Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
April 11, 2024
Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں اکیسویں ترمیم) was passed by both the National Assembly of Pakistan and Senate of Pakistan on January 6, 2015, and received the assent of the President on January 7, 2015.[1] The Bill amended the Article 175 and the First Schedule of the Constitution.[2] It also has a self-contained sunset clause, which causes the amendments to expire on January 7, 2017.
Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
The amendment established speedy trial military courts for terrorist offenses, waging war against Pakistan, and acts threatening the security of Pakistan. The duration of these courts is two years. The decision to amend the constitution came after the 2014 Peshawar school massacre.[3][4]
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Short title and commencement:
This Act may be called the Constitution (Twenty First Amendment) Act, 2015.
It shall come into force at once.
The provisions of this Amendment Act shall remain in force for a period of two years from the date of its commencement and shall cease to form part of the Constitution and shall stand repealed on the expiration of the said period.
Amendment of Article 175 of the Constitution: In the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, hereinafter called the Constitution, in Article 175, in clause (3), for the full stop at the end a colon shall be substituted and thereafter, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
Provided that the provisions of this Article shall have no application to the trial of persons under any of the Acts mentioned at serial No. 6, 7, 8 and 9 of sub-part III or Part I of the First Schedule, who claims, or is known, to belong to any terrorist group or organization using the name of religion or a sect.
Explanation:- In this proviso, the expression ‘sect’ means a sect of religion and does not include any religious or political party regulated under the Political Parties Order, 2002.
Amendment of First Schedule of the Constitution: In the Constitution, in the First Schedule, in sub-part III of Part I, after entry 5, the following new entries shall be added, namely:-
The Pakistan Army Act, 1952 (XXXXIX of 1952).
The Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953 (VI of 1953).
The Pakistan Navy Ordinance, 1961 (XXXV of 1961).
The Protection of Pakistan Act, 2014 (X of 2014).[5]
^"Parliament passes 21st Constitutional Amendment, Army Act Amendment". Dawn. January 6, 2015.
^"NA passes 21st Amendment, Army Act Amendment". The News. January 6, 2015.
^"NA passes 21st Amendment, Army Act Amendment unopposed". Geo News. January 6, 2015.
^"Two bills tabled in NA for changes to Constitution, Army Act". The News. January 3, 2015.
^"Draft of amendment bill". Dawn. January 3, 2015.
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April 11, 2024
twenty, first, amendment, constitution, pakistan, urdu, آئین, پاکستان, میں, اکیسویں, ترمیم, passed, both, national, assembly, pakistan, senate, pakistan, january, 2015, received, assent, president, january, 2015, bill, amended, article, first, schedule, consti. Twenty first Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan Urdu آئین پاکستان میں اکیسویں ترمیم was passed by both the National Assembly of Pakistan and Senate of Pakistan on January 6 2015 and received the assent of the President on January 7 2015 1 The Bill amended the Article 175 and the First Schedule of the Constitution 2 It also has a self contained sunset clause which causes the amendments to expire on January 7 2017 Twenty first Amendment to the Constitution of PakistanPassedJanuary 6th 2015Assented toJanuary 7th 2015Status Expired Contents 1 Background 2 Text 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBackground editThe amendment established speedy trial military courts for terrorist offenses waging war against Pakistan and acts threatening the security of Pakistan The duration of these courts is two years The decision to amend the constitution came after the 2014 Peshawar school massacre 3 4 Text editShort title and commencement This Act may be called the Constitution Twenty First Amendment Act 2015 It shall come into force at once The provisions of this Amendment Act shall remain in force for a period of two years from the date of its commencement and shall cease to form part of the Constitution and shall stand repealed on the expiration of the said period Amendment of Article 175 of the Constitution In the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan hereinafter called the Constitution in Article 175 in clause 3 for the full stop at the end a colon shall be substituted and thereafter the following proviso shall be inserted namely Provided that the provisions of this Article shall have no application to the trial of persons under any of the Acts mentioned at serial No 6 7 8 and 9 of sub part III or Part I of the First Schedule who claims or is known to belong to any terrorist group or organization using the name of religion or a sect Explanation In this proviso the expression sect means a sect of religion and does not include any religious or political party regulated under the Political Parties Order 2002 Amendment of First Schedule of the Constitution In the Constitution in the First Schedule in sub part III of Part I after entry 5 the following new entries shall be added namely The Pakistan Army Act 1952 XXXXIX of 1952 The Pakistan Air Force Act 1953 VI of 1953 The Pakistan Navy Ordinance 1961 XXXV of 1961 The Protection of Pakistan Act 2014 X of 2014 5 See also editConstitution of Pakistan Amendments to the Constitution of PakistanReferences edit Parliament passes 21st Constitutional Amendment Army Act Amendment Dawn January 6 2015 NA passes 21st Amendment Army Act Amendment The News January 6 2015 NA passes 21st Amendment Army Act Amendment unopposed Geo News January 6 2015 Two bills tabled in NA for changes to Constitution Army Act The News January 3 2015 Draft of amendment bill Dawn January 3 2015 External links editFull text of the Twenty first Amendment Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Twenty first Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan amp oldid 1070864853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
