The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu

Urdu

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: آئین پاکستان ) is the supreme law of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. Known as the Constitution of 1973, it was drafted by the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

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 and, following additions by the opposition parties, was approved by the legislative assembly on April 10, 1973. It was Pakistan's first ever constitution by consensus unlike two earlier constitutions, the Constitution of 1956

Constitution of Pakistan of 1956

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 and the Constitution of 1962

Constitution of Pakistan of 1962

The Constitution of 1962 was the fundamental law of Pakistan from June 1962 until martial law was declared in March 1969. It was eventually replaced by the current Constitution of 1973.-Origins:...

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Pakistan's constitution

Constitution

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 provides for a parliamentary system

Parliamentary system

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 of government with the President of Pakistan

President of Pakistan

The President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...

 as head of state

Head of State

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 and a popularly elected Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Pakistan

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 as head of government

Head of government

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