Capitale | nom: Islamabad coordonnées géographiques: 33 41 N, 73 03 E différence de temps: 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" |
Fête de l'Indépendance | 14 Aoüt 1947 (from British India) |
Fête nationale | Pakistan Day (also referred to as Pakistan Resolution Day or Jour De République), 23 Mars (1940); note - commemorates both the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the All-India Muslim League during its 22-24 Mars 1940 session, which called for the creation of independent Muslim states, and the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan on 23 Mars 1956 during the transition to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
Constitution | history: several previous; latest endorsed 12 Avril 1973, passed 19 Avril 1973, entered into force 14 Aoüt 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) |
Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal; note - there are joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims |
Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Arif ALVI (depuis 9 September 2018) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Imran KHAN (depuis 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 |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019