Constitution 1973 § Article 56 — Address by President

Statutory text (English)

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(1)] The President may address either House or both Houses
assembled together and may for that purpose require the attendance of the members.
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(2) The President may send messages to either House, whether with respect to a Bill then
pending in the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) or otherwise, and a House to which any message is so
sent shall with all convenient despatch consider any matter required by the message to be taken into
consideration.
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(3) At the commencement of the first session after each general election to the National
Assembly and at the commencement of the first session of each year the President shall address both
Houses assembled together and inform the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) of the causes of its summons.]

(4) Provision shall be made in the rules for regulating the procedure of a House and the conduct
of its business for the allotment of time for discussion of the matters referred to in the address of the
President.]

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Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 56: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 36, 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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