Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973

Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 — Article 43

43. Conditions of President’s office..—(1) The President shall not hold any office of profit in the service of Pakistan or occupy any other position carrying the right to remuneration for the rendering of services.

(2)The President shall not be a candidate for election as a member of 1[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] or a Provincial Assembly; and, if a member of 1[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] or a Provincial Assembly is elected as President, his seat in 1[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] or, as the case may be, the Provincial Assembly shall become vacant on the day he enters upon his office. 1 Subs. by the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 14 of 1985), Art. 2 and Sch. 2 Omitted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. X of 2010), s. 13.

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