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Part III · The Federation of Pakistan · The Federal Government

Conduct of business of Federal Government

Article 99

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Amended by 18th Amendment (2010)

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1[(1)

All executive actions of the Federal Government shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President.

(2)

The 2[Federal Government] shall by rules specify the manner in which orders and other instruments made and executed 3[in the name of the President] shall be authenticated, and the validity of any order or instrument so authenticated shall not be questioned in any court on the ground that it was not made or executed by the President.

4[(3)

The Federal Government shall also make rules for the allocation and transaction of its business.]]

Amendment notes (4)›
  1. 1Substituted by President's Order No. 14 of 1985, Article 2 and Schedule, for “ Article 99”.
  2. 2Substituted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), section 31, for “President”.
  3. 3Substituted ibid., for “in his name”.
  4. 4Substituted ibid., section 31, for “clause (3)”.

How to cite

In a petition
Article 99 of the Constitution
With heading
Article 99 of the Constitution (Conduct of business of Federal Government)
In full
Article 99, 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 78