Constitution Approval
The National Assembly unanimously approves the 1973 Constitution.
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1973 in Pakistan
Explore 39 historical events and records for Pakistan in 1973.
Historical records for Pakistan in 1973
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April
National Assembly
The National Assembly passes the consensus Constitution before its August commencement.
August
Senate of Pakistan
Pakistan's newly created Senate holds its first session.
Balochistan
The new federal structure confirms Balochistan's constitutional status.
Balochistan Province
Balochistan enters the constitutional federation as a full province.
Bicameral Legislature
Bhutto's government implements the Constitution's bicameral parliamentary structure.
Bicameral Parliament
The Constitution establishes a National Assembly and Senate.
Constitution of Pakistan
The first Article of the Constitution declares Pakistan as a Federal Republic to be known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Article 41 of the Constitution lays down that the President is to be the Head of the State, the President is to be a Muslim above 45 years of age and is to be elected by a joint sitting of members of the Parliament for 5 years
Constitution of Pakistan
The first Article of the Constitution declares Pakistan as a Federal Republic to be known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Article 41 of the Constitution lays down that the President is to be the Head of the State, the President is to be a Muslim above 45 years of age and is to be elected by a joint sitting of members of the Parliament for 5 years
Constitutional Presidency
The Constitution creates a parliamentary system with a ceremonial President.
Constitutional Presidency
The 1973 Constitution defines the President as Pakistan's elected head of state.
Constitutional Transition
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry becomes President when the 1973 Constitution takes effect.
Federal Structure
The Constitution establishes a federation composed of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and the North-West Frontier Province.
Independent Judiciary
The Constitution affirms an independent judicial system.
Islamic Republic
The first Article of the Constitution declares Pakistan as a Federal Republic to be known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamic Republic
Bhutto governs under a Constitution declaring Pakistan an Islamic federal republic.
Islamic Republic
The government begins operating under the restored Islamic Republic designation.
Islamic Republic
Article One names the state the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Islamic Republic
Fazal Ilahi presides over the Islamic Republic created by the 1973 Constitution.
Islamic Republic
The first Article of the Constitution declares Pakistan as a Federal Republic to be known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
The first Article of the Constitution declares Pakistan as a Federal Republic to be known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
The constitutional text formally uses the name Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Judicial Independence
The constitutional framework protects the institutional independence of the courts.
National Assembly
The new Parliament combines the directly elected National Assembly with the Senate.
National Assembly and Senate
The Constitution divides federal legislative authority between two parliamentary chambers.
President of Pakistan
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry begins his constitutional presidency.
President of Pakistan
Parliament elects Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry as President under the new constitutional order.
Presidential Accountability
The Constitution subjects the President to impeachment for constitutional violations or gross misconduct.
Presidential Appointments
The Constitution assigns specified judicial and legal appointments to the President.
Presidential Impeachment
The Constitution provides procedures for removing or impeaching the President.
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Bhutto transfers from the presidency to the restored office of Prime Minister.
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes Prime Minister when the Constitution takes effect.
Punjab
The Constitution defines Punjab as one of Pakistan's four federating provinces.
Punjab Province
Punjab remains a federating province under the 1973 constitutional settlement.
Sindh
The Constitution defines Sindh as one of Pakistan's four federating provinces.
Sindh Province
Sindh remains a federating province under the parliamentary Constitution.
Other events (month unknown)
Education
Between 1973 and 1977 Bhutto studies Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Higgs Boson
Sees the discovery of weak neutral currents provide major experimental support for the electroweak framework in which the Higgs mechanism operates.
Neutral Currents
Sees experimental observation of weak neutral currents provide a key confirmation of the electroweak theory.
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