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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Eighteenth Amendment is a 2010 constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan that restored parliamentary democracy, abolished concurrent legislative powers, and devolved authority to the provinces.
- What did the Eighteenth Amendment do to Article 58(2)(b)?
- How did the Amendment change centre-province relations?
- Who chaired the committee that drafted the Eighteenth Amendment?
- Which new fundamental rights did the Amendment introduce?

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1. 8 April 2010

   The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, passed by the National Assembly on and signed by President Asif Ali Zardar…

2. 19 April 2010

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In April 2010, President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Eighteenth Amendment, surrendering his Article 58(2)(b) power to dissolve the National Assembly and devolving 47 subjects to Pakistan's provinces.

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