DastoorAI
Constitution

Part VI · Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits · Borrowing and Audit

Functions and powers of Auditor-General

Article 169

EnglishاردوBoth
Save and use in your cases · free

Not sure what this means? Get it in simple words, in English and Urdu.

English · authoritative

The Auditor-General shall, in relation to—

(a)

the accounts of the Federation and of the Provinces; and

(b)

the accounts of any authority or body established by the Federation or a Province, perform such functions and exercise such powers as may be determined by or under Act of 1[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] and, until so determined, by 2Order of the President.

Urdu · official translation (2018)

The Urdu text of this article is not available yet. It is being transcribed from the National Assembly’s official Urdu translation. Open the official Urdu PDF.
Amendment notes (2)›
  1. 1See footnote 9 on page 5, supra.
  2. 2For such Order, see the Pakistan (Audit and Accounts) Order, 1973 (President's Order No. 21 of 1973).

How to cite

In a petition
Article 169 of the Constitution
With heading
Article 169 of the Constitution (Functions and powers of Auditor-General)
In full
Article 169, Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973

English text as amended up to 21 November 2025 (27th Amendment), published by Ministry of Law and Justice / National Assembly of Pakistan. The English text is authoritative. Official PDF, page 110