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At a historic moment in Pakistan’s political history, the National Assembly passed the 18th Amendment Bill by a two-thirds majority on Thursday, April 08, 2010. This has restored the constitution to its original form of 1973 and removed the undemocratic amendments made previously to the constitution by dictators.
The bill has 102 clauses, only a few of which were rejected, including the opposition to renaming NWFP – the opposing party being Pakistan Muslim League –Quaid (PML-Q) and comprising ardent protest by members from the Hazara Division of the province – where the majority is non-Pashto speakers. They expressed their feelings of deprivation and hurt over renaming NWFP as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The most significant implication of the bill is shifting the constitutional power of dissolving a government from the sole discretion of the president to the parliament. Thus, the road to dictatorship has been closed for the political future of the country’s democracy. The bill’s approval was hailed via loud desk thumping in the parliament and an air of joy and freedom filled the place.
