Pakistan Studies MCQ #36749

Province identification flashcards compare “NWFP wording in older papers” with “today’s constitutional name printed in schedules.” Which amendment is most associated with renaming NWFP to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #36749

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Province identification flashcards compare “NWFP wording in older papers” with “today’s constitutional name printed in schedules.” Which amendment is most associated with renaming NWFP to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

    • A) The Twenty-Fifth Amendment Act 2018
    • B) The Eighteenth Amendment Act 2010
    • C) The Sixteenth Amendment Act 1999
    • D) The Twelfth Amendment Act 1991

    Answer: The Eighteenth Amendment Act 2010

    Explanation: The Eighteenth Amendment Act 2010 formally renamed the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, fulfilling a long-standing demand of the Pashtun population. This same amendment also abolished the Concurrent Legislative List and restored the parliamentary character of the constitution.