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Part VII · The Judicature · General Provisions Relating to the Judicature

Officers and servants of Courts

Article 208

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English · authoritative

The 1[Federal Constitutional Court, the] 2[Supreme Court, the Federal Shariat Court and the Islamabad High Court], with the approval of the President and a High Court, with the approval of the Governor concerned, may make rules providing for the appointment by the Court of officers and servants of the Court and for their terms and conditions of employment 3[:]

4[Provided that till such time rules are made in this regard, the rules providing for the appointment of officers and servants of the Supreme Court and for their terms and conditions of employment shall mutatis mutandis apply to the officers and servants of the Federal Constitutional Court.]

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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Amendment notes (4)›
  1. 1Inserted ibid., section 47
  2. 2Inserted by the Constitution (Twenty-sixthy Amdt.) Act, 2024 (26 of 2024), section 20 which was previously ins. by the Constitution (Second Amdt.) Order, 1982 (P. O. No. 5 of Article 9.
  3. 3Substituted by the Act No. 32 of 2025, section 47, for “full-stop”.
  4. 4Added ibid.

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Article 208 of the Constitution
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Article 208 of the Constitution (Officers and servants of Courts)
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Article 208, 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 148