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Explanation

The Constitution consists of:

 280 articles

12 chapters

schedule divided into 7 chapters

Constitution of 1973

Zulifqar Ali Bhutto introduced a new constitution in Pakistan on August 14, 1973.

According to the 1973 constitution, both the national assembly and senate elect a president for Pakistan whereas the prime minister is selected by the national assembly.

The Bicameral Legislature system was introduced for the first time in Pakistan in the constitution of 1973.

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Explanation

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is credited with the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan.

The 1973 Constitution was unanimously adopted and remains Pakistan's current constitution.

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The Objectives Resolution was made a substantive part of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan through the Eighth Amendment, which inserted Article 2A into the Constitution.

The Objectives Resolution was originally adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on March 12, 1949. It was presented by the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, on March 7, 1949.

The Objectives Resolution was included in the 1962, 1972 interim, and 1973 constitutions as a preamble.

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The province of NWFP (North-West Frontier Province) was renamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 19, 2010.

It following the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, with 90 votes in favor.

NWFP was established in 1901.

At the time of Pakistan's independence in 1947, the Indian National Congress was a significant political party in NWFP.

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The President will now carry out the appointments on the recommendation of the JCP, under the new law 4 instead of 2 most senior judges will be appointed in the JCP.

19th Amendment was passed by the National Assembly on December 22, 2010,

and Senate on December 30, 2010, respectively.

19th Amendment became part of the Constitution after the assent of President Asif Ali Zardari on January 1, 2011.

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Explanation

Under Article 44 of the 1973 Constitution, the President's term is five years.

The President of Pakistan is the Head of State.

If the President is absent, the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan acts as the President.

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Of these, 266 are filled by direct elections.

In addition, the Pakistani Constitution reserves 10 seats for religious minorities and 60 seats for women.

These are filled by proportional representation among parties with more than 5% of the vote.

This is outlined after the 25th Amendment in Article 51.