Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan

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constitutional amendment

The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was a 1985 constitutional change under General Zia-ul-Haq that significantly strengthened presidential powers, formalized Islamization measures, and gave the Objectives Resolution a central constitutional status.

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Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional amendment ⓘ
aimedAt	legitimizing martial law regime of Zia-ul-Haq ⓘ providing constitutional cover to actions taken under martial law ⓘ
amended	multiple articles of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
consequence	enabled dismissal of several elected governments in the late 1980s and 1990s ⓘ increased political instability through frequent dissolutions of assemblies ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
dateAdopted	1985 ⓘ
effect	allowed President to dissolve the National Assembly ⓘ allowed dismissal of provincial governments ⓘ allowed dismissal of the Prime Minister ⓘ allowed dismissal of the federal cabinet ⓘ reintroduced party-based politics under controlled conditions ⓘ restored parliamentary institutions under presidential supremacy ⓘ shifted Pakistan toward a semi-presidential system ⓘ validated Provisional Constitutional Orders issued by Zia-ul-Haq ⓘ
followedBy	Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (proposed) NERFINISHED ⓘ
formalized	Islamization measures in Pakistan ⓘ
gaveConstitutionalStatusTo	Objectives Resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Islamization era under Zia-ul-Haq NERFINISHED ⓘ
incorporated	Objectives Resolution as a substantive part of the Constitution ⓘ
introduced	Article 58(2)(b) of the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Islamic Republic of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
laterAffectedBy	Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterModifiedBy	Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalEffect	enhanced discretionary powers of the President ⓘ entrenched role of Islam in the constitutional framework ⓘ reduced autonomy of elected parliament ⓘ
legalized	orders and laws promulgated by General Zia-ul-Haq ⓘ
legalSystem	Pakistani constitutional law ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalContext	Zia-ul-Haq regime NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Seventh Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
presidentInPower	Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Islamization in Pakistan ⓘ balance of power between President and Parliament in Pakistan ⓘ civil-military relations in Pakistan ⓘ
strengthened	powers of the President of Pakistan ⓘ
subjectMatter	distribution of powers between executive and legislature ⓘ status of Islamic provisions in the Constitution ⓘ validation of laws and actions under martial law ⓘ
weakened	parliamentary supremacy ⓘ powers of the Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Objectives Resolution 1949 → incorporatedThrough → Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ

Eighteenth Amendment → reversedChangesOf → Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ

subject surface form: Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan