Pakistan: Mutilating the constitution

<p><span>The present Constitution of Pakistan was ratified in August 1973. In the years that have passed since then it has suffered much abuse. That it remains today, mutilated as it is, the law of the land is due to the legitimacy of the Parliament, which ratified it. This Parliament was the result of elections held in 1970, which are widely accepted as being the cleanest and fairest elections ever in Pakistan’s history. And it is the unanimous approval with which this Parliament enacted the 1973 Constitution that has given it its longevity.</span></p><p><span></span><span>Since 1973 both civilian and military rulers have sought to modify it. Their motivation for doing so was to suit their needs not the public interest.&nbsp;</span></p>
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