Article 177 – Term of Provincial Assembly

Unless dissolved earlier pursuant to this Constitution, the term of the Provincial Assembly shall be five years.

Provided that the term of the Provincial Assembly may be extended by a maximum of one year as per the Provincial Act, in the event of the declaration of a State of Emergency.

The term of Provincial Assembly extended according to clause (2) shall, ipso facto, come to an end after six months of the date of annulment of the declaration of the State of Emergency.