The Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010: A Milestone for the Provinces

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Published: Jun 19, 2024
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The Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, The National Finance Commission, Parliamentary Supremacy, 58(2)(B), Concurrent Legislative List, Provincial Autonomy, Federalism

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Sana Jabeen Aslam
M.Phil. History Scholar, Department of History and Pakistan Study, University of Sargodha
Dr. Zafar Mohyuddin
Assistant Professor, Department of History and Pakistan Study, University of Sargodha

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The Eighteenth Amendment in the constitution of Pakistan was enacted by parliament in April 2020. The Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 marked a significant turning point in Pakistan's constitutional evolution by redefining the federal-provincial relationship. This research article examines the amendment's profound implications for provincial autonomy, fiscal decentralization, and governance dynamics.


The eighteenth amendment amended 102 articles in the constitution. This amendment focused the restoration of the constitution, supremacy of parliament and upholding the provincial autonomy. This paper discusses the salient features of the 18th amendment in this regard.

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Sana Jabeen Aslam, & Dr. Zafar Mohyuddin. (2024). The Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010: A Milestone for the Provinces. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN AND SOCIETY, 4(2), 472-480. Retrieved from https://ijhs.com.pk/index.php/IJHS/article/view/575
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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2024): INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN AND SOCIETY (IJHS) April-June
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