Here’s a summary/ list of all amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan (as governed by Article 238 & 239), along with their dates.
List of All Amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan
| No. | Year | Amendment |
| 1 | 1974 | Redefine boundaries |
| 2 | 1974 | Ahmadis to be non-Muslims |
| 3 | 1975 | Extend the period of preventive detention (from 1 month to 3 months) |
| 4 | 1975 | Additional seats for minorities in NA, deprived courts the power to grant bail in preventive detention |
| 5 | 1976 | Widen restrictions on High Courts, such as can’t issue an order to prohibit the filing of FIR, etc. |
| 6 | 1976 | CJ of SC to retire at 65, and HC judges at 62 |
| 7 | 1977 | Prime Minister can obtain vote of confidence |
| 8 | 1985 | Parliamentary to Semi-presidential, 58(2)(b) inserted, Non-party based elections, FSC, Shariat Apellate Board, Senate seats extended |
| 9 | 1985 | Shariah law as the supreme law of land (didn’t pass in both houses) |
| 10 | 1987 | National Assembly sessions to convene within 130 days, instead of 160 days |
| 11 | 1989 | Number of reserved seats for women in NA/PA assemblies (didn’t pass in both houses) |
| 12 | 1991 | Speedy trial courts for 3 years |
| 13 | 1997 | 58(2)(b) stripped |
| 14 | 1997 | Party leaders can dismiss any legislator if they spoke or voted against their party (to stop horse trading and strengthen PM) |
| 15 | 1998 | Shariah law as the supreme law of land (didn’t pass in both houses) |
| 16 | 1999 | Increased term of quota system as per 1973 Constitution from 20 to 40 years |
| 17 | 2003 | 58(2)(b) re-inserted + semi-Presidential system |
| 18 | 2010 | 58(2)(b) re-stripped + SJC to appoint judges |
| 19 | 2010 | Provided for appointment of SC Judges (by SJC not CJP), change the number of members of the parliamentary committee for the appointment of Chief Electoral Officers at ECP (passed by NA on 8th Apr 2018) |
| 20 | 2012 | Free and fair elections (caretaker set-up & CEC office), 8-member committee at both center and province to nominate caretaker set up (Half from Govt + Half from Opposition) |
| 21 | 2015 | Speedy military trial courts for 2 years |
| 22 | 2016 | Amend the procedure for appointment, qualifications and other prerequisites for CEC and four members of ECP (now non-judges can be CEC and members of ECP) |
| 23 | 2017 | Re-establish the military courts for further two years |
| 24 | 2017 | Reallocation of NA seats among federating units, Punjab lost 8 seats in NA, 4 of which went to KPK, 4 to Baluchistan, update boundaries of constituencies based on 2017 Census |
| 25 | 2018 | Merges FATA with KP, FATA seats in NA reduced from 12 to 6 (342 to 336) and Senate (104 to 96) (passed on 31st May 2018) |
| 26 | 2019 | Readjusting seats in NA, FATA seats in NA will be retained at 12, while their seats in KPK assembly have been increased to 24 from 16 |
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