It is a national holiday in Pakistan and marks the establishment of the country's democratic governance.
[1][2][3] The Constitution of Pakistan, which is the supreme law of the country, provides for a federal parliamentary system with a President as the head of state and a Prime Minister as the head of government.
The initiative to celebrate Constitution Day was first taken in 2015 by the former Chairman of the Senate, Raza Rabbani.
[4] However, it was not until the "Golden Jubilee Convention" in 2023 that the resolution to celebrate Constitution Day on a government/state level was presented by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a joint session of the Parliament.
The convention was held to mark the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan.