Legal Framework Oder (LFO) 1970

General Muhammad Yahya Khan, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan announced a Legal Framework Order to hold General Elections in 1970. The salient features of this LFO are as under:

1. The National Assembly would be elected for a tenure of five years. It would be composed of 300 seats.
2. The minimum age for the election to Assembly and voter would be 25 years for men and 21 years for women respectively.
3. 5^th October 1970 and 22^nd October 1970 were fixed for the elections of National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies respectively.
4. Federal system of Government would be introduced in the country and the citizens would enjoy all fundamental rights.
5. According to the constitution, the powers would be distributed, and provincial autonomy would be fully protected.
6. The Independence and freedom of judiciary would be fully honored. The judiciary would safely guard the fundamental rights of the people. The decisions of the court would be binding on Centre as well as provinces.
7. Islamic Ideology would be practiced and only a Muslim could become the Head of the State (President).
8. The National Assembly would decide all the issues with simple majority vote and quorum would consist of 100 members. Ne legal action would be taken against members of the assemblies on anything expressed in the assemblies.
9. Pakistan would be a democratic country and the complete name of the country would be the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. National security would be protected, and no such thing will be allowed as could cause damage to national security.
10. The following points were decided for the future strategy:
11. Promotion of Islamic ways of Living
12. To practice the moral teachings of Islam
13. To take steps to promote Islamic principles in the country.
14. To make the arrangements to provide the education of Quran and Islamiyat to the Muslims.