 |
 |
Government |
|
|
| Official
Name |
Islamic
Republic of Pakistan |
| Capital |
Islamabad
|
| Date
of Creation |
August
14, 1947 |
| Head
of the State |
President |
| Head
of the Government |
Prime
Minister |
| Administrative
divisions |
4
Provinces: Balochistan,Punjab, North-Western Frontier Province
(NWFP), Sindh, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA);
Capital: Islamabad |
| National
holiday |
Republic
Day, 23 March (In remembrance of Pakistan Resolution passed
on March 23, 1940, at All India Muslim League's public rally
in Lahore) |
| Constitution |
Unanimously
approved on 10 April, 1973; suspended on 5 July 1977, restored
with amendments on 30 December 1985; suspended again on 10 October
1999; again restored with amendments under controversial Legal
Framework Order (LFO) |
| Legal
system |
Based
on English common law with certain provisions of Islamic Fiqha;
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Judicial
branch |
Supreme
Court, High, Sessions and Civil Courts; Islamic Shariat Court;
Various Tribunals, scuh as Anti-terroist Court and Ehtesab Court
|
| International
organization participation |
ADB, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Common Wealth(suspended), CCC,
CP, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, G-19, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC,
ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer),
OIC, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO,
UNIKOM, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNOMIG, UNTAET, UPU, WCL, WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, World Bank |
| Source:
www.worldbank.org/www.bbcworld.com/www.infopak.gov.pk/www.pakboi.com |
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