Constitution 1973 § Article 81 — Expenditure charged upon Federal Consolidated Fund

Statutory text (English)

The following expenditure shall
be expenditure charged upon the Federal Consolidated Fund:—
(a) the remuneration payable to the President and other expenditure relating to his
office, and the remuneration payable to—
(i) the Judges of 1[the Federal Constitutional Court,] the Supreme Court
2[and the Islamabad High Court];
(ii) the Chief Election Commissioner;
(iii) the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman;
(iv) the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly;
(v) the Auditor-General;
2[(b) the administrative expenses, including the remuneration payable to officers and
3[staff], of 1[the Federal Constitutional Court,] the 4[Supreme Court, the Judicial
Commission of Pakistan, the Supreme Judicial Council] the Islamabad High
Court, the department of the Auditor-General, the Office of the Chief Election
Commissioner and of the Election Commission and the Secretariats of the
Senate and the National Assembly;]
(c) all debt charges for which the Federal Government is liable, including interest,
sinking fund charges, the repayment or amortisation of capital, and other
expenditure in connection with the raising of loans, and the service and
redemption of debt on the security of the Federal Consolidated Fund;
(d) any sums required to satisfy any judgement, decree or award against Pakistan
by any court or tribunal; 4[*]
4[(da) any sums required to organize and conduct elections to the National Assembly,
Senate, Provincial Assemblies and the local governments; and]
(e) any other sums declared by the Constitution or by Act of 5[Majlis-e-Shoora
(Parliament)] to be so charged.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 81: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 48, 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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