Constitution 1973 § Article 233 — Power to suspend Fundamental Rights, etc

Statutory text (English)

, during emergency period.—

(1) Nothing
contained in Articles 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 24 shall, while a Proclamation of Emergency is in force,
restrict the power of the State as defined in Article 7 to make any law or to take any executive action
which it would, but for the provisions in the said Articles, be competent to make or to take, but any
law so made shall, to the extent of the incompetency, cease to have effect, and shall be deemed to have
been repealed, at the time when the Proclamation is revoked or has ceased to be in force.

(2) While a Proclamation of Emergency is in force, the President may, by Order,1 declare that
the right to move any court for the enforcement of such of the Fundamental Rights conferred by
Chapter 1 of Part II as may be specified in the Order, and any proceeding in any court which is for the
enforcement, or involves the determination of any question as to the infringement, of any of the Rights
so specified, shall remain suspended for the period during which the Proclamation is in force, and any
such Order may be made in respect of the whole or any part of Pakistan.

(3) Every Order made under this Article shall, as soon as may be, be laid before 2[both houses
of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) separately] for approval3 and the provisions of clauses

(7) and

(8) of
Article 232 shall apply to such an Order as they apply to a Proclamation of Emergency.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 233: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 119, 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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