Constitution of Pakistan (1973)

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national constitution supreme law

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.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Constitution of Pakistan 70
Constitution of Pakistan 1973 13
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 9

Statements (85)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national constitution ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ
adoptedOn 1973-04-10 ⓘ
allows judicial review of legislation ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1973-08-14 ⓘ
citation Constitution of Pakistan (1973) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973
containsPart Amendment of the Constitution ⓘ
Elections ⓘ
Fundamental Rights and Principles of Policy ⓘ
Government of Pakistan ⓘ
surface form: The Federation of Pakistan

Sharia ⓘ
surface form: The Islamic Provisions

The Judicature ⓘ
The Provinces ⓘ
containsPreamble Objectives Resolution ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
declaresOfficialNameOfState Pakistan ⓘ
surface form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
declaresSovereigntyBelongsTo Allah ⓘ
declaresStateReligion Islam ⓘ
definesFormOfState federal parliamentary republic ⓘ
definesGovernmentType federal ⓘ
parliamentary ⓘ
republic ⓘ
definesHeadOfGovernment Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
definesHeadOfState President of Pakistan ⓘ
effectOfEighteenthAmendment abolished concurrent legislative list ⓘ
enhanced provincial autonomy ⓘ
establishesBranchOfGovernment executive ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ
legislature ⓘ
establishesCourt High Courts of Pakistan ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
establishesLegislativeChamber National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
Senate of Pakistan ⓘ
establishesLegislature Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
establishesOffice President of Pakistan ⓘ
Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
establishesPrinciple federalism ⓘ
independence of judiciary ⓘ
parliamentary supremacy within constitutional limits ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
establishesSystemOfGovernment parliamentary system ⓘ
guarantees fundamental rights ⓘ
guaranteesRight due process of law ⓘ
equality before law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of movement ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
protection against arbitrary arrest and detention ⓘ
protection of property ⓘ
hasBeenAmendedMultipleTimes true ⓘ
hasBeenSuspendedBy military regimes (multiple times) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form: Urdu
notableAmendment Eighteenth Amendment ⓘ
Eighth Amendment ⓘ
Seventeenth Amendment ⓘ
Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ
predecessor Constitution of Pakistan 1956 ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan (1956)
protects rights of children ⓘ
rights of religious minorities ⓘ
rights of women ⓘ
rights of workers ⓘ
providesFor Council of Common Interests ⓘ
Islamic advisory board ⓘ
surface form: Islamic Council (Council of Islamic Ideology)

National Finance Commission ⓘ
Shariat Court (through later amendments) ⓘ
concurrent legislative list (originally) ⓘ
emergency provisions ⓘ
federal list of legislative subjects ⓘ
local government framework ⓘ
martial law limitations ⓘ
provincial legislative powers ⓘ
regulates appointment of judges of the superior judiciary ⓘ
constitutional amendment procedure ⓘ
election of members of the National Assembly ⓘ
election of members of the Senate ⓘ
election of the President ⓘ
impeachment of the President ⓘ
vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister ⓘ
replaced Constitution of Pakistan 1962 ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan (1962)
requires laws to be consistent with Islam (subject to constitutional framework) ⓘ
requiresForAmendment two-thirds majority in Parliament ⓘ
vestsAuthorityIn people of Pakistan ⓘ

Referenced by (107)

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

Parliament of Pakistan → establishedBy → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
Parliament of Pakistan → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan
Prime Minister of Pakistan → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Prime Minister of Pakistan → definedIn → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan
Senate of Pakistan → establishedBy → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan 1973
Senate of Pakistan → governingDocument → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
President of Pakistan → createdByDocument → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan → establishedBy → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan → interprets → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Aiwan-e-Sadr (Presidential Palace) → governingLaw → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
subject surface form: Aiwan-e-Sadr
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Constitution of Pakistan (1973) → citation → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973
Government of Pakistan → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Government of Pakistan → foundedByDocument → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of 1973
National Assembly of Pakistan → createdBy → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
National Assembly of Pakistan → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of 1973
Cabinet of Pakistan → legalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Cabinet of Pakistan → constitutionalArticle → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article 90 of the Constitution of Pakistan
Cabinet of Pakistan → constitutionalArticle → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article 91 of the Constitution of Pakistan
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → constitutionalFramework → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Pakistan Armed Forces → governedBy → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Deputy Chairman of the Senate → termFixedBy → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
subject surface form: Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Deputy Chairman of the Senate → legalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
subject surface form: Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Electoral College of Pakistan → legalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Electoral College of Pakistan → definedIn → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article 41 of the Constitution of Pakistan
Electoral College of Pakistan → establishedBy → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1973 Constitution of Pakistan
صدرِ پاکستان → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: آئینِ پاکستان
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly → follows → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Chief Justice of Pakistan → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Chief Justice of Pakistan → reportsTo → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Federal Public Service Commission → legalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Provincial Assembly of Sindh → re-establishedAfter → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan 1973
Provincial Assembly of Sindh → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Chief Minister of Sindh → officeCreatedUnder → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Governor of Sindh → legalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council → legalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council → seeAlso → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Provinces of Pakistan → legalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
judicial branch of Pakistan → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
judicial branch of Pakistan → appliesLaw → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Government of Sindh → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Constitution of Pakistan 1962 → followedBy → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan 1973
Constitution of Pakistan 1962 → formallySupersededBy → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan 1973
Speaker of the National Assembly → legalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
subject surface form: Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Chief Election Commissioner → legalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Islamic advisory board → legalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
subject surface form: Islamic Advisory Board
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Islamic provisions review body → legalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Objectives Resolution 1949 → influenced → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan 1973
Attorney-General of Pakistan → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Auditor-General of Pakistan → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
Auditor-General of Pakistan → independenceGuaranteedBy → Constitution of Pakistan (1973) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pakistan