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Which country is NOT a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?
AJapan
BGermany
CCanada
DPakistan
The Legal Framework Order (LFO) of 1970 was issued by which ruler of Pakistan to conduct the first general elections?
AGeneral Yahya Khan
BGeneral Ayub Khan
CZulfikar Ali Bhutto
DGeneral Zia-ul-Haq
The first general elections in Pakistan based on direct adult franchise were held in:
AMarch 1956
BDecember 1970
COctober 1958
DAugust 1973
The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan was unanimously passed by the National Assembly on:
AAugust 14, 1973
BMarch 23, 1973
CApril 10, 1973
DDecember 25, 1972
Under the original 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, the chief executive of the country was the:
APresident
BGovernor General
CChief Justice
DPrime Minister
Article 58(2)(b) introduced into the Pakistan Constitution via the 8th Amendment (1985) empowered the President to:
ADissolve the National Assembly at his discretion
BDeclare war without parliamentary consent
CAppoint provincial governors independently
DVeto constitutional amendments permanently
The 8th Constitutional Amendment of Pakistan was passed during the presidency of:
AGeneral Ayub Khan
BGeneral Zia-ul-Haq
CPervez Musharraf
DGhulam Ishaq Khan
The 13th Constitutional Amendment passed in 1997 under Nawaz Sharif’s government resulted in the:
AEstablishment of Military Courts
BIntegration of FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
CRepeal of Article 58(2)(b) and stripping the President's power to dissolve the Assembly
DAbolition of the Senate
The Legal Framework Order (LFO) 2002 was promulgated by:
AGeneral Zia-ul-Haq
BGeneral Yahya Khan
CNawaz Sharif
DGeneral Pervez Musharraf
The 17th Constitutional Amendment passed in 2003 validated the actions and constitutional changes introduced by:
AGeneral Pervez Musharraf
BGeneral Zia-ul-Haq
CZulfikar Ali Bhutto
DBenazir Bhutto