Constitution 1973 § Article 248 — Protection to President, Governor, Minister, etc

Statutory text (English)

(1) 2[Notwithstanding any
judgement of any court, the] President, a Governor, the Prime Minister, a Federal Minister, a Minister
of State, the Chief Minister and a Provincial Minister shall not be answerable to any court for the
exercise of powers and performance of functions of their respective offices or for any act done or
purported to be done in the exercise of those powers and performance of those functions:

Provided that nothing in this clause shall be construed as restricting the right of any person to
bring appropriate proceedings against the Federation or a Province.
2[
(2) No criminal proceedings whatsoever shall be initiated or continued against the President
for his life and for a Governor during his term of office in any court.]
2[
(3) No process for arrest or imprisonment of the President for his life and for a Governor
during his term of office, shall be issued from any court:

Provided that the provisions of clauses

(2) and

(3) shall not apply during the period the
President holds a public office after he ceases to be the President.]

(4) No civil proceedings in which relief is claimed against the President or a Governor shall be
instituted during his term of office in respect of anything done or not done by him in his personal
capacity whether before or after he enters upon his office unless, at least sixty days before the
proceedings are instituted, notice in writing has been delivered to him, or sent to him in the manner
prescribed by law, stating the nature of the proceedings, the cause of action, the name, description and
place of residence of the party by whom the proceedings are to be instituted and the relief which the
party claims.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 248: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 126, 127, 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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