1. Political Secretaries to the Prime Ministers and Federal Ministers are appointed in accordance with Article 43C of the Federal Constitution and is applied mutatis mutandis to those appointed by the Chief Ministers of the States. "Article 43C of the Federal Constitution. (1) The Prime Minister may appoint such number of persons as he may think fit to be Political Secretaries. (2) A person appointed as a Political Secretary by virtue of this Article- (a) need not be a member of either House of Parliament; (b) may resign his office at any time ; (c) subject to paragraph (b), shall continue in office until such time as his appointment is determined by the Prime Minister . (3) The provisions of Clause (4) of Article 43B shall apply to Political Secretaries as they apply to Parliamentary Secretaries. (4) The duties and functions of Political Secretaries, and their renumeration, shall be determined by the Cabinet." 2. Politi
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