Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Article 5. Loyalty to State and obedience to Constitution and law

(1) Loyalty to the State is the basic duty of every citizen.

Obedience to the Constitution and law is the ^[1] obligation of every citizen wherever he may be and of every other person for the time being within Pakistan.

Annotations (4)

amendment ^[1] the Constitution (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1975 (Act No. LXXI of 1975), s. 12, (w. e. f. the 21st November, 1975). ↩

amendment ^[2] the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1976 (Act No. LXII of 1976), s. 18, (w. e. f. the 13th September, 1976). ↩

amendment ^[3] the Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act No. I of 2015) and stood cease to form part of the Constitution and stood stand repealed on the expiration of two years. ↩

amendment ^[3] the Constitution (Amendment) Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 6 of 1985), Art.2, (w. e. f. the 1st July, 1981). ↩