Constitution 1973 § Article 175B — Constitution of Federal Constitutional Court

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Federal Constitutional Court
shall consist of a Chief Justice to be known as the Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of
Pakistan hereinafter referred to as the Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court and as many
other Judges as may be determined by Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) or, until so determined, as
may be fixed by the President:

Provided that the Federal Constitutional Court shall have equal number of Judges from each
Province and at least one Judge from Islamabad High Court.

Explanation.- In no case the number of Judges from the Islamabad High Court shall exceed the
numbers of Judges from a Province:

Provided further that nothing contained in the first proviso shall effect the functioning of the
Federal Constitutional Court.

(2) The President may, by Order, make necessary provisions for the matters consequential or
ancillary to the establishment and functioning of the Federal Constitutional Court.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 175B: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 85, 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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