Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan

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The Sixteenth Amendment Bill to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed by the National Assembly on July 27, 1999, by the Senate on June 3, 1999 and promulgated on 5 August 1999.[1]

In order to encourage representation of minorities and people from disadvantaged areas in services of Pakistan, the Constitution of Pakistan in Article 27 has imposed a 10 year quota for services, which in 1985 was increased to 20 years, in the sixteenth amendment this limit was increased to 40 years.[2]

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In the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in Article 27, in clause (1), in the first proviso for the word "twenty" the word "forty" shall be substituted and shall be deemed always to have been so substituted."

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  1. ↑ "The News Pakistan". Pakistani.org. 1999-06-04. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  2. ↑ "16th Amendment 1999 | The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 Developed by Zain Sheikh". Pakistanconstitutionlaw.com. 1999-08-05. Retrieved 2014-08-13.