According to Article 58(1) of the 1973 Constitution, the President shall dissolve the National Assembly if so advised by the Prime Minister.

Article 6 of the 1973 Constitution defines the act of abrogating or subverting the Constitution by use of force or show of force as high treason.

General Zia-ul-Haq used Article 58(2)(b), an amendment introduced by him, to dissolve the National Assembly and dismiss the Junejo government in May 1988.

The Agartala Conspiracy Case was initiated in 1968 by the Ayub Khan government against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and others for alleged secessionist activities.

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, passed in 1997, removed the power of the President to dissolve the National Assembly under Article 58(2)(b).

The primary objective of the caretaker government is to maintain the status quo and facilitate the conduct of general elections within the stipulated constitutional timeframe.

General Pervez Musharraf issued the Legal Framework Order in 2002 to modify the 1973 Constitution, providing himself with expanded powers including the revival of Article 58(2)(b).

In the 2009 Sindh High Court Bar Association case, the Supreme Court declared the emergency measures taken by Musharraf in 2007 unconstitutional and limited the scope of the doctrine of necessity.

The 1958 Martial Law was imposed by President Iskander Mirza citing the failure of parliamentary democracy and political instability.

The PCO of 1981 was issued by General Zia-ul-Haq to restrict the judiciary's power and consolidate military rule.

The Supreme Court in Asma Jilani case overruled the Dosso judgment and declared the military regime of Yahya Khan illegal.

The Eighth Amendment incorporated the RCO (Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order) and granted the President powers under 58(2)(b).

President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved the National Assembly in 1990 using his discretionary powers under Article 58(2)(b).

Indemnity acts are used by incoming regimes to provide legal immunity for the actions performed by a preceding military administration.

In 1993, the Supreme Court declared the dissolution of the National Assembly by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan as unconstitutional and restored Nawaz Sharif.

Yahya Khan issued the LFO 1970 (often referred to in the context of the 1969-1971 period) to define the framework for the 1970 elections.

Article 232 provides the President the power to issue a Proclamation of Emergency if the security of Pakistan is threatened.

In October 1954, Governor General Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the Constituent Assembly, which triggered a major constitutional crisis.

Governor General Ghulam Muhammad dismissed Khawaja Nazimuddin in 1953 despite his majority in the Constituent Assembly, marking the beginning of bureaucratic-military intervention in civilian politics.