Article _________, declare Federal Government owner of all lands, minerals and other things of the value within the continental shelf or underlying the ocean beyound the territorial waters of Pakistan ?
Correct answer: D. 172
- A. 167
- B. 170
- C. None of above
- D. 172
Explanation
Article 172(3) vests in the Federal Government all lands, minerals and other things of value beneath the ocean beyond Pakistan’s territorial waters. This is distinct from resources within provincial boundaries, which are addressed separately in Article 172.
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