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The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں دسویں ترمیم) was enacted on March 29, 1987. It amended the article 54 and 61 of the Constitution by changing the duration of interval period between sessions of the National Assembly & Senate from 160 days to 130 days.

Text

Amendment of Article 54 of the Constitution: In the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, hereinafter referred to as the Constitution, in Article 54, in clause (2), in the proviso, for the word "sixty” the word "thirty" shall be substituted. Amendment of Article 61 of the Constitution: In the Constitution, in Article 61, for the words "one hundred and sixty" the words "one hundred and thirty” shall be substituted.

See also

• Zia-ul-Haq's Islamization
• Separation of powers
• Nawaz Sharif
• Benazir Bhutto
• Pervez Musharraf

References

1. "10th Amendment 1987 | The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 Developed by Zain Sheikh". Pakistanconstitutionlaws.com. Retrieved 2014-08-13.

External links

• Full-text of the Tenth Amendment

v t e Constitution of Pakistan
By year	1935 1956 1962 1973 Annex (written 1949, incorporated 1985)
Amendments	I II III IV V VI VII VIII X XII XIII XIV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV XXVI
Failed Amendments	IX XI XV XXV XXVI XXVII XXVIII XXIX XXX
Orders	Legal Framework Order, 1970 Legal Framework Order, 2002 Provisional Constitutional Order
* Not passed

• Amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan