Constitution

Part II · Fundamental Rights and Principles of Policy · Fundamental Rights

Equality of citizens

Article 25

Amended by 18th Amendment (2010)

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English · authoritative

(1)

All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law.

(2)

There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex 1*.

(3)

Nothing in this Article shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the protection of women and children.

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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Amendment notes (1)›
  1. 1The word “alone” omitted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), section 8.

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Article 25 of the Constitution
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Article 25 of the Constitution (Equality of citizens)
In full
Article 25, 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 37