After the Thirteenth Amendment removed Clause 58(2)(b) which later amendment notoriously repackaged discretionary presidential leverage to dismiss prime ministers reopening turbulent late‑1990s and early‑2000s executive instability?
Q1. After the Thirteenth Amendment removed Clause 58(2)(b) which later amendment notoriously repackaged discretionary presidential leverage to dismiss prime ministers reopening turbulent late‑1990s and early‑2000s executive instability?
Answer: The Seventeenth Constitutional Amendment
Explanation: The Seventeenth Constitutional Amendment (2003) under President Pervez Musharraf reintroduced presidential powers to dissolve the National Assembly, effectively reviving the discretionary authority that the Thirteenth Amendment (1997) under Nawaz Sharif had removed. This created renewed instability in the executive-legislative balance that had plagued Pakistani politics in the 1990s.