Back التعديل الثامن عشر لدستور باكستان Arabic پاڪستان جي آئين ۾ ارڙھين ترميم Sindhi آئین پاکستان میں اٹھارہویں ترمیم Urdu
The Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں اٹھارہویں ترمیم) was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on April 8, 2010,[1] removing the power of the President of Pakistan to dissolve the Parliament unilaterally, turning Pakistan from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary republic, and renaming North-West Frontier Province to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[2] It also gave self-governing, legislative and financial autonomy to provincial authorities. The package was intended to counter the sweeping powers amassed by the presidency under former presidents General Pervez Musharraf and General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and to ease political instability in Pakistan.[3][4] The bill reversed many infringements on the Constitution of Pakistan over several decades by its military rulers.[3] The amendment bill was passed by the Senate of Pakistan on April 15, 2010 and it became an act of parliament when President Asif Ali Zardari signed the bill on April 19, 2010. It was the first time in Pakistan's history that a president relinquished a significant part of his powers willingly and transferred them to parliament and the office of the prime minister.
- ^ NA passes 18th Amendment Bill, PM felicitate the Nation Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press of Pakistan, 2010-04-08
- ^ "Pakistan lawmakers approve weakening of presidential powers". CNN. April 9, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
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