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18th Amendment and federalism · Supports the claim

Seventh NFC Award raises provinces' share of divisible pool

30 Dec 2009 · Civilian transitions

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18th Amendment and federalism

All events 1955 · One Unit merges western provinces into West Pakistan 1970 · West Pakistan abolished and four provinces restored 1973 · 1973 Constitution passed unanimously with a new Senate 1985 · Eighth Amendment adds presidential dissolution power, Article 58(2)(b)1997 · Thirteenth Amendment removes Article 58(2)(b)2003 · Seventeenth Amendment validates Musharraf's Legal Framework Order 2009 · Parliamentary committee formed to amend Constitution per Charter of Democracy

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2009 · Seventh NFC Award raises provinces' share of divisible pool 2010 · 18th Amendment abolishes concurrent list and empowers CCI 2011 · Nineteenth Amendment revises 18th after Supreme Court concerns 2018 · 25th Amendment merges FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Signed in 2009 and in force from July 2010, the award fixed provinces' share of divisible pool taxes at 57.5% by 2012-13.

Source: Finance Division, Government of Pakistan, 2013

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Did the 18th Amendment strengthen or weaken Pakistan's federation?

“Supports” means it backs the claim: Devolution under the 18th Amendment strengthened Pakistan's federation.

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