Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan explained

The Fifteenth Amendment bill to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں پندرھویں ترمیم) was passed by National Assembly of Pakistan on 28 August 1998. It was then moved to the Senate, where it was never passed.

Amendments

The proposed amendments included addition of a new article 2B in the constitution, and amendment in Article 239 of the Constitution of Pakistan. It also sought to impose Sharia Law as supreme law in Pakistan, in light of the Objective Resolution of Pakistan. In addition to the Quran and Sunnah as is in the Constitution of Pakistan till today.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Zia-ul-Haq's Islamization
• Separation of powers
• Nawaz Sharif
• Benazir Bhutto
• Pervez Musharraf
• Amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan

External links

• Full-text of the Fifteenth Amendment

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shariat . Jang.com.pk . 2014-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111431/http://jang.com.pk/thenews/vf/backissu/shariat-oct98.htm . 2016-03-04 . dead .
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-19 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034820/http://www.millat.com/democracy/Constitution/briefing_paper_english_16.pdf . dead .