Constitution 1973 § Article 112 — Dissolution of Provincial Assembly

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Governor shall dissolve the Provincial
Assembly if so advised by the Chief Minister; and the Provincial Assembly shall, unless sooner
dissolved, stand dissolved at the expiration of forty-eight hours after the Chief Minister has so advised.

Explanation.— Reference in this Article to ‘Chief Minister’ shall not be construed to include
reference to a Chief Minister against whom a notice of a resolution for a vote of no-confidence has
been given in the Provincial Assembly but has not been voted upon or against whom a resolution for
a vote of no-confidence has been passed.

(2) The Governor may also dissolve the Provincial Assembly in his discretion, but subject to
the previous approval of the President, where a vote of no-confidence having been passed against the
Chief Minister, no other member of the Provincial Assembly commands the confidence of the majority
of the members of the Provincial Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, as
ascertained in a session of the Provincial Assembly summoned for the purpose.]

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 112: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 58, 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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