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Part X · Emergency Provisions

Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) may make laws of indemnity, etc

Article 237

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Nothing in the Constitution shall prevent 1[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] from making any law indemnifying any person in the service of the Federal Government or a Provincial Government, or any other person, in respect of any act done in connection with the maintenance or restoration of order in any area in Pakistan.

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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  1. 1See footnote 9 on page 5, supra.

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Article 237 of the Constitution
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Article 237 of the Constitution (Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) may make laws of indemnity, etc)
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Article 237, 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 171