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Pakistan President revives Constitution
Islamabad, Nov 15: Pakistan`s President Pervez Musharraf today revived the country`s 1973 Constitution, which has been in abeyance since he seized power in a bloodless 1999 coup, a government statement said.
Islamabad, Nov 15: Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf today revived the country's 1973 Constitution, which has been in abeyance since he seized power in a bloodless 1999 coup, a government statement said.
"The President and chief executive has revived the Constitution of Pakistan except a few articles pertaining to the provincial governments, the Senate of Pakistan, etc, with effect from November 16, 2002, which will be restored later," the full statement said. The statement did not mention whether 29 amendments introduced unilaterally by Musharraf under the legal framework order were included, but the government has said the Constitution would automatically incorporate the controversial amendments once it was revived.
Bureau Report
"The President and chief executive has revived the Constitution of Pakistan except a few articles pertaining to the provincial governments, the Senate of Pakistan, etc, with effect from November 16, 2002, which will be restored later," the full statement said. The statement did not mention whether 29 amendments introduced unilaterally by Musharraf under the legal framework order were included, but the government has said the Constitution would automatically incorporate the controversial amendments once it was revived.
Bureau Report