Pakistan Studies MCQ #36741

A timeline card lists “restored presidential power to dissolve the National Assembly” as a headline change of the early 2000s. Which amendment is the usual reference in textbooks?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #36741

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A timeline card lists “restored presidential power to dissolve the National Assembly” as a headline change of the early 2000s. Which amendment is the usual reference in textbooks?

    • A) The Eleventh Amendment Act 1989
    • B) The Third Amendment Act 1975
    • C) The Seventeenth Amendment Act 2003
    • D) The Twelfth Amendment Act 1991

    Answer: The Seventeenth Amendment Act 2003

    Explanation: The Seventeenth Amendment Act of 2003, passed during General Pervez Musharraf's government, granted the President sweeping powers including the authority to dissolve the National Assembly under Article 58(2)(b).