NA passes bill to substitute Article 58 of Constitution

The National Assembly Thursday passed Clause 17, of the 18th Amendment bill, 2010, to substitute Article 58 of the Constitution with ‘Dissolution of the National Assembly’. “Under the Clause, the President shall dissolve the National Assembly if so advised by the Prime Minister; and the National Assembly shall, unless sooner dissolved, stand dissolved at the expiration of 48 hours after the Prime Minister has so advised.