Pakistan Studies MCQ #36760

A scenario says “Parliament extends a temporary military-trial window and adjusts related text in the same reform wave as the early 2017 security debate.” Which amendment number is most aligned with that extension theme in common lists?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #36760

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A scenario says “Parliament extends a temporary military-trial window and adjusts related text in the same reform wave as the early 2017 security debate.” Which amendment number is most aligned with that extension theme in common lists?

    • A) The Eighteenth Amendment Act 2010
    • B) The Twenty-Third Amendment Act 2017
    • C) The Fourteenth Amendment Act 1997
    • D) The Eleventh Amendment Act 1989

    Answer: The Twenty-Third Amendment Act 2017

    Explanation: The Twenty-Third Amendment Act of 2017 extended the jurisdiction of military courts to try civilians accused of terrorism-related offences for an additional two years, continuing a framework first established by the Twenty-First Amendment (2015) after the Army Public School massacre. It also made related textual adjustments to the constitutional provisions governing such trials.