Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
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The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was a controversial 2003 constitutional change under President Pervez Musharraf that strengthened presidential powers and validated his military-led rule, many of whose provisions were later rolled back by the Eighteenth Amendment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9897300 — 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: Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan Context triple: [Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, reversedChangesOf, Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan]
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Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan is the 2018 constitutional change that abolished the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ special status and integrated them into the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan is a landmark 2010 constitutional reform that significantly decentralized power from the federal government to the provinces and strengthened parliamentary democracy.
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Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was a 1985 constitutional change under General Zia-ul-Haq that significantly strengthened presidential powers, formalized Islamization measures, and gave the Objectives Resolution a central constitutional status.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan Target entity description: The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was a controversial 2003 constitutional change under President Pervez Musharraf that strengthened presidential powers and validated his military-led rule, many of whose provisions were later rolled back by the Eighteenth Amendment.
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A.
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan is the 2018 constitutional change that abolished the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ special status and integrated them into the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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B.
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan is a landmark 2010 constitutional reform that significantly decentralized power from the federal government to the provinces and strengthened parliamentary democracy.
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C.
Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was a 1985 constitutional change under General Zia-ul-Haq that significantly strengthened presidential powers, formalized Islamization measures, and gave the Objectives Resolution a central constitutional status.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| affectedOffice |
President of Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedTo | formalize arrangements under the Legal Framework Order 2002 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 17th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeader | Pervez Musharraf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries | amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | controversial ⓘ |
| constitutionalNumber | 17 ⓘ |
| constitutionalOrder | Islamic Republic of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
expansion of presidential powers
ⓘ
legitimization of military coup ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | opposition political parties in Pakistan ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | entrenching military influence in politics ⓘ |
| dateOfPassage | 2003 ⓘ |
| era | post-1999 coup period in Pakistan ⓘ |
| followedBy | Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Parliament of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadProvisionsLaterRolledBackBy | Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
consolidation of executive authority in the presidency
ⓘ
weakening of parliamentary supremacy ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| legalDomain | constitutional law of Pakistan ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
altered balance of power between president and parliament
ⓘ
provided constitutional cover to Musharraf’s presidency ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force with modifications after Eighteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| legislature |
National Assembly of Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Musharraf era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military rule in Pakistan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAtTimeOfPassage | Pervez Musharraf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthenedPowersOf | President of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | constitutional debate in Pakistan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| topic |
civil–military relations in Pakistan
ⓘ
separation of powers in Pakistan ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | structural change to executive powers ⓘ |
| underPresident | Pervez Musharraf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| validated |
Pervez Musharraf’s rule
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military-led government of Pervez Musharraf ⓘ |
| year | 2003 ⓘ |
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Subject: Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan Description of subject: The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was a controversial 2003 constitutional change under President Pervez Musharraf that strengthened presidential powers and validated his military-led rule, many of whose provisions were later rolled back by the Eighteenth Amendment.
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subject surface form:
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan