Constitution 1973 § Article 154 — Functions and rules of procedure

Statutory text (English)

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(1) The Council shall formulate and regulate
policies in relation to matters in Part II of the Federal Legislative List and shall exercise supervision
and control over related institutions.]
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(2) The Council shall be constituted within thirty days of the Prime Minister taking oath of
office.

(3) The Council shall have a permanent Secretariat and shall meet at least once in ninety days:

Provided that the Prime Minister may convene a meeting on the request of a Province on an
urgent matter.]
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(4)] The decisions of the Council shall be expressed in terms of the opinion of the majority.
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(5)] Until 2[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] makes provision by law in this behalf, the Council
may make its rules of procedure.
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(6)] 2[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] in joint sitting may from time to time by resolution issue
directions through the Federal Government to the Council generally or in a particular matter to take
action as 2[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] may deem just and proper and such directions shall be
binding on the Council.
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(7)] If the Federal Government or a Provincial Government is dissatisfied with a decision of
the Council, it may refer the matter to 2[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] in a joint sitting whose decision
in this behalf shall be final.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 154: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 70, 71, 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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