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Saturday, September 1, 2012

18th Amendment and the Civil Rights of Pakistanis

 By Yasser Latif Hamdani
The Constitution (18th Amendment) Act, 2010 is the boldest attempt yet at restoring representative parliamentary democracy in Pakistan since General Zia ul Haq’s military regime altered the constitution fundamentally to tilt the balance of power in the favour of the President of the republic. The Zia regime also tampered with the constitution to further its own agenda of Islamisation which in turn meant substantial marginalization of minorities and women from the mainstream of the society. 18th Amendment has sought to rectify it by introducing key changes to the fundamental rights chapter.