Act of Parliament of Pakistan

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type of legislation

An Act of Parliament of Pakistan is a law formally enacted by the country's bicameral legislature and given legal force within its constitutional framework.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Acts of the Parliament of Pakistan	2
Act of Parliament of Pakistan canonical	1
Antiquities Act of Pakistan	1
FIA Act of Pakistan	1
Pharmacy Act of Pakistan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9897182 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Act of Parliament of Pakistan
Context triple: [Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, legalInstrumentForm, Act of Parliament of Pakistan]

A. Constitution of Pakistan 1956
The Constitution of Pakistan 1956 was the country’s first republican constitution, establishing Pakistan as an Islamic republic with a parliamentary system and replacing the colonial-era legal framework.
B. Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan
The Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan is a constitutional annex that sets out the prescribed forms of oaths and related formal declarations for key public offices and institutions in the country.
C. Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
The Constitution of Pakistan (1973) is the supreme law that defines Pakistan as a federal parliamentary republic, outlining the structure, powers, and functions of the state’s institutions and guaranteeing fundamental rights to its citizens.
D. Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947
The Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 was the legal instrument that established Pakistan’s initial constitutional framework at independence, replacing the colonial Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s interim basic law.
E. Civil Servants Act of Pakistan
The Civil Servants Act of Pakistan is a key law that governs the appointment, terms of service, rights, and responsibilities of members of Pakistan’s civil bureaucracy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Act of Parliament of Pakistan
Target entity description: An Act of Parliament of Pakistan is a law formally enacted by the country's bicameral legislature and given legal force within its constitutional framework.

A. Constitution of Pakistan 1956
The Constitution of Pakistan 1956 was the country’s first republican constitution, establishing Pakistan as an Islamic republic with a parliamentary system and replacing the colonial-era legal framework.
B. Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan
The Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan is a constitutional annex that sets out the prescribed forms of oaths and related formal declarations for key public offices and institutions in the country.
C. Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
The Constitution of Pakistan (1973) is the supreme law that defines Pakistan as a federal parliamentary republic, outlining the structure, powers, and functions of the state’s institutions and guaranteeing fundamental rights to its citizens.
D. Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947
The Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 was the legal instrument that established Pakistan’s initial constitutional framework at independence, replacing the colonial Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s interim basic law.
E. Civil Servants Act of Pakistan
The Civil Servants Act of Pakistan is a key law that governs the appointment, terms of service, rights, and responsibilities of members of Pakistan’s civil bureaucracy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	type of legislation ⓘ
appliesTo	federal subjects of Pakistan ⓘ federal territory of Pakistan ⓘ provinces of Pakistan ⓘ
bindingOn	citizens of Pakistan ⓘ courts of Pakistan ⓘ linked to: judicial branch of Pakistan executive authorities of Pakistan ⓘ persons within the territory of Pakistan ⓘ
canAmend	existing Acts of Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
canBeChallengedIn	High Courts of Pakistan ⓘ
canBeDeclaredUnconstitutionalBy	Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
canBeReviewedForIslamicInjunctionsBy	Federal Shariat Court ⓘ
canRepeal	existing Acts of Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
comesIntoForceBy	commencement provision ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
enactedBy	National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ Senate of Pakistan ⓘ
governedBy	Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
hasChamber	National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ Senate of Pakistan ⓘ
hasLegalForceIn	Islamic Republic of Pakistan ⓘ linked to: Pakistan
hasStage	committee stage ⓘ first reading ⓘ presidential assent ⓘ second reading ⓘ third reading ⓘ
hasType	constitutional amendment Act ⓘ money Act ⓘ ordinary Act ⓘ
hierarchicalLevel	above subordinate legislation of Pakistan ⓘ below Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
introducedAs	bill ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Urdu ⓘ linked to: Urdu language
legalSystem	legal system of Pakistan ⓘ
mayInclude	long title ⓘ preamble ⓘ schedules ⓘ sections ⓘ short title ⓘ
mustConformTo	Islamic provisions of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ fundamental rights in the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
partOf	Pakistani statutory law ⓘ
publishedIn	official Gazette of Pakistan ⓘ
requiresAssentFrom	President of Pakistan ⓘ
subjectTo	judicial review in Pakistan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan → legalInstrumentForm → Act of Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ

subject linked to: Eighth Amendment

Department of Archaeology, Pakistan → implements → Antiquities Act of Pakistan ⓘ