(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (3), if the National Assembly stands dissolved at
the time when a Proclamation is issued under this Article, the Proclamation shall continue in force for
a period of three months but, if a general election to the Assembly is not held before the expiration or
that period, it shall cease to be in force at the expiration of that period unless it has earlier been
approved by a resolution of the Senate.
(5) Where by a Proclamation issued under this Article it has been declared that the powers of the
Provincial Assembly shall be exercisable by or under the authority of 1[MajliseShoora
(Parliament)], it shall be competent
(a) to 1[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] in joint sitting to confer on the President the power to
make laws with respect to any matter within the legislative competence of the Provincial
Assembly;
(b) to 1[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] in joint sitting, or the President, when he is empowered
under paragraph (a), to make laws conferring powers and imposing duties, or authorizing
the conferring of powers and the imposition of duties, upon the Federation, or officers and
authorities thereof;
(c) to the President, when 1[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] is not in session, to authorize
expenditure from the Provincial Consolidated Fund, whether the expenditure is charged
by the Constitution upon that fund or not, pending the sanction of such expenditure by
1[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] in joint sitting; and
(d) to 1[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] in joint sitting by resolution to sanction expenditure
authorized by the President under paragraph (c).
(6) Any law made by 1[Majlise Shoora (Parliament)] or the President which 1[MajliseShoora
(Parliament)] or the President would not, but for the issue of a Proclamation under this Article, have
been competent to make, shall, to the extent of the incompetency, cease to have affect on the
expiration of a period of six months after the Proclamation under this Article has ceased to be in
force, except as to things, done or omitted to be done before the expiration of the said period.
235. Proclamation in case of financial emergency. (1) If the President is satisfied that a
situation has arisen whereby the economic life, financial stability or credit of Pakistan, or any part
thereof, is threatened, he may, after consultation with the Governors of the Provinces or, as the case
may be, the Governor of the Province concerned, by Proclamation make a declaration to that effect,
and while such a Proclamation is in force, the executive authority of the Federation shall extend to
the giving of directions to any Province to observe such principles of financial propriety as may be
specified in the directions, and to the giving of such other directions as the President may deem
necessary in the interest of the economic life, financial stability or credit of Pakistan or any part
thereof.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in the Constitution, any such directions may include a provision
requiring a reduction of the salary and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection
with the affairs of a Province.
1 Subs. by the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 14 of 1985), Art. 2 and Sch., for "Parliament".
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