Constitution 1973 § Article 75 — President’s assent to Bills

Statutory text (English)

(1) When a Bill is presented to the President for assent, the
President shall, within 2[ten] days,—
(a) assent to the Bill; or
(b) in the case of a Bill other than a Money Bill, return the Bill to the Majlis-e-
Shoora (Parliament) with a message requesting that the Bill, or any specified
provision thereof, be reconsidered and that any amendment specified in the
message be considered.
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(2) When the President has returned a Bill to the Majlis-e- Shoora (Parliament), it shall be
reconsidered by the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) in joint sitting and, if it is again passed, with or
without amendment, by the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), by the votes of the majority of the members
of both Houses present and voting, it shall be deemed for the purposes of the Constitution to have been
passed by both Houses and shall be presented to the President, and the President shall give his assent
within ten days, failing which such assent shall be deemed to have been given.]

(3) When the President has assented 2[or is deemed to have assented] to a Bill, it shall become
law and be called an Act of Majlis-e- Shoora (Parliament).

(4) No Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), and no provision in any such Act, shall be invalid
by reason only that some recommendation, previous sanction or consent required by the Constitution
was not given if that Act was assented to in accordance with the Constitution.]

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 75: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 46, 47, 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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