Constitution of Pakistan

The Constitution of Pakistan of 1956 originally contained 259 articles. This is a well-documented fact in Pakistani constitutional history.

Article 245 of the Constitution of Pakistan vests the supreme command of the Armed Forces in the President of Pakistan, making option A correct.

According to the Constitution of Pakistan 1973, the minimum age limit to be eligible for the office of the President is 35 years.

The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) through the 25th Constitutional Amendment of Pakistan in 2018.

The Governor of a province in Pakistan is appointed by the President of Pakistan, as per the Constitution of Pakistan.

Islamabad was officially designated as the capital of Pakistan during the 1960s, with the city becoming the national capital on 14 August 1967. The 1962 Constitution of Pakistan, promulgated under President Ayub Khan, provided the legal framework for Islamabad as the federal capital, replacing Karachi. Article 258 of the Constitution assigns the President the responsibility to establish the government of the federal capital and the Parliament to legislate for the territory. The 1956 Constitution did not designate Islamabad as the capital, and the 1973 Constitution continued the status established earlier. The Interim Constitution of 1947 is not a recognized term; Pakistan operated under the Government of India Act 1935 until 1956.

In the Nusrat Bhutto case (1977), the actions of the Pakistan Army, specifically the imposition of martial law and the military coup led by General Zia-ul-Haq, were challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Nusrat Bhutto was the petitioner in the famous 'Nusrat Bhutto case' (1977), where she challenged the martial law imposed by General Zia-ul-Haq after the overthrow of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government.

The petition in the Nusrat Bhutto case was filed under Article 184(3) of the Constitution of Pakistan, which empowers the Supreme Court to exercise original jurisdiction in matters of public importance relating to the enforcement of fundamental rights.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan established the 'Doctrine of Necessity' in the Nusrat Bhutto case, allowing the validation of extra-constitutional actions taken in the interest of state necessity. This doctrine was used to justify the military takeover by General Zia-ul-Haq.

According to the Constitution of Pakistan, specifically Article 243, the supreme command of the Armed Forces is vested in the President of Pakistan. This article explicitly states that the President appoints the Chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and holds the supreme command of the Armed Forces. Therefore, the correct article is Article 243, not Article 243 as originally stated in the question. Article 245 relates to the functions of the Armed Forces, and Article 244 relates to the oath of the Armed Forces members. Article 198 pertains to the High Courts and is unrelated to the Armed Forces command.

According to the Constitution of Pakistan 1973, the minimum age required to become President is 45 years.

Islam was explicitly declared as the State religion of Pakistan in the 1973 Constitution. Previous constitutions did not make this declaration as explicit as the 1973 document.

The 1962 Constitution of Pakistan introduced a presidential system of government, replacing the earlier parliamentary system. This change centralized executive power in the office of the President.