Proclamation
of Emergency
October
14, 1999
In
pursuance of deliberations and decisions of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed
Forces and Corps Commanders of Pakistan Army, I, General Pervez Musharraf,
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff, proclaim
emergency throughout Pakistan and assume the office of the Chief Executive
of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
I
hereby order and proclaim as follows:
-
- (a)
The
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall remain in abeyance;
(b)
The
President of Pakistan shall continue in office;
(c)
The
National Assembly, the Provincial Assemblies and Senate shall stand
suspended;
- (d)
The
Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Senate, the Speaker and Deputy
Speaker of the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies shall
stand suspended;
-
- (e)
The
Prime Minister, the Federal Ministers, Ministers of State, Advisors
to the Prime Minister, Parliamentary secretaries, the Provincial Governors,
the Provincial Chief Ministers, the Provincial Ministers and the Advisors
to the Chief Ministers shall cease to hold office;
-
- (f)
The
whole of Pakistan will come under the control of the Armed Forces
of Pakistan.
This
proclamation shall come into force at once and be deemed to have taken
effect on and 12th day of October, 1999.
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