April 8, 2010
1. Removed the power of President of Pakistan to dissolve the Parliament unilaterally.
2. NWFP named as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)
3. A system for appointing senior judiciary proposed
4. Chief of ECP appointed with consultation of Opposition leader
5. More provincial autonomy given

Amendments in Constitution of Pakistan 1973

19.Provided for the appointment of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and
made amendments in the number of members of the parliamentary committee for the
appointment of Chief Electoral Officers at Election Commission of Pakistan.
December 22, 2010
20.February 14, 2012
1. Reduce the numbers of Committees at provinces for appointing of care taker
govt.
2. Given powers to ECP for appointing Caretaker CM and cabinet if Committee
failed to do so.
21.January 7, 2015
1. For Speedy Trial Military Courts to deal with terrorism for two year
2. NCTA act was also enforced under this amendment.

Amendments in Constitution of Pakistan 1973

 22. June 8, 2016
1. ECP powers deputed to Chief Election Commissioner
2. Head would be former supreme court judge, bureaucrat or technocrat.
23. January 7, 2017
1. The 23rd Amendment was passed to re-establish the military courts for further two years till
6th January 2019.
In 2015, National Assembly passed the 21st Amendment and created the military courts for the
period of 2 years. The period of two years was expired on 6th January 2017 hence this 23rd
Amendment was passed to re-establish the military courts for further two years till 6th January 2019.
At the end of this period all the amendments will be expired/removed automatically.
24. Reallocation of National Assembly seats among federating units and allowing election authorities
to update boundaries of constituencies based on provisional results of 2017 Census of Pakistan.
December 22, 2017
25. Merges Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2018 May 31, 2018

Amendments in Constitution of Pakistan 1973