An election official on duty in connection with the election who is guilty of the offence under subsection (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with both.

In 2010, Article 10-A was inserted in the Constitution by the 18th Amendment and reads as follows:

 Right to fair trial:

For the determination of his civil rights and obligations or in any criminal charge against him a person shall be entitled to a fair trial and due process.

·         The Chief Election Commissioner have tenure of 5 years.

·         The Chief Election Commissioner enjoy the same official status as available to Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan

·         The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed by the President of Pakistan or Supreme Court of Pakistan or through an impeachment in National Assembly of Pakistan.

The parliamentary committee shall be 12 members of out of which 1/3 shall be from the Senate.

Presently under Article 51(4) of the Constitution, ten seats are reserved for non-Muslims in the National Assembly.

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the constituency for all seats reserved for non-Muslims shall be the whole country;

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An Appellate Tribunal shall summarily, decide an appeal filed under subsection (1) within such time as may be notified by the commission and any order passed on the appeal shall be Final.

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Code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the norms, rules, and responsibilities or proper practices of an individual party or an organization.

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The commission shall also frame a code of conduct for,

1.      Personnel

2.      Media

3.      Security 

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Every member of assembly shall submit to the Commission, on or before 31st December each year, a copy of his statement of assets and liabilities. gf

WHEREAS clause (3) of Article 204 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan provides that the exercise of the power conferred on courts to punish for contempt may be regulated by laws:

AND WHEREAS the National Assembly is not in session and the president is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following ordinance: gf