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A constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principlesorestablished precedents that constitute the legal basis of apolity,organisation or other type of entity and commonly determinehowthat entity is to be governed. Pakistani nation to understandabouttheir constitution and all amendments because as Pakistaninationwe should know our Constitution so that we can know ourduties andbecome responsible citizens and live according to the lawof ourcountry The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan(1973)The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu:آئینپاکستان), also known as the 1973 Constitution, is the supremelawof Pakistan. Drafted by the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto,withadditional assistance from the country's opposition parties, itwasapproved by the Parliament on 10 April and ratified on 14August1973.The Constitution is intended to guide Pakistan's law,itspolitical culture, and system. It identifies the state(itsphysical existence and its borders), people and theirfundamentalrights, state's constitutional law and orders, and alsotheconstitutional structure and establishment of the institutionsandthe country's armed forces. The first three chapters establishtherules, mandate, and separate powers of the three branches ofthegovernment: a bicameral legislature; an executive branchgovernedby the Prime Minister as chief executive; and an apexfederaljudiciary headed by Supreme Court.The Constitutiondesignates thePresident of Pakistan as a ceremonial Head of Statewho is torepresent the unity of the state. The first six articlesof theconstitution outline the political system as federalparliamentaryrepublic system; as well as Islam as its statereligion. TheConstitution also encapsulates provisions stipulatingthe legalsystem's compliance with Islamic injunctions contained inthe Quranand Sunnah. The Parliament cannot make any laws which mayberepugnant or contrary to the Constitution, however theConstitutionitself may be amended by a two-thirds majority in boththe housesof the bicameral Parliament, unlike the previous legaldocuments of1956 and 1962. It has been amended over time, and mostrecentimpulses for political upgrades and reforms has beenamended.Although enforced in 1973, Pakistan, however, celebratestheadoption of the constitution on 23 March—when the first setwaspromulgated in 1956—each and every year as RepublicDay.Technically there are 26 amendments but 23 amendments were madeinconstitution and three were not passed by the parliament.( formoredetailvisithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Pakistan)note:thisbook is has been downloaded from http://www.na.gov.pk forthePakistani nation to understand about their constitution andallamendments because as Pakistani nation we should knowourConstitution so that we can know our duties and becomeresponsiblecitizens and live according to the law of our country