I hereby order and proclaim as follows:

(a)

The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall remain in abeyance;

(b)

The person holding the office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan immediately before the commencement of the Proclamation of Emergency (Amendment) Order, 2001, shall cease to hold the office with immediate effect;

(c)

The National Assembly, the Provincial Assemblies and Senate shall stand dissolved with immediate effect;

(d)

The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Senate have already ceased to hold office; the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies shall also cease to hold office with immediate effect.

(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.