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Secretariats of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)

Article 87

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(1)

Each House shall have a separate Secretariat :

Provided that nothing in this clause shall be construed as preventing the creation of posts common to both Houses.

(2)

1[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] may by law regulate the recruitment and the conditions of service of persons appointed to the secretarial staff of either House.

(3)

Until provision is made by 1[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] under clause (2), the Speaker or, as the case may be, the Chairman may, with the approval of the President, make rules 2regulating the recruitment, and the conditions of service, of persons appointed to the secretarial staff of the National Assembly or the Senate.

Amendment notes (2)›
  1. 1See footnote 9 on page 5, supra.
  2. 2For the National Assembly Secretariat (Recruitment) Rules, 1973, see Gaz. of Pak. 1973, Ext., Part-II, pp. 2279–2286. For the Senate Secretariat (Recruitment) Rules, 1973, see ibid., pp. 2301–2307.

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Article 87 of the Constitution
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Article 87 of the Constitution (Secretariats of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament))
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Article 87, 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 72