WHEREAS pursuant to the announcement for restoration of democracy by the President on the fourteenth day of August, 2001, it is expedient to provide for the holding of general elections in the country for the election of the members of the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies and the matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto;

AND WHEREAS updated electoral rolls are to be prepared and delimitation of constituencies is to be carried out in view of the increase in the number of seats in the Assemblies;

NOW, THEREFORE in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day of October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution Order No. 1 of 1999, and in exercise of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Order:—

1. Short title, extent and commencement:

(1) This Order may be called the Conduct of General Elections Order, 2002.

(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

The full ‘Order’ can be found at https://www.ecp.gov.pk/frmGenericPage.aspx?PageID=3026.
We copy below clause 7 of this Order 2002, which include ‘The Chief Executive’s Order No. 15’ published in the Gazette of Pakistan (EXTRAORDINARY) issued at ISLAMABAD on JUNE 17, 2002, titled Conduct of General Elections (Second Amendment) Order, 2002
Slogan of the Election Commission of Pakistan

7. System of elections: 

The elections for the members of the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies shall be held on the basis of joint electorate.

1[7A. Age of voters: 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Constitution or any other law for the time being in force including the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974 (XXI of 1974), for the election of members of the 2[Senate,] National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies, a citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years on the first day of January, 2002, shall be eligible to vote and the Chief Election Commissioner shall cause the electoral rolls to be prepared accordingly under the provisions of the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974: 

Provided that any claim for inclusion of any name or objection against any entry in the electoral roll shall be made to the Revising Authority within 15 days of the publication of the draft electoral roll.]

3[7B. Status of Ahmadis etc. to remain unchanged: 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974 (XXI of 1974), the Electoral Rolls, Rules, 1974, or any other law for the time being in force, including the Forms prescribed for preparation of electoral rolls on joint electorate basis in pursuance of Article 7 of the Conduct of General Elections Order, 2002 (Chief Executive’s Order No. 7 of 2002), the status of Quadiani Group or the Lahori Group (who call themselves `Ahmadis’ or by any other name) or a person who does not believe in the absolute and unqualified finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him), the last of the prophets or claimed or claims to be a Prophet, in any sense of the word or of any description whatsoever, after Muhammad (peace be upon him) or recognizes such a claimant as a Prophet or religious reformer shall remain the same as provided in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973.

7C. If a person has got himself enrolled as voter and objection is filed before the Revising Authority notified under the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974, within ten days from issuance of the Conduct of General Elections (Second Amendment) Order, 2002, that such a voter is not a Muslim, the Revising Authority shall issue a notice to him to appear before it within fifteen days and require him to sign a declaration regarding his belief about the absolute and unqualified finality of the Prophethood of Muhamamd (peace be upon him) in Form-IV prescribed under the Electoral Rolls Rules, 1974. In case he refuses to sign the declaration as aforesaid, he shall be deemed to be a non-Muslim and his name shall be deleted from the joint electoral rolls and added to a supplementary list of voters in the same electoral area as non-Muslim. In case the voter does not turn up in spite of service of notice, an ex-parte order may be passed against him.]

1 (7A) Inserted vide CEO No. 14 of 2002, dt. 14-5-2002.

2(the word ‘Senate,’) Inserted vide CEO No. 21 of 2002, dt. 31-7-2002. 

3 (7B & 7C) Inserted vide CEO No. 15 of 2002, dt. 17-6-2002.