Constitution 1973 § Article 255 — Oath of Office

Statutory text (English)

(1) An oath required to be made by a person under the Constitution shall
1[preferably be made in Urdu or] a language that is understood by that person.

(2) Where, under the Constitution, an oath is required to be made before a specified person
and, for any reason, it is impracticable for the oath to be made before that person, it may be made
before such other person as may be nominated by 2[the Chief Justice of a High Court, in case of a
Province and by the Chief Justice of Pakistan, in all other cases].

(3) Where, under the Constitution, a person is required to make an oath before he enters upon
an office, he shall be deemed to have entered upon the office on the day on which he makes the oath.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 255: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 129, 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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• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 129) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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