PakistanPK

Article 243 — Command of Armed Forces ................................ ................................ ...... 145

Article
243
Chapter
CHAPTER 2. – ARMED FORCES
Index row title
Command of Armed Forces ................................ ................................ ...... 145
Source document
Pakistan Constitution
Provision ID
156290a2-1e9f-4d26-98fc-cc3de1b72819

131 words

Verbatim text

2[243. (1) The Federal Government shall have control and command of the Armed Forces. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the Supreme Co mmand of the Armed Forces shall vest in the President. (3) The President shall subject to law, have power — (a) to raise and maintain the Military, Naval and Air Forces of Pakistan; and the Reserves of such Forces; and (b) to grant Commissions in such Forces. (4) The President shall, on advice of the Prime Minister, appoint — (a) the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee ; (b) the Chief of the Army Staff; (c) the Chief of the Naval Staff; and (d) the Chief of the Air Staff, and shall also determine their salaries and all owances.] 244. Oath of Armed Forces

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 243 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 2. – ARMED FORCES”.
  • The row is titled “Command of Armed Forces ................................ ................................ ...... 145”.
  • The passage runs to about 131 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions pay and pensions — it sets pay, salary, allowance or pension terms (the words used: “salaries”).

This is a mechanical reading aid generated from the text above by matching words in it. It is not legal advice, not a lawyer’s interpretation, and not a substitute for the provision itself.

How to cite this

Constitution of Pakistan, article 243 (“Command of Armed Forces ................................ ................................ ...... 145”), Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/156290a2-1e9f-4d26-98fc-cc3de1b72819 (accessed 25 October 2026).

Canonical URL: https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/156290a2-1e9f-4d26-98fc-cc3de1b72819

Accessed 25 October 2026.

Link to the canonical URL above, not to a #section-… fragment on the jurisdiction page — the fragment is a scroll position, this URL is the provision.

Machine-readable versions