ARTICLE 58(2B) AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS OF PAKISTAN
Keywords:
Amendments, Constitution, Democratic, Government, PresidentAbstract
The study describes the plan of action of including section 58-2(b) in the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, and also highlights the reasons to cause the amendment in the constitution. The study also explains that how democratic governments were affected by this constitutional clause at different time periods, overlooked by historians and how to fill this gap. The section 58-2(b) was removed from the 1973 constitution through thirteenth amendment but through the seventeenth amendment it again was made the part of the constitution. At last, through the eighteenth amendment in the constitution of 1973 this article was removed from the Pakistan’s constitution. Article 58-2(b) has been seen as a turning point in Pakistan’s constitutional history. This transition modified Pakistan's system of government towards parliamentary democracy to a semi-presidential regime. Continuous changes in democratic governments through this article has directly affected the state. It is also argued that the removal of this article is sound for the future of Pakistan’s democracy, to help resolve Pakistan’s difficult challenges of terrorism, insurgency, declining economic conditions, and internal security.
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