Explanation

• Presented By: Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan

  Adopted: 12 March 1949

• Adopting Body: Constituent Assembly of Pakistan

• Date of Presentation: 7 March 1949

Additional information:

• Total Members of Assembly: 75

• Members Supporting the Resolution: 21

• Minority Members: 10

• All amendments proposed by minority members were rejected.

• As a result, all 10 minority members voted against the resolution.

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Explanation

• A Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan retires at the age of 65 years.
• This retirement age was set by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (1976).
• Constitutional provision: Article 179 deals with the retirement age of Supreme Court judges.

Additional information:

• High Court judges: The retirement age is 62 years, under Article 195.
• Appointment: Supreme Court judges are appointed by the President in accordance with the Constitution.

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Explanation

• The prosecution bears the primary burden of proving the accused’s guilt in a criminal case.
• Under Article 117 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order (QSO), 1984, the person who asks the court to give judgment based on asserted facts must prove those facts.
• The prosecution generally must prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.
• The accused is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, subject to applicable legal exceptions.

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Explanation

• Contract: An agreement enforceable by law. (Section 2(h))

• Agreement: Every promise and every set of promises forming consideration for each other. (Section 2(e))

Explanation

Consideration means each party gives or trades something of legal value (a promise, act, or forbearance).

It does not have to be money