Re: Long March Declaration — A post-mortem
Here is Article 62 of the constitution … a person has to qualify on all clauses of this article:
62.** Qualifications for membership of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament).*
*A person shall not be qualified to be elected or chosen as a member of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) unless :-
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(a) he is a citizen of Pakistan;
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(b)
he is, in the case of the National Assembly, not less than twenty -five years of age and is enrolled as a voter in any electoral roll in-
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any part of Pakistan, for election to a general seat or a seat reserved for non-Muslims; and
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any area in a Province from which he seeks membership for election to a seat reserved for women.]
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*(c) he is, in the case of Senate, not less than thirty years of age and is enrolled as a voter in any area in a Province or, as the case may be, the Federal Capital or the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, from where he seeks membership;
- *(d) he is of good character and is not commonly known as one who violates Islamic Injunctions; *
(e) he has adequate knowledge of Islamic teachings and practises obligatory duties prescribed by Islam as well as abstains from major sins ;*
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(f) he is sagacious, righteous and non-profligate and honest and ameen;*
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(g) he has not, after the establishment of Pakistan, worked against the integrity of the country or opposed the Ideology of Pakistan*
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Provided that the disqualifications specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) shall not apply to a person who is a non-Muslim, but such a person shall have good moral reputation.*