East Pakistan provincial assembly will have 400 members, Punjab 186, Sindh 62, Baluchistan 21, and NWFP 42.ģ: The elections for National Assembly will be held on 5 October 1970 and for provincial assemblies not later than 22 October.Ĥ: The new constitution of Pakistan will follow these principles:Ī: Pakistan will be the Federal Republic and will be known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan b: The head of the Pakistan state would be a Muslim and the divinity of Islam will be preserved in the constitution.Ĭ: The principles of democracy will prevail by holding free elections for federal and provincial legislatures based on adult franchise. Out of 313, 169 seats were reserved for East Pakistan, 85 for Punjab, 28 for Sindh, 19 for NWFP, 5 for Baluchistan, and 7 seats were allotted to the tribal areas.Ģ: Each province will have a provincial assembly consisting of elected members.
The salient features of the LFO 1970 are as below:ġ: The National Assembly of Pakistan will consist of 313 seats with 13 seats reserved for women. In March 1970 he announced the Legal Framework Order that determined principles for the future constitution of Pakistan and on 1 st July 1970 he dissolved the One-Unit scheme. After becoming the Chief Martial Law Administrator in 1969, Yahya Khan announced to conduct free and fair elections and gave an assurance that a new constitution would be made soon.
