Seventeenth Amendment

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The Seventeenth Amendment is a significant constitutional change in Pakistan that reshaped the balance of power between the presidency and parliament and validated many measures taken under military rule in the early 2000s.

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instanceOf amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
constitutional amendment ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constitution (Seventeenth Amendment) Act, 2003 ⓘ
amendedArticle Article 152A of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
Article 41 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
Article 58 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
Article 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
various provisions introduced by the Legal Framework Order, 2002 ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 2003-12-31 ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
dateOfAssent 2003-12-31 ⓘ
dateOfPassage 2003-12-24 ⓘ
effect affected the distribution of powers between the executive and legislature ⓘ
allowed President Pervez Musharraf to retain the office of Chief of Army Staff for a specified period ⓘ
altered provisions relating to the term and powers of the President ⓘ
altered provisions relating to the term and powers of the Prime Minister ⓘ
incorporated most provisions of the Legal Framework Order into the Constitution ⓘ
modified the procedure for dissolution of the National Assembly ⓘ
provided for a vote of confidence in President Pervez Musharraf by the Electoral College ⓘ
strengthened certain powers of the President of Pakistan ⓘ
subjected presidential dissolution of the National Assembly to judicial review ⓘ
validated many measures taken under military rule in the early 2000s ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 2000s in Pakistan ⓘ
impactOnSystem reshaped semi-presidential and parliamentary dynamics in Pakistan ⓘ
legalStatus in force until modified by subsequent amendments ⓘ
legislativeBody National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
Senate of Pakistan ⓘ
negotiatedWith Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
politicalContext Musharraf era military rule ⓘ
post-1999 coup constitutional restructuring ⓘ
presidentAtTimeOfEnactment Pervez Musharraf ⓘ
primeMinisterAtTimeOfEnactment Zafarullah Khan Jamali ⓘ
purpose to give constitutional cover to the Legal Framework Order, 2002 ⓘ
to redefine the balance of power between the president and parliament ⓘ
to validate actions taken by the military government after the 1999 coup ⓘ
relatedTo Eighteenth Amendment (Pakistan) ⓘ
Legal Framework Order, 2002 ⓘ
Thirteenth Amendment (Pakistan) ⓘ
subjectMatter civil–military relations in Pakistan ⓘ
parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
presidential powers ⓘ
validation of military decrees ⓘ
typeOfChange structural change to Pakistan’s constitutional framework ⓘ

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Constitution of Pakistan (1973) → notableAmendment → Seventeenth Amendment ⓘ