Constitution

Part XII · Miscellaneous · Transitional

Power to remove difficulties

Article 267A

Amended by 18th Amendment (2010)

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English · authoritative

1[If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, hereinafter in this Article referred to as the Act, or for bringing the provisions of the Act into effective operation, the matter shall be laid before both Houses in a joint sitting which may by a resolution direct that the provisions of the Act shall, during such period as may be specified in the resolution, have effect, subject to such adaptations, whether by way of modification, addition or omission, as may be deemed necessary or expedient:

Provided that this power shall be available for a period of one year from the commencement of the Act.

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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Amendment notes (1)›
  1. 1New Articles 267A and 267B ins. by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), section 93.

How to cite

In a petition
Article 267A of the Constitution
With heading
Article 267A of the Constitution (Power to remove difficulties)
In full
Article 267A, 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 192