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High treason

Article 6

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Amended by 18th Amendment (2010) · 27th Amendment (2025)

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1[(1)

Any person who abrogates or subverts or suspends or holds in abeyance, or attempts or conspires to abrogate or subvert or suspend or hold in abeyance, the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason.]

(2)

Any person aiding or abetting 2[or collaborating] the acts mentioned in clause (1) shall likewise be guilty of high treason.

3[(2A)

An act of high treason mentioned in clause (1) or clause (2) shall not be validated by any court including the 4[Federal Constitutional Court,] Supreme Court and a High Court.]

(3)

5[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] shall by law provide for the punishment of persons found guilty of high treason.

Amendment notes (5)›
  1. 1Substituted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), section 4, for “clause (1)”.
  2. 2Inserted ibid. 4. New clause (2A) ins. ibid.
  3. 3Not readable automatically. See the official page.
  4. 4Inserted by the Constitution (Twenty-Seventh Amdt.) Act, 2025 (32 of 2025), section 2.
  5. 5See footnote 9 on page 5, supra.

How to cite

In a petition
Article 6 of the Constitution
With heading
Article 6 of the Constitution (High treason)
In full
Article 6, 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 28