Constitution

Part II · Fundamental Rights and Principles of Policy · Fundamental Rights

Clean and healthy environment

Article 9A

Amended by 26th Amendment (2024)

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English · authoritative

1[Every person shall be entitled to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.]

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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Amendment notes (1)›
  1. 1New Article 9A. ins. by the Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amdt.) Act, 2024 (26 of 2024),section 2.

How to cite

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Article 9A of the Constitution
With heading
Article 9A of the Constitution (Clean and healthy environment)
In full
Article 9A, 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 30