Gazette of Pakistan official website — how to find and read the Gazette of Pakistan: the government’s official journal of notifications, appointments, laws and SROs. For lawyers, job-seekers and the curious.
Quick answer: The Gazette of Pakistan is the official journal publishing federal notifications, appointments, transfers, laws and statutory regulatory orders (SROs). It is published by the Printing Corporation of Pakistan and available online through official government portals.
In this guide
What the Gazette Is
The Gazette of Pakistan is the official record of the state: every federal appointment, transfer, posting, award, law, ordinance and statutory notification takes legal effect through its pages. Nothing the government does officially is quite real until it appears here. It is published by the Printing Corporation of Pakistan (PCP) under the Cabinet Division — the same Pak Secretariat machinery that produces the notifications.
Finding It Online
Gazette notifications are published through official government portals — search “Gazette of Pakistan” on pakistan.gov.pk or the Cabinet Division’s site (cabinet.gov.pk) for the current reading room. Many ministries also mirror their own notifications: the Finance Division’s are the most sought-after — see our Fin Div notification guide. Avoid unofficial “gazette” sites selling PDFs; the official text is free.
Its Parts
The Gazette is published in parts: Part I (appointments, promotions, transfers), Part II (statutory notifications and SROs — the ones lawyers cite), and separate sections for bills, acts and parliamentary business. Job advertisements for federal posts appear through the FPSC (fpsc.gov.pk) rather than the Gazette itself, though appointments are gazetted afterwards.
FAQs
What is the Gazette of Pakistan?
The government’s official journal of notifications, appointments, laws and statutory orders, published by the Printing Corporation of Pakistan.
Where can I read the Gazette of Pakistan online?
Through official government portals — pakistan.gov.pk and cabinet.gov.pk carry the Gazette reading room.
What is an SRO?
A Statutory Regulatory Order — a notification with legal force, published in Part II of the Gazette.
