Article 149: Directions to Provinces in certain cases. (vii)

(1) The executive authority of every Province shall be so exer- cised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive authority of the Federation, and the executive authority of the Federation shall extend to the giving of such directions to a Province as may appear to the Federal Government to be necessary for that purpose. * * * * * * * (3) The executive authority of the Federation shall also extend to the giving of directions to a Province as to the construc- tion and maintenance of means of communication declared in the direction to be of national or strategic importance. (4) The executive authority of the Federation shall also extend to the giving of directions to a Province as to the manner in which the executive authority thereof is to be exercised for the pur- pose of preventing any grave menace to the peace or tranquillity or economic life of Pakistan or any part thereof.

Effective date: 1973-08-14

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