Part IV · Provinces · The Governors

Governor to act on advice, etc

Article 105

Amended by 8th Amendment (1985) · 27th Amendment (2025)

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English · authoritative

¹[(1)

Subject to Constitution, in the performance of his functions, the Governor shall act ²[on and] in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet ³[or the Chief Minister]:

³[Provided that ²[within fifteen days] the Governor may require the Cabinet or, as the case may be, the Chief Minister to reconsider such advice, whether generally or otherwise, and the Governor shall ²[,within ten days,] act in accordance with the advice tendered after such reconsideration.]

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(2)

The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered to the Governor by the Chief Minister ⁵[ or the Cabinet] shall not be inquired into in, or by, any court, tribunal or other authority.

⁶[(3)

Where the Governor dissolves the Provincial Assembly, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1), he shall,—

(a)

appoint a date, not later than ninety days from the date of dissolution, for the holding of a general election to the Assembly; and

(b)

appoint a care-taker Cabinet ⁷[in accordance with the provisions of Article 224 or, as the case may be, Article 224A].]

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(5)

The provisions of clause ⁹[(2)] of Article 48 shall have effect in relation to a Governor as if reference therein to ‘‘President’’ were reference to ‘‘Governor’’.] C HAPTER 2.–P ROVINCIAL A SSEMBLIES

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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