Constitution 1973 § Article 105 — Governor to act on advice, etc

Statutory text (English)

(1) Subject to the Constitution, in the performance
of his functions, the Governor shall act 3[on and] in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet, 4[or the
Chief Minister]:
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Provided that 3[within fifteen days] the Governor may require the Cabinet or, as the case may
be, the Chief Minister to reconsider such advice, whether generally or otherwise, and the Governor
shall 3[, within ten days,] act in accordance with the advice tendered after such reconsideration.]
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(2) The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered to the Governor by the Chief
Minister 6[or the Cabinet] shall not be inquired into in, or by, any court, tribunal or other authority.
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(3) Where the Governor dissolves the Provincial Assembly, notwithstanding anything
contained in clause

(1), he shall,—
(a) appoint a date, not later than ninety days from the date of dissolution, for the
holding of a general election to the Assembly; and
(b) appoint a care-taker Cabinet 8[in accordance with the provisions of Article 224
or, as the case may be, Article 224A]]
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(5) The provisions of clause 10[
(2)] of Article 48 shall have effect in relation to a Governor as
if reference therein to “President” were reference to “Governor”.]

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 105: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 56, 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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