What enables Parliament to legislate under Article 144 on a matter outside the Federal Legislative List for one or more Provinces?

A. Resolutions passed by the relevant Provincial Assemblies

B. A direction from the Advocate-General

C. A simple press statement by a Chief Minister

D. Approval from a High Court registrar

Explanation

Article 144 allows Parliament to regulate such a matter when one or more Provincial Assemblies pass resolutions requesting it. An Act made this way may later be amended or repealed, for an affected Province, by that Province’s Assembly.

Source

Pakistan Code — Constitution of Pakistan (Twenty-Seventh Amendment incorporated)

Answer verified on 2026-10-14

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