(3) While a Proclamation issued under this Article is in force the President may issue directions
for the reduction of the salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection
with the affairs of the Federation.
(4) The provisions of clauses (3) and (4) of Article 234 shall apply to a Proclamation issued under
this Article as they apply to a Proclamation issued under that Article.
236. Revocation of Proclamation, etc.(1) A Proclamation issued under this part may be varied
or revoked by a subsequent Proclamation.
(2) The validity of any Proclamation issued or Order made under this Part shall not be called in
question in any court.
237. 1[MajliseShoora (Parliament) may make laws of indemnity, etc. Nothing in the
Constitution shall prevent 1[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] from making any law indemnifying any
person in the service of the Federal Government or a Provincial Government, or any other person, in
respect of any act done in connection with the maintenance or restoration of order in any area in
Pakistan.
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PART XI
Amendment of Constitution
238. Amendment of Constitution. Subject to this Part, the Constitution may be amended by Act
of 1[MajliseShoora (Parliament)].
2[239. Constitution, Amendment Bill.___ (1) A Bill to amend the Constitution may originate in
either House and, when the Bill has been passed by the votes of not less than twothirds of the total
membership of the House, it shall be transmitted to the other House.
(2) If the Bill is passed without amendment by the votes of not less than twothirds of the total
membership of the House to which it is transmitted under clause (1), it shall, subject to the provisions
of clause (4), be presented to the President for assent.
(3) If the Bill is passed with amendment by the votes of not less than twothirds of the total
membership of the House to which it is transmitted under clause (1), it shall be reconsidered by the
House in which it had originated, and if the Bill as amended by the former House is passed by the
latter by the votes of not less than twothirds of its total membership it shall, subject to the provisions
of clause (4), be presented to the President for assent.
(4) A Bill to amend the Constitution which would have the effect of altering the limits of a
Province shall not be presented to the President for assent unless it has been passed by the Provincial
Assembly of that Province by the votes of not less than twothirds of its total membership.
1 Subs. by the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 14 of 1985), Art. 2 and Sch., for "Parliament".
2 Subs. by the Constitution (Second Amdt.) Order, 1985 (P. O. No. 20 of 1985), Art. 3, for Art. 239, which was previously subs. by P. O. No. 14 of 1985, Art. 2 and Sch., for "the original
Article 239."
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