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Part I · Introductory

The Republic and its territories

Article 1

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Amended by 1st Amendment (1974) · 18th Amendment (2010) · 25th Amendment (2018)

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1(1)

Pakistan shall be Federal Republic to be known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, hereinafter referred to as Pakistan.

2[(2)

The territories of Pakistan shall comprise––

(a)

the Provinces of 3[Balochistan], the 4[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa], the Punjab and 5[Sindh];

(b)

the Islamabad Capital Territory, hereinafter referred to as the Federal Capital; 6[and]

7* * * * * * *

8[(c)

] such States and territories as are or may be included in Pakistan, whether by accession or otherwise.

(3)

9[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] may by law admit into the Federation new States or areas on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.]

Amendment notes (9)›
  1. 1The provisions of the Constitution except those of Articles 6, 8 to 28, (both inclusive), clauses (2) and (2a) of Article 101, Articles 199, 213 to 216 (both inclusive) and 270-A, brought into force with effect from 10th March, 1985, vide S.R.O. No. 212(I)/85, dated 10th March, 1985, Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part-II, page 279 and the aforesaid Articles brought into force with effect from 30th December, 1985, vide S.R.O. No. 1273(I)/85 dated 29th December, 1985, Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part-II, page 3185.
  2. 2Subs. by the Constitution (First Amdt.) Act, 1974 (33 of 1974), s. 2, for ‘‘clauses (2), (3) and (4)’’ (w.e.f. the 4th May, 1974).
  3. 3Subs. by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), s. 3 for “Baluchistan.”
  4. 4Subs. ibid., for “North-West-Frontier”.
  5. 5Subs. ibid., for “Sind”.
  6. 6Ins. by the Constitution (Twenty-fifth Amdt.) Act, 2018 (37 of 2018), s. 2.
  7. 7Paragraph (c) omitted ibid.
  8. 8Paragraph (d) renumbered ibid.
  9. 9Subs. by the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 14 of 1985), Art. 2 and Sch., for ‘‘Parliament’’.

English: Ministry of Law and Justice / National Assembly of Pakistan, as amended up to 21 November 2025 (27th Amendment). Official PDF, p. 27. The English text is authoritative for interpretation.