Constitution

Part III · The Federation of Pakistan · The Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)

Expenditure charged upon Federal Consolidated Fund

Article 81

Amended by 19th Amendment (2010) · 22nd Amendment (2016) · 26th Amendment (2024) · 27th Amendment (2025)

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The following expenditure shall be expenditure charged upon the Federal Consolidated Fund:–

(a)

the remuneration payable to the President and other expenditure relating to his office, and the remuneration payable to–

(i)

the Judges of 1[the Federal Constiutional Court,] the Supreme Court 2[and the Islamabad High Court];

(ii)

the Chief Election Commissioner;

(iii)

the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman;

(iv)

the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly;

(v)

the Auditor-General;

3[(b)

the administrative expenses, including the remuneration payable to officers and 4[staff], of 1[the Federal Constiutional Court,] the 5[Supreme Court, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, the Supreme Judicial Council], the department of the Auditor-General, the Office of the Chief Election Commissioner and of the Election Commission and the Secretariats of the Senate and the National Assembly;]

(c)

all debt charges for which the Federal Government is liable, including interest, sinking fund charges, the repayment or amortisation of capital, and other expenditure in connection with the raising of loans, and the service and redemption of debt on the security of the Federal Consolidated Fund;

(d)

any sums required to satisfy any judgment, decree or award against Pakistan by any court or tribunal; 5*

5[(da)

any sums required to organize and conduct elections to the National Assembly, Senate, Provincial Assemblies and the local governments; and]

(e)

any other sums declared by the Constitution or by Act of 6[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] to be so charged.

Amendment notes (6)›
  1. 1Inserted by the Constitution (Twenty-Seventh Amdt.) Act, 2025 (32 of 2025), section 9.
  2. 2Added by the Constitution (Nineteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (1 of 2011), section 2.
  3. 3Substituted ibid., for “paragraph (b)”.
  4. 4Substituted by the Constitution (Twenty-Second Amdt.) Act, 2016 (25 of 2016), section 2, for “servants”.
  5. 5Substituted,omitted and ins. by the Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amdt.) Act, 2024 (26 of 2024), section 5.
  6. 6See footnote 9 on page 5, supra.

How to cite

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Article 81 of the Constitution
With heading
Article 81 of the Constitution (Expenditure charged upon Federal Consolidated Fund)
In full
Article 81, 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 69