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18th Amendment and federalism · Turning point
18th Amendment abolishes concurrent list and empowers CCI
18th Amendment and federalism
All events1955 · One Unit merges western provinces into West Pakistan1970 · West Pakistan abolished and four provinces restored1973 · 1973 Constitution passed unanimously with a new Senate1985 · 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 Order2009 · Parliamentary committee formed to amend Constitution per Charter of DemocracyConcurrent subjects went to provinces, the CCI got PM and CM membership, NWFP became Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 25-A was added.
Source: Sindh Judicial Academy (Constitution of Pakistan, amendment texts)
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Did the 18th Amendment strengthen or weaken Pakistan's federation?
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