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Article 172 — Ownerless property ................................ ................................ ...................... 91

Article
172
Chapter
CHAPTER 3. – PROPERTY, CONTRACTS, LIABILITIES AND SUITS
Index row title
Ownerless property ................................ ................................ ...................... 91
Source document
Pakistan Constitution
Provision ID
c4342444-78ba-475d-9152-3cfb85c04416

93 words

Verbatim text

in a Province, vest in the Government of that Province, and in every other case, in the Federal Government. (2) All lands, minerals and other things of value within the conti nental shelf or underlying the ocean 1[beyond] the territorial waters of Pakistan shall vest in the Federal Government. 2[(3) Subject to the existing commitments and obligations, mineral oil and natural gas within the Province or the territorial water adjacent thereto shall vest jointly and equally in that Province and the Federal Government.] 173. Power to acquire property and to make contracts, etc.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 172 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 3. – PROPERTY, CONTRACTS, LIABILITIES AND SUITS”.
  • The row is titled “Ownerless property ................................ ................................ ...................... 91”.
  • The passage runs to about 93 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions property — it addresses property, possession, or taking property compulsorily (the words used: “property”); it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “equally”).

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