Article: 172 Reports of Auditor-General
(2) All lands, minerals and other things of value within the continental 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 waters adjacent thereto shall vest jointly and equally in that Province and the Federal Government.]
Footnotes:
1. Section 65(i) of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), substituted the said word, in place of the word “within” occurring for the second time in clause (2) of Art. 172, (w.e.f. April 19, 2010).
2. Section 65(ii) of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), inserted the said new clause (3), in its present form, after clause (2) of Art. 172, (w.e.f. April 19, 2010).
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Constitution of Pakistan 1962 :
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Constitution of Pakistan 1956 :
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Constitution of India 1950:
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296 | ||
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Government of India Act 1935:
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174 |
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Leading & Latest Cases on Article 172 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 :
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SECRETARY MUKTAGACHHA ABBASIA SENIOR MADRASSA
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PROVINCE OF EAST PAKISTAN AND OTHERS
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MUHAMMAD SADIQ
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TAJ MUHAMMAD AND 2 OTHERS
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MST. SHAMIM BEGUM
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MAQBOOL HUSSAIN AND OTHERS
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