Constitution 1973 § Article 156 — National Economic Council

Statutory text (English)

(1)The President shall constitute a National Economic
Council which shall consist of:—
(a) the Prime Minister, who shall be the Chairman of the Council;
(b) the Chief Ministers and one member from each Province to be nominated by
the Chief Minister; and
(c) four other members as the Prime Minister may nominate from time to time.

(2) The National Economic Council shall review the overall economic condition of the country
and shall, for advising the Federal Government and the Provincial Governments, formulate plans in
respect of financial, commercial, social and economic policies; and in formulating such plans it shall,
amongst other factors, ensure balanced development and regional equity and shall also be guided by
the Principles of Policy setout in Chapter 2 of Part-II.

(3) The meetings of the Council shall be summoned by the Chairman or on a requisition made
by one-half of the members of the Council.

(4) The Council shall meet at least twice in a year and the quorum for a meeting of the Council
shall be one-half of its total membership.

(5) The Council shall be responsible to the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) and shall submit an
Annual Report to each House of Majlis- e-Shoora (Parliament).].

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Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 156: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 72, 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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