Constitution

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

Finance Committee

Article 88

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English · authoritative

(1)

The expenditure of the National Assembly and the Senate within authorized appropriations shall be controlled by the National Assembly or, as the case may be, the Senate acting on the advice of its Finance Committee.

(2)

The Finance Committee shall consist of the Speaker or, as the case may be, the Chairman, the Minister of Finance and such other members as may be elected thereto by the National Assembly or, as the case may be, the Senate.

(3)

The Finance Committee may make rules 1for regulating its procedure. Ordinances

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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Amendment notes (1)›
  1. 1For the National Assembly (Finance Committee) Rules, 1973, see Gaz. of Pak. 1973, Ext., Part-II, pp. 2451–2454. For the Senate (Finance Committee) Rules, 1973, see ibid., pp. 2479–2482.

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Article 88 of the Constitution
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Article 88 of the Constitution (Finance Committee)
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Article 88, 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