Constitution 1973 § Article 92 — Federal Ministers and Ministers of State

Statutory text (English)

(1) Subject to clauses 1[
(9) and

(10) ] of
Article 91, the President shall appoint Federal Ministers and Ministers of State from amongst the
members of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) on the advice of the Prime Minister:

Provided that the number of Federal Ministers and Ministers of State who are members of the
Senate shall not at any time exceed one-fourth of the number of Federal Ministers 1[:]
1[
Provided further that the total strength of the Cabinet, including Ministers of State, shall not
exceed a eleven percent of the total membership of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament):

Provided also that the aforesaid amendment shall be effective from the next general election
held after the commencement of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010.]

(2) Before entering upon office, a Federal Minister or Minister of State shall make before the
President oath in the form set out in the Third Schedule.

(3) A Federal Minister or Minister of State may, by writing under his hand addressed to the
President, resign his office or may be removed from office by the President on the advice of the Prime
Minister.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 92: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 53, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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