Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
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The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed in 1985. It changed Pakistan's government from a Parliamentary system to a Semi-presidential system by giving the President a number of additional powers, including the right to dissolve the National Assembly at his discretion.

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