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Part XII · Miscellaneous · Transitional

Continuance of Proclamation of Emergency

Article 280

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Amended by 5th Amendment (1976) · 18th Amendment (2010)

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Article 280 of the Constitution
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Article 280 of the Constitution (Continuance of Proclamation of Emergency)
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Article 280, 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 207