Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan

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amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan constitutional amendment

The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan is the 2018 constitutional change that abolished the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ special status and integrated them into the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
25th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan	6
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan canonical	3
Amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan	1
follows the Twenty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan	1

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Target entity: Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
Context triple: [Federally Administered Tribal Areas, constitutionalAmendmentForMerger, Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan]

A. Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
The Constitution of Pakistan (1973) is the supreme law that defines Pakistan as a federal parliamentary republic, outlining the structure, powers, and functions of the state’s institutions and guaranteeing fundamental rights to its citizens.
B. Constitution of Pakistan 1962
The Constitution of Pakistan 1962 was the country’s second fundamental law, establishing a presidential system under military ruler Ayub Khan and reshaping Pakistan’s political and institutional framework until its replacement in 1973.
C. Constitution of Pakistan 1956
The Constitution of Pakistan 1956 was the country’s first republican constitution, establishing Pakistan as an Islamic republic with a parliamentary system and replacing the colonial-era legal framework.
D. Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
The Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the foundational legal framework that defines the political structure, powers of government institutions, and relationship with Pakistan for the self-governing region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
E. Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947
The Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 was the legal instrument that established Pakistan’s initial constitutional framework at independence, replacing the colonial Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s interim basic law.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
Target entity description: The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan is the 2018 constitutional change that abolished the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ special status and integrated them into the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A. Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
The Constitution of Pakistan (1973) is the supreme law that defines Pakistan as a federal parliamentary republic, outlining the structure, powers, and functions of the state’s institutions and guaranteeing fundamental rights to its citizens.
B. Constitution of Pakistan 1962
The Constitution of Pakistan 1962 was the country’s second fundamental law, establishing a presidential system under military ruler Ayub Khan and reshaping Pakistan’s political and institutional framework until its replacement in 1973.
C. Constitution of Pakistan 1956
The Constitution of Pakistan 1956 was the country’s first republican constitution, establishing Pakistan as an Islamic republic with a parliamentary system and replacing the colonial-era legal framework.
D. Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
The Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the foundational legal framework that defines the political structure, powers of government institutions, and relationship with Pakistan for the self-governing region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
E. Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947
The Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 was the legal instrument that established Pakistan’s initial constitutional framework at independence, replacing the colonial Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s interim basic law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ constitutional amendment ⓘ
abolished	special constitutional status of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ⓘ
affectedEntity	Federally Administered Tribal Areas ⓘ linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
appliesTo	citizens of Pakistan residing in former Federally Administered Tribal Areas ⓘ
approvedBy	National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ Senate of Pakistan ⓘ
category	2018 in Pakistani law ⓘ Amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ linked to: Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan History of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ⓘ Politics of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ linked to: Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
chronology	follows the Twenty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ linked to: Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan precedes the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
constitutionalArea	administration of tribal areas ⓘ distribution of legislative powers ⓘ provincial representation ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	2018 ⓘ
effect	integration of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Urdu ⓘ linked to: Urdu language
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
legalSystem	Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
legislativeBody	Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
purpose	abolition of the special status of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ⓘ merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
region	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ former Federally Administered Tribal Areas ⓘ
requires	constitutional amendment procedure under the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
result	end of separate administrative system for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ⓘ extension of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s jurisdiction to former FATA areas ⓘ
subject	federal–provincial relations in Pakistan ⓘ provincial boundaries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ status of tribal areas in Pakistan ⓘ
typeOfChange	administrative reorganization ⓘ territorial integration ⓘ
year	2018 ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Federally Administered Tribal Areas → constitutionalAmendmentForMerger → Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ

subject linked to: Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)

Frontier Crimes Regulations → repealedBy → 25th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ