1st amendment:
The first amendment was made in May 1974 in which Bangladesh was recognized. Besides demarcating the boundaries of the four provinces, Federally Administered Tribal Areas was declared a part of Pakistan.
2nd amendment:
The Second Amendment was made in September 1974 in which the definition of Muslim was stated and Ahmadi were declared as non-Muslim.
3rd amendment:
The third amendment passed on 18 februray1975. The third amendment extended the period of preventive detention of those who were accused of committing serious cases of treason and espionage against the State of Pakistan and were also under trial by the government of Pakistan.
4th amendment:
The fourth amendment was passed on 21st November 1975. This amendment decreed additional seats for minorities, it also deprived courts of the power to grant bail to any person detained under any preventive detention.
5th amendment:
The Fifth Amendment was passed in September 1976 in which the tenure of the chief justice of the Supreme Court was fixed for 5 years and the tenure of the chief justice of the high court was fixed for 4 years. High court judges could be mutually transferred.
6th amendment:
The sixth amendment was passed on 22 December 1976. In this amendment, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will be retired at the age of 65 and High Court judges at the age of 62.
7th amendment:
The seventh amendment was passed on 16 May 1977. Enables the prime minister to obtain a vote of confidence from the people of Pakistan.
8th amendment:
The eighth amendment was made in November 1985, in which the president of Pakistan was given the authority of dissolving the national assembly and the Government. The president was also given authority to appoint the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The tenure of senators was six years.
9th amendment:
The ninth amendment was made in 1985. Bill to impose Shariah law as the supreme law of the land. Bill passed by Senate but could never be passed by National Assembly owing to the latter's dissolution.
10th amendment:
The tenth amendment was passed on 25 March 1987. The tenth amendment was to fix the interval period between sessions of the National Assembly to not exceed 130 days.
11th amendment:
The eleventh amendment was passed in 1989, which the revision of the reserved seats for women in the National and provincial assemblies. The bill was withdrawn in 1992.
12th amendment: The twelfth amendment was made in 1991. The Twelfth Amendment made a series of adjustments to the Electoral College system. For the electors, it was now mandated that a distinct vote had to be taken for the president and the vice president. Further, one of the selected candidates must be someone who is not from the same state as the elector.
13th amendment:
The thirteen amendments were made in April 1997, in which the powers of the president to dismiss the government and dissolve assemblies were withdrawn. The president will appoint the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force in consultation with the prime minister.
14th amendment:
The fourteenth amendment was made in July 1997, in which the defection clause (article 63-A) was incorporated. Under this amendment changing party (Floor crossing) was banned for the members of the Assembly.
15th amendment:
The fifteenth amendment made in 1998 in which the Bill imposed Shariah law as the supreme law of the land. Was never passed.
16th amendment:
The sixteenth amendment was passed in 1999, which increased the term appointed for the quota system as per the 1973 Constitution from 20 to 40 years
17th amendment:
The seventeenth amendment was made in December 2003, in which the president was again given the authority of dissolving the national assembly and the government but within 15 days, the president sent a reference to the Supreme Court.
18th amendment:
The eighteenth amendment was approved in April 2010, in which the powers of the president of Pakistan to dismiss the government and dissolve assemblies were withdrawn. For appointments to the higher posts, he was bound to the advice of the prime minister.
19th amendment:
The nineteenth amendment was passed on 22 December 2010. Provided for the appointment of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and made amendments to the number of members of the parliamentary committee for the appointment of Chief Electoral Officers at the Election Commission of Pakistan.
20th amendment:
The 20th amendment was passed in February 2012 in which the caretaker prime minister will be appointed with the mutual consultation of the sitting prime minister and opposition leader.
21st amendment:
The 21st Amendment was passed on 7 January 2015. In the aftermath of the APS Peshawar Attack, Military Courts were established for speedy trials of terrorists and their sponsors.
22nd amendment:
The 22nd amendment was passed in June 2016 in which the powers of the chief election commissioner were decided.
23rd amendment:
The 23rd Amendment was passed on 7th January 2017. The 23rd Amendment was passed to re-establish the military courts for further two years till 6 January 2019.[3] In 2015, National Assembly passed the 21st Amendment and created the military courts for a period of 2 years. The period of two years expired on 6 January 2017 hence this 23rd Amendment was passed to re-establish the military courts for further two years till 6 January 2019. At the end of this period, all the amendments will be expired/removed automatically.
24th amendment:
The 24th amendment was passed in 2017, in which according to the census, members of the national assembly were reduced from 342 to 336.
25th amendment:
The 25th amendment was passed in May 2018 in which Federally Administered Tribal Areas was annexed to North-West Frontier Province Khawa.
26th amendment:
The 26th Amendment was passed on 13 May 2019. Increasing the National Assembly seats to 12 and of the provincial assembly to 24 of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
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