Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution 1973
This is the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the Islamic republic of Pakistan ACT, April 2010. The Eighteenth Amendment passed in April 2010 was billed as the most compressive reform package after the passage of the 1973 Constitution.
The 18th Amendment made almost 100 changes, including;
Abolishing the concurrent list in principle, transferring the residuary powers to provinces.
Restoring parliamentary sovereignty, by repealing Article 58 (2) (B);
Restoring the jurisdiction of the Political Parties Act to FATA, thereby encouraging political parties to field there candidates from that region in future elections;
Making the CCI a more substantive body;
Restricting the space for issuing presidential ordnances;
Providing for the Chief Election Commissioner's appointment on the basis of agreement between the government and the opposition;
Establishing a Judicial Commission comprising 7 members, including 4 judges, the law minister, the attorney general and a representative of the Supreme Court Bar Association;
Re-naming NWFP as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The 18th Amendment made almost 100 changes, including;
Abolishing the concurrent list in principle, transferring the residuary powers to provinces.
Restoring parliamentary sovereignty, by repealing Article 58 (2) (B);
Restoring the jurisdiction of the Political Parties Act to FATA, thereby encouraging political parties to field there candidates from that region in future elections;
Making the CCI a more substantive body;
Restricting the space for issuing presidential ordnances;
Providing for the Chief Election Commissioner's appointment on the basis of agreement between the government and the opposition;
Establishing a Judicial Commission comprising 7 members, including 4 judges, the law minister, the attorney general and a representative of the Supreme Court Bar Association;
Re-naming NWFP as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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