10 April 1973Constitution ApprovalZulfiqar Ali Bhutto
The National Assembly unanimously approves the 1973 Constitution.
Historical records for Pakistan in 1973, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The National Assembly unanimously approves the 1973 Constitution.
The National Assembly passes the consensus Constitution before its August commencement.
Pakistan's newly created Senate holds its first session.
The new federal structure confirms Balochistan's constitutional status.
Balochistan enters the constitutional federation as a full province.
Bhutto's government implements the Constitution's bicameral parliamentary structure.
The Constitution establishes a National Assembly and Senate.
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
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
The Constitution creates a parliamentary system with a ceremonial President.
The 1973 Constitution defines the President as Pakistan's elected head of state.
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry becomes President when the 1973 Constitution takes effect.
The Constitution establishes a federation composed of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and the North-West Frontier Province.
The Constitution affirms an independent judicial system.
The first Article of the Constitution declares Pakistan as a Federal Republic to be known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Bhutto governs under a Constitution declaring Pakistan an Islamic federal republic.
The government begins operating under the restored Islamic Republic designation.
Article One names the state the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Fazal Ilahi presides over the Islamic Republic created by the 1973 Constitution.
The first Article of the Constitution declares Pakistan as a Federal Republic to be known as the 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
The constitutional text formally uses the name Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
The constitutional framework protects the institutional independence of the courts.
The new Parliament combines the directly elected National Assembly with the Senate.
The Constitution divides federal legislative authority between two parliamentary chambers.
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry begins his constitutional presidency.
Parliament elects Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry as President under the new constitutional order.
The Constitution subjects the President to impeachment for constitutional violations or gross misconduct.
The Constitution assigns specified judicial and legal appointments to the President.
The Constitution provides procedures for removing or impeaching the President.
Bhutto transfers from the presidency to the restored office of Prime Minister.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes Prime Minister when the Constitution takes effect.
The Constitution defines Punjab as one of Pakistan's four federating provinces.
Punjab remains a federating province under the 1973 constitutional settlement.
The Constitution defines Sindh as one of Pakistan's four federating provinces.
Sindh remains a federating province under the parliamentary Constitution.
Between 1973 and 1977 Bhutto studies Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
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