The government has issued 24 presidential orders and promulgated 36 presidential ordinances on various occasions during the last three years. This was stated in a written reply to National Assembly by Minister for Law and Justice [additional in-charge] Pervez Rashid who stated that the presidential orders and ordinances were issued during the period from January 01, 2013 to December 31, 2015.
The presidential orders issued during the period included the Salaries of Judges of Superior Court Order, 2013 (1 of 2013), the Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Amendment), Order, 2013 (2 of 2013), The High Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Amendment) Order, 2013 (3 of 2013), The Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Amendment) Order, 2013 (4 of 2013), The High Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Amendment) Order, 2013 (5 of 2013), The Salary of Judges of Superior Courts Order, 2013 (6 of 2013), The Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Amendment) Order, 2013, The High Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Amendment) Order, 2013 (8 of 2013), The Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Amendment) Order, 2014, The High Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Amendment) Order, 2014 (2 of 2014), The Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (2nd Amendment) Order, 2014 (3 of 2014), The High Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (2nd Amendment) Order, 2014 (4 of 2014), The Advocate General (Terms and Conditions of Services) Order, 2015 (1 of 2015), The Salary of Judges of Superior Courts Order, 2015 (2 of 2015), The Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Amendment) Order, 2015 (3 of 2015), The High Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Amendment) Order, 2015 (4 of 2015), The Senate (Election of Members from FATA) (Repeal) Order, 2015 (5 of 2015), The Distribution of Revenue and Grants-In-Aid (Amendment) Order, 2015 (6 of 2015), The Salary of Judges of Supreme Court Order, 2015 (7 of 2015), The Salary of Judges of High Court Order, 2015 (8 of 2015), The Supreme Court Judges (Leave Pension and Privileges) (Amendment) Order, 2015 (9 of 2015), The High Court Judges (Leave Pension and Privileges) (Amendment) Order, 2015 (10 of 2015), The Governor's Salaries, Allowances and Privileges (Amendment) Order, 2015 (11 of 2015) and The Governor's Pension (Amendment) Order, 2015 (12 of 2015), The ordinances promulgated during the said period included, The Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Ordinance, 2013 (I of 2013), The Medical and Dental Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 (II of 2013), The Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 (III of 2013), The Electoral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 (IV of 2013), The Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 (V of 2013), The Surveying and Mapping Ordinance, 2013 (VI of 2013), The Anti Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 (VII of 2013), The Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 (VIII of 2013), The Protection of Pakistan Ordinance, 2013 (IX of 2013), The criminal law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 (X of 2013), The Protection of Pakistan (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014 (I of 2014), The Gas (Theft Control and Recovery) Ordinance, 2014 (II of 2014), The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014 (III of 2014), The Sale Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014 (IV of 2014), The Federal Judicial Academy (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014 (V of 2014), The Gas Infrastructure Development Cess Ordinance, 2014 (VI of 2014), The Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014 (VII of 2014), The Delimitation of Constituencies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014 (VIII of 2014), The Pakistan Army (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (I of 2015), The Safeguard Measures (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (II of 2015), The Countervailing Duties Ordinance, 2015 (III of 2015),
The Anti-dumping Duties Ordinance, 2015 (IV of 2015), The National Tariff Commission Ordinance, 2015 (V of 2015), The Cantonments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (VI of 2015), The General Election, 2013 Inquiry Commission Ordinance, 2015 (VII of 2015), The Publication of Laws of Pakistan (Regulation) Ordinance, 2015 (VIII of 2015), The Finance (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (IX of 2015), The Income Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (X of 2015), The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (XI of 2015), The Foreign (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (XII of 2015), The National and Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2015 (XIII of 2015), The ICI Local Government (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (XIV of 2015), The Income Tax (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (XV of 2015), The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (XVI of 2015), The Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (Conversion) Ordinance, 2015 (XVII of 2015) and The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (XVIII of 2015).