Constitution 1973 § Article 167 — Borrowing by Provincial Government

Statutory text (English)

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Article,
the executive authority of a Province extends to borrowing upon the security of the Provincial
Consolidated Fund within such limits, if any, as may from time to time be fixed by Act of the Provincial
Assembly, and to the giving of guarantees within such limits, if any, as may be so fixed.

(2) The Federal Government may, subject to such conditions, if any, as it may think fit to
impose, make loans to, or, so long as any limits fixed under Article 166 are not exceeded give
guarantees in respect of loans raised by, any Province, and any sums required for the purpose of making
loans to a Province shall be charged upon the Federal Consolidated Fund.

(3) A Province may not, without the consent of the Federal Government, raise any loan if there
is still outstanding any part of a loan made to the Province by the Federal Government, or in respect
of which guarantee has been given by the Federal Government; and consent under this clause may be
granted subject to such conditions, if any, as the Federal Government may think fit to impose.
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(4) A Province may raise domestic or international loan, or give guarantees on the security
of the Provincial Consolidated Fund within such limits and subject to such conditions as may be
specified by the National Economic Council.]
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Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 167: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 77, 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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