Thirteenth Amendment

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The Thirteenth Amendment is a significant change to the Constitution of Pakistan that curtailed presidential powers and strengthened the authority of the prime minister and parliament.

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instanceOf amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
constitutional amendment
aim to limit the president’s ability to dismiss the government
to reinforce parliamentary democracy in Pakistan
appliesTo Parliament of Pakistan
Office of the President of Pakistan
surface form: office of the President of Pakistan

Office of the Prime Minister
surface form: office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan
constitutionalContext part of Pakistan’s shift toward parliamentary supremacy
constitutionalType power‑rebalancing amendment
country Pakistan
effectOnExecutive enhanced powers of the prime minister
effectOnLegislature enhanced role of Parliament in governance
effectOnPresidency reduced discretionary powers of the President of Pakistan
governingDocument Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
governs relationship between the President of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of Pakistan
jurisdiction Government of Pakistan
surface form: federal government of Pakistan
languageOfText English
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
legalForm constitutional amendment act
legalSystem Pakistani constitutional law
partOf Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
politicalSignificance major step in reducing presidential dominance in Pakistan
strengthened civilian parliamentary rule in Pakistan
purpose to curtail presidential powers in Pakistan
to strengthen the authority of the Parliament of Pakistan
to strengthen the authority of the prime minister of Pakistan
region South Asia
scope federal constitutional structure of Pakistan
subjectMatter balance of power between executive and legislature in Pakistan
distribution of powers between president and prime minister

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