Under Article 90 of the Constitution of Pakistan, the Federal Government consists of the Prime Minister and Federal Ministers, and the executive authority of the Federation is exercised in the name of the President.
The President is the constitutional head of state.
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The Prime Minister is the chief executive who runs the government.
The first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan operated under the framework of the Government of India Act, 1935 (adapted as the interim constitution), which provided three legislative lists:
Federal Legislative List (matters reserved for the central government)
Provincial Legislative List (matters reserved for the provinces)
Concurrent Legislative List (matters on which both center and provinces could legislate)
Under Pakistan’s Constitution of 1973, the National Assembly has the principal role in approving federal government expenditure and taxation through the budgetary process.
Under Article 80, the Federal Government lays the annual budget statement before the National Assembly.
Under Article 82, demands for grants are submitted to the National Assembly, which may approve or refuse them, but cannot increase a grant.
Article 232 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, deals with the proclamation of an emergency when the security of Pakistan or a part of it is threatened by war, external aggression, or internal disturbance beyond the control of a provincial government.
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Article 233: Power to suspend certain Fundamental Rights and the right to seek their enforcement through courts during an emergency.
Article 234: Emergency provisions relating to the failure of constitutional machinery in a province.
