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    PAKISTAN STUDIES

    Political and Constitutional


    Development of Pakistan
    1959-2020
    Course Facilitator:
    Inayatullah Magsi
    Lecturer, Allied Subjects Department
    Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi-Pakistan
    Iskandar Mirza & Ayub Khan
     Iskandar Mirza’s rule was becoming
    increasingly unpopular after dissolution
    of so many Prime Ministers and
    Ministers.
     On 7 October 1958, Iskandar Mirza
    proclaimed martial law with himself as
    President and Ayoub Khan as a Martial
    Law Administrator.
     On 27 October 1958, Ayoub Khan
    forced Mirza to resign.
    CONSTITUTION OF 1962
    The constitution of 1962 was enforced on
    1 March 1962 but implemented on 8
    June 1962.
     Written Constitution
     Democratic Islamic Republic
     Federal State
     Rigid Constitution
     Fundamental Rights
     Referendum
    Cont.…

     Indirect Election
     Presidential Form of Government
     Unicameral Legislature
     Basic Democracies (Electoral College)
     Independence of Judiciary
     Rights of Minorities
     Islamic way of Life
     National Language (Urdu and Bangle)
    Political Development: 1969-73

     Once again Martial Law was enforced by


    General Yahya Khan on 25 March 1969.
     General Elections were held in 1970.
     War of Indo-Pakistan: 1971.
     Separation of Bengal as Bangladesh on
    16 December 1971.
     On 20 December 1971, Zulfiqar Ali
    Bhutto was appointed as 1st Civilian
    Chief Martial Law Administrator.
    CONSTITUTION OF 1973

    The Constitution of 1973 was


    implemented on 14 August 1973.
     Written Constitution
     Islamic System
     Rigid Constitution
     Federal System
     Parliamentary form of Government
    Cont.…
     Bicameral Legislature (The Majlis-e-Shoora
    (Parliament) consists of two Houses named Senate and
    National Assembly. The Senate / the Upper House
    consists of 104 members and the National Assembly /
    Lower House consists of 342 members).
     Direct Method of Election
     Fundamental Rights
     Independence of Judiciary
     National Language (Urdu)
     Referendum
    Political Development: 1977-88
     Fourth Martial Law was enforced by
    General Zia-ul-Haq on 5 July 1977.
     After the Presidential referendum of
    December 1984, elections were held in
    1985 on a non-party basis. President Zia-
    ul-Haq nominated Muhammad Khan
    Junejo as the Prime Minister of Pakistan
    on 20 March 1985.
     Jonejo’s government was dissolved on 29
    May 1988. General Zia-ul-Haq was died in
    a plane crash on 17 August 1988.
    Political Changes: 1988-99

     Benazir Bhutto From 1988 to 1990.


     Nawaz Sharif From 1990 to 1993.
     Benazir Bhutto From 1993 to 1996.
     Nawaz Sharif From 1997 to 1999.
     No Prime Minister From 1999 to 2002.
     Mir Zafarullah Jamali From 2002 to
    2004.
     Ch: Shujaat Hussain From 2004 to
    2004.
    Cont.…

     Shaukat Aziz From 2004 to 2007.


     Yousaf Raza Gillani From 2008 to 2012.
     Raja Pervaiz Ashraf From 2012 to
    2013.
     Nawaz Sharif From 2013 to 2017.
     Shahid Khaqan Abbasi From 2017 to
    2018.
     Imran Khan From 2018 to date.
    Political Changes: 1988-99
     Benazir Bhutto From 2 December 1988 to. 6 August 1990.
     Nawaz Sharif From 6 November 1990 to 18 July 1993.
     Benazir Bhutto From 19 October 1993 to 5 November 1996.
     Nawaz Sharif From 17 February 1997 to 12 October 1999.
     No Prime Minister From 12 October 1999 to 23 November
    2002.
     Mir Zafarullah Jamali From 23 November 2002 to 26 June 2004.
     Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain From 30 June 2004 to 26 August
    2004. Shaukat Aziz From 28 August 2004 to 15 November
    2007.
     Yousaf Raza Gillani From 25 March 2008 to 19 June 2012.
     Raja Pervaiz Ashraf From 22 June 2012 to 24 March 2013.
     Nawaz Sharif From 5 June 2013 to 28 July 2017.
     Shahid Khaqan Abbasi From 1 August 2017 to 31 May 2018.
     Imran Khan From 18 August 2018 to date.
    THANK YOU

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