| Hauptstadt | Name: Islamabad geographische Koordinaten: 33 41 N, 73 03 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: derived from two words: "Islam," an Urdu word referring to the religion of Islam, and "-abad," a Persian suffix indicating an "inhabited place" or "city," to render the meaning "City of Islam" |
| Unabhängigkeit | 14 August 1947 (from British India) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Pakistan Day (also referred to as Pakistan Resolution Day or Tag der Republik), 23 März (1940); note - commemorates both the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the All-India Muslim League during its 22-24 März 1940 session, which called for the creation of independent Muslim states, and the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan on 23 März 1956 during the transition to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Konstitution | history: several previous; latest endorsed 12 April 1973, passed 19 April 1973, entered into force 14 August 1973 (suspended and restored several times) amendments: proposed by the Senate or by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses; amended many times, last in 2018 (2018) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal; note - there are joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Arif ALVI (seit dem 9 September 2018) Regierungschef: Prime Minister Imran KHAN (seit dem 18 August 2018) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president upon the advice of the prime minister elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by the Electoral College consisting of members of the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial assemblies for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 4 September 2018 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on 17 August 2018 election results: Arif ALVI elected president; Electoral College vote - Arif ALVI (PTI) 352, Fazl-ur-REHMAN (MMA) 184, Aitzaz AHSAN (PPP) 124; Imran KHAN elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - Imran KHAN (PTI) 176, Shehbaz SHARIF (PML-N) 96 |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
