BRIEFLY COMPARISON AMONG CONSTITUTIONS OF PAKISTAN

SR.
MAIN POINTS 1956 CONSTITUTION 1962 CONSTITUTION 1973 CONSTITUTION
NO.
23rd March, 1956 8th June, 1962 14th August, 1973
1. Promulgation
Iskander Mirza Ayub Khan Zufiqar Ali Bhutto
5th July, 1977 – Zia-ul-
7th October, 1958 25th March, 1969 Haq
Abrogation /
2. Ayub Khan Yahya Khan 12th October, 1999 –
Suspension
Pervez Musharraf
(abrogated) (abrogated)
(suspended)
Chairman of Chief Justice
Chaudhary Muhammad
3. Constitutional Muhammad Abdul Hafiz Pirzada
Ali
Committee Shahabuddin
4. Articles 234 250 280
5. Parts 13 12 12
6. Schedules 6 3 5
Objectives Resolution
Objectives Resolution Objectives Resolution (in 8th amendment,
7. Preamble
(not substantive part) (not substantive part) made substantive part
in case of article 2-A)
8. Official Religion Not Mentioned Not Mentioned Islam
Federal Government
9. 49 49 114
Power Item lists
10. Type Written, Semi Rigid Written, Rigid Written, Semi Rigid
Islamic Republic of Islamic Republic of Islamic Republic of
11. Name of country
Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan
12. System Federal Federal Federal
13. Form of Government Parliamentary Presidential Parliamentary
Head of State & President & Prime President & Prime
14. President
Government Minister Minister
Minimum Age of
15. 40 35 45
President
16. Legislature Unicameral Unicameral Bicameral
17. National Language Urdu, Bengali Urdu, Bengali Urdu
 Introduced direct
Basic Democracies Direct (Every 18 years
election (Every 21
System --- indirect old citizens of Pakistan
years’ old citizens of
18. Election Method election method, can caste vote, if his
Pakistan can caste vote,
40,000 members from name enrolled in voter
if his name enrolled in
each part. lists.)
voter lists.)
19. Single Citizenship Yes Yes Yes
20. Islamic Provisions Yes Yes Yes
Independence of
21. Yes Nil Yes
Judiciary
22. Fundamental Rights Yes Yes Yes
23. Principles of Policy Nil Yes Yes
24. Rights of Minority Nil Yes Yes
25. Provinces 2 2 4
26 excluded 9th, 11th &
Number of
26. ??? ??? 15th amendments
Amendments
never passed.
27. Enforcement Constituent Assembly National Assembly National Assembly
The article 48(6) of the
Constitution of 1973
Concept was has authorized
28. Referendum Not mentioned
introduced. President to hold
referendum on any
national issue.
Supreme Judicial
Supreme Judicial
Council, Advisory
Council, Advisory
Council of Islamic
29. Institutions Nil Council of Islamic
Ideology, Islamic
Ideology, Islamic
research institution,
research institution
Federal Shariat Court