Thirteenth Amendment

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The Thirteenth Amendment is a significant change to the Constitution of Pakistan that curtailed presidential powers and strengthened the authority of the prime minister and parliament.

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instanceOf amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
constitutional amendment ⓘ
aim to limit the president’s ability to dismiss the government ⓘ
to reinforce parliamentary democracy in Pakistan ⓘ
appliesTo Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
office of the President of Pakistan ⓘ
office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
constitutionalContext part of Pakistan’s shift toward parliamentary supremacy ⓘ
constitutionalType power‑rebalancing amendment ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
effectOnExecutive enhanced powers of the prime minister ⓘ
effectOnLegislature enhanced role of Parliament in governance ⓘ
effectOnPresidency reduced discretionary powers of the President of Pakistan ⓘ
governingDocument Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ⓘ
governs relationship between the President of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of Pakistan ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
legalForm constitutional amendment act ⓘ
legalSystem Pakistani constitutional law ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
politicalSignificance major step in reducing presidential dominance in Pakistan ⓘ
strengthened civilian parliamentary rule in Pakistan ⓘ
purpose to curtail presidential powers in Pakistan ⓘ
to strengthen the authority of the Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
to strengthen the authority of the prime minister of Pakistan ⓘ
region South Asia ⓘ
scope federal constitutional structure of Pakistan ⓘ
subjectMatter balance of power between executive and legislature in Pakistan ⓘ
distribution of powers between president and prime minister ⓘ

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