Which constitutional amendment of 1997 removed the President’s power under Article 58(2)(b) to dissolve the National Assembly?
Correct answer D. Thirteenth Amendment
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The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, passed in 1997, dealt mainly with ____.
Correct answer D. defection of legislators
Who was elected President of Pakistan after Farooq Leghari resigned in December 1997?
Correct answer A. Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
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Pakistan’s first nuclear tests in May 1998 were conducted in which district of Balochistan?
Correct answer D. Chagai
On which date did Pakistan carry out its first nuclear tests?
Correct answer A. 28 May 1998
Pakistan’s second round of nuclear testing on 30 May 1998 is known as ____.
Correct answer D. Chagai-II
Who was Prime Minister of Pakistan when the country conducted its 1998 nuclear tests?
Correct answer A. Nawaz Sharif
The Lahore Declaration of February 1999 was signed by Nawaz Sharif and which Indian Prime Minister?
Correct answer B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The Kargil conflict between Pakistan and India took place in which year?
Correct answer A. 1999
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Nawaz Sharif met which US President in Washington on 4 July 1999 regarding the Kargil conflict?
Correct answer A. Bill Clinton
Which soldier was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for gallantry in the Kargil conflict?
Correct answer B. Captain Karnal Sher Khan
On which date did General Pervez Musharraf take over the government from Nawaz Sharif?
Correct answer B. 12 October 1999
What title did General Pervez Musharraf adopt after the October 1999 takeover?
Correct answer D. Chief Executive
Which landmark Supreme Court case of 2000 validated the October 1999 takeover and set a three-year deadline for elections?
Correct answer D. Zafar Ali Shah case
In which year did General Musharraf assume the office of President of Pakistan, replacing Rafiq Tarar?
Correct answer C. 2001
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The 2001 summit between General Musharraf and Atal Bihari Vajpayee was held in which Indian city?
Correct answer D. Agra
The Legal Framework Order, which made sweeping changes to the 1973 Constitution, was issued in which year?
Correct answer B. 2002
Which constitutional amendment of December 2003 incorporated much of the Legal Framework Order into the Constitution?
Correct answer D. Seventeenth Amendment
Who became Prime Minister after the October 2002 general elections?
Correct answer B. Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Which religious parties’ alliance formed the government in the NWFP after the 2002 elections?
Correct answer D. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal