Constitution 1973 § Article 140 — Advocate General for a Province

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Governor of each Province shall appoint a
person, being a person qualified to be appointed a Judge of the High Court, to be the Advocate General
for the Province.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Advocate-General to give advice to the Provincial Government
upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may be referred or
assigned to him by the Provincial Government.

(3) The Advocate-General shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor 6[and shall not
engage in private practice so long as he holds the office of the Advocate-General].

(4) The Advocate-General may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, resign
his office.
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Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 140: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 66, 67, 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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